Gift on a snow hive

I went snowshoeing with a friend up in Cedar Canyon. We had a wonderful time exploring the snow covered forest. At the top of a small tree there was a hive-shaped sphere formed out of snow. I placed my cube on the very top. The cube was gift wrapped. Inside I left a note for anyone who might come across it. I really enjoyed having a purpose for my exploration and I like the idea of leaving something behind that obviously didn't belong in the landscape.

Plan B

As I went to place the inverted box in my original location today, I realized that the snow plows had created very large, impassible mounds that left me unable to reach my destination. I don't want to reveal my original location because I hope to go back when it thaws and drop another box there. However, I did find a second location a little farther up the road that worked out quite well. On my way up Cedar Canyon, I stopped at a little pullout that becomes a fairly popular sled hill during the winter. The joy of winter memories and the beauty of the deep snow dunes was beautiful. I thought it would make a perfect location for my first installment.

So I dug a little hole in the side a snow hill, put some dry twigs on the bottom to keep the box dry, and placed my cardboard box in it.


The box was blank except for one corner where I wrote this blog's web address.


This is what the surrounding area looks like.



I had a lot of fun doing this project and will continue doing more boxes in the future. I hope that whoever comes across this box is sparked with interest and joins our project as well.

Flight of the INVERTED BOX

I had hoped for a tender Tennesse Christmas with my in-laws. I had high hopes of putting my inverted box somewhere in Graceland, with the king. My hopes were crushed as I had to stay in Utah for Christmas. In my state of depression, I was watching re-runs of "Pawn Stars" on the History channel. One of the shows had them buying a hot air balloon. I then had a great idea, make the inverted box take flight as a hot air balloon.
I added a print out with all the inverted box information, and a hand written plea. I am hoping if anyone finds my box, they will write in and let all us know.


Stuffing the info into the box, before I seal it up for the flight.


Putting the balloons on the box. I started with 8 balloons, but the kids popped one in the house, so it had seven balloons when it took off.

My family, and a shirtless neighbor that was curious... helping get the box in position for the trip.


And we are up, up and away!

I thought the box would go towards Salt Lake, but it went towards Arizona right away.







Above was the last picture I could get with the high power lens... Hopefully it will make it to Mexico, or maybe even Peru with the other characters from the movie UP!

Excalibur

In high school I make wooden toy swords as a hobbie and through the years they either got lost or taken or I don't know. After heading out to college the last remaining toy sword was this one so I decided I would do something cool with it. So when the inverted box project came around it gave me a good opportunity to do something fun with the remaining sword.

My initial idea was to go out into a forest near my house and bury to box and the sword about half way in the ground to look like Excalibur but when I got out exploring with my sister we found to most interesting looking fallen tree that had an amazing stump where we dicided to put and leave to box and sword.

I may have left something physical there but came back with a better experience.