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Hopheads LbNA #24017

Owner:Azroadie
Plant date:Jun 27, 2006
Location:
City:Silverton
County:Marion
State:Oregon
Boxes:1
Found by: Kurious Jo
Last found:Sep 25, 2016
Status:FFFFaFFF
Last edited:Oct 1, 2016
Difficulty: Clues and walk easy
Walking time: about 25 minutes one way
Stamp hand-carved
Status: alive and well on September 25, 2016

One of the reasons we enjoy visiting Oregon are the many microbrewpubs offering India Pale Ale (IPA), a style of beer very strong in hops. Aficionados of this type of ale are called “hopheads”.

This box is hidden in Silver Falls State Park. Obtain a map of the park to help you locate the roads and trails. After entering the park on State Highway 214, turn east on the road to the Conference Center, Camper Registration and Camp Ground. After passing the fee/registration booth, turn left on the road to the Conference Center. Turn left on the road to Howard Creek Horse Area. Turn left into the Trailhead Parking/Day Use Area and park there.

Walk south on the trail that has the sign for trails and water hole. In a short distance you will arrive at a road. Turn left (east) toward the Howard Creek Loop and Buck Mountain Loop Trails. Turn right off the road on to the Howard Creek Loop and Buck Mountain Loop Trail. When you arrive at a signed trail junction, turn left on the Buck Mountain Loop Trail. Continue on the trail until you arrive at a trail junction where the Buck Mountain Loop Trail makes a sharp right turn. There is a trail map sign at this junction. Go straight on the dirt road/trail (This is the Rackett Ridge Trail; however, there is no sign telling you that). Walk down this road/trail for about 64 steps. Turn to your right and you will see a short distance off the trail a tall (about 12 feet tall) rotten moss-covered stump. Go about 14 steps to the stump. The box is hidden at the base (ground level) of the stump on its southeast side under chunks of red wood.

Please, please be sure the contents are double ziplocked when you put them back in the box (i.e. the stamp is in a ziploc, the book is in a ziploc, and the two are in the larger ziploc bag). Please rehide the box well under the chunks of red wood so that it can not be seen from any direction.

I will not be able to check on this box very often; so, please let me know if you find it, or if it needs attention or is missing:

http://nostalgia.esmartkid.com/azroadie.html

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