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13th Floor Elevators LbNA #9058 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Silver Eagle Supporter Verified
Plant date:Jul 5, 2004
Location:
City:Kerrville
County:Kerr
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: zturtle
Last found:Oct 14, 2007
Status:FFFFFFFFFaFFFFa
Last edited:Feb 8, 2018
*** Part of my TX Musicians Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 200 yards RT)
Status: retired (08/01/09)


The group that was to be known as the 13th Floor Elevators formed in late 1965 as a merging of members from two obscure Texas bands. The Lingsmen were a jug-oriented club band that had played with some success in the Port Aransas area, though most members were from Kerrville, and Roky Erickson from Austin, the front man of the Spades. The Elevators were an instant success in the Austin area and soon produced their first album, "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators", widely regarded as the first psychedelic album. Their next album, "Easter Everywhere" was a critical and to some extent commercial success, but soon drug use and personal problems resulted in the group's breakup. This microbox is dedicated to the memory of their unique sound and is located near the birthplace of most members, in Kerrville-Schreiner Park. The park is located along the Guadalupe River, five miles southeast of downtown Kerrville, and offers boating, fishing, camping, picnicking, unsupervised swimming in the river, bird watching, hiking, walking and cycling.

Directions:
From I-10 at Kerrville, go south on Hwy 16 for .3 miles to Loop 534, turn left and go another 4.3 miles to Hwy 173, turn left and a quick right into the park (this is not the park headquarters part of the park). After Entrance Booth, take right at fork and follow the road past a group picnic area on the right to parking for trail head #1, also on the right.

Clues:
Walk west on the gravel path for about 100 yards until you come to a trail jct. Turn around and go back down the trail the way you came for 15 steps and look right (south) for a multi-trunk cedar tree 5 steps from the trail. The microbox is within the trunks under leaves and rocks. Please re-cover well.