Box

While in Dallas we were able to track down another letterbox. We first went to the aboretum but struck out there. I guess a grounds keeper found that one and removed it, because it wasn't there for us. After a walk through the gardens and the incredible display of ultimate tree houses done by local architects, we were off to White Rock Lake to try again. This time we were successful and found the "Lady of the Lake" box fairly easily. We said farewell to our hitchhiker, "Woody the Butterfly" and left him there with the "Lady". All in all it was a fun find and cool to be able to take "Woody" so far from where we found him.

Letterboxing

I checked the letterboxing site yesterday and was excited to see that a new box had been planted near us just last week. Big Rach, the girls, and I set out to find it today at the Union Mills Homestead. Once we got on the right trail, we didn't have much trouble. Just a bit of walking in the heat. In the end the location of the box was really neat. It was also very cool to be the first ones to find this box. Much to our surprise, when we opened it, we found a "hitchhiker" inside. This was a new twist in the game for us. Apparantly, a "hitchhiker" is a letterbox with no permanent home. The "hitchhiker" is carried from one box to another where it is left for some other person to find. When you find the "hitchhiker," you stamp it as you do any letterbox, but then carry it with you to be left at the next letterbox you find. The girls and I will be flying to Dallas next week to spend some time in Texas and Louisiana. The "hitchhiker" will be making the trip with us. Our plan is to find it a new temporary home in the south.