In our ongoing summer quest, we spent an evening last week up at Pinchot Park, planning to look for the three letterboxes hidden there.
We only got to do two, because it ended up getting dark (boo!), but we had a great time. This time, we brought Big!Fluffy!Dog! (also known as Coby) and let him "hunt" with us. Poor thing. He's very furry, and he got VERY hot and lazy about halfway through, but he was a good sport.
During our second excursion at Pinchot, the letterbox clues indicated we'd pass a rock shaped like a big cube. Never a family to resist a challenge, we (OK, they) climbed on up! (The top of the rock was about even with my shoulders, so I stayed on the ground with the trusty cameraphone to be the recording secretary.)
First, we had hubby plus dog (THAT was an adventure, getting 90+ pounds of dog up there!)
Then, the girl joined in...
This one's a little blurry, and unfortunately features my Diet Pepsi a little too prominently:
This is my favorite, except for the stupid Diet Pepsi (and the fact that the dog moved his head!)
All in all, we had a fun time. These were a little more difficult than our previous hikes for letterboxes, but it was a good workout. Hopefully, we'll be doing more this week. We're hoping to head out toward Hanover and down along the Rail Trail, so you'll get to hear about my treks to other parts of the county.
Quick Eight for Eight update: Our hike did go off as scheduled Saturday at Rocky Ridge, despite a steady drizzle. Did you know that, about 600 million years ago, Rocky Ridge was actually a coastline? That was craziness!
We have next weekend off, but next up is Raab Park near Seven Valleys on July 19 with an "Of mines and bats" hike led by Jeri Jones. Want to join us? Call Nixon Park at 428-1961.
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