Monthly Archives: March 2014

Letterboxing near Luling Texas

We headed to Luling to do the Volksmarch.  Our travel took us right through Lockhart so we tried for I Hart BBQ.  It is gone.  Kinda thought a Walgreen’s parking lot would be too open so I wasn’t surprised when … Continue reading

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Letterboxing South Texas Day 4 (Last)

Our walk for Day 4 was Kingsville.  This was our last day and we have to head home.  So after the walk we headed north.  We would be passing right through Robstown so we did a short detour to Hazel Bazemore Park … Continue reading

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Letterboxing South Texas Day 3

Our walk for Day 3 was Sarita.  The box was again at a nearby rest stop.  As we did the Volksmarch we looked for a good hiding spot for a box.  Not luck, there just wasn’t a place to hide a box.  This little town, … Continue reading

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Letterboxing South Texas Day 2

Our walk for Day 2 was Falfurrias.  The letterbox was actually a few miles outside of town at a rest stop.  So we did the Volksmarch, and again we looked for a good hiding spot for a box.  The walk route took us through this … Continue reading

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Letterboxing South Texas Day 1

We headed out on a road trip to South Texas to do some Volksmarching Events.  On this first day we swung by an existing box in San Antonio to add a hitch hiker in celebration of Carol’s birthday.  Hope it gets … Continue reading

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Letterboxing near White Rock Lake (Dallas)

We did a Volksmarch today called Dallas – Irish Streets.  The flyer for the walk said  we would walk in Dixon Branch Greenbelt Park.  I am not familiar with this area so I hoped to leave behind a letterbox in the … Continue reading

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Letterboxing Gladewater

A Volksmarch took us to Mrs. Lee’s Garden just south of Gladewater so we naturally did a search for the box named Mrs. Lee’s Daffodil Garden. We found the box amongst these beautiful flowers but we got caught by a … Continue reading

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