Last night I was working on my emails and calendar when I started receiving notices of new letterboxes in Santa Fe. So I put my emails and calendar work on hold and started copying the new clues. By the time the notices stopped coming in I had clues for nine new boxes in Santa Fe. Lately I have been very busy and I have had very little time to letterbox. This week is going to be very busy and so I decided to make time before and after work today to find these boxes. So when I got my things ready for work last night I went ahead and added the clues and my letterboxing supplies to the pile.
This morning I was up early and left the house around 6:00am and headed out to find whichever boxes I could before I had to be at work. I found my first box at
Rodeo de Santa Fe. This was a quick and easy find and I stamped in while sitting in the car. This box was Bowlegged and was planted by C4. I thought the image, location and name of the box all worked well together. After replacing this box I headed out for the next one. The second box brought me to the Greer Garson Theater on the campus of the
Santa Fe University of Art & Design. Another quick and easy find and again I stamped in while sitting in the car. The carving was really nice and this box was by Sunny Delight. Once this box was back in place I drove to my next location to find three boxes. The location was Old Fort Marcy Park.
I parked on the side of the street and walked into the park. I first found NM Chile near the entrance to the park and found a low
rock wall to sit on to stamp in. This box was by C4 and after stamping
in I replaced the box and headed down the path to the
Cross of the Martyrs. I arrived there and then made the descent along the walkway where there are plaques noting the history of Santa Fe. Along this path I needed two markers - one for 1540 and one for 1848. At one of the markers I found No Matter How Far by C4 and at the other I found The Artist by Sunny Delight. At each spot I found a nice spot to sit and stamp in and then replaced the boxes. When I was done with these boxes I noticed I had about a half hour before I needed to be at work. I walked back up to the Cross of the Martyrs and found a nice spot to sit and enjoy the morning. I looked at my logbook at the five new stamps I had acquired and noted that I was the first finder on four of them. Finally I made my way back to the car and then headed to work.
I finished work about an hour early and drove up Hyde Park Road into the mountains to find three more boxes. My first stop was at the
Black Canyon Campground. From the parking lot I had to walk into the campground to space #24 where the
Black Canyon Trail begins. To find the box I had to walk up the trail to a "Y" and find the sign that said Black Canyon Loop. Once I was there finding the box was easy. I retrieved the box and found a fallen tree to sit on while stamping in. The box I found here was Friendship by C4. I really like this trail so I decided to walk the entire loop after rehiding the box. When I returned to my car and I started heading back down the mountain. I really didn't go far (almost across the street) before stopping again at the
Little Tesuque Picnic Area to find Santa Fe Chili also by C4. It was only a short walk to find the box and again I found a log to sit on to stamp in. Once I finished stamping and rehiding the box I made my way back to my car. One more box to find along this drive and that was at the
Chamisa Trail. The box was hidden only a short way up from the trailhead so it was a short walk and an easy find. I found Friends . . . Keeping in Touch by C4 nestled in the crook of a tree. I sat on a rock and stamped in and then I replaced the box. I walked a little further up the trail just to enjoy being out in the mountains. I had a great time letterboxing today and I loved starting out my day finding boxes and then ending the day the same way - it was great to wash away the stress of work by being in the mountains. I was the first finder of the three boxes in the mountain as well as four this morning - that made seven first finds out of eight box finds. Thanks to C4 and Sunny Delight for leaving these boxes for us to find in Santa Fe.
This morning I was up early and left the house around 6:00am and headed out to find whichever boxes I could before I had to be at work. I found my first box at Rodeo de Santa Fe. This was a quick and easy find and I stamped in while sitting in the car. This box was Bowlegged and was planted by C4. I thought the image, location and name of the box all worked well together. After replacing this box I headed out for the next one. The second box brought me to the Greer Garson Theater on the campus of the Santa Fe University of Art & Design. Another quick and easy find and again I stamped in while sitting in the car. The carving was really nice and this box was by Sunny Delight. Once this box was back in place I drove to my next location to find three boxes. The location was Old Fort Marcy Park. 
I parked on the side of the street and walked into the park. I first found NM Chile near the entrance to the park and found a low
rock wall to sit on to stamp in. This box was by C4 and after stamping
in I replaced the box and headed down the path to the Cross of the Martyrs. I arrived there and then made the descent along the walkway where there are plaques noting the history of Santa Fe. Along this path I needed two markers - one for 1540 and one for 1848. At one of the markers I found No Matter How Far by C4 and at the other I found The Artist by Sunny Delight. At each spot I found a nice spot to sit and stamp in and then replaced the boxes. When I was done with these boxes I noticed I had about a half hour before I needed to be at work. I walked back up to the Cross of the Martyrs and found a nice spot to sit and enjoy the morning. I looked at my logbook at the five new stamps I had acquired and noted that I was the first finder on four of them. Finally I made my way back to the car and then headed to work.
I finished work about an hour early and drove up Hyde Park Road into the mountains to find three more boxes. My first stop was at the Black Canyon Campground. From the parking lot I had to walk into the campground to space #24 where the Black Canyon Trail begins. To find the box I had to walk up the trail to a "Y" and find the sign that said Black Canyon Loop. Once I was there finding the box was easy. I retrieved the box and found a fallen tree to sit on while stamping in. The box I found here was Friendship by C4. I really like this trail so I decided to walk the entire loop after rehiding the box. When I returned to my car and I started heading back down the mountain. I really didn't go far (almost across the street) before stopping again at the Little Tesuque Picnic Area to find Santa Fe Chili also by C4. It was only a short walk to find the box and again I found a log to sit on to stamp in. Once I finished stamping and rehiding the box I made my way back to my car. One more box to find along this drive and that was at the Chamisa Trail. The box was hidden only a short way up from the trailhead so it was a short walk and an easy find. I found Friends . . . Keeping in Touch by C4 nestled in the crook of a tree. I sat on a rock and stamped in and then I replaced the box. I walked a little further up the trail just to enjoy being out in the mountains. I had a great time letterboxing today and I loved starting out my day finding boxes and then ending the day the same way - it was great to wash away the stress of work by being in the mountains. I was the first finder of the three boxes in the mountain as well as four this morning - that made seven first finds out of eight box finds. Thanks to C4 and Sunny Delight for leaving these boxes for us to find in Santa Fe.
No comments :
Post a Comment