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The Love Box and Hearthside LbNA #54375

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 7, 2010
Location:
City:Exton
County:Chester
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:2
Planted by:Dirt Digger
Found by: BEast
Last found:Oct 21, 2017
Status:FFFF
Last edited:Jul 7, 2010
From Route 100, North or South, turn onto Ship Road. Travel along Ship Road, continue straight through the stop sign and make the next left onto Valley View Road. Park on the right.
Follow Valley View Road on foot until the shoulder of the ridge on your left is bare. This place is marked by a man-made warning. Leave the gravel road to walk uphill in the opening created for the gas pipeline. Go approximately 55 paces until you see a trail on your right. Follow the trail for 3-4 minutes until you reach another trail. Follow the new trail uphill approximately 2 minutes until the trail winds left toward the peak of the ridge. Continue to the right following the path at the base of the ridge. Keep alert when you notice Pete’s affection for Chris. Look for “JP” after you have walked 2 minutes along the base of the ridge. A fallen tree now leads the way and conceals the first letter box.
To find the second letter box continue along the trail. In a short minute you will find another path turn left. Follow the new path. A fallen tree blocks your path but do not be deterred. After another minute the trail fades toward the stream. Keep following the path more or less parallel to the stream. Continue to stride uphill toward civilization. When the trail meets the stream turn approx. 60 degrees to your right as if you were water running down the hillside. Follow the path downhill, approx 5 minutes, when the path diverges from the stream be alert for a fireplace in solitude. From where you would warm your hands on a cold day (face the fireplace) make 25 paces at 60 degrees to your right. Look for the dead tree trunk feeding the forest but still defying gravity. Then look for its lost half pointing down the hill. The letter box rests along its side. Return to the trail and turn left to 120 degrees.
After continuing along the trail approx. 3 more minutes you have a choice to make. To end your hike turn to your right and walk down hill along the path until you reach Valley View Road. Turn right on Valley View Road to return to your car. This will take a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Or you can turn left to go uphill or go straight to continue to explore this area on your own. Enjoy!