Southbury, Connecticut
Finds: 117
Attempts: 14
Plants: 4
ATTEMPT!!!
Monday, August 30, 2010
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.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Sweet Lit' Butterfly by oceanwind
Charlottesville, Virginia
Finds: 105
Plants: 4
I always thought that the trail that starts on Route 53 and leads up to Monticello would be an excellent place to plant a letterbox! There are now 3 there. We found the first one last year, another today, and attempted the third but just didn't seem to find the area where it was supposed to be hidden.
This was maybe our 3rd or 4th time on the trail. And what a nice park it is. Apparently it is a 2 mile trail, although we've only just gone just over a mile. Our first time we got the farthest - up to behind Mitchie Tavern. The trees at the beginning of the trail are all labeled so you know what they are. And they are all native trees. (Michael was quite interested in some of them for planting around the community.) The boys were quite troopers, William hoofing it the entire way.
At the pond, we got to see 11 little goslings waddling around and swimming, with mama and papa keeping a close look out. Quite a large brood.
On the way out, we attempted to find another letterbox, but there is no granite monument that we can find near the west end of the trail. Unless it is hidden up one of the side trails, but I kind of doubt it as I would think that it would be labeled as such.
Finds: 105
Plants: 4
I always thought that the trail that starts on Route 53 and leads up to Monticello would be an excellent place to plant a letterbox! There are now 3 there. We found the first one last year, another today, and attempted the third but just didn't seem to find the area where it was supposed to be hidden.
This was maybe our 3rd or 4th time on the trail. And what a nice park it is. Apparently it is a 2 mile trail, although we've only just gone just over a mile. Our first time we got the farthest - up to behind Mitchie Tavern. The trees at the beginning of the trail are all labeled so you know what they are. And they are all native trees. (Michael was quite interested in some of them for planting around the community.) The boys were quite troopers, William hoofing it the entire way.
At the pond, we got to see 11 little goslings waddling around and swimming, with mama and papa keeping a close look out. Quite a large brood.
On the way out, we attempted to find another letterbox, but there is no granite monument that we can find near the west end of the trail. Unless it is hidden up one of the side trails, but I kind of doubt it as I would think that it would be labeled as such.
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