Back Out On the Trails.

It has to have been atleast a couple of weeks since we got out on the trails because school had started. So I took advantage of some of the free time I had and went to go find a few boxes. I can't tell you how nice it was to head out on a cool late summer morning to search for a couple of boxes. Yes New Hampshire, it is still summer! This mornings temperature was 40 degrees when I headed out. It you asked Sarah, she would have told you it was freezing out, but that's where her and I differ. If she had her way, we would live south somewhere where it never gets cold. I love it here though. Chances of us moving at anytime in the future are slim. Just the way I want it. Besides, we would have to change our name to something else if we left the state. I'm not ready for that. Oh sorry, I was rambling on about nothing!
So I actually started the search for these boxes this past Thursday after work. First box I was after was Butterfly Easement. This is an area of Concord that has been set up for the federally listed endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. I didn't see any Karner Blue but I did find the box that was there. After that, I had to do a delivery for work and then went out to look for another box called Helping the Earth. Didn't stay long to search for this box because I had to get back to work. It was to bad to because I didn't find the box. So after I returned to work for a second, I was able to head down at Horse Shoe Pond. The clues were quite unclear and after searching for the box for about an hour and a half, I finally found it. While searching for this box, I saw some deer hanging out on the tracks. I would love to share with you the pictures I took, but none of them came out. I swear I did see some. I did!

With time and daylight running low, I decided to try and find one last box called A Hike in the City. It is located in beautiful White Park. I got there and started to follow the clues. Headed up a hill like I was told but couldn't find the location the box was to be at. Now, I got married once in the park and I used to live a few blocks away, so I know the park pretty well. I searched the trails there for awhile til it got to dark and I gave up. But now I quickly found myself searching for something else. I lost my cell phone! I looked for my cell with my flashlight all over the place. Everywhere I walked I searched, but couldn't find it. Finally I decided to ask someone in the park for some help. I asked if they could call my phone and they said they would do that for me. 10 minutes later, my phone was found. I thanked them and I was off. Thank heaven for nice people.
So now we come back to this morning. I had to go to the bank to put money in but I wasn't sure as to what time the bank opened, so I grabbed my boxing gear and headed out. The bank was open and I just went searching afterwards. First stop, White Park. The ducks were out and feeding on whatever they could eat. We are not allowed to feed the ducks. I watched them for a little bit and then looked for the box. I found the box this time, but noticed the clues were wrong. Left not right, the box was. After that, I headed back down to 2nd St to locate the other box. There are lots of 2 sister trees. Which one is the box after was the question. Found it after some searching. I mean, isn't that what you do when your looking for a box? Search? I never have a problem searching for boxes, but when the clues are unclear, it tends to be a bit hard. So when the morning was over, I was able to say that I found 4 boxes, even though 2 of them were found a few days ago. Oh well! If was a beautiful morning nonetheless. Couldn't have asked for a better day for boxing.