The 3 Crown Jewels LbNA #70472
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Add Location| Owner: | Goetz  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 28, 2016 |
| Location: | Garlic Creek Park |
| City: | Buda |
| County: | Hays |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Found by: | Goetz (3) |
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| Last found: | May 4, 2020 |
| Status: | FFFFFO |
| Last edited: | May 5, 2020 |
A series of three letterboxes created in honor of my three girls. They each contributed to the chosen stamp, style and end location of their box. The boxes are Topaz, Ruby and Sapphire – symbolizing their birth stones.
Travel to Garlic Creek Park in Buda, TX (1195 Heep Run) and park in the lot with the pool and playground. Facing the poolhouse building, there is a sidewalk off to the right of the building leading to the woods. Follow that sidewalk into the woods behind the pool. The sidewalk will transition to a gravel trail. Continue on the gravel trail until you see a picnic table to your left. Continue on the trail and look for a 3ft tall dead tree stump on your right. Continuing on the trail, count 12 steps. On your right there is a smaller dirt path. Follow that path for 70 steps until you arrive in a grouping of dead trees on your left. Within the broken trees there is a tall stump about 4-5ft tall. The Topaz letterbox is hidden at the base of the stump, under some branches and bark. Please re-hide well.
The original Sapphire box was washed away in a flood and has been replaced in a new location. Continue on the dirt trail about 95 steps to a small path on your right. Follow the small path about 100 yards until you find another picnic table under a tree where a tree swing may be (not always there). Enjoy a few swings before moving along! Stand with your back to the large double tree that would hold the swing looking away from the creek. Look to your right and notice a large tree that has fallen at a angle, stuck on another tree at about a 45 degree angle. LB is hidden at the base of the angled tree.
Retrace your steps back along the small path to the dirt trail. Turn left and follow the dirt path back out to the gravel trail. Turn right and continue walking on the trail around several bends and turns. At one point, the gravel trail will turn into concrete and then back to gravel. When the trail turns back to gravel, look to your left. There is a set of 3 tall trees growing close to the trail. The Ruby letterbox is located in the center of these three trees under some branches. Please re-hide well.
Return out to the gravel trail and follow up toward the playground and back to the parking lot.
Hike length: 0.5 miles
Travel to Garlic Creek Park in Buda, TX (1195 Heep Run) and park in the lot with the pool and playground. Facing the poolhouse building, there is a sidewalk off to the right of the building leading to the woods. Follow that sidewalk into the woods behind the pool. The sidewalk will transition to a gravel trail. Continue on the gravel trail until you see a picnic table to your left. Continue on the trail and look for a 3ft tall dead tree stump on your right. Continuing on the trail, count 12 steps. On your right there is a smaller dirt path. Follow that path for 70 steps until you arrive in a grouping of dead trees on your left. Within the broken trees there is a tall stump about 4-5ft tall. The Topaz letterbox is hidden at the base of the stump, under some branches and bark. Please re-hide well.
The original Sapphire box was washed away in a flood and has been replaced in a new location. Continue on the dirt trail about 95 steps to a small path on your right. Follow the small path about 100 yards until you find another picnic table under a tree where a tree swing may be (not always there). Enjoy a few swings before moving along! Stand with your back to the large double tree that would hold the swing looking away from the creek. Look to your right and notice a large tree that has fallen at a angle, stuck on another tree at about a 45 degree angle. LB is hidden at the base of the angled tree.
Retrace your steps back along the small path to the dirt trail. Turn left and follow the dirt path back out to the gravel trail. Turn right and continue walking on the trail around several bends and turns. At one point, the gravel trail will turn into concrete and then back to gravel. When the trail turns back to gravel, look to your left. There is a set of 3 tall trees growing close to the trail. The Ruby letterbox is located in the center of these three trees under some branches. Please re-hide well.
Return out to the gravel trail and follow up toward the playground and back to the parking lot.
Hike length: 0.5 miles