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.

Taking a first timer

I had talked about letterboxing so much, that when Ben came to visit we had to plan a day boxing in the area. I had made him a signature stamp, he signed up for AQ as SeattleBoot and we were ready to go.

His first find! I think he's hooked. :)

After hitting a few in town we ended up heading for the coast. We visited places that we had both gone to before, but this time with a new appreciation, and with a new purpose. We stumbled upon some wonderful artwork in the Bodega Bay area. We also were the first finders of a stamp, a first for both of us. :)

A great place for a photo shoot

We also saw baby bunnies! They looked like domestics and not the typical wild rabbits that are in the area. They were so cute, they would flop on the trail, and as we got closer they would run ahead, and flop again. If I didn't have two buns at home, I would have been tempted to try and cuddle them then take them home with me.

As always, it was great to spend the day with SB. He will be in town for a few days longer, but I am headed up to his place in Seattle to take off for a cruise before he leaves CA. I'll see him when I get back (since I'm spending a few days at his house), making this the most we have seen each other in a month since I left Seattle and headed back to CA four years ago.