While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and i
planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about an
hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen. Enjoy!
Six Flags Over Texas Series
Colorado Bend State Park
Bend, TX
San Saba County
Placed: 29 Dec 02
Placed by: Armyswmr99
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 2 hours
Distance: About 4 miles of open Texas hill country
Colorado Bend State Park is located about an hour and a half
northwest of Austin. From Austin, take US 183 to Lampasas. (If you
are coming from the Killeen/FT Hood area, take US 190 to Lampasas.
Turn right when you come to the stop light in Lampasas, towards US
183.) When in Lampasas, look for the sign to FM 580 and turn left.
Continue on FM 580 until you enter Bend. Follow the signs to
Colorado Bend SP left. You will cross a cattle guard and begin
driving on a private road. Continue cautiously, as cows graze freely
between here and the park entrance. Drive approximately 5.1 miles
from the cattle guard to the trailhead marked "The Windmill Trail."
About a .25 mile prior to the trailhead, you will enter the park and
pass a small house on the right.
Begin at the trailhead to "The Windmill Trail."
"SFOT #1"
Start at the trailhead and follow the blue/yellow arrow trail
markers. In about 100 yards, the trail forks. Follow the blue/yellow
arrow trail markers left. Approximately .5 mile you will walk
through a tunnel of trees followed by an open field with a lone tree
in the middle of the field to the right. Stand at the base of the
lone tree. 190 degrees from the tree, at about 25 feet is a small
tree. The letterbox is at the base under a rockpile.
"SFOT #2"
Continue on the trail in the same direction. Follow the blue arrow
trail marker left. From that trail marker, walk up the trail
approximately 100 meters and you will see a large rock on the right
at a tree. Continue walking20 meters to a large rock in the middle
of the trail. Stand on the rock. At 290 degrees, look for a clump
of trees. At the base of the trees, on the side opposite the trail,
look under a rock pile and you will find "SFOT #2."
"SFOT #3"
Continue on the trail. Stand at the next blue arrow straight trail
marker you come to. At 285 degrees, at approximately 30 meters there
will be a clump of 3 small trees surrounded by rocks. Look on the
W/NW side in a small bush under a small rock. "SFOT #3."
"SFOT #4"
Continue on the path. At the next trail marker, you will be at a
fork in the road (there are also rock cairns there to mark the
path.). Take the path that cuts sharply back to the left. (If you
are short on time and want to skip boxes 4 & 5, you can take the path
to the right. It will take you to the campground, from there, take a
right and it will take you back to the trailhead, while passing #6).
At about .25 mile, you will see a steel water tank on the left of the
trail. Standing at the tank, at 275 degrees walk 15 meters to a
clump of 3 trees. Behind the tree closest to the trail, in the
bushes you will find "SFOT #4."
"SFOT #5"
Continue on the path. Stand at the next yellow arrow trail marker.
At 235 degrees, see the lone Juniper tree at 20 meters. At its base,
under a rock pile, you will find "SFOT #5."
"SFOT #6"
Continue on the path. At the T-junction, turn right (two yellow
arrow trail marker). You will pass the "Primitive Campground" and
then the windmill and well. At the 2nd "Primitive Campground" signs
and blue/yellow arrow trail marker, take the path to the left.
Follow the blue arrow trail markers straight, and then right. Follow
the blue arrow left. You will pass a trail marker across from a
fence and then walk up a hill. Continue on the path until you return
to the initial fork in the trail. Stand at the trail marker. At 285
degrees, 20 meters see the Juniper tree base split into 4
trees. "SFOT #6" is in the split of the tree under rocks.
Continue to the end of the trail.
Please send comments regarding this letterbox to: armyswmr99@yahoo.com
TX: SFOT series at Colorado Bend State Park
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-01-02
TX: SFOT series at Colorado Bend State Park
From: armyswmr99 (armyswmr99@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-01-02 22:30:54 UTC
Re: TX: SFOT series at Colorado Bend State Park
From: letterboxgal (letterboxgal@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-01-03 04:31:45 UTC
Yes, the more letter boxes in Central Texas the better!!! Because
the 2 Six Flags over Texas Series are different (one is all in one
park and the other is going to be in different locations around the
state), I'm sure both will be fun!!!
I'm just getting started in letterboxing. Did my first 2 letterboxes
on New Year's Eve in Austin at the Barton Creek Green Belt.
Since I'm out in the Hill Country west of Austin, I'm planning on
planting boxes out this direction. I went out to a couple of parks
today to scope good places to plant. I'm thinking of doing a
Highland Lakes Series. I just can't find a public park on Lake LBJ
yet. But I'm sure I'll come up with something. Also, I'm thinking
of doing a Texas Wild Flower Series. I'm hoping to plant my first
box in one or both of these Series sometime this month.
Rhonda
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99"
wrote:
> While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and i
> planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
an
> hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
Enjoy!
the 2 Six Flags over Texas Series are different (one is all in one
park and the other is going to be in different locations around the
state), I'm sure both will be fun!!!
I'm just getting started in letterboxing. Did my first 2 letterboxes
on New Year's Eve in Austin at the Barton Creek Green Belt.
Since I'm out in the Hill Country west of Austin, I'm planning on
planting boxes out this direction. I went out to a couple of parks
today to scope good places to plant. I'm thinking of doing a
Highland Lakes Series. I just can't find a public park on Lake LBJ
yet. But I'm sure I'll come up with something. Also, I'm thinking
of doing a Texas Wild Flower Series. I'm hoping to plant my first
box in one or both of these Series sometime this month.
Rhonda
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99
> While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and i
> planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
an
> hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
Enjoy!
Re: TX: SFOT series at Colorado Bend State Park
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@alltel.net) |
Date: 2003-01-04 03:48:07 UTC
I felt the same way when I saw your Six Flags Series, but I guess
they are different enough that people won't mind collecting both.
Great minds think alike! I need to get out your way and collect the
Central Tx. boxes. It's nice LB is finally gaining interest in Texas.
By the way, I just planted 2 more of the Flag series and 2 more of my
Bird Trail Series. Hope to post soon.
Silver Eagle (P14F36X4)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99"
wrote:
> While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and i
> planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
an
> hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
Enjoy!
>
> Six Flags Over Texas Series
> Colorado Bend State Park
> Bend, TX
> San Saba County
> Placed: 29 Dec 02
> Placed by: Armyswmr99
>
> Difficulty: Medium
> Time: 2 hours
> Distance: About 4 miles of open Texas hill country
>
> Colorado Bend State Park is located about an hour and a half
> northwest of Austin. From Austin, take US 183 to Lampasas. (If you
> are coming from the Killeen/FT Hood area, take US 190 to Lampasas.
> Turn right when you come to the stop light in Lampasas, towards US
> 183.) When in Lampasas, look for the sign to FM 580 and turn left.
> Continue on FM 580 until you enter Bend. Follow the signs to
> Colorado Bend SP left. You will cross a cattle guard and begin
> driving on a private road. Continue cautiously, as cows graze
freely
> between here and the park entrance. Drive approximately 5.1 miles
> from the cattle guard to the trailhead marked "The Windmill
Trail."
> About a .25 mile prior to the trailhead, you will enter the park
and
> pass a small house on the right.
>
> Begin at the trailhead to "The Windmill Trail."
>
> "SFOT #1"
> Start at the trailhead and follow the blue/yellow arrow trail
> markers. In about 100 yards, the trail forks. Follow the
blue/yellow
> arrow trail markers left. Approximately .5 mile you will walk
> through a tunnel of trees followed by an open field with a lone
tree
> in the middle of the field to the right. Stand at the base of the
> lone tree. 190 degrees from the tree, at about 25 feet is a small
> tree. The letterbox is at the base under a rockpile.
>
> "SFOT #2"
> Continue on the trail in the same direction. Follow the blue arrow
> trail marker left. From that trail marker, walk up the trail
> approximately 100 meters and you will see a large rock on the right
> at a tree. Continue walking20 meters to a large rock in the middle
> of the trail. Stand on the rock. At 290 degrees, look for a clump
> of trees. At the base of the trees, on the side opposite the
trail,
> look under a rock pile and you will find "SFOT #2."
>
> "SFOT #3"
> Continue on the trail. Stand at the next blue arrow straight trail
> marker you come to. At 285 degrees, at approximately 30 meters
there
> will be a clump of 3 small trees surrounded by rocks. Look on the
> W/NW side in a small bush under a small rock. "SFOT #3."
>
> "SFOT #4"
> Continue on the path. At the next trail marker, you will be at a
> fork in the road (there are also rock cairns there to mark the
> path.). Take the path that cuts sharply back to the left. (If you
> are short on time and want to skip boxes 4 & 5, you can take the
path
> to the right. It will take you to the campground, from there, take
a
> right and it will take you back to the trailhead, while passing
#6).
> At about .25 mile, you will see a steel water tank on the left of
the
> trail. Standing at the tank, at 275 degrees walk 15 meters to a
> clump of 3 trees. Behind the tree closest to the trail, in the
> bushes you will find "SFOT #4."
>
> "SFOT #5"
> Continue on the path. Stand at the next yellow arrow trail
marker.
> At 235 degrees, see the lone Juniper tree at 20 meters. At its
base,
> under a rock pile, you will find "SFOT #5."
>
> "SFOT #6"
> Continue on the path. At the T-junction, turn right (two yellow
> arrow trail marker). You will pass the "Primitive Campground" and
> then the windmill and well. At the 2nd "Primitive Campground"
signs
> and blue/yellow arrow trail marker, take the path to the left.
> Follow the blue arrow trail markers straight, and then right.
Follow
> the blue arrow left. You will pass a trail marker across from a
> fence and then walk up a hill. Continue on the path until you
return
> to the initial fork in the trail. Stand at the trail marker. At
285
> degrees, 20 meters see the Juniper tree base split into 4
> trees. "SFOT #6" is in the split of the tree under rocks.
>
> Continue to the end of the trail.
>
> Please send comments regarding this letterbox to: armyswmr99@y...
they are different enough that people won't mind collecting both.
Great minds think alike! I need to get out your way and collect the
Central Tx. boxes. It's nice LB is finally gaining interest in Texas.
By the way, I just planted 2 more of the Flag series and 2 more of my
Bird Trail Series. Hope to post soon.
Silver Eagle (P14F36X4)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99
> While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and i
> planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
an
> hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
Enjoy!
>
> Six Flags Over Texas Series
> Colorado Bend State Park
> Bend, TX
> San Saba County
> Placed: 29 Dec 02
> Placed by: Armyswmr99
>
> Difficulty: Medium
> Time: 2 hours
> Distance: About 4 miles of open Texas hill country
>
> Colorado Bend State Park is located about an hour and a half
> northwest of Austin. From Austin, take US 183 to Lampasas. (If you
> are coming from the Killeen/FT Hood area, take US 190 to Lampasas.
> Turn right when you come to the stop light in Lampasas, towards US
> 183.) When in Lampasas, look for the sign to FM 580 and turn left.
> Continue on FM 580 until you enter Bend. Follow the signs to
> Colorado Bend SP left. You will cross a cattle guard and begin
> driving on a private road. Continue cautiously, as cows graze
freely
> between here and the park entrance. Drive approximately 5.1 miles
> from the cattle guard to the trailhead marked "The Windmill
Trail."
> About a .25 mile prior to the trailhead, you will enter the park
and
> pass a small house on the right.
>
> Begin at the trailhead to "The Windmill Trail."
>
> "SFOT #1"
> Start at the trailhead and follow the blue/yellow arrow trail
> markers. In about 100 yards, the trail forks. Follow the
blue/yellow
> arrow trail markers left. Approximately .5 mile you will walk
> through a tunnel of trees followed by an open field with a lone
tree
> in the middle of the field to the right. Stand at the base of the
> lone tree. 190 degrees from the tree, at about 25 feet is a small
> tree. The letterbox is at the base under a rockpile.
>
> "SFOT #2"
> Continue on the trail in the same direction. Follow the blue arrow
> trail marker left. From that trail marker, walk up the trail
> approximately 100 meters and you will see a large rock on the right
> at a tree. Continue walking20 meters to a large rock in the middle
> of the trail. Stand on the rock. At 290 degrees, look for a clump
> of trees. At the base of the trees, on the side opposite the
trail,
> look under a rock pile and you will find "SFOT #2."
>
> "SFOT #3"
> Continue on the trail. Stand at the next blue arrow straight trail
> marker you come to. At 285 degrees, at approximately 30 meters
there
> will be a clump of 3 small trees surrounded by rocks. Look on the
> W/NW side in a small bush under a small rock. "SFOT #3."
>
> "SFOT #4"
> Continue on the path. At the next trail marker, you will be at a
> fork in the road (there are also rock cairns there to mark the
> path.). Take the path that cuts sharply back to the left. (If you
> are short on time and want to skip boxes 4 & 5, you can take the
path
> to the right. It will take you to the campground, from there, take
a
> right and it will take you back to the trailhead, while passing
#6).
> At about .25 mile, you will see a steel water tank on the left of
the
> trail. Standing at the tank, at 275 degrees walk 15 meters to a
> clump of 3 trees. Behind the tree closest to the trail, in the
> bushes you will find "SFOT #4."
>
> "SFOT #5"
> Continue on the path. Stand at the next yellow arrow trail
marker.
> At 235 degrees, see the lone Juniper tree at 20 meters. At its
base,
> under a rock pile, you will find "SFOT #5."
>
> "SFOT #6"
> Continue on the path. At the T-junction, turn right (two yellow
> arrow trail marker). You will pass the "Primitive Campground" and
> then the windmill and well. At the 2nd "Primitive Campground"
signs
> and blue/yellow arrow trail marker, take the path to the left.
> Follow the blue arrow trail markers straight, and then right.
Follow
> the blue arrow left. You will pass a trail marker across from a
> fence and then walk up a hill. Continue on the path until you
return
> to the initial fork in the trail. Stand at the trail marker. At
285
> degrees, 20 meters see the Juniper tree base split into 4
> trees. "SFOT #6" is in the split of the tree under rocks.
>
> Continue to the end of the trail.
>
> Please send comments regarding this letterbox to: armyswmr99@y...
Re: TX: SFOT series at Colorado Bend State Park
From: Drew Mattke (justdrew@satori3.com) |
Date: 2003-01-20 01:26:44 UTC
Spoiled for choice all-of-the-sudden!
We're the Mattke Family. If you LB in Central TX you've probably seen
our stamp.
We, too are thrilled to see LB activity picking up in the area. There
are some fantastic sites here just perfect for hiking &
stashing/finding boxes- not to mention a wealth of creative, talented
folks to make and hide them.
We were a little confused by the two "Six Flags" series- at
first
thinking they were one in the same... however, we soon sussed out the
differences and this weekend we became the first to find and stamp
all six in the Colorado Bend series.
We were also the first to plunder Silver Eagle's Austin flag box and
we have left room in our journal for the other five flags which we'll
collect over the coming months as we visit each region of the state
(terrific concept, BTW).
Both SFOT series are different enough in nature and we're sure folks
will enjoy both for the unique characteristics, challenges,
collectability and appeal that each one offers.
Kudos to Silver Eagle and to Armyswmr99 for sharing some very
entertaining and enjoyable boxes with the community!
Anyone considering adding these to their collection of Texas LB
stamps will not be disappointed with the quality of the hunt, or the
stamps themselves which are brilliant.
Look for boxes from the Mattke Family coming soon. They won't be easy
to find- you'll need to work out some brain cells to even know where
to look, but the clues should be fun to solve and we hope, the boxes
will be a joy to find.
Happy hunting!
-just Drew, and the Mattke Family
http://mattkefamily.com
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
wrote:
> I felt the same way when I saw your Six Flags Series, but I guess
> they are different enough that people won't mind collecting both.
> Great minds think alike! I need to get out your way and collect
the
> Central Tx. boxes. It's nice LB is finally gaining interest in
Texas.
> By the way, I just planted 2 more of the Flag series and 2 more of
my
> Bird Trail Series. Hope to post soon.
>
> Silver Eagle (P14F36X4)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99
"
> wrote:
> > While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> > week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> > deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> > also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and
i
> > planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> > Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> > Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
> an
> > hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
> Enjoy!
> >
> > Six Flags Over Texas Series
> > Colorado Bend State Park
> > Bend, TX
> > San Saba County
> > Placed: 29 Dec 02
> > Placed by: Armyswmr99
> >
> > Difficulty: Medium
> > Time: 2 hours
> > Distance: About 4 miles of open Texas hill country
> >
> > Colorado Bend State Park is located about an hour and a half
> > northwest of Austin. From Austin, take US 183 to Lampasas. (If
you
> > are coming from the Killeen/FT Hood area, take US 190 to
Lampasas.
> > Turn right when you come to the stop light in Lampasas, towards
US
> > 183.) When in Lampasas, look for the sign to FM 580 and turn
left.
> > Continue on FM 580 until you enter Bend. Follow the signs to
> > Colorado Bend SP left. You will cross a cattle guard and begin
> > driving on a private road. Continue cautiously, as cows graze
> freely
> > between here and the park entrance. Drive approximately 5.1
miles
> > from the cattle guard to the trailhead marked "The Windmill
> Trail."
> > About a .25 mile prior to the trailhead, you will enter the park
> and
> > pass a small house on the right.
> >
> > Begin at the trailhead to "The Windmill Trail."
> >
> > "SFOT #1"
> > Start at the trailhead and follow the blue/yellow arrow trail
> > markers. In about 100 yards, the trail forks. Follow the
> blue/yellow
> > arrow trail markers left. Approximately .5 mile you will walk
> > through a tunnel of trees followed by an open field with a lone
> tree
> > in the middle of the field to the right. Stand at the base of
the
> > lone tree. 190 degrees from the tree, at about 25 feet is a
small
> > tree. The letterbox is at the base under a rockpile.
> >
> > "SFOT #2"
> > Continue on the trail in the same direction. Follow the blue
arrow
> > trail marker left. From that trail marker, walk up the trail
> > approximately 100 meters and you will see a large rock on the
right
> > at a tree. Continue walking20 meters to a large rock in the
middle
> > of the trail. Stand on the rock. At 290 degrees, look for a
clump
> > of trees. At the base of the trees, on the side opposite the
> trail,
> > look under a rock pile and you will find "SFOT #2."
> >
> > "SFOT #3"
> > Continue on the trail. Stand at the next blue arrow straight
trail
> > marker you come to. At 285 degrees, at approximately 30 meters
> there
> > will be a clump of 3 small trees surrounded by rocks. Look on
the
> > W/NW side in a small bush under a small rock. "SFOT #3."
> >
> > "SFOT #4"
> > Continue on the path. At the next trail marker, you will be at a
> > fork in the road (there are also rock cairns there to mark the
> > path.). Take the path that cuts sharply back to the left. (If
you
> > are short on time and want to skip boxes 4 & 5, you can take the
> path
> > to the right. It will take you to the campground, from there,
take
> a
> > right and it will take you back to the trailhead, while passing
> #6).
> > At about .25 mile, you will see a steel water tank on the left of
> the
> > trail. Standing at the tank, at 275 degrees walk 15 meters to a
> > clump of 3 trees. Behind the tree closest to the trail, in the
> > bushes you will find "SFOT #4."
> >
> > "SFOT #5"
> > Continue on the path. Stand at the next yellow arrow trail
> marker.
> > At 235 degrees, see the lone Juniper tree at 20 meters. At its
> base,
> > under a rock pile, you will find "SFOT #5."
> >
> > "SFOT #6"
> > Continue on the path. At the T-junction, turn right (two yellow
> > arrow trail marker). You will pass the "Primitive Campground"
and
> > then the windmill and well. At the 2nd "Primitive Campground"
> signs
> > and blue/yellow arrow trail marker, take the path to the left.
> > Follow the blue arrow trail markers straight, and then right.
> Follow
> > the blue arrow left. You will pass a trail marker across from a
> > fence and then walk up a hill. Continue on the path until you
> return
> > to the initial fork in the trail. Stand at the trail marker. At
> 285
> > degrees, 20 meters see the Juniper tree base split into 4
> > trees. "SFOT #6" is in the split of the tree under rocks.
> >
> > Continue to the end of the trail.
> >
> > Please send comments regarding this letterbox to: armyswmr99@y...
We're the Mattke Family. If you LB in Central TX you've probably seen
our stamp.
We, too are thrilled to see LB activity picking up in the area. There
are some fantastic sites here just perfect for hiking &
stashing/finding boxes- not to mention a wealth of creative, talented
folks to make and hide them.
We were a little confused by the two "Six Flags" series- at
first
thinking they were one in the same... however, we soon sussed out the
differences and this weekend we became the first to find and stamp
all six in the Colorado Bend series.
We were also the first to plunder Silver Eagle's Austin flag box and
we have left room in our journal for the other five flags which we'll
collect over the coming months as we visit each region of the state
(terrific concept, BTW).
Both SFOT series are different enough in nature and we're sure folks
will enjoy both for the unique characteristics, challenges,
collectability and appeal that each one offers.
Kudos to Silver Eagle and to Armyswmr99 for sharing some very
entertaining and enjoyable boxes with the community!
Anyone considering adding these to their collection of Texas LB
stamps will not be disappointed with the quality of the hunt, or the
stamps themselves which are brilliant.
Look for boxes from the Mattke Family coming soon. They won't be easy
to find- you'll need to work out some brain cells to even know where
to look, but the clues should be fun to solve and we hope, the boxes
will be a joy to find.
Happy hunting!
-just Drew, and the Mattke Family
http://mattkefamily.com
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1
> I felt the same way when I saw your Six Flags Series, but I guess
> they are different enough that people won't mind collecting both.
> Great minds think alike! I need to get out your way and collect
the
> Central Tx. boxes. It's nice LB is finally gaining interest in
Texas.
> By the way, I just planted 2 more of the Flag series and 2 more of
my
> Bird Trail Series. Hope to post soon.
>
> Silver Eagle (P14F36X4)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "armyswmr99
>
> > While I was happy to see lots of TX letterboxes planted this past
> > week while I was out of the loop, I have to say I was a little
> > deflated to see that another LBer had started a Six Flags series
> > also. Oh well, the more letterboxes, the merrier. My husband and
i
> > planted a Six Flags Over Texas series this past weekend at the
> > Colorado Bend State Park. All 6 boxes are within a 4 mile loop.
> > Beautiful Texas hill country and a great hike. It's within about
> an
> > hour and a half of Austin and an hour from Fort Hood/Killeen.
> Enjoy!
> >
> > Six Flags Over Texas Series
> > Colorado Bend State Park
> > Bend, TX
> > San Saba County
> > Placed: 29 Dec 02
> > Placed by: Armyswmr99
> >
> > Difficulty: Medium
> > Time: 2 hours
> > Distance: About 4 miles of open Texas hill country
> >
> > Colorado Bend State Park is located about an hour and a half
> > northwest of Austin. From Austin, take US 183 to Lampasas. (If
you
> > are coming from the Killeen/FT Hood area, take US 190 to
Lampasas.
> > Turn right when you come to the stop light in Lampasas, towards
US
> > 183.) When in Lampasas, look for the sign to FM 580 and turn
left.
> > Continue on FM 580 until you enter Bend. Follow the signs to
> > Colorado Bend SP left. You will cross a cattle guard and begin
> > driving on a private road. Continue cautiously, as cows graze
> freely
> > between here and the park entrance. Drive approximately 5.1
miles
> > from the cattle guard to the trailhead marked "The Windmill
> Trail."
> > About a .25 mile prior to the trailhead, you will enter the park
> and
> > pass a small house on the right.
> >
> > Begin at the trailhead to "The Windmill Trail."
> >
> > "SFOT #1"
> > Start at the trailhead and follow the blue/yellow arrow trail
> > markers. In about 100 yards, the trail forks. Follow the
> blue/yellow
> > arrow trail markers left. Approximately .5 mile you will walk
> > through a tunnel of trees followed by an open field with a lone
> tree
> > in the middle of the field to the right. Stand at the base of
the
> > lone tree. 190 degrees from the tree, at about 25 feet is a
small
> > tree. The letterbox is at the base under a rockpile.
> >
> > "SFOT #2"
> > Continue on the trail in the same direction. Follow the blue
arrow
> > trail marker left. From that trail marker, walk up the trail
> > approximately 100 meters and you will see a large rock on the
right
> > at a tree. Continue walking20 meters to a large rock in the
middle
> > of the trail. Stand on the rock. At 290 degrees, look for a
clump
> > of trees. At the base of the trees, on the side opposite the
> trail,
> > look under a rock pile and you will find "SFOT #2."
> >
> > "SFOT #3"
> > Continue on the trail. Stand at the next blue arrow straight
trail
> > marker you come to. At 285 degrees, at approximately 30 meters
> there
> > will be a clump of 3 small trees surrounded by rocks. Look on
the
> > W/NW side in a small bush under a small rock. "SFOT #3."
> >
> > "SFOT #4"
> > Continue on the path. At the next trail marker, you will be at a
> > fork in the road (there are also rock cairns there to mark the
> > path.). Take the path that cuts sharply back to the left. (If
you
> > are short on time and want to skip boxes 4 & 5, you can take the
> path
> > to the right. It will take you to the campground, from there,
take
> a
> > right and it will take you back to the trailhead, while passing
> #6).
> > At about .25 mile, you will see a steel water tank on the left of
> the
> > trail. Standing at the tank, at 275 degrees walk 15 meters to a
> > clump of 3 trees. Behind the tree closest to the trail, in the
> > bushes you will find "SFOT #4."
> >
> > "SFOT #5"
> > Continue on the path. Stand at the next yellow arrow trail
> marker.
> > At 235 degrees, see the lone Juniper tree at 20 meters. At its
> base,
> > under a rock pile, you will find "SFOT #5."
> >
> > "SFOT #6"
> > Continue on the path. At the T-junction, turn right (two yellow
> > arrow trail marker). You will pass the "Primitive Campground"
and
> > then the windmill and well. At the 2nd "Primitive Campground"
> signs
> > and blue/yellow arrow trail marker, take the path to the left.
> > Follow the blue arrow trail markers straight, and then right.
> Follow
> > the blue arrow left. You will pass a trail marker across from a
> > fence and then walk up a hill. Continue on the path until you
> return
> > to the initial fork in the trail. Stand at the trail marker. At
> 285
> > degrees, 20 meters see the Juniper tree base split into 4
> > trees. "SFOT #6" is in the split of the tree under rocks.
> >
> > Continue to the end of the trail.
> >
> > Please send comments regarding this letterbox to: armyswmr99@y...