Placement Date:
6/28/2005
State: Missouri
County: Franklin
Nearest City:
Sullivan
Number of Boxes:
1
Directions: From
St. Louis, take I-44 west to the Hwy 185 exit in Sullivan.
Turn west on 185 and follow road to Hwy AF, (which becomes
ridge road). Turn north and go 5 miles to the first trailhead
parking lot on the left side of the road.
Clue:
Follow the trail west out of the
parking lot. At the first intersection on the trail, turn
right. Follow the trail in a northerly direction until you
come to another fork in the trail and turn right again. You
are still going in a northerly direction. You'll bend to the
left and back again. Just keep following the trail as it
makes a steady bend and turn to the northeast. On the right
side of the trail, you'll see a mature tree with the bark
twisting it's way up. It looks like it must have been caught
in a tornado. I'm not listing "paces" or mileage because I
figure different horses will have totally different sized
paces, and most people have no way to gage distances. You'll
just have to keep your eyes open looking around for it. Once
you find the "tornado" tree, dismount your horse and
temporarily tie him (preferably cross tied) where ever safe to
do so. Look north, south, east and west all around the
tornado tree until you find the dead scary looking tree. It's
within about 50 feet from the tornado tree. At the base,
behind the scary tree is a hole that looks like a little elf
could live in it. That's where you will find the letterbox.
Find a stick to poke around in the hole, then pull the box
out.
To borrow a phrase from
Letterboxer Lnd-Crzr --- No letterbox should suffer from
improper re-hideation! Please Re-Hide with care.
Before you set out, please read the
waiver of responsibility
and disclaimer