Letterboxing Northern California - Yahoo Groups Archive

OK...I give! That plethora of porcine pleasures is squealing my name. It looks like I can resist no longer. Heat be damned! The weatherman seems to think things will be cooling down a bit next...

My son and I had a funny Ortus Depths experience too-- we had limited time to look and were looking in kind of the wrong spot on our first try-- (the directions are fine-- it was our stupidity...) ...

In no particular order.... Robb and I are happily landed after a long cross country drive. We sure failed to find a lot of boxes en route! Or, we found empties, and boxes floating in bogs, or...

For inquiring minds, you can now add to your virtual logbook the Porta Potty, Disgruntled couple in atlas quest as "County Fair Experience" Mimulus

I needed an excuse to go boxing and checking on Tin Tin was as good as any. Plus it was my birthday. aT's gettign out of Dodge post left me no alternative but to pack up and go. I...

I got a wonderful note from aT about my Tin Tin clues and knew I needed to do some investigating because too many people were getting confused on Box 2. As it turns out, the concave/convex thing...

> I'm surprised artrekker found San Francisco Church. When I looked for > it. there was nothing to be found. We found the SF Church over the July 4th week-end and it was very wet and sitting...

Since I just planted Zephyrus, the West Wind, you have a chance at being FF, provided neither artrekker nor RedSF beat you to it. They are as fast and fleet as the winds themselves. I'm surprised...

Zephryus, god of the West Wind, just blew in, bearing flowers. A handsome yound god, he joins Notus, god of the South Wind, in my collection of breezy letterboxes. The winds are scattered quite...

Hi, As I was adding all the unlisted boxes to my Atlasquest logbook, I noticed there was one called Old Sacramento Walking Tour. Does anyone know what this is referring to? Thanks, Black...

Hi folks, Well I am glad to back in some good LBing territory! I just returned from 10 days in the Nebraska and Kansas where I was visiting family. Unfortunatley due to all the family visiting I...

Check out the What's New site to find the 4 boxes we planted this weekend. One at Hog Heaven "My Little Piggies" and 3 in Lithia Park in Ashland, OR--"Romeo's Ex" a 2-box series including "Will S."...

Well, I just couldn't stand it, I had to get outta Dodge for cooler climes & new boxes, so I acted on a wild hair and drove down to San Francisco for the day yesterday. Added the following to my...

So, Robb and I are driving across this gigantic country, and have tried to include letterboxing in our activities. I wanted to share an image from the "Corny Letterbox" site. The sign is actually...

Hi everyone, I just received this missive from the local authorities and will be pulling any boxes that remain on site at the Tallac Historic Estates. Federal Land. I guess he was pretty nice and is...

For those of you unfamiliar with the Nepenthe letterbox, it tests your knowledge of Greek mythology in a hunt for Nepenthe, the mythical potion that induces forgetfulness of sorrow and grief. It...

Yesterday, Old Blue and I had the outstanding experience of going out on a hog hunt in Red Bluff, CA. Happy to report 15 beautiful and amazing hogs bagged (and released, of course) plus an...

*Spinach Dip* 1 box chopped spinach (defrost in microwave and then squeeze very well) 1 lg sour cream 1 bunch scallions chopped fine (food processor) 1 can water chestnuts (chopped - not to fine)...

I managed to get the first of the Greek Wind deities done in time for the weekend. This box is Notus, the South Wind, harbinger of rain and fog, and son of Eos, the goddess of the dawn. There will...

At the recent County Fair Gabbering we enjoyed much good food. For those of you who were wanting these recipes - here they are!!! *"Minted Fruit Salad"* 1 ripe cantaloupe 1 honeydew melon 1 pint...

Hi, I was going through my log book & found a stamp from the GRR that I wasn't able to identify. It was a pony express stamp. It's not Lee & Nancy's stamp that looks excatly like the statue. It...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone--Black Cavalier, Doublesaj, Princess Lea. I guess I still want to be a purist, and if the stamp is the same, I'll not count it as a new F. Might have to start...

Today I finally replanted the last of my Old Sac boxes that were pulled--Pony Express Postmark. But I have a question: I think I deleted the post, but did Doublesaj say that since their Judah box is...

Oh, how we've missed you! You and your cleaver and challenging clues, your amazing, ivy-topped boxes and your outstanding, folding stamps!! New York was lucky to have you on loan but . . .Welcome...

My popular "Star-Crossed" box will retire soon, most likely on or around August 15. If you haven't hunted for it yet, do it soon, please. I just planted 2 new boxes, and I'm working on more, so...