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Palmetto - Retired LbNA #386 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Apr 5, 2003
Location:
City:Ottine
County:Gonzales
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Desert_Warrior
Last found:Feb 17, 2007
Status:FFFFF
Last edited:Apr 5, 2003
Ottine, Texas – Gonzales County – North Texas Prairie Region
Palmetto State Park


MISSING - RETIRED


Date of Placement: 4/5/03 Status: Alive but wet: 05/20/2006

Difficulty: Easy
Total Distance to letterbox: About 200 Yards (one way)


Palmetto State Park takes its name (so does this letterbox) from the
dwarf palmettos which thrive in the park's swamp areas. The Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) built a huge outdoor pavilion in the park,
as well as a water storage tower and hydraulic pump, picnic tables,
grills, walkways and rock entrances. Palmetto is a great bird
habitat for almost 250 native and migrant species. The park also
offers many hiking trails, camping, fishing and showers.


Directions:

The "Palmetto" letterbox is located in Palmetto State Park, close to
I-10 near San Antonio, Texas. From San Antonio, go east for 60 miles
to Hwy 183. Turn right (southeast) on Hwy 183 for about 6 miles,
turning right on Park Road 11 for 2 miles to the park. Pick up a
brochure at the headquarters, and check out the 1st area of the park
(where the Oxbow Lake is). Then proceed to the second section of
the park, parking your near Palmetto Trailhead, by the Picnic area
and CCC building.


To the letterbox:

>From the parking lot, you will have to walk back up the road to the
trailhead. Go past the exit to the loop trail (but pick up a trail
guide if interested) and continue to the start of the Palmetto Trail
loop. From the sign, start the loop. Almost immediately you will
come to the old hydraulic ram built by the CCC. Continue down the
trail, going around until you reach the #14 post on your right (just
before bridge). From the #14 post, go east off the trail for 13
paces at 90 degrees. Look left. There is a dead tree on the ground
at about 20 degrees. Go 5 paces to the tree. The box is in a hole
in the top part of this tree, with leaves and sticks covering it.
Please recover it well, and finish the loop trail.

Send me an email and let me know the status of this box: babybearlb2002@yahoo.com