Introducing two new letterboxes placed 9/21/02 especially for all you 'boxers with a bit of a Caribbean Soul you can barely control.

1. One Particular LetterboxFirst in the Jimmy Buffett series.

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Lorton, VA

County: Fairfax

Placed 9/21/02 by Quilter and Parrothead

In order to find this One Particular Letterbox, follow these clues down the trail. Figure out the clues by answering these Jimmy Buffett song related questions. For you non-Parrothead letterboxers out there, help may be found on Jimmys web page.

Park in the Woodmarsh Trail Parking Area, off the access road to Mason Neck State Park. Access road is the first exit for the Mason Neck area from Gunston Rd.

Leave your car in the gravel lot and head down the trail in the back right of the lot, past the information kiosk. To find your first clue, answer the following question:

Who plays by the shore each day?
Children - Go past trail marker 1
Bikini babes Pass a bench
Fins Pass a low stone wall out about 50 yards to the right


Where to next? Figure it out by knowing the solution to this:

Where might you be wasting away?
Key West Pass a birdhouse on your left
Margaritaville Go over the first bridge
Washington DC Pass marker 3


Continue onward, but make a choice below to help guide your way:

Where is Fruitcake City?
New Orleans At the fork, head left
New York The path turns to stone
Paris At the fork, head right


This question is just to help you make sure you are on the right path. Find the correct landmark with the answer to this question:

What is the Eighth Deadly Sin?
Lust Pass a manhole on the left, off the trail
Gluttony Pass a group of 5 pine trees off to the right
Pizza Spot a large, uprooted tree off to the left


Keep goinglandmarks determined by the next 2 questions:

What business does Desdemona run?
Space station and bake shop Go over another bridge
Marina Take 10 steps* off the trail to the left after going over bridge
Fish and tackle store Take 10 steps off the trail to the right after going over bridge


Why did Jimmy go to Captain Tonys?
To get out of the heat Go over another bridge
To get a margarita Stop and get a margarita from the booth
To search for a lost shaker of salt Search the base of the multi-trunked tree