unsuccessful attempts

we've had a few letterbox outings so far that have been unsuccessful. the first one is in a place that's flooded out due to all the rains in waco recently. hopefully we'll be able to hunt for it after the waters recede. the next one was "texas ranger" which had been reported missing, but then had been found after that, followed by a couple unsuccessful attempts by other letterboxers. i'd hoped that maybe they just hadn't looked hard enough, but we spent a good half hour studying the place it was supposed to be and are pretty sure it's no longer there. after that, we headed to mother neff state park, where there are a lot of letterboxes, only to find out that the entire park is under water! the county road that leads to the park just disappears into a swamp!

czech stop

this is a great and not at all difficult letterbox. it pairs nicely with a visit to the Czech Stop Bakery (for deeeeeelicious kolaches! fruit, cream cheese, and sausage and cheese kolaches plus all kinds of other great bakery delights). what i really love about this box is it pairs an easy drive up (you can actually park less than 20 yds from the box's hiding spot), but it includes one of the most amazing stamps i've seen so far!

"immortal 10"

this is another letterbox placed by our friends 4Armstrongs- this one hasn't been published yet! look for this one to "go live" soon!

"wild and crazy guy"

next we headed to "wild and crazy guy" at the lake waco dam. this one turned out to be a little more exciting than expected as there was a big snake in the grass (i think he was supposed to be at the FIRST letterbox!). we had fun boulder hopping on this one as well. it's a nice park with a trail across the top of the dam.

"snake in the grass"

this letterbox is set off the side of a beautiful old cemetery that's been in use since the middle of the 19th century. it took us a while to find this one because we misinterpreted a clue, but it was worth it (though the swarms of vulture sized mosquitos made us wonder!). this was the first of two letterboxing adventures with our longtime friends and new letterbox converts "the clovers". it was a lot of fun.

"oakwood cemetery"

this is a beautiful and historic cemetery rich with amazing tombstones. well worth a visit, even if you're NOT looking for a letterbox. this was our second letterbox.

"don't mess with texas"

this was our first microbox and in a really cool historic area. due to lots of rain in the area this season, the river was up out of it's banks and covering the pathway set out in the clues, but with a little crafty strategy, we came at it from the other direction and were able to find it.

"cameron park zoo #1 and #2"

this was a fun pair of boxes hidden on one of the trails in cameron park (a GREAT and huge park filled with wonderful hiking/biking trails and beautiful views of the rivers). it was so humid that it felt like we had fallen in the river, but we had a lot of fun anyway!

"pepper, ph.d."

this was our very first letterbox to find! an easy drive up and nice stamp. we did this one after dark (we were too excited about this new adventure to wait for the sun to come up!) so it made it more mysterious!