I got an e-mail a couple of weeks ago from a park ranger in Livingston SP. He said that my Hank Hill box was possibly in danger because the landscape had changed so drastically since IKE and they are about to start doing some clean-up on the trails.
So, I decided to take today to go down and see about rehiding HANK.
On my way down to Livingston, I made a stop in Madisonville. I was able to find Lone Star Quilter's MADISON QUILT BLOCK and Boots Tex's FIESTA DE HONGOS. Both of these were fun boxes.
When I got to the Livingston to find HANK, the trail was closed off, but I braved it and went through anyway. I was able to find my LB and everything was in decent shape. I looked through the logbook and noticed it was practically full. I wanted to try and find another place in the park for it, but many of the trails were closed for maintenance. HANK ended up riding back home with me and I will retire him. Hopefully, I'll be able to put another box there after they clean up the trails.
I found a couple of boxes in Livingston, then headed to Huntsville SP. I think this was my first visit to this particular park. I started off by heading toward a couple of boxes that ended up being in a portion of the park that is closed for the winter. This practically guarantees that I'll be visiting again in the Spring or Summer! Anyhow, I went off to another trail and looked for Ira Boxer's TACKLE BOX. I had a hard time with this one and couldn't find it. I think I was at the right stump, but I could have been waaay off. After looking for that one, I wandered around a little more, then finally got off the trail and headed out of the park.
I decided that since I'd passed the statue of Sam Houston so many times, that I better stop and take a closer look. So, I exited the park and headed straight to the Sam Houston Statue. I enjoyed admiring the giant along with a few other visitors.
