Too Hot to Hike in Berks County - The Hidden Door - Retired 2018

Location: Berks County
Hike Length: Driveby
Date Planted: August 5, 2006

Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Melinda. Melinda had a beautiful mother and a handsome father and they all lived happily together in the county of Berks. One day, the beautiful Melinda was walking along the road to Morgantown on the south side of the shire of Reading. She was on her way to see the swans on Swan Lake after visiting her friend, Angelica Angel. A handsome young man on a large white horse stopped her along the way and asked her if she wanted a ride to Swan Lake. Not remembering anything her mother and father had taught her about talking to strangers, she climbed aboard. They soon approached the building where Melinda’s grandfather had stayed while he was recovering from his fall out of the apple tree and the young man pointed out this nearby tower to the beautiful, young girl.
“Would you like to see the shire of Reading from the top of this tower?” he slyly asked Melinda. She excitedly agreed and the handsome young man led her to a hidden door on the north side of the tower. He pulled a key from a pocket, unlocked the hidden door and they climbed the stairs to the top of the tower. While Melinda was busy looking for the home that she happily shared with her beautiful mother and handsome father, the young man quickly slipped back down the stairs, locking the door behind him. The next thing Melinda saw was the handsome young man galloping away on his white horse. “Oh, no!” Melinda thought after realizing her foolish mistake, “how will I ever get out of here? My beautiful mother and handsome father will be so worried!”

Melinda looked down from the windows at the top of the tower and saw the hidden door. When she moved to the windows on the south side of the tower and looked down, she saw another little building. Between the little building and the tower was a pile of items that gave Melinda a great deal of hope. If someone were to come close to the tower, she could direct them to this pile and they could build some stairs to the top and rescue her. But she saw something under the pile that gave her more hope. If only someone would come and find this, she could escape and return to the home that she shared happily with her beautiful mother and handsome father.

Last found: July 13, 2008

7/23/09 - I just checked on this box and it is alive and well. Just be careful, there is a bit of poison ivy beginning to make an appearance near the box but it is not necessary to touch any of it to retrieve the box.