Tonya and I braved the unknown today and embarked upon our first letterboxing adventure. Not quite sure of what to expect we headed toward Gainesville State College in Oakwood, Georgia. Armed with nothing more than a notebook, pen, stamp and ink, we headed into the woods near the Athletic Complex. The clue stated: "A few steps down this trail look left for the largest white oak I have ever seen."They weren't lying! We finally found the outdoor classroom off the trail, home to the largest white oak I have ever seen, too!We scanned for people and, once alone, dove in headfirst looking for the letterbox. Since we weren't sure what we were looking for, we scanned the entire area to see what was around before consulting the clue again.
Once we realized that the clue said Frankie should be close to the tree, we focused our search there and I soon pulled up a black snap-and-seal container. Inside sure enough, there was "Frankie", just waiting to be found!
After finding Frankie we sat down on the benches to stamp in and record our finds. We may not have known what exactly we were getting into when we decided to give letterboxing a try, but after finding Frankie we both decided:We were HOOKED!
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