Random Thoughts: More Letterboxing

Today I went with some of my bestest letterboxing girlfriends out for some more boxes. We:
**saw the world's narrowest bridge (also the world's narrowest animal crossing)
**saw the world's tallest totem pole
**saw the school they used in the Twilight movie
**found the world's lamest geocache
**got 9 wonderful letterbox stamps
**read in the bathtub

Here's the world's narrowest bridge, also known as Nutty Narrows.

Isn't that cute? We didn't see any squirrels using it, but I think we all entertained the locals by taking pictures.

(Info copied directly from Wikipedia)

The Nutty Narrows Bridge is a bridge dedicated to squirrels in Longview, Washington. It has the title of the "World's Narrowest Bridge" and also the "World's Narrowest Animal Crossing." The Nutty Narrows was named by a local councilwoman after the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid speeding traffic by running across street to eat a nutty feast at an office building and back again to a park with large trees.

On March 19, 1963, Amos Peters, after seeing many squirrels be flattened, decided to protect squirrels and give them a way to cross a busy thoroughfare without getting killed by passing cars. The original sky-bridge was built over Olympia Way near the Civic Center in downtown Longview.

Designed to look like a mini-suspension bridge, the 60-foot-long (18 m) span and made of an aluminum piping covered with a retired firehose to create the roadway. The total cost for the bridge was $1000.

We also went to the Kalama Totem Poles where we found the world's tallest totem pole.

from Cowlitz County Deptmt. of Tourism brochure...

The four totem poles feature mythical forms, symbols and creatures of Pacific Northwest Native American culture. The poles were carved in the early 1960s by native American artist and craftsman, the late Chief Don Lelooska. the tallest pole, at 140', was carved from a 700 year-old Western Red Cedar. Easily visible for miles, the totem poles give a sense of long-ago Native American lore and tradition to the beaches and recreation areas along the modern scenic Columbia River. Marine Park is a beutiful and relaxing family day-use facility and provides walking and picnicking adjacent to the historic Columbia River.

I didn't take pictures of Kalama High School, which was used as the Forks High School in the movie Twilight. It was pouring down rain by then. Here's a picture I borrowed off the internet:

It's a neat looking school.

I also don't have pictures of the world's lamest letterbox, because it was just too boring to take a picture of it. It was a small, magnetic key holder with a pre-made "log book" in it with nothing filled out on it and absolutely nothing in the box. Huh? Why bother?

I won't post the pictures I have of people looking for boxes in case I give away a clue, but we found 9 boxes that were just terrific. Some of them hadn't been found since SEPTEMBER! What a shame since they were spectacular.

We went to the coolest library in Longview. The box is in the children's area and we spent a long time playing around here it was so neat. Here we are in the bathtubs they provided. They were surprisingly comfortable!