Killing Hike

On November 20, 2007 in the week of Thanksgiving, we drove to the Grapevine lake to go letterboxing. Letterboxing is when you look someone's letterbox on the internet and it will give you clues to were the stamp or letterbox may be. When you find it, you put your stamp in the logbook that will be in the box you find and their stamp in yours. Now you have found a letterbox! This is such a pretty trail, right on the water. This was quite a hike! At least a two mile trip. We didn't like it at all. Mom was so proud of us tired kids. Audrey wanted to walk a large part of it. That made it take even longer. About halfway there, we weren't entirely sure that we were on the right trail. We thought about going back but I was determined and encouraged them on. Ben agreed. We had to vote and Andrew was given hope. He didn't complain but he could hardly lift his feet. We kept going and saw the bridge that ment both stamps were close. When we found the letterboxes, we were so happy. It felt good to know that we didn't have to go any farther. We were all so tired. The walk back along the H2O was faster, shorter and more fun but it was still a long, long ways. Audrey fell asleep so mom held her and Andrew's hand on the steep and gravelly parts. We could see the car across the way.It sure helped to see your destination in sight.

I started off needing mom's jacket. I didn't need it very long though!