Rock Creek Letterbox LbNA #15703 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | pilgrimsinthisland  |
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| Plant date: | May 24, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Osoyoos |
| County: | British Columbia, CAN |
| State: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Status: | am |
| Last edited: | May 24, 2005 |
This is a very easy drive by!
Total 'hiking' is about 25 paces or less.
It has a handcarved stamp which looks best if coloured with markers light blue, dark blue, purple and green.
The discovery of gold in 1859 sparked the biggest gold rush in the history of the province of British Columbia, with over 500 American and British miners panning the creeks and tributaries in the Rock Creek area. The rush prompted the building of the famous Dewdney Trail from Hope through to Fort Steele in 1865. Rock Creek became the supply center for Boundary Country. After the initial mining boom, Rock Creek residents began to develop an economy based on agriculture, lumber and ranching. Today, some of the finest blue ribbon livestock in BC is raised in Rock Creek and surrounding area.
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community on the Junction of Crow's Nest Highway #3 & Highway #33. Travelling East on Highway t#3 past Osoyoos.
Just as you come into the 'town' and you cross the bridge at Rock Creek, i.e. which is the bridge 'over' Rock Creek you will see a parking lot immediately to your right (if you are travelling East) Park Here.
To find the letterbox:
Walk towards the marker saying Olsen Park. Then walk approximately 7 paces SW without a compass, to an old rotted short stump. At it's base there are two fist sized rocks. Under here you shall find your 'Gold'!!!
please let us know how it is doing. Thank you.
Total 'hiking' is about 25 paces or less.
It has a handcarved stamp which looks best if coloured with markers light blue, dark blue, purple and green.
The discovery of gold in 1859 sparked the biggest gold rush in the history of the province of British Columbia, with over 500 American and British miners panning the creeks and tributaries in the Rock Creek area. The rush prompted the building of the famous Dewdney Trail from Hope through to Fort Steele in 1865. Rock Creek became the supply center for Boundary Country. After the initial mining boom, Rock Creek residents began to develop an economy based on agriculture, lumber and ranching. Today, some of the finest blue ribbon livestock in BC is raised in Rock Creek and surrounding area.
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community on the Junction of Crow's Nest Highway #3 & Highway #33. Travelling East on Highway t#3 past Osoyoos.
Just as you come into the 'town' and you cross the bridge at Rock Creek, i.e. which is the bridge 'over' Rock Creek you will see a parking lot immediately to your right (if you are travelling East) Park Here.
To find the letterbox:
Walk towards the marker saying Olsen Park. Then walk approximately 7 paces SW without a compass, to an old rotted short stump. At it's base there are two fist sized rocks. Under here you shall find your 'Gold'!!!
please let us know how it is doing. Thank you.