I did the exact same thing. We're relatively new to
letterboxing as well. About a month and a half ago, we went up to
Deception Pass State Park for a few days. We practically were
sitting upon 2 of the boxes there (Bowman Bay and South Beach) and
didn't know it until I came home, logged on to the site and learned
that they were up there. Drats... We'll just have to head back.
What a fun experience though! We're about to drop our own couple of
boxes soon. I just have to figure out how to create some stamps in
a quick manner (with 2 little ones running around). Hope to have
our couple of boxes out soon!
See you on the trail!
Bethany
DuPont
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Robyn Schultz"
> Just joined the list and wanted to introduce myself. My name is
Robyn and I
> live in the Seattle area.
>
> Today I found my 4th letterbox at DashPoint Park. I started out
late in the
> day so only had time to find box #1, but it was exactly where it
was
> supposed to be. I hope to make it back to get box #2 later this
week. My
> husband, myself and our 2 dogs had a great time "boxing".
>
> I read Amanda's post with great interest since my in-laws live in
White
> Salmon WA which is about 20 minutes away from Mary Hill. Next
time we visit
> I will be heading out to find that Peacock. The funny thing is
the last
> time we went to see the family we went to the Mary Hill Winery and
then over
> to the Museum. If only I'd known....
>
> There's always a next time.
> Robyn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paisleyorca@w... [mailto:paisleyorca@w...]
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 7:35 AM
> To: letterbox-usa@y...
> Subject: [LbNA] WA: Mary Hill & Horsethief Lake Letterboxes
>
>
> Didn't end up going to the beach yesterday after all, so we
headed to
> the hot windy inferno of South Central Washington to check on a
couple
> of my favorite letterboxes.
>
> Mary Hill Peacock:
> I can't tell you how happy I am to report that this box is alive
and
> well and is still right where it should be. The clues say 100 -
110
> degrees. It is closer to 100. The 12 - 14 paces are steps, but
> otherwise, no problem. It is a rarely-visited box. Ryan and
Amanda in
> Seattle stamped in back in March, I think it was and just last
month it
> was visited by some new letterboxers Quail Lady, Jeepster, et al
from
> Kennewick. Welcome to the world of letterboxing and I'm so glad
you
> found this stamp! I wish more people would check out this
letterbox. I
> think it's pretty cool. There are usually numerous peacocks
roaming the
> picnic area, as was certainly the case yesterday. I finally got
to go
> into the museum, too and it was very impressive.
>
> Horsethief Lake Letterbox:
> Thrilled to report that this letterbox is intact and right where
it
> should be, as well. It has only had ONE visitor, which was
Funhog, way
> back when. I'm sure glad she went and stamped in. The stamp in
this
> one is good, too (in my opinion) and certainly worth adding to
your
> logbooks, folks! One thing to note. As of June 24th because of
the
> budget, the State of Washington is now charging a $5 parking fee
for day
> use in the parks. UGH! I've got to get one of those annual
passes soon
> since I visit Washington parks quite a bit.
>
> Both Mary Hill and Horsethief Lake State Park are open late
spring to
> early fall only, for the most part. At Mary Hill you can park
at the
> gate and walk down and get the letterbox when the grounds are
closed.
> This is not so for Horsethief Lake, however. When it is closed
you
> cannot get in. Period. There are petroglyphs there that must be
> protected and so that park is highly secure.
>
> Anyhow... these letterboxes are worth getting. I'm not trying
to be
> conceited. I just happen to love the stamps I carved for them
since
> they so depict the places they are at.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Amanda Briles
> The Paisley Orca
>
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