PUBLIC LETTERBOX: This geocache is one in a Hybrid Letterbox series associated with U.S. Post Office Buildings. Posted (like in Post Office) Coordinates are on a public sidewalk outside of, across the street from, yet in view of, the Post Office Building (not collection boxes). Final Coordinates are in a public place a short distance away and are visible as a Waypoint for those who prefer not to follow the Path Description.
BONUS: Be sure to look for the Letter Alphabet Code if you want to complete the Bonus GCAHV69.
PATH DESCRIPTION: You as Geocacher will follow the path of a mailed Letter from the Post Office to Final Coordinates. You may bike, bus (#s 239, 372, 522, or 535), drive, or walk (all at your own risk, of course) to the Posted Coordinates. Start at Beardslee Blvd and Sunrise Drive. Walk about 25 steps.
LOGBOOK INSTRUCTIONS: This geocache's Logbook salutes Letter or Mail Carriers, no matter what mode of transport they use.
LETTER OR MAIL CARRIER HISTORY: It is impossible to separate the history of the U.S. from the history of its delivery of mail into Letter Boxes. The mission of the U.S. post office is to deliver mail to all Americans, reaching ever further and faster to keep pace with the growing nation. From Pony Express to horse-drawn carriage to railroad to motorcycle to trucksf to airplane to pneumatic tube to spacecraft. Instrumental to mail delivery is the Letter or Mail Carrier. For example, this town of Bothell's Alice Seaton (1889-1980) was the first female U.S. Mail Carrier who in 1914-1918 took over the routes of her Mail Carrier husband when he died. The years Seaton served were during World War I or the First World War (July 28,1914 – November 11,1918). The War was a global conflict fought between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. It was crucial for the nation's victory that its servicemen receive frequent mail from their loved one for emotional support, as for the anxious families and friends back home to hear regularly from their military sons and daughters overseas. Please also see Seaton's image on a large public art mural on Main Street.
BLOCK STAMP FOR LETTERBOXERS: A Block Stamp (not a Postage Stamp) is provided for you to stamp only on your own letterbox material. Do not take this Block Stamp. Please bring and use your own Ink Pad as it is not provided. The Block Stamps in this postal office series are of Puget Sound Sea Life (Vie Sous-Marine) (Vida Marina) such as fish, dolphin, crab, starfish, turtle, octopus, etc.
Congratulations to Kirkgirls for FTF.