Rough Racerunner Microbox

Texas Wildlife Trail Series

Prairie-lined Racerunner

Placed By: Silver Eagle
Date: 11/22/06
Nearest Town: Cedar Creek, TX
County: Bastrop
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 400 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: green
Status: alive (01/31/09)

McKinney Roughs Nature Park is one of the developed parks managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority. It includes several trails through rolling box canyons, wildflower meadows, lazy river bends and a diverse biological population. It also includes an exhibit hall featuring live creatures native to the area and a science center offering educational and recreational programs. Included in your entrance fee is the opportunity to borrow one of three different nature packs: Birding Pack (includes binoculars and a guide book), Plant Pack (comes with a magnifying glass and explanation of what plants to look for) and a Kid Pack (includes bug containers and children’s books describing the plants, birds and insects found at the park). This park is also part of the East Austin Loop described on the Heart Of Texas Wildlife Trail - East map. The abundant wildlife includes gray fox, rabbits, white-tailed deer, squirrels and prairie-lined racerunner. The racerunner is six to ten inches long with six yellow lines extending down the side of their body. Males are bright green with pale blue bellys, making them very distinctive. Hopefully you will see one while looking for this box.

Directions:

McKinney Roughs is located on Hwy 71 13.2 miles east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and 8.4 miles west of Bastrop on north side of road. Drive through entrance and park by Visitor Center.

Clues:

From the Visitor Center, walk north behind the Mark Rose Science Center to the Ridge trail at the far left. After walking on the trail for about 100 yards you will come to a sign with R3 on it just before a jct to an overlook on the left. Go right on trail a little further and you will come to a fence with an entry through it to a sign with R6 on it against the back fence. Go left and through an exit in the back fence on an unmarked trail for about 105 steps. Look right for a dead tree bent over like a rainbow about 5 steps off trail. Camo microbox is just to the right of center in a crevice about 3 feet off the ground covered by rocks. Please re-cover well.

NOTE: Cancan sent me these corrections to my clues: Turn right at first bench to stay on trail & shortly after second bench before R7 step over split rail fence that is knocked down and proceed 105 steps.

NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.

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