Have you
ever gone on a road trip where you had a set destination but no designated
route or definite stopping places along the way? I just got home from a road
trip of this sort, and it was a blast! If you’ve never taken this kind of road
trip, I highly recommend it! I took this trip with my aunt, who also happens to
be one of my best friends, and our final destination was the “Something Wicked This Way Comes” Letterboxing event in Reno, NV. Even though it’s only a 9 hour
drive from Salem, OR (where I live) to Reno, we left two full days before our
event to make sure we had plenty of time for craft store stops and letterboxing
along the way. So we left Salem on a Thursday morning and finally arrived at
our hotel in Reno at about 10:30 Friday night!
The
letterbox event we attended was Halloween themed, with an emphasis on zombies,
witches and ghosts, so I decided to wear my new Red Cauldron athletic skirt by
Sweet Spot® Skirts, because it has a great
zombie-ish feel to it. (I especially love the troll leg umbrella stands in the
print!) My Sweet Spot® Skirt was a perfect choice for this event; not only did I
fit right in with the other zombies there, I felt comfortable and unrestricted
enough to easily transition from hiking the trails to bushwhacking through the
undergrowth. The event was a huge success! We had an awesome time out on the
trails, meeting other letterboxers and decoding clues. Some of the highlights
from the event include my aunt and me doing the Thriller Dance for the sheriff
from The Walking Dead (thankfully no one got that on video!), watching Harry Potter and one of the Ghostbusters
engage in a multi-fandom duel, and getting “slimed” by Slimer! Like I said, we
had an AWESOME time!
When the event was over, we headed up the mountain to spend the evening in Virginia City, where we did some more boxing in an old cemetery, and had our pictures taken at the famous Bucket Of Blood Saloon (again, my Red Cauldron athletic skirt by Sweet Spot® Skirts fit the theme!)
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| Sweet Spot® Skirt production manager, Dianna and Slimer |
When the event was over, we headed up the mountain to spend the evening in Virginia City, where we did some more boxing in an old cemetery, and had our pictures taken at the famous Bucket Of Blood Saloon (again, my Red Cauldron athletic skirt by Sweet Spot® Skirts fit the theme!)
Just like we
allowed ourselves two full days to make the 9 hour drive to Reno, we allowed
ourselves extra time to make the drive home, so that we would be able to make
some stops and do some exploring along the way. By the last day of our trip, my
suitcase pickin’s were getting kind of slim, so I decided to flip my skirt
around and take it for a second spin! Oh the beauty of the reversible skirt!! We made a stop in the Lassen National Forest
in California for a little spelunking at Subway Cave and Lava Tubes. The cave
was a lot of fun, and my skirt kept me warm enough in the subterranean chill (46
degrees year round!), but maybe next time we’ll think to bring a flashlight!
The flashlight app on my aunt’s iPhone was ok, but about the time we reached
the middle point, Lucifer’s Cul-de-Sac, we started worrying about the cell
phone’s battery life! |
| Spelunking the Subway Cave and Lava Tubes |
What an adventure! From letterboxing to cave exploration; midnight crafting to early morning Starbucks runs, we had an amazing time. I can’t wait to start planning our next road trip…
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