Bike-To-It Series LbNA #3757
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 7, 2002 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Seattle |
| County: | King |
| State: | Washington |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | Eliza  |
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| Found by: | dvn2r ckr (3) |
| Last found: | Apr 16, 2003 |
| Status: | F |
| Last edited: | Sep 7, 2002 |
Trail of Snakes
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
county: King
placed by/on: Eliza B/9-7-02
difficulty: clues - easy, hike - loooong, easy. ride - not-so-long, really easy.
This is a semi-mystery without being much of one at all. However, it IS intended to be ridden to on a bike rather than hiked to, as it's long and on a bike trail. (Unless you're an IALC marathon runner, and you're allowed to run, dearie.) The stamp was carved on-site, and is, thus, relatively crappy. You are warned. (In fact, it'll be posted on http://moderngypsy.livejournal.com shortly, so you can see ahead of time if it's even worth your effort.)
CLUES:
Start on Eastlake Avenue. Park near the University Bridge and ride your bike/walk over it. Take the cloverleaf that first exits right and follow it to the bottom. At the bottom, turn left and go through two stop signs (stopping first, of course, for safety). Turn right and go roughly a
block, to where a paved trail intersects the roadway. Turn left (east) onto the trail and ride.
Go a long way. I do mean that, too. A -long- way. You'll eventually reach somewhere they're diverting bike traffic at a park with a detour while they build a bridge. (If you're getting this after 12/03, you won't be diverted. Just go past a silver cloud, mile 6, and a wooden bridge that makes noise when you ride over it, and you'll get to a tiny park. That's it.) If you hit a wooden staircase on your right that goes up to Sand Point, you've gone way too far. Go back.
Zip on into the park, despite the signs. If you go down toward the basketball hoops, you'll see the bike rack. Park your bike. Behind you is an amazing tree that you can climb inside of and have arms all around you. Do that.
Now whip out the compass. At 55 degrees, the last rock in the retaining wall sits. Between it and the other rock, under some bark and other botanical junk-o-la, is the box. Luckily, the only snake around here is on the stamp, as far as I know -- but feel free to poke with a stick first, for safety. :)
BGT Mallard and Horse Apples boxes
placed by/on: Eliza B/9-8-02
County: All King (I think)
nearest city: Seattle et. al.
difficulty: if you're walking, don't. It's 25 miles. But on a bike, easy.
Clues: way easy.
stamp: Crappy, as usual. Carved on-site with sugar crash going on.
This is a continuation of the semi-mystery Trail of Snakes. Begin from the first box.
CLUES:
Go back to the trail detour. (Until 12-02. When the trail re-opens, just
take that.) Follow the signs up the bigass hill and back onto the trail.
Go for about ten miles. No kidding. Just keep going.
At one point, you'll have a choice: either go straight across a bridge that says "No jumping", or left, down a hill. Go down the hill and right, across the other bridge. Follow the trail down and to the left and around. You'll eventually see a wooden bridge arching across a
river. Stop at the bridge.
At 155, on the ground, are some logs. under the closest one, when you roll it slightly forward (no worries, the ground's already thrashed and is to be paved at some point, from what I heard today), is the box. Please be careful -- this is a high-traffic area. Say hi to the Mallard. I promise he'll say hi back.
CLUES FOR HORSE APPLES (Seattle Pride):
Get back on the trail and ride for another ten or so miles. On the left, you'll see a statue of a woman missing a chair. Turn left and go roughly a block, to the KING COUNTY RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION SITE. (Appropriate.) Face the "What's in YOUR Waste" sign, and look right. The tall poplar, closest to the street, contains Horse Apples in the crook where the two trunks meet. It is covered with some leaves to keep it safe. Again, it's a high traffic area, be careful.
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
county: King
placed by/on: Eliza B/9-7-02
difficulty: clues - easy, hike - loooong, easy. ride - not-so-long, really easy.
This is a semi-mystery without being much of one at all. However, it IS intended to be ridden to on a bike rather than hiked to, as it's long and on a bike trail. (Unless you're an IALC marathon runner, and you're allowed to run, dearie.) The stamp was carved on-site, and is, thus, relatively crappy. You are warned. (In fact, it'll be posted on http://moderngypsy.livejournal.com shortly, so you can see ahead of time if it's even worth your effort.)
CLUES:
Start on Eastlake Avenue. Park near the University Bridge and ride your bike/walk over it. Take the cloverleaf that first exits right and follow it to the bottom. At the bottom, turn left and go through two stop signs (stopping first, of course, for safety). Turn right and go roughly a
block, to where a paved trail intersects the roadway. Turn left (east) onto the trail and ride.
Go a long way. I do mean that, too. A -long- way. You'll eventually reach somewhere they're diverting bike traffic at a park with a detour while they build a bridge. (If you're getting this after 12/03, you won't be diverted. Just go past a silver cloud, mile 6, and a wooden bridge that makes noise when you ride over it, and you'll get to a tiny park. That's it.) If you hit a wooden staircase on your right that goes up to Sand Point, you've gone way too far. Go back.
Zip on into the park, despite the signs. If you go down toward the basketball hoops, you'll see the bike rack. Park your bike. Behind you is an amazing tree that you can climb inside of and have arms all around you. Do that.
Now whip out the compass. At 55 degrees, the last rock in the retaining wall sits. Between it and the other rock, under some bark and other botanical junk-o-la, is the box. Luckily, the only snake around here is on the stamp, as far as I know -- but feel free to poke with a stick first, for safety. :)
BGT Mallard and Horse Apples boxes
placed by/on: Eliza B/9-8-02
County: All King (I think)
nearest city: Seattle et. al.
difficulty: if you're walking, don't. It's 25 miles. But on a bike, easy.
Clues: way easy.
stamp: Crappy, as usual. Carved on-site with sugar crash going on.
This is a continuation of the semi-mystery Trail of Snakes. Begin from the first box.
CLUES:
Go back to the trail detour. (Until 12-02. When the trail re-opens, just
take that.) Follow the signs up the bigass hill and back onto the trail.
Go for about ten miles. No kidding. Just keep going.
At one point, you'll have a choice: either go straight across a bridge that says "No jumping", or left, down a hill. Go down the hill and right, across the other bridge. Follow the trail down and to the left and around. You'll eventually see a wooden bridge arching across a
river. Stop at the bridge.
At 155, on the ground, are some logs. under the closest one, when you roll it slightly forward (no worries, the ground's already thrashed and is to be paved at some point, from what I heard today), is the box. Please be careful -- this is a high-traffic area. Say hi to the Mallard. I promise he'll say hi back.
CLUES FOR HORSE APPLES (Seattle Pride):
Get back on the trail and ride for another ten or so miles. On the left, you'll see a statue of a woman missing a chair. Turn left and go roughly a block, to the KING COUNTY RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION SITE. (Appropriate.) Face the "What's in YOUR Waste" sign, and look right. The tall poplar, closest to the street, contains Horse Apples in the crook where the two trunks meet. It is covered with some leaves to keep it safe. Again, it's a high traffic area, be careful.