EATON CANYON LETTERBOX
Placed by: Threedigs
Placed on: 12/3/02
County: Los Angeles
Nearest City: Altadena
Distance: 3/4 mile
Difficulty: Easy

This box is located at the Eaton Canyon Nature Area in Altadena
(near Pasadena). For specific directions you can go to the park's
website at http://www.ecnca.org/. Admission is free, and the hike is
quite manageable with children or infant joggers.
When you arrive, park in the second parking lot and walk past
the yellow gate at the north end of the lot. Follow the main path
past several picnic areas, downhill, and across the creek bed. At
the fork, turn left.
You will go up a steady incline at the top of which is a large
clearing. Continue going straight. You will pass two large trees,
one on either side of the trail. Continue to a large five-trunked
tree on your left. Make a left turn here (where the rock is) and
head off the main trail. You will see a patch of prickly pear on
your left.
Continue 37 paces to a rocky area in fron of a large grove of
trees. There is some poison oak here, so be cautious. From the
beginning of the rocky section, head 28 paces south to a large five-
trunked tree. The box is hidden in the center of the trunks.

ANOTHER WATERFALL LETTERBOX
Placed by: Threedigs
Placed on: 12/3/02
County: Los Angeles
Nearest City: Monrovia
Distance: 1.5 miles (half that if you don't go all the way to the
falls)
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate

This box is located in Monrovia Canyon Park, a wilderness are in
the foothills above Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte. Directions to the
park can be found at
http://www.ci.monrovia.ca.us/city_hall/public_works/canyon_park/canyon
_park.htm. Parking is $2 per vehicle. The trail can be hiked with
children or with infants in backpacks. It can be done with a jogger
(we have), but it's difficult.
Once paying at the park's entrance, follow the road up as far as
it goes. At the top will be the Nature Center. The Canyon Waterfall
Trail begins behind the Nature Center. It initially goes downhill,
where you will come to a fork. At the fork, turn right. From here
the trail will go uphill to the waterfall, about 1/2 a mile away.
There are no other forks or trail intersections, so enjoy your hike
at the 30 foot falls at the end.
On your way back from the waterfall, stop at the top of the log
stairway and face east. You will be looking along a cement erosion
barrier. Head north and work your way east through the clearing,
staying as close to the barrier as possible. If you are searching
for this box in early spring this may involve crossing the creek.
At the eastern end of this barrier (about 30 feet from the
stairs) you will see where the creek flows down the canyon. However,
if you look further east, you will see one more small section of the
wall sticking out from the east rock face. You will need to reach
this section of wall. When you get there, examine the north side of
the wall. There is a large rock leaning against it, with a couple of
small rocks in the crevice between it and the wall. Remove these
small rocks to find the box. As always, be careful when reaching
into crevices and potential critter holes.