A regular trek in California\u2019s Sequoia National Park took an unexpected turn with the discovery of a 40-year-old note lodged inside a canister.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 8, Oakland resident Larry Wright, his son Aaron, and grandson Skyler were part of a larger group on an 11- day hike near Milestone Mountain.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe climbed this peak in order to see a lake, but there was this hump below us which blocked our view. So we decided to go down a few feet to see the lake and that\u2019s when I saw, completely by chance, a rusty canister,\u201d Larry Wright told ABC News.<\/p>\n
Wright threw away the canister but held on to what he believed was its valuable content. \u201cThe canister was possibly for a Kodak film and had a metal screw. It was almost entirely buried in soil,\u201d said Wright.<\/p>\n
Inside the canister was a note, in mint condition, written by 13-year-old Tim Taylor in 1972. It read: \u201cTim Taylor climbed to this peak, Thursday, August 17, 1972. Age 13 years. Anyone finding this note please write.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor\u2019s address pointed to a home in La Canada Flintridge, built in 1954.<\/p>\n
\u201cI checked if Tim was still at this address, but it seems he is no longer there,\u201d said Wright. The owners of the house had changed two or three times since Tim Taylor lived there with his family, reported La Canada Valley Sun.<\/p>\n
Wright, who is an avid hiker, had been on this route almost six times. \u201cThe first time I have been in this area was in 1979, five years after Tim left the note,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n
Ever since he came back from the hike, Wright and his wife, Candy Wright, began a quest to find Tim Taylor. \u201cIt would be interesting to talk to him [Taylor]. We both traveled this trail, which is way in backcountry. It\u2019s a stroke of luck that I found the note, and I am just responding to what he wanted,\u201d said Wright, who believes the canister must have shifted location over the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to find Tim Taylor on Google, and I contacted a local newspaper, thinking they might be interested in spreading the word about the note and its writer,\u201d Candy Wright told ABC News, who believes that Taylor, who would now be about 53 years old, might have tried to contact the local newspaper today.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he is trying to reach me about the note, he can definitely either call or write me,\u201d said Larry Wright.<\/p>\n
P.S. Hey, my name is Amy Findley , and I just wanted to share this with you.<\/p>\n
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