Time Is Limited- Link Trail

It was a misty fogging late afternoon. It was a split second thought to go grab a quick letterbox to finish off the weekend. I didn't mind the foggy mist, but it sure was a lot different than the weather we had all week long. 80 degrees and bright sunshine.

First we signed in at the traihead and see that the author of the letterbox had just planted it on 3/23!! Then on the path we walked for not so very long and there was our treasure! To our wonderful surprise there was a newly planted hitch hiker inside the box as well!!! BONUS! While Scott sat and filled out the books and worked on the stamping of the main stamp and his stamp - I wandered on the edge of the woods and found several different treasures. Ever hear of skunk cabbage? Well, here is what it looks like:

and another shot:

The best advice I have for you is to keep your distance with them! Their name is a serious indicator of what they smell like if you get close to them and if you touch them. They love to grow on the edge of stream beds, and in this case they are growing were a stream bed use to be . I took this picture to show you how they are growing in a line following the stream bed - even though it has dried up (for the most part).

Saw Indian Paint brushes and some sort of funky tall thin mushroom looking plant as well. I love going on walks in the woods in spring time because all these new green growth is growing up from underneath the dried leaves of fall.

KATIE'S BELLS

This letterbox is located in the Peterboro (new)Cemetery in Peterboro, NY. This is the cemetery that Garrett Smith was laid to rest. To help you brush up on your American history. Wiki says: Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874) was a leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist. Spouse to Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, Smith was a candidate for President of the United States in 1848, 1856, and 1860, but only served 18 months in the federal government—in Congress as a Free Soil Party Representative, in 1853–4.[1] Smith, a significant financial contributor to the Liberty Party and the Republican Party throughout his life, spent much time and money working towards social progress in the nineteenth century United States. Besides making substantial donations of both land and money to the African-American community in North Elba, New York, he was involved in the Temperance Movement and, later in life, the colonization movement.[2] A staunch abolitionist, he was a member of the Secret Six who financially supported John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.[3]

It was a beautiful night. We didn't really have a lot of time to do a long search, so this one sounded good to us. Jessica came along and ended up filling her original stamp book up after all these years with this stamp.

We like to letterbox in cemeteries because there are so many interesting grave stones, and especially the old ones around here in NY because there is so much history from Revolutionary War to current. We walk humbly and respectfully through the headstones and learn as much as we can about people we know nothing about.

Little Known Cemeteries of Madison County -- Willow

What a beautiful day! We came home from church and worked outside and got so tired (being out of shape and beating a record high of 80*!!!) that we changed our original plan to do one at the Stone Quarry Art park because of how tired we were. So we picked a drive by. Little known cemeteries of Madison County - Willow. This is a series that has three different cemeteries and we already had the others and just ran out of time at the end of 2011 to get this one. It was a beautiful place, so peaceful and a great view! The white birch trees were in rough shape and I was taken by the fungus that was growing on them!

The cemetery has three Revolutionary vets - I took a picture of one. They were in terrible shape of course because of their age.

First letterbox for 2012-Tally The Tulip

It was late in the evening and we didn't want to go inside so we found a letterbox close to our home. Besides that, it was in Chittenango State Park and they haven't opened the parks yet to start charging a fee.

It was an easy find, the directions were good and clear and it was still well hidden. The walk was refreshing and signs of spring were showing up all over the place.

The stamp was store bought, but still it was a nice find. No bugs, not too wet and still enough light to find the box, and take an extra walk.