More Munzee Musings

I'm now hooked on 3 games: geocaching, letterboxing and munzees. They are all rewarding because they provide a day of discovery and adventure.

They all offer something slightly different.
For me the extra fun of geocaching is the swag.
Letterboxing - it's the handcarved stamps and the (often) handcrafted logbooks.
Munzees - it's the using the iPhone Munzee QR code app plus the different ways that a QR code can be hidden (as opposed to a container).

Today's adventure took me back to the arboretum for 3 more munzee finds. Armed with 2 successful difficult finds yesterday, I had an idea where to look for my 2nd attempt at the sign hide. Found it this time. Quite a muggly area even at lunch time on a mid-February day.  I was surprised by a couple of hikers who I didn't see while I was attempting to scan the code. Took me about 10 tries before it finally took. The size was good but it was the position of my camera that made it difficult. Then I was off to a very interesting part of the arboretum where I found a nicely tucked away munzee. Then finally off to a spot near a gazebo where I found a pill bottle with a qr code inside.

Finished scanning, glanced over to a nearby tree. There in the nook was a beautifully spray paint camo'd lock-n-lock tucked into the trunks. I thought I had found all the geocaches and letterboxes (and now munzees) in the park so this was a surprise. I opened up the box. There was a sentimental note from the cache owner. They dedicated their find to the one they loved. Very touching. The person who the CO dedicated the box to signed it in 2010. Last month in January Team ??? (can't make out their name) signed the log. Then today I signed the log. The label on the outside of the container was an official geocaching label. I did some sleuthing and in 2010 the paramour was likely a student at the university. Perhaps her beau planted it without realizing there was a cache/letterbox within .1 miles.

Munzee in the woods

Later on in the day I captured 3 more munzees. These were in the woods. It was a great walk with my dog. One very clever hide (not the one in the photo). Initially I wondered how I was supposed to get the code then it dawned on me what to do. I really need to replicate the hide for the letterboxing community, it's one I haven't seen.