Talala LbNA #30962 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Boots Tex  |
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| Plant date: | May 11, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Cedar Hill |
| County: | Dallas |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | mthr21 |
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| Last found: | Oct 20, 2007 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | May 11, 2007 |
This letterbox is located at Cedar Hill State Park. This 1,850 acre park lies on the east shore of Joe Pool Lake amid rolling cedar-covered hills. You’ll find camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking and fishing. Although considered an urban park because of its location, the beauty of the woods makes it a popular destination for D/FW residents. At night, the metroplex skyline lights are softly reflected in the lake. Also check out the Penn Farm Agricultural History Center, which depicts farming right before and after World War II when there was a change in agriculture from being an enterprise of self-sufficient small farms to more of an agribusiness. Exhibits housed in 1918 barn, a Model T garage, two granaries and other restored structures interpret the farm site and life of the middle-class farmers who worked the land from the 1920s to the 1960s. The Talala Trail winds 2 1/2 miles through tallgrass prairies and cedar breaks, although this box requires only a short easy walk.
Directions:
Cedar Hill SP is located 10 miles southwest of Dallas. From Interstate 20 exit FM 1382 and go 4 miles south to the entrance on the right. If you’re coming on Hwy. 67 from the city of Cedar Hill, turn west onto FM 1382 and follow the signs to the park entrance on your left. After paying and getting a map at the entrance station, turn left at the first road jct. Go past the Penn Farm, a Stop Sign and the Hog Wallow Campground to the Talala Trailhead on your right. Park your car there and start walking on the trail.
Clues:
The trail starts on a native tallgrass prairie, but will soon enter a wooded area. There you will come to a trail junction and will go sharply left for 68 steps, keeping the ravine on your right. You will see a large willow oak on the left of the trail with a smaller cedar in front of it. About 3 steps off the trail, to the left, look for a big flat rock. The letterbox is there, covered with smaller rocks.
Directions:
Cedar Hill SP is located 10 miles southwest of Dallas. From Interstate 20 exit FM 1382 and go 4 miles south to the entrance on the right. If you’re coming on Hwy. 67 from the city of Cedar Hill, turn west onto FM 1382 and follow the signs to the park entrance on your left. After paying and getting a map at the entrance station, turn left at the first road jct. Go past the Penn Farm, a Stop Sign and the Hog Wallow Campground to the Talala Trailhead on your right. Park your car there and start walking on the trail.
Clues:
The trail starts on a native tallgrass prairie, but will soon enter a wooded area. There you will come to a trail junction and will go sharply left for 68 steps, keeping the ravine on your right. You will see a large willow oak on the left of the trail with a smaller cedar in front of it. About 3 steps off the trail, to the left, look for a big flat rock. The letterbox is there, covered with smaller rocks.