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Madder 'n 'ell Cowboy LbNA #6291 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Cosmic Holly
Plant date:Oct 22, 2003
Location:
City:Kernville
County:Tulare
State:California
Boxes:1
Planted by:PenGwen
Found by: JoySong
Last found:Jun 9, 2017
Status:FFFFFm
Last edited:Mar 4, 2024
Box is currently unavailable as it's being rehabbed

This letterbox is part of the Whiskey Flat trail and can be accessed by hiking north along the river corridor from the start of the other part of the series, at the end of Burlando Rd. Be advised this would be in excess of approximately 15 miles on the trail past the Buzzards Perch letterbox and Ok for a Gonzo hiker. But wait a sec there Pardner you can easily get the box by driving up Sierra Way to Mc Nally's Restaurant, about a 40 minute scenic drive.

Hike: about a ½ mile round trip over fairly level ground, mostly along river, too sandy for strollers, but dogs OK. Restrooms at Fairview campground, just up river or at Mc Nally’s Restaurant.

From Kernville, drive north up Sierra Way about 20 miles to Mc Nally’s Steak Restaurant on the Kern River. If you are driving up for dinner from Kernville plan on getting there before your dinner reservation so you can go for the box while still light. Lunch is available in the summer season from a burger stand in the parking area, too.

Hike and Clues:

Park at restaurant or just past the restaurant at parking area near Trail sign. Find the pedestrian bridge near the trailer lane and cross the Kern River. After crossing the bridge head down river along the sandy trail crossing a wash that puts you close to the river and walk a bit further through a smaller wash and stop at the “Trail” sign. Turn around and walk 91 steps back up river along the trail to a half burnt and dying Digger pine tree on the left side of the trail. Take a compass heading of 320 degrees towards a mostly downed barb wire fence slightly uphill. Take 6 steps to a large rock near the downed fence and look on the northwest side of the rock under a flat rock for the Madder ‘n ‘ell Cowboy. I bet you can figure out why the Cowboy is mad. If you can't see the evidence in downed trees it is because the land does recover somewhat but in early 2000's a careless camper cooked hot dogs over an open flame while the wind was blowing causing a huge fire that scared thousands of acres.

Here is a quicker way to get the box without backtracking. While making the approximate 7-10 minute walk from the bridge down river note that there will be a wide rocky beach area on your left as you are near the dead/burnt digger pine just off the trail to your RIGHT.

Hike length: 0.1 miles