Arkansas!

Friday morning, we packed up the van and headed east to the home of the Razorbacks. Much to our surprise, the speed limit was 55! We drove a long way at this speed which, was pretty strange to us. After all, it was slowing down our progress! We had more boxes to stamp in. We made our way to Lake Catherine State Park to stamp in Baby Bear's "CHIP" Box. Much to our surprise, Barefootlucy pulled in just behind us. What a nice treat to have a fellow Texas Boxer to walk the trails and find the box. Really nice park with a lake of course (hence the name). The three of us made our way around the lake to the suspension bridge to where the box was. Easy find and nice stamp! After stamping in, Lucy Locket left BFL and I to chat while she hid her box. BFL had other pending obligations, so we parted and I made my way around the trail to find Lucy Locket and her clues for the newly planted box. Another nice stamp add to my collection.
One purpose of this trip was to attend The Arkansas Gathering put together by Shiloh. We checked our hotel, ate dinner and updated our finds. I am excited to meet some new boxers here in Arkansas. This is going to be a casual gathering and I can't wait to see the stamps I will get!

Another Great Day to Box

After getting a really good nights sleep, we packed once again for another day of boxing in beautiful Southeast Oklahoma. We headed north and I was hoping to ride along the Talimena Scenic Drive. This is a drive I highly recommend. Even if you are not boxing, there are great views and lots of Vistas to pull over and take in the granduer of the Kiamichi Mountains. I never tired of looking at them! We were diappointed that the Kerr Aboretum and Nature Center was unavailable at the time we were there. Silver Eagle has a box there that we were hoping to get but, alas, not on this trip. I also love arboretums so, this was also a disappointment for me. Just gives me another reason to venture back this way. It was a long drive but well worth it, as we headed to Antler's to pick up a stamp by Happydays. Nice little town and it also made me realize how important it was back in those days to find water. The box is at a historical sight where the indians found water and marked it with antlers.
It was getting late in the day by the time we left Antler's, so we headed back to get a bite to eat and rest for the next leg of our journey. It was a great adventure!