Hwy 21 LBing Run

Blue Butterfly and I made plans to head out to Nacogdoches today. We also decided that we'd be a little more adventurous and hit a few other towns along Hwy 21. The first box we hit this morning was Nac Trail Cat's THE LAMPLITE PLAYHOUSE. This was a fun one to stamp into and easy to find. Then, we headed out about 2 miles off of Hwy 59 and found GARDEN OF GOOD EATIN'. This was Blue Butterfly's 600th letterbox! Congrats to BB on such a milestone!!

(BB at the site of her 600th Letterbox)

We found one or two more boxes in Nac and checked on a couple of my boxes, then went to Auntie Pasta's for lunch. After this, we decided it was time to head west on 21 towards Alto. We easily found a few boxes in Alto, mostly planted by JB Kokopelli. My favorite was THE OLD PEPPER TREE. I've passed that tree several times over the years, but never stopped to take a look. This time, I had the perfect excuse!

We made it to Mission Tejas SP in Weches (also on Hwy 21). Blue Butterfly had found most of the boxes here, but she had her sights set on THE PIPE BANGERS: FRAGGLE ROCK SERIES. She'd missed this one when she'd made a previous trip. So, we found TEJAS BELL and NABEDACHE first, then looked at the map so we could follow the clues to PIPE BANGERS.

We headed out on our trek and followed the map very carefully to the CCC baths. We read the instructions and began looking for the box. No luck. We looked for the proper arrangement of logs, but we just couldn't find the box. Blue Butterfly and I sat down on the bench as disappointment hit us both. We sat there for a few minutes and BB said, "I'm gonna try again". She donned her special box-sniffing gear and headed back over to the area where we thought the box would be hidden. Eureka! She found it! WEEE HEEE! We happily stamped in, then re-arranged the logs back to their original style for future finders. After this, we huffed it back to the van, then headed for BB's house. It was a great day for letterboxing.

(LL at the CCC Baths at Mission Tejas SP)

The stamps I earned today:
The Lamplite Playhouse
Farm House
Garden of Good Eatin'
POWs at La Petit Mont Rouge
The Old Pepper Tree
Why Is Mary Weeping?
Tejas Bell
Nabedache
The Pipe Bangers: Fraggle Rock Series
Astro Star HH