We'll finish you off!

Q and I went to our first event the other day. I had a blast! Q is more quiet, so he had fun, but it wasn't really his cup of tea. I'm glad he humored me and went anyways though! :)

I brought my camera, but left it in the bag the whole time. There was many boxers to meet, and stamps to exchange. I saw my first in plain sight box, and I love the idea. I might have to make one for the next event I go to.

What made this event so cool was getting to meet other bay area boxers as well as the folks from OR and WA who were finishing the Amazing Race. It was cool to see people's signature stamps and to put faces with stamps and names. :) There are some amazing carvers out there.

Q is more into the hunt, so I'm going to try to get him into the carving part of things. I think being an artist helps you appreciate the art so much more.

For me going to this event opened up a whole new world of letterboxing. It has always been about getting my friends into the hobby, and now I've met people because of the hobby. I made a personal traveler or two. I'm on the message boards now, and I've even started getting into LTC's. It might just be because of summer time, but I really like doing all of this. I know for sure I'm going to the next event in the bay area and I will be a part of the Amazing Race next summer. :)

Alaska!

I just got back from a wonderful trip! Danielle (Maple) and I went on an Alaskan cruise, and we even attempted to do a little letterboxing.

Well, not here... but I had to add the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. :)

In Juneau we ended up with extra time, so we took a nice little walk to Cope Park to find the one box listed. It ended up missing, but I'm glad we took the walk, we ended up passing the governor's mansion and the park had Gold creek going through it, very cool!
We also visited Hubbard Glacier and Sitka (which was our favorite port). The wildlife was amazing to see: bald eagles, sea otters, puffins, and giant slugs.

In Ketchikan we attempted to letter box again. I was reminded who this is such a cool thing to do, we had no plans other to visit these two boxes and we ended up seeing some interesting places.


This is the old red light district that has been changed into shops. Married Mans Trail is behind us. Hmm, wonder how it got that name...

Both boxes were missing, but once again we got to see parts of the town that we may or may not have gone to otherwise. Overall, it was a wonderful trip. I will have to go back and see the rest of the state at some point.

Back to my second home....

We returned to Seattle, and planned to spend a few days there before the road trip back to California. Luckily I still have friends who live there, (SeattleBoot!) so we visited, and were more successful in the letterbox hunt. SB and I planted one in my favorite park, and visited the old neighborhood. I was super excited to get Fremont Troll, which was less then a block away from my old place. I love going up to Seattle, spending time with my best friend and it was a wonderful start to summer vacation.