Trailers For Sale or Rent: Teardrops LbNA #46956 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Jerome |
| County: | Yavapai |
| State: | Arizona |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | lookin4moose  |
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| Found by: | lookin4moose |
| Last found: | Aug 18, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFOr |
| Last edited: | Dec 17, 2015 |
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This box was planted while lookin4moose and time2retire (of MA fame) toured AZ and NM via "Old Rte. 66" and as part of Rocky Mountain Plant-a-box month and in honor of our new friends: Astro D, Rubberpeace, Lionsmane and Blind Smiley!!
"King of the Road", made famous by country singer Roger Miller, is a song about trailers. Was he reminiscing about the trailers that ignited the excitement of caravanning across America in the 1930's or was he just singing about the life of a down and out hobo? I'd like to think he was remembering those trailers that turned heads on America's highways and bi-ways. Oh, the joy of celebrating the enduring appeal of simple, aerodynamic living!
Teardrops first appeared in the early 30's. The plans to build your own could be found in several "do-it-yourself" mags. The teardrops' popularity skyrocketed in the 40's due to the returning GI's wanderlust and the improved roads and cars of the day. They were a convenient, comfortable, economical way to see America. The streamlined "teardrop" shape allowed room for 2-3 people to sleep inside. The cooking area outside made making a hearty meal under the rear "hatch" or "galley lid" easy and carefree. Just 5' wide, 5' high and 10' long, teardrops were the perfect camping trailer for exploring the American phenomenon of caravanning.
To find the box: Take highway 89A between Jerome and Prescott Valley to the Summit picnic area in the Prescott National Forest, opposite the sign that says "7023 ft. elevation".
As you enter the parking lot, the first picnic table is under a pavillion on the right. Up the hill from there is a 2nd picnic table; go to that table. From the grill near that table face NE (50 degrees). Walk a little ways forward to some dead wood in the shape of a X that has been lashed down. Continue 10 paces to a multi-trunked stump. Look under a pile of rocks and some bark, there you'll find what you seek.
"Get Your Kicks On Rte. 66"
"Get Your Kicks on Rte. 66"
This box was planted while lookin4moose and time2retire (of MA fame) toured AZ and NM via "Old Rte. 66" and as part of Rocky Mountain Plant-a-box month and in honor of our new friends: Astro D, Rubberpeace, Lionsmane and Blind Smiley!!
"King of the Road", made famous by country singer Roger Miller, is a song about trailers. Was he reminiscing about the trailers that ignited the excitement of caravanning across America in the 1930's or was he just singing about the life of a down and out hobo? I'd like to think he was remembering those trailers that turned heads on America's highways and bi-ways. Oh, the joy of celebrating the enduring appeal of simple, aerodynamic living!
Teardrops first appeared in the early 30's. The plans to build your own could be found in several "do-it-yourself" mags. The teardrops' popularity skyrocketed in the 40's due to the returning GI's wanderlust and the improved roads and cars of the day. They were a convenient, comfortable, economical way to see America. The streamlined "teardrop" shape allowed room for 2-3 people to sleep inside. The cooking area outside made making a hearty meal under the rear "hatch" or "galley lid" easy and carefree. Just 5' wide, 5' high and 10' long, teardrops were the perfect camping trailer for exploring the American phenomenon of caravanning.
To find the box: Take highway 89A between Jerome and Prescott Valley to the Summit picnic area in the Prescott National Forest, opposite the sign that says "7023 ft. elevation".
As you enter the parking lot, the first picnic table is under a pavillion on the right. Up the hill from there is a 2nd picnic table; go to that table. From the grill near that table face NE (50 degrees). Walk a little ways forward to some dead wood in the shape of a X that has been lashed down. Continue 10 paces to a multi-trunked stump. Look under a pile of rocks and some bark, there you'll find what you seek.
"Get Your Kicks On Rte. 66"
"Get Your Kicks on Rte. 66"