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Alsea Falls LbNA #7649

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Mar 28, 2004
Location:
City:Monroe
County:Benton
State:Oregon
Boxes:1
Planted by:RatPac
Found by: Clem Clan
Last found:May 23, 2009
Status:FFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Mar 28, 2004
Stamp: Hand drawn, hand carved
Wheel chair friendly: No
Stroller friendly: no
Terrain: mild hills, stairs
Distance of walk: Short, less than 1 mile
Notes: stamp pad included

Alsea Falls are a small set of falls located on the south fork of the Alsea River. It is a relatively short drive to some beautiful scenery. In the last year they have added new trails and a bridge near the falls. The trails are through old growth timber with lots of moss, ferns and old logs (my favorite type of trail). There is a campground just up the road and a picnic area at the falls that includes barbeque pits and a hand pump drinking fountain. The campground is generally quiet and they deliver free firewood to your camp site every evening at around 4:00 pm. The campground and picnic area open in mid May. Not to worry if you come early, there is a parking area outside the gate with trails that lead into the falls. Even if you park on the road your in for a short walk on soft trails. Be careful around the falls because the rocks can get slippery. There is a short scramble up a hill to grab the box and you do have to go down stairs.
Directions:
There are two ways to reach this site, the easiest is from SR 99W near Monroe. (About half way between Corvallis and Eugene). Turn west onto Alpine Road signed for Alsea Falls and the Benton County Tour Route (about milepost 99.5 on Hwy 99W), and follow the signs to the falls in about 13 miles. Or take the scenic route (another way of saying the long way) Hwy 34 west from Corvallis to Alsea, and turn south at the signs for Alsea Falls. In one mile, turn left onto South Fork Road, and follow this route for 8.6 miles (some of which is gravel) to the marked picnic area.

About the box:
This is my fanciest box to date. It is the first stamp I have put a wood backing on, and it is multicolored! I have left three markers in the box to ink the stamp with. Please use just these markers so the stamp colors do not become contaminated. This is also my first box with a hand made log book. Double check the container when you put it back, I hadn’t secured it correctly the first time I set it down and it popped open.

Now to the letterbox:
Follow the trail to the base of the falls.
After the last set of stairs take the trail that leads downstream.
Find the long, half buried log that runs north and south (the river runs east to west).
Follow the log up the hill (if it’s been raining this part might be slick so use the vine).
Once you get to the uphill end of the log look left for the two giants in love.
You will find the box behind a rock at their feet.