Letterboxing.org

Hi, if you like going on scavenger hunts I recommend that site. It is sort of like going on a mini-hunt and getting to enjoy the outdoors at the same time. Fun with kids because they get to creatively use their brains, and yet, it seems like just a great time.

Yesterday, Jeff and I took the kids to Tryon Creek Park in Portland for a Letterbox adventure. Well, we didn't manage to find any boxes and the only one that we looked diligently for appeared to have been washed down the creek ravine. However, the kids had a great time running down the paths, petting dogs, and being goofy. Towards the end of the hike, they decided that puddle jumping would be fun...that is until mom imagined muddy kids and her nice semi-clean car.

While we did not manage to find a box, we had a good time and the plan is to try again. It appears that there are boxes at the Oregon Zoo and that should be an absolute blast of a time. With me back in PDX, Mario and I could start our letterboxing adventures with the kids again. This time perhaps we can get serious and include some of our own on the ol' list!

I will leave you with some pics from Sunday. Enjoy!

Noah was our map guide, and Natalie was our point guard. (she's trying to get ahead)

This is possibly the, "tree where three grow from one-hollow is the middle one, and younger are the two."

Let's build a dam!

Natalie was wearing a short dress, but for some reason whenever she walked/ran across a wet part of the trail she daintly pulled up her skirt. Funny as hell.

The kids had a great time!