Annandale, Virginia
Finds: 118
Attempts: 14
Plants: 4
Have gone back to retrieve two additional stamps for the "Jazz Combo" series. Clarinet Deux is a new stamp that was added with box maintenance. I love walking in this park. Especially in the fall.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
"Park & Ride #19: International Harvester" by Kit Kat 61
Southbury, Connecticut
Finds: 117
Attempts: 14
Plants: 4
ATTEMPT!!!
Finds: 117
Attempts: 14
Plants: 4
ATTEMPT!!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
"Castles at the Beach, Sandcastle 1" by J and J in VA
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Finds: 107
Attempts: 13
Plants: 4
Attempt.
Finds: 107
Attempts: 13
Plants: 4
Attempt.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
"I-684 Southbound - Riding Shotgun" by Karen N K9s
Mount Kisco, New York
Finds: 118
Attmpets: 14
Plants: 4
Found this cool stamp at a rest area on our way back to Virginia. I LOVE rest area stamps. They are quick to find, and give the boys a chance to hop out of the car and stretch their legs. Directions were a little bit off. Had to count an extra sign or two to find out where to go. But eventually found it. (I don't think Michael has much patience for my letterboxing demands.)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Fort Ward by Paper Trail
Alexandria, Virginia
Finds: 107
Plants: 4
Attempts: 11
Again, a beautifully carved stamp by Paper Trail.
Fort Ward can be found in Alexandria, Virginia. Apparently it is the best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington DC during the American Civil war. Dating from 1861, only the Northwest Bastion remains today.
The bonus part was there is an awesome playground that is now on the park lands.
Finds: 107
Plants: 4
Attempts: 11
Again, a beautifully carved stamp by Paper Trail.
Fort Ward can be found in Alexandria, Virginia. Apparently it is the best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington DC during the American Civil war. Dating from 1861, only the Northwest Bastion remains today.
The bonus part was there is an awesome playground that is now on the park lands.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Enterprise
Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum
Chantilly, Virginia
Finds: 106
Plants: 4
Attempts: 11
Fortunately, I sometimes browse through websites of local ________ in order to get an idea of some activities that may be going on. So it happened that I looked on the Smithsonian's website and found a family fun day at the Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum. Get to see planes, meet pilots, and do activities.
Well, the day started out as usual. It took about 4 times longer than it should have to get the kids out the door. We were planning to have a picnic there just to get there in time. Of course, that was a bad idea as Benjamin was starving and that just put him in a bad mood before we even left the house. We got there and half-heartedly shovelled food into our mouths in preparation for going out to see the planes. We finally got to the line with about 45 minutes left.
We did get to go outside and the biggest plane there (an C-19?) was parked right in the middle. So of course that is where everyone wants to go. And apparently so did everyone else at the museum, because there was a huge line to get to go up to the cockpit. It was about 90 degrees outside and of course there is no air inside this plane. Benjamin lasted about 5 minutes and then we took off looking at, of all things, fire trucks. We checked out some helicoptors as well, and then William was done waiting in line as well. We checked out little cessna-type planes, and gliders, and hang gliders. Then it got too hot so we headed back inside.
Once inside we ended up inside the hangar housing the Enterprise space shuttle. Aha! The letterbox must be in this room somewhere! William had quick eyes and spotted the satellites that were listed in the clue. We raced up the stairs and oriented ourselves to how the clue was written. We found the rail, and the wall, and the space where the letterbox obviously had been hidden, but was not. We looked over, under, stuck our hands and fingers into all crevices and even checked the opposite side, but to no avail. It was not there. (Attempt #11). Once home, when we went to log our attempt, we saw someone else had attempted it the same day. It is apparently gone.
Chantilly, Virginia
Finds: 106
Plants: 4
Attempts: 11
Fortunately, I sometimes browse through websites of local ________ in order to get an idea of some activities that may be going on. So it happened that I looked on the Smithsonian's website and found a family fun day at the Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum. Get to see planes, meet pilots, and do activities.
Well, the day started out as usual. It took about 4 times longer than it should have to get the kids out the door. We were planning to have a picnic there just to get there in time. Of course, that was a bad idea as Benjamin was starving and that just put him in a bad mood before we even left the house. We got there and half-heartedly shovelled food into our mouths in preparation for going out to see the planes. We finally got to the line with about 45 minutes left.
We did get to go outside and the biggest plane there (an C-19?) was parked right in the middle. So of course that is where everyone wants to go. And apparently so did everyone else at the museum, because there was a huge line to get to go up to the cockpit. It was about 90 degrees outside and of course there is no air inside this plane. Benjamin lasted about 5 minutes and then we took off looking at, of all things, fire trucks. We checked out some helicoptors as well, and then William was done waiting in line as well. We checked out little cessna-type planes, and gliders, and hang gliders. Then it got too hot so we headed back inside.
Once inside we ended up inside the hangar housing the Enterprise space shuttle. Aha! The letterbox must be in this room somewhere! William had quick eyes and spotted the satellites that were listed in the clue. We raced up the stairs and oriented ourselves to how the clue was written. We found the rail, and the wall, and the space where the letterbox obviously had been hidden, but was not. We looked over, under, stuck our hands and fingers into all crevices and even checked the opposite side, but to no avail. It was not there. (Attempt #11). Once home, when we went to log our attempt, we saw someone else had attempted it the same day. It is apparently gone.
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