Monday, October 22, 2007

Trexx and Bumbles Go Fall Letterboxing

Trexx is having a great time enjoying the fall weather with his visiting Boxing Buddy: Bumbles. She doesn't have quite as attractive folliage and meeting a real Ohio Box Turtle in the wild (it was a girl and she had pretty eyes, Trexx noticed) was pretty neat too!

Trexx loved her intricately designed shell (his is sort of plain) and Bumbles enjoyed sneaking rides.




Bumbles enjoyed listening to Trexx, a LetterBox Turtle, explain what letterboxing was to a Box Turtle. They think that they might have convinced their new friend to try it out. The Box Turtle liked the idea of traveling more and couldn't believe Bumbles came all the way from England to visit and go letterboxing!


The Boxing Buddies were visiting Travel'n Turtle's Hitch Hiker Hostel and stopped long enough to enjoy the scenic spot, too. Bumbles got tired with all the flying and had Trexx carry her on the trip back to the car!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Trexx takes visiting buddy, Bumbles around Ohio

Trexx has a new Boxing Buddy friend, Bumbles, visiting from London, England. She has never been outside her country and wanted to see Ohio and do some letterboxing with Trexx.






First they set off to plant a few letterboxes. These boxes are special because one of them is from Bumbles owner, Candyland, in London, England and the other is from Ukusa, in Downham, England. As well as one from Trexx's owner, Travel'n Turtle. They're a mystery series so I can't tell you more here except this amazing bridge is on the trail! Long, but worth the adventure.


Next Trexx and Bumbles visited Marblehead, Ohio. This was a long drive from home, but we still managed to get there first thing in the morning and enjoy the sunrise. This sunrise picture is taken out of the sunroof as we drive onto the island. Lots of boxes to get, so we were very busy. It was a rainy day and we had to plan which boxes to get during dry spells. Still, a beautiful place and a great bunch of letterboxes.




The two letterboxing pictures here are taken at East Harbor State Park in Marblehead. It was a very diverse park with lots of neat trails. Thanks to letterboxers, we saw most of them!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Squire's Castle

Fall is finally here and the leaves are about to turn colors. It's a great time of year to get out and find some letterboxes before the cold sets in (sooner than we expect)! Here is Laney Bug with Trexx at Squire's Castle in North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio.

The lower picture is Buttermilk Falls; neat shale layering the river bed. Beautiful with the reflection of changing leaves!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Trexx boxes Vermilion and Lorain, Ohio



Trexx (seen here with Laney Bug, 3 years old) decided to do a road trip along the "North Coast" to grab some far flung letterboxes. It was a beautiful day and Vermilion was a darling little town. You can see Lake Erie behind the boxing duo.


Next, we headed to Lorain. There is a wonderful hybrid letterbox there. I had never been to this town and was amazed at how darling it too was. I felt like I was driving up a movie set when I drove into town. And they had the cutest little light house!


Saturday, September 1, 2007

Trexx hits the Cuyahoga


Camp Hi in Hiram, Ohio offers a beautiful glimpse of the Cuyahoga, up close and personal.


Trexx loved canoeing back on the Fourth of July that he had to try for another Kelmark Boxer extreme box, this time in Hiram, Ohio.




Trexx enjoyed seeing the typical sites by canoe, such as his relatives, the turtle (embarrassingly caught sun-bathing nude).

And the ever popular water sight, the aqua kitty!



Saturday, August 25, 2007

Trexx and Goldie in Florida



Trexx, Goldie and fellow buddies: Glitter Fly and Bumbles visit Daytona Beach and search for a few boxes.




Trexx meets a Gopher Tortoise while letterboxing. They talked about family matters then went their own ways. The tortoise didn't understand the allure of boxing!

Trexx and Goldie meet Cherokee Rose

Cherokee Rose (holding Goldie), Ukusa (holding Trexx), Candyland (holding Glitter Fly), and Sloppy Chops.

Trexx and Goldie box in Georgia

There were some beautiful places to visit in Northern Georgia. We found a lot of wonderful boxes by Cherokee Rose and Moon Bunny. What a great way to get to know the area! Trexx and Goldie show off their find! It was a tough one, but worth the hunt.
Goldie and Trexx on the trail in Georgia.
Trexx keeps a look out as the other boxers stamp in.
From left to right: Candyland, Ukusa, Trexx, and Travel'n Turtle.

Trexx meets some English boxers


Trexx is seen here on a recent trip to Georgia with Sloppy Chops, Candyland, and Ukusa. Goldie is English and just met these boxers too for the first time. She will be carried home after a 2 week boxing vacation with Trexx!

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Trexx and Goldie meet Kelmark Boxer


Trexx and Goldie seen here with Kelmark Boxer and Travel'n Turtle after planting the President's Series in Medina, Ohio.

Friday, August 3, 2007

Euclid Creek Reservation


A very beautiful and romantic spot!

Trexx and Goldie: an unstoppable letterboxing team




Laney Bug tried to chaperone the boxing buddies. At Lake Erie's Beachy Keen box by Mercs they were very well behaved.
From there we headed to Euclid Creek Reservation where Trexx starting taking liberties with Goldie!

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Trexx and Goldie peruse HH Logbooks


Trexx and Goldie look through a couple of hitchhiker logbooks before they head out to visit boxes.
You can see that Goldie is the more romantic of the two. They've been trying to think up a good Hollywood name while they pack for Georgia and Disneyland. Goldxx; no, sounds like a porn star. How about Tredie or Trexxie. Maybe Goxx or Gexx. Hmmm, sounds like they're thinking of baby names. Is that a baby name book Trexx is looking at? Any name idea?

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Trexx meets Grandma51


Trexx is a busy turtle as he and gillfriend, Goldie, meet another boxer.

Grandma51 made time in her busy boxing schedule to meet Laney Bug, Goldie, Trexx and Travel'n Turtle in Parma, Ohio. What fun; there was even some carving!

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Trexx and Goldie meet MomMelMeg



Trexx was very excited to meet such a pretty group of letterboxers! Goldie was not pleased with the competition. Wonderful family of boxers!
From left to right: Hugs, Laney Bug, MomMelMeg, and Lil' Filly

Monday, July 30, 2007

Trexx does Oak Island

Trexx loves traveling, and enjoyed a trip to Oak Island, North Carolina very much.
Goldie, Big Frill and Trexx enjoy letterboxing and sight-seeing in Southport, North Carolina.
The marshes of Oak Island are just beautiful. We planted a box nearby here at the Oak Island Nature Center! Trexx and Big Frill helped write the clues. Goldie tried, but she kept adding an extra "u" to all the words. The English!

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Trexx and friends meet the Flory family


Trexx, Goldie, and Big Frill had an awesome evening letterboxing in Raleigh, North Carolina and even got to meet the Flory family letterboxers! It's not everyday that you feel like a letterboxing celebrity.
Children love the Boxing Buddies. Meeting me seemed to be exciting, but not as exciting as the buddy group!
Lots of inky fingers, fins, paw and claw as exchanges were done.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Trexx and Goldie Making out on the Trail


That Goldie sure is cute, but really takes Trexx mind off the clues when he's letterboxing! You be the judge, but it sure looks like Trexx is going in for a kiss.
The two were out enjoying The Holden Arboretum, a lovely spot and lovely letterbox. Recommend it to all! Good spot for letterboxers to make out too.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Trexx entertains the visitors


Here I am in the middle with a bunch of boxing buddy pals. On my left is Celery who is hopping off today for her host family. On my head is Big Frill visiting from Oregon; he arrived 2 days ago! On my lap is my summer visitor, Goldie.

I've given them all pointers and now it's off to the trails for all of them! Boxing boot camp is over!

Monday, July 9, 2007

Turtle and Fish turn super sleuth!



Turtle and Fish hit the library to hunt down an ellusive librarybook. Lot's of fun and the children in the kid's section loved to see this romantic couple necking, I mean, stamping in, together!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Trexx meets the Wandering Bs


Trexx has the honor of meeting the Wandering Bs (Little B and the B Who-Must-Not-Be-Named shown here). They just got in from Hong Kong and stopped to show a letterboxing turtle some affection!

Trexx's boxing buddy friend, Kermit the Hermit Crab will be staying with them for awhile and enjoying letterboxing Wandering B style. Maybe the B Who-Must-Not-Be-Named will be named by the time Kermit gets home! :o)

Trexx Says Good bye to Kermit


Goldie and Trexx say goodbye at the Cleveland International airport to Kermit the Hermit Crab. He's jetting off for adventure after a short stay in the Cleveland area.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Trexx goes canoing


Trexx takes Goldie, his Yorkshire girlfriend, Canoing in the Cleveland Metroparks for the Fourth of July (she didn't get the point being English). What a fine day to head to Hinckley Reservation and try to find Kelmark Box #2 - Harold & the Kayak box.
Alas, they couldn't get the canoe past one of the logs and will have to come back on foot. Really ironic since they both are aquatic animals and shouldn't even be in a canoe!

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Trexx and Goldie


Trexx invites his new English Girlfriend, Goldie, out letterboxing with him today. Check out her adventures at: http://bbthedeep.blogspot.com/ .


Hikers kept looking at us oddly. You'd think they've never seen an interbuddy relationship! Sure, my kind usually eats her kind, that's part of the excitement for us! She never knows if I might take a nibble.



Trexx finally remembered a camera for his lastest boxing. This is Trexx after he found Woodland Bunny in Westlake, Ohio (don't worry his letterboxing caretaker's box here) by Travel'n Turtle.

Had to do some maintenance and Trexx needed to see if he could find a box on his own!