There it is. I would be disappointed if I did not find a box under
normal circumstance because it would mean my navigation etc had
failed.

If I got to a spot and the box was missing, like what happened to me
at Ft Worden, then I am disappointed for myself and the placer,
though having enjoyed a nice hike in an interesting area is reward
enough.

If I had been turned back because of a pair of nesting whatevers, I
would be thrilled!

For an urban area (like a mall or downtown) I would want the clues to
be tricky and make me "work" for it. However, if the stamp is
missing, I would be more disappointed than if I had missed a stamp
after a great outdoor hike. I am a country girl at heart and as a
rule prefer not to go to malls etc "for fun". I hate shopping.

Most of our urban boxes here are in great parks, the best being Pt
Defiance in Tacoma WA. We are blessed with great parks, greenbelts
and overlooks.

Hoopoe
Federal Way WA




--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Annye Keenberg"
wrote:
> Jokes about poison oak aside, we got an amazing reward today while
out
> tracking down boxes at a local nature center/park. They had closed
down a
> section of trail (yes, right where the box is hidden but no
worries) because
> a pair of red-tailed hawks had built a nest in the meadow and were
dive
> bombing visitors.
>
> Why is seeing a pair of fairly common hawks a reward? Because this
nature
> center/park is in the middle of Long Beach, an area just as urban
as it's
> nearest major city neighbor, Los Angeles. Had we not been there
searching
> for the box, we'd never have seen the happy couple and been able to
watch
> them hunt some manner of small rodent for nearly 15 minutes. We
couldn't get
> to the box, but in the end, we didn't care. We got our reward, with
or
> without a stamp in our book :)
>
> Annette