York River State Park Letterboxes
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Started on 2000-10-23
York River State Park Letterboxes
From: Mark & Mary Ann (mmagnant@erols.com) |
Date: 2000-10-23 21:51:09 UTC-04:00
Hello!
One of Squirrel's York River
State Park boxes was visited by a WHOM (Whole Herd Of Magnants) over the
weekend. What a nice park! After last weekend I decided to take away my
wifes excuse for staying home. I purchased an Evenflo Trail Blazer (back pack
style baby carrier). I highly recommend this thing to anyone with a
baby. It's a must have for the baby on the go. It is so comfortable
to wear! It adjusts so that all the weight is carried on your hips. It must be
comfortable for the baby too because Lindsay always falls asleep in it.
Anyway, my wife was working but it was such a beautiful day that I decided
to put the Trail Blazer to the big test. So we headed to York River
State park. We only had time to find Letterbox #2. It took me a bit
longer to get up there than I had planned. When we arrived we had to find
the potties. Then I had to feed my 5 month old daughter. Then with only an
hour and a half until dark, I didn't dare tackle the 1.75 mile Taskinas
Creek Trail. Have I mentioned that 3 year old triplets stop
to look at everything! We checked out the playground for a while and
then we found Letterbox #2 with no problems. In fact I thought it was showing
through the cracks of the platform a bit too much. I added a thin layer of dirt
and leaves to the top of the box to hide it a bit better.
FYI, the last Saturday
in October should be a great day for visiting York River State Park.
Harvest Day Festival is October 28th from 12:00 to 4:00. They will have
Hay Rides Sat afternoon, a guided canoe trip late afternoon, and a campfire Sat
evening. For more information call 757-566-3036. The park will be closed
to the public for controlled deer management hunts on the following days:
November 6, 7, 8 and December 9, 11,12,13.
Our next adventure will be to
hide our first box! Can't wait to tell you all about it!
Mark M