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River Statistic LbNA #8005 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jan 24, 2004
Location:
City:Kernville
County:Kern
State:California
Boxes:1
Planted by:PenGwen
Found by: JoySong
Last found:Mar 20, 2008
Status:FFFFFFFm
Last edited:Jan 24, 2004
6/21/2009 Replaced. Feb. 1, 2011 box missing, Working on a replacement, sorry.


Description of hike: Short walk in town. Do not attempt at night, as it is too dangerous. No pets, no strollers, no toddlers for last 30 feet.

At the Bakersfield entrance to the Kern Canyon you will see a sign indicating the number of deaths that have occurred in the river since 1968. Of that number there have been only 4 that were due to rafting accidents. The vast number of others were due to being drunk while trying to swim, no life vests, wading in areas where you should not, or merely a lack of being aware of where you are while playing in the river. We have boated this river since 1978 and alway wear the most expensive PFD (life jacket) one can buy.


Clues: Find the restaurant high on the bluff across from River View Campground. Make your way near the driveway entrance south of the restaurant. Park and proceed with care to the small cement and stone bordered short path towards the river and before the parking lot near the restaurant sign. This is a steep drop off so go slowly. At the base of the northern corner of the stone border is what we call the “River Statistic”.You will only have to move one stone to find this letterbox. CAUTION THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO A STEEP DROP OFF !

Make sure you rehide it by replacing the box with the one stone and then covering it up with dirt and grass,


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