Letterboxing Northern California - Yahoo Groups Archive

Hi folks -- I posted this message elsewhere, but wanted to be sure that y'all saw it. ************* Can anyone connect me with the creator of the TAO hitch hiker? We found it in Pleasant Hill,...

For inquiring minds who are interested in a social gathering (with a few boxes...perhaps if we are lucky the circus sideshow could be talked into coming) here are some suggested dates: July 16,17...

Hi all, Please note the following updates: On the Gold Trail & Steam Train from the GRR now have new homes in Placerville. 19th Century Transportation (with the anagram) has been returned to its...

Hi All, Last night I spent some time setting up a new folder of GRR photos that I had taken. Today I checked on it and oddly enough, it is now combined with the other GRR pix in the GRR folder....

Hello everyone, I want to thank everyone for the wonderful time we had at the Romp. I am so glad we drove down for it. Also, I'd be happy to mail anyone a copy of the group photo that I got....

Hidden inside a hollow tree.....Does this seem familiar? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/4530905.stm Lisascenic

I mentioned it once, but now I am serious. Should we try to have another N CA gathering sometime this summer? Something more low key with many fewer boxes than GRR where the focus could be more...

Sorry about Solons going AWOL, as wellas the other box (in NV?) It is so sad when a box goes missing when you have put alo tof thought and energy into it. I just got an email from a state park...

On a tip from Lee & Nancy after the GRR, I checked on my Sacramento Solons box, only to find it gone. I'm assuming the groundskeepers found it. I won't be replacing it. [Non-text portions of...

yikes! another warning, so another letterboxer emailed me tonight. They had attempted this box on Thursday and found a snake coiled next to the site, so cautiously left it. Anyone know what a grey...

hey all, just got a message from a leterboxer that attempted to find our On The Road Again at the Welcome Centre in Anderson California, they had the right spot, but couldn't find the box. (It had...

We were finally able to post pictures of the GRR in Sacto. Some fun shots. Not being too great on the computer, it took us awhile. Enjoy! Moon Rabbit & Silliyak

Wait a minute, are you saying, the picture you posted is a stamp you carved? WOW! artTrekker will have some serious competition for the best stamp award at the next event. It's beautiful. Black...

It was fun looking at the GRR pictures! Thanks for posting. ******************** I finally uploaded a picture of the stamp I was babbling on about the other night. I still need to adjust a few...

Hi GRR boxers! I'm so happy I found my compass in a pocket of my shorts, right where it should have been when I couldn't find it. There are so many cargo pockets in those shorts, that, combined with...

Hi to everyone,long time no hear from me. I have a story to tell. Today I was in Micheals purchasing some carving eq. when this lady walks up to where I am and pulls a speedball carver off the...

Hey y'all, I wanted to let you know that I just planted two boxes at the Aquatic Park in Berkeley. They are both Aquatic Birds. The clues are really lame, because I was in a rush to get this done...

Princess Lea writes: I have done some boxing in Vermont where it can get down to 35 below zero. I was AMAZED at how well the stamps held up, and even the crummy GladWare containers were okay. ...

I think I've mentioned that I spend every summer painting scenery for an opera company in Cooperstown, New York. I've been happily carving stamps with the notion of stashing them in all of my...

I just got a note saying my Easter in Minden box was found scattered, with the box lid & stamp missing. Since I'm assuming kids at the park found it, I'm not going to replace it. 8o( My only...

ArtTrekker wrote: When I did Who Goes There at the beginning of April, there was juicy poison oak EVERYWHERE. Two of the boxes were literally buried in it. I would prefer the world to see my pink...

There must be some special juju about that particular Greatest Liar location. On my very first weekend of letterboxing, I had problems with that spot. I had successfully extracted the box, and...

I am going on record to say I was no where near the Oakland Hills on said day. And I have witnesses who will back up my alibi. Mimulus

How are the extra stamps that were at the event classified (Cheese Racing, K Martha & LbNA.org)? I think some of them were travelling event stamps, but were all of them? After the event, did they...

Hi, I've finally registered my Fanny Ann's box at Atlas Quest. At Ryan's suggestion, I've registered it as 3 different boxes: normal, virtual & personal traveller, depending on how people give...