I visited Fort Boggy in Centerville today. I don't know why this park has flown under my radar for so long. Silver Eagle and Baby Bear have had letterboxes here for quite some time. It was brought to my attention when Boots Tex made a post about it on the Texas Yahoo! Group a few weeks ago. I decided I needed to get down there and take a look!
There are four boxes in this park, the ones I already mentioned plus the two more planted by Boots Tex and Lone Star Quilter. I managed to find all of them! I was quite proud and pleased with myself. I will say though, it was HOT HOT HOT out there!!!
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Hill Country Trip-Day Three and Four
On Tuesday morning after breakfast, I finished putting together my letterbox, then hit the trail to find a place for it. There was a trail head next to my campsite, so I decided to start there. I found a place for the letterbox at the top of a VERY STEEP hill. The box is called YAKKING IT UP. I made my way back to the camp site and cleaned up the clues, then headed to Uvalde. It was at this point that I realized my sunglasses were not with my hat any more. I guessed I'd probably dropped them along the trail at some point. I'd have to go back for them later.
I made my way to Uvalde, stopped at WalMart, then headed out to find the FORT INGE LB. Of course, I passed the turn and had to turn around and go back. When I got to Fort Inge, I stopped the car and went to the gate. I wasn't sure if the grounds were open or not, so I just climbed through the gate and took the box back to my car and stamped in there. After leaving the fort, I went to the Uvalde Library and posted the clue to my newest letterbox.
After making it back to camp that afternoon, I rested for a while, then went back down the trail, hoping to find my sunglasses. I made my way down the trail and climbed up the hill to the box, and there they were, on the ground by the tree. I'm glad I found them. :-)
That afternoon, I talked with one of the mothers from across the street who had sent her girls over to help me. We had a nice little chat, then that evening, she brought over a plate of food for me. I thought that was really nice. I had almost a whole bundle of firewood that I would not be using, so I offered it to her and she gladly took it. She told me they would be staying in Garner until Monday and I told her I would be leaving tomorrow morning.
On Wednesday morning, I got up and packed up the camp. I headed out of Garner and wanted to go through Bandera so that I could get another Baby Bear LB. (Unlike certain ghosts and bozos, I am definitely in the Baby Bear Fan Club) I made my way to Bandera and the Hill Country State Natural Area. I easily found the box, and of course, got a good laugh from it!
This was my last letterbox of the trip. I made it safely home that afternoon and unpacked the car. The suitcase is another story......
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