Well two of the ADG got out and about today and found two boxes and
places two and even set a hitchhiker free. We hope you enjoy them!
Sarah ADG3
2 Fountainhead State Park boxes
Near Occoquan, VA, Fairfax Co
Park occasionally closed due to weather or events (703-250-9124)
Placed October 20, 2002
ADG has 2 new VA boxes
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Started on 2002-10-21
ADG has 2 new VA boxes
From: adglbna (ADGLBNA@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-10-21 00:30:27 UTC
Re: ADG has 2 new VA boxes
From: Mary (daughteroftheolddominion@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-10-21 01:34:08 UTC
Oh hurray - ADG is back in Virginia! And at a virgin park, too.
It's almost magical - the Celtic Pride gals were just talking about
Fountainhead Park and, poof, there you are with your boxes. It's
another great day in Virginia.
Mary, an ADG fan
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "adglbna" wrote:
> Well two of the ADG got out and about today and found two boxes and
> places two and even set a hitchhiker free. We hope you enjoy them!
>
> Sarah ADG3
>
> 2 Fountainhead State Park boxes
> Near Occoquan, VA, Fairfax Co
> Park occasionally closed due to weather or events (703-250-9124)
> Placed October 20, 2002
> From the Apple Dumpling Gang
> Difficulty: Moderate hike on well blazed horse trails, about 4
miles
> round trip
>
> From 123 south (Old Ox Rd), take a right on Hampton Rd and follow
> signs to the park entrance on the left. Fountainhead has lots of
> specialty areas like a designated mountain bike trail, archery
range,
> swimming, equestrian trails and even mini golf. Please follow all
> signs in the park as some areas are not safe to walk in. There are
> bathrooms, picnic pavilions and soda machines for your convenience.
>
> Mother Nature's Weaver
> Park in the first lot on the right and begin your hike at the trail
> sign in box at the far right corner of the parking lot. The trail
> entrance is marked by a set of split rail fences (do not start at
the
> set behind the Bull Run sign). See the blue horse shoe blazes?
You
> will follow this trail to both boxes. At the first two fork's you
> find, go right at both. Follow the blue trail along a fenced in
> maintenance area on your left and at the next fork, go right again,
> following the blue trail parallel to the road you drove in on. Keep
> going past a twisted tree that has fallen over the trail. Shortly
> the trail will take a sharp left turn away from the road and along
a
> small dry stream bed. A few yards more and you will be stepping
over
> some small fallen logs. If you look to your left you will see a
most
> unusual tree. It is shaped like a perfect backwards number 4!
> Mother Nature's Weaver is behind the tree under a white rock.
>
> A Boxer's gotta box!
> Continue down the blue trail. At the fork in the road, follow the
> blue trail to the right and across the road. (From this point your
> prize is about a 20-25 min hike at a good pace) As you cross back
> into the woods you will see "Danger archery range" red signs on the
> right side of the trail. You are fine on the blue trail, but
please
> do not wander off to the right (there are no boxes down there!).
As
> you continue on the blue trail eventually it will turn to the left
> away from the archery range and head down a large hill. Climb up
> another big hill and back down again. As you start to get near the
> road again the blue trail will take a sharp right and run along a
> deep gully to the left of the trail. A short way down this part of
> the trail, you will spot a very gnarled tree on the left. Looking
> southwest from this tree, spot the next tree with a blue blaze and
an
> arrow pointing right. The Boxer is behind that tree under some
rocks
> and sticks.
>
> The blue trail you are on is a 6 mile loop trail, so if your
feeling
> ambitious you can continue on or backtrack to the road and walk to
> your car from there.
It's almost magical - the Celtic Pride gals were just talking about
Fountainhead Park and, poof, there you are with your boxes. It's
another great day in Virginia.
Mary, an ADG fan
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "adglbna"
> Well two of the ADG got out and about today and found two boxes and
> places two and even set a hitchhiker free. We hope you enjoy them!
>
> Sarah ADG3
>
> 2 Fountainhead State Park boxes
> Near Occoquan, VA, Fairfax Co
> Park occasionally closed due to weather or events (703-250-9124)
> Placed October 20, 2002
> From the Apple Dumpling Gang
> Difficulty: Moderate hike on well blazed horse trails, about 4
miles
> round trip
>
> From 123 south (Old Ox Rd), take a right on Hampton Rd and follow
> signs to the park entrance on the left. Fountainhead has lots of
> specialty areas like a designated mountain bike trail, archery
range,
> swimming, equestrian trails and even mini golf. Please follow all
> signs in the park as some areas are not safe to walk in. There are
> bathrooms, picnic pavilions and soda machines for your convenience.
>
> Mother Nature's Weaver
> Park in the first lot on the right and begin your hike at the trail
> sign in box at the far right corner of the parking lot. The trail
> entrance is marked by a set of split rail fences (do not start at
the
> set behind the Bull Run sign). See the blue horse shoe blazes?
You
> will follow this trail to both boxes. At the first two fork's you
> find, go right at both. Follow the blue trail along a fenced in
> maintenance area on your left and at the next fork, go right again,
> following the blue trail parallel to the road you drove in on. Keep
> going past a twisted tree that has fallen over the trail. Shortly
> the trail will take a sharp left turn away from the road and along
a
> small dry stream bed. A few yards more and you will be stepping
over
> some small fallen logs. If you look to your left you will see a
most
> unusual tree. It is shaped like a perfect backwards number 4!
> Mother Nature's Weaver is behind the tree under a white rock.
>
> A Boxer's gotta box!
> Continue down the blue trail. At the fork in the road, follow the
> blue trail to the right and across the road. (From this point your
> prize is about a 20-25 min hike at a good pace) As you cross back
> into the woods you will see "Danger archery range" red signs on the
> right side of the trail. You are fine on the blue trail, but
please
> do not wander off to the right (there are no boxes down there!).
As
> you continue on the blue trail eventually it will turn to the left
> away from the archery range and head down a large hill. Climb up
> another big hill and back down again. As you start to get near the
> road again the blue trail will take a sharp right and run along a
> deep gully to the left of the trail. A short way down this part of
> the trail, you will spot a very gnarled tree on the left. Looking
> southwest from this tree, spot the next tree with a blue blaze and
an
> arrow pointing right. The Boxer is behind that tree under some
rocks
> and sticks.
>
> The blue trail you are on is a 6 mile loop trail, so if your
feeling
> ambitious you can continue on or backtrack to the road and walk to
> your car from there.
Re: ADG has 2 new VA boxes
From: justplaingeorge (justplaingeorge@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-10-21 12:11:32 UTC
The ADG site is updated with all their new boxes.
http://wildwinds.tripod.com/adg.html
Can't believe you beat us to Fountainhead ADG! I have a set of six
boxes we're putting out there this weekend. Cool park. : )
Shell
Knights of Columbo
http://wildwinds.tripod.com/adg.html
Can't believe you beat us to Fountainhead ADG! I have a set of six
boxes we're putting out there this weekend. Cool park. : )
Shell
Knights of Columbo