Marion County Highpoint Trip Report

four small areas near the county line (915+ ft)

Date: June 10, 2007
Author: Barney Metz

These comments are added to Bob Schwab’s existing report.

There is a big church on the southwest corner of this intersection called Traders Point Christian Church where Bob says "Turn west and cross the interstate bridge to a stop sign."

Once in the neighborhood "of very large homes", Mapquest lists this road as "S. Retriever Lane", the road was signed with a small green signed called "1071E". This road is tree and brush lined and you keep following it and you will come up to a roundabout, this roundabout leads into the nice neighborhood, NOTE the road that is bull rocked and continues south. I used this bull-rocked road to get to the third spot in this neighborhood.

From Thoroughbred Blvd, Paddock Court breaks off to the right. It is at this intersection that you see a home to the south, you are very close to area one, several homes can see you, the second area is in the back of the home at this location, the third is even further south in the trees. I gridded and walked the first two. I also received the stink eye from two neighbors. The house south of the intersection was up for sale and no one was living there. After getting the stink eye, as this is a fairly nice and upscale neighborhood, I drove back to 1071E and turned south on that bullrocked road. I would assume they will build another house out here. I drove south and came out by the pond where a large sign says no trespassing. A little further south there is a trail heading off into the trees and the third spot.

At area two, the large brick house has been finished and is up for sale or resale.

At area three, the neighbors were wary and not being able to site the spots, you couldn’t anyways due to the trees and shrubs, I did all three spots.

At area four, the driveway that you want is to the immediate north of the black gate encased in a brick entrance that leads into the residence at 9550 Kissell Road. I drove down the driveway past where you need to park and turned around by the older white house there and proceeded back and parked on the incoming driveway.