The Return of Calvin and Hobbes LbNA #37481
Map
Nearby Boxes
Add Note
Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
|---|---|
| Plant date: | Jan 9, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | ??? |
| County: | Tarrant |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Planted by: | Viewfinder  |
|---|---|
| Found by: | ??? |
| Last found: | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Jan 9, 2008 |
The Return of Calvin & Hobbes
NOTE: Box #1, Calvin, is still active, but I wasn't able to locate Box #2, Hobbies, on my most recent visit to check on these boxes. Not having my compass with me that day, it's possible I just missed finding Hobbes. If you find him, please contact me! Thanks.
NOTE Jan 2013: Clues leading to Hobbes were to be found in the Calvin letterbox, but the most recent finders (January, 2013) reported that Calvin's box was full of water and the logbook was soggy and they dried it out as best as they could and replaced it in a new bag. It's possible that the clues to find Hobbes may have disappeared if the logbook and box were soaked, so until I can check it out myself and see if I can locate Hobbes without the clues OR replace it with a new Hobbes, the status of the Hobbes box will remain "Unknown," although it is most likely still hanging in a small tree yards away from Calvin, somewhere... even MORE of a mystery than intended...!!? -- Viewfinder
They’re back! Well, not in the comic pages, but to letterboxing. One of the most creative, imaginative, sophisticated and just plain interesting partnerships on the planet comes from the mind of Bill Watterson: Calvin, and his stuffed tiger and only-slightly-more-grounded-in-reality/imaginary friend (is that an oxymoron?), Hobbes. Sadly, they no longer grace our daily life through the newspaper comics, but they’ve found a new home in another slightly surreal setting.
Along the main route between Roanoke and Grapevine in NE Tarrant County, you’ll suddenly encounter an almost-cartoon-like complex of giant, brightly colored geometric shapes and towers on both sides of the road, something almost like giant colored building blocks of cinnamon orange, yellow, and rusty red scattered around a playroom floor, with tall rectangular towers and columns in orange, yellow, and purple placed near the intersection. This is the place! Go South at the tall yellow rectangular tower and follow the road past the green cow, the purple column on your left, and the giant howling coyote. If it’s spring, you’ll probably see banks of bluebonnets along the roadside. At the first right just past the coyote, turn and follow the winding road into a large parking lot. Continue to the very far N end of the lot, near an orange windsock at the helipad where you can access the jogging trail. (NOTE: signs warn that dogs are not allowed on these trails; they are for walking and jogging only.)
Follow the trail to the right a very short way until it curves into the woods. Just a couple of steps before the first tree on the right sideof the trail, look to the left (perhaps marked by a white rock?) to see a small path leading into the woods. About 22-24 steps (not paces) toward the E you’ll come to a semi-open area (perhaps marked by two rocks, one sort of large red one and one smaller gray pointer rock). From this spot, take a compass reading of about 60 degrees and walk 15 steps to a double-trunk tree, then another 7 steps beyond to a small lone cedar tree standing midway between two large multi-trunk trees, each about 15 steps away in either direction. This small lone cedar is Calvin’s tree! Calvin’s letterbox is clipped to a branch. Please be very, very, VERY careful to reseal all the plastic bags tightly and replace the box exactly as you found it, and be sure the box is tightly capped so it won’t collect rainwater!
Look very carefully into Calvin’s mind, or in this instance, Calvin’s letterbox, for clues to find Hobbes nearby. Please do not take the clues from Calvin’s box.
As always, please be discreet while finding, stamping, and replacing the letterboxes to avoid detection. Please double-bag the logbooks, seal both plastic bags and close the box cap tightly to prevent water damage, and rehide carefully well to prevent letterbox loss!
For a nice short walk after replacing these boxes, go west along the jogging trail past the helipad, across the small creek for a short distance to find the man-made meander, and then loop back alongside the lovely water terraces. Remember, this is a business park, not a playground. It might bring to mind, though, George S. Kaufman’s famous observation about Moss Hart’s estate: “This is what God would have done if He’d had the money.” Enjoy!
NOTE: Box #1, Calvin, is still active, but I wasn't able to locate Box #2, Hobbies, on my most recent visit to check on these boxes. Not having my compass with me that day, it's possible I just missed finding Hobbes. If you find him, please contact me! Thanks.
NOTE Jan 2013: Clues leading to Hobbes were to be found in the Calvin letterbox, but the most recent finders (January, 2013) reported that Calvin's box was full of water and the logbook was soggy and they dried it out as best as they could and replaced it in a new bag. It's possible that the clues to find Hobbes may have disappeared if the logbook and box were soaked, so until I can check it out myself and see if I can locate Hobbes without the clues OR replace it with a new Hobbes, the status of the Hobbes box will remain "Unknown," although it is most likely still hanging in a small tree yards away from Calvin, somewhere... even MORE of a mystery than intended...!!? -- Viewfinder
They’re back! Well, not in the comic pages, but to letterboxing. One of the most creative, imaginative, sophisticated and just plain interesting partnerships on the planet comes from the mind of Bill Watterson: Calvin, and his stuffed tiger and only-slightly-more-grounded-in-reality/imaginary friend (is that an oxymoron?), Hobbes. Sadly, they no longer grace our daily life through the newspaper comics, but they’ve found a new home in another slightly surreal setting.
Along the main route between Roanoke and Grapevine in NE Tarrant County, you’ll suddenly encounter an almost-cartoon-like complex of giant, brightly colored geometric shapes and towers on both sides of the road, something almost like giant colored building blocks of cinnamon orange, yellow, and rusty red scattered around a playroom floor, with tall rectangular towers and columns in orange, yellow, and purple placed near the intersection. This is the place! Go South at the tall yellow rectangular tower and follow the road past the green cow, the purple column on your left, and the giant howling coyote. If it’s spring, you’ll probably see banks of bluebonnets along the roadside. At the first right just past the coyote, turn and follow the winding road into a large parking lot. Continue to the very far N end of the lot, near an orange windsock at the helipad where you can access the jogging trail. (NOTE: signs warn that dogs are not allowed on these trails; they are for walking and jogging only.)
Follow the trail to the right a very short way until it curves into the woods. Just a couple of steps before the first tree on the right sideof the trail, look to the left (perhaps marked by a white rock?) to see a small path leading into the woods. About 22-24 steps (not paces) toward the E you’ll come to a semi-open area (perhaps marked by two rocks, one sort of large red one and one smaller gray pointer rock). From this spot, take a compass reading of about 60 degrees and walk 15 steps to a double-trunk tree, then another 7 steps beyond to a small lone cedar tree standing midway between two large multi-trunk trees, each about 15 steps away in either direction. This small lone cedar is Calvin’s tree! Calvin’s letterbox is clipped to a branch. Please be very, very, VERY careful to reseal all the plastic bags tightly and replace the box exactly as you found it, and be sure the box is tightly capped so it won’t collect rainwater!
Look very carefully into Calvin’s mind, or in this instance, Calvin’s letterbox, for clues to find Hobbes nearby. Please do not take the clues from Calvin’s box.
As always, please be discreet while finding, stamping, and replacing the letterboxes to avoid detection. Please double-bag the logbooks, seal both plastic bags and close the box cap tightly to prevent water damage, and rehide carefully well to prevent letterbox loss!
For a nice short walk after replacing these boxes, go west along the jogging trail past the helipad, across the small creek for a short distance to find the man-made meander, and then loop back alongside the lovely water terraces. Remember, this is a business park, not a playground. It might bring to mind, though, George S. Kaufman’s famous observation about Moss Hart’s estate: “This is what God would have done if He’d had the money.” Enjoy!