We left Wheeler Historic Farm, another place we'd have never visited if it had not been for letterboxes placed there by folks wanting to share their favorite local places with us. We then drove south to the town of Sandy, Utah.
We were trying to avoid the worst of the southbound Salt Lake City rush hour, and find some more letterboxes in the process.
First we stopped off at a hidden little wetlands park, smack-dab in the center of a subdivision, but feeling worlds away! We'd have never visited here, if it weren't for the letterboxing clues encouraging us to visit. And what a shame that would have been!
There were 2 letterboxes hidden within the park: Wetlands #1 Catch & Release and
Wetlands #2 Fowl Play, both by the same letterboxer. Our clues led us to walk along meandering wood chip trails, across boardwalks and bridges, and under big green trees. And all along the way we spied wildlife, such as ducks, lizards, quail, frogs, birds, dragonflies, and even fish!
This was such a unique place that we spent quite a bit of time here.
The first letterbox was easy-peasy to find and such a cool stamp, too!
The second letterbox required us to employ S.A.D (Stealth and Distraction) because the box was placed in a location where several folks were fishing off the pier.
Our team worked together expertly, and Jackson snagged the letterbox and we were all quite proud of him and our teamwork when noone caught us in-the-'boxing-act! hehe
This second stamp was equally terrific and we were glad we were able to work together to find it.
One of the trails
A catfish that one of the people fishing caught, a little girl and her grandpa. Nice folks!
The grandpa holding the catfish just before they released it. Jenna got a kick out of the fish's 'whiskers'.
While stamping and logging in beside the pond, we enjoyed the beauty and nature of this special place.
Good trees to climb and hide within, too.
After leaving the Wetlands park, we drove a bit east, still in Sandy, so we could explore the Sego Lily Gardens. Between 1840-1851 food became scarce in Utah due to crop-devouring crickets. People discovered that they could dig up and eat the bulbous root of the Sego Lily. So along with the memory of this life-giving plant, and it's natural beauty, Utah selected the Sego Lily as it's floral emblem.
Which was why we were there to visit.....to find one of the Utah State Symbols Letterbox Series: Sego Lily.
And what a special neighborhood park, surrounded by homes, but filled with beauty, such as a Japanese Garden, vegetable garden, waterfalls, fountains, graceful paths, and labels marking many different plants and flowers. All this made for a relaxing and educational experience.
And the letterbox stamp was wonderful too!
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