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Shoe Tree in Alabama LbNA #56872 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Knotty Lady
Plant date:Jan 9, 2011
Location: US 72
City:Cherokee
County:Colbert
State:Alabama
Boxes:1
Found by: Angel Winks
Last found:Apr 12, 2019
Status:FFFFFFFFm
Last edited:Nov 26, 2017
"A shoe tree starts with one dreamer, tossing his or her footwear-of-old high into the sky, to catch on an out-of-reach branch. It usually ends there, unseen and neglected by others. But on rare occasions, that first pair of shoes triggers a shoe tossing cascade. Soon, teens are gathering up their old Adidas and Sauconys, families are driving out after church with Dad's Reeboks and grandma's Keds. Many inscribe messages on the sneakers in permanent marker -- greetings, love poems and life accomplishments." Source Roadside America.com.

To find one of these in Alabama, travel US72 west, just over one mile west of the Natchez Trace, until you are almost out of Alabama and if you watch the side of the highway you will see this shoe tree on the right, westbound. The letterbox now resides in the first or last post of the guardrail. There's no need to climb unless you want to leave some shoes in the tree.

Hike length: 0.1 miles