Letterboxing Northern California - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2004

Excited Newbie

Started by csmonty13 (csmonty@att.net) | 10 messages | First message: 2004-08-04 | Last message: 2004-08-15
Read an article in Time about LB on 7/31/04 and on 8/1/04 found our first box. (Thanks to Princess Lea for the box, GREAT oompa loompa stamp and leading me here)Cant wait to find more and place our...

Is Solvang North CA?

Started by maltedfalcon (makaalasparks@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-04
Hey Last time I was in Solvang I carved a stamp and set up a box ready to place but, alas -the next morning- schedules got mixed up and I never had time to place it. Anyone live near/going to visit-...

Vacation Advice?

Started by Wisconsin Hiker (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-04
Hi! My husband & I are planning to take a week of vacation in November and one of the destinations under consideration is Northern California. We'd like to make it a hiking/LBing vacation and I...

back into letterboxing

Started by maltedfalcon (makaalasparks@hotmail.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-08-03 | Last message: 2004-08-10
Hello all! allow me to introduce myself. My name's Matt Sparks, known online as MaltedFalcon. Was into Letterboxing in 1999 and 2000, then got into geocaching and my home business- kind of lost...

Chorazin's life

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-02 | Last message: 2004-08-03
OOOOPPS! Read before you post. I see there are five boxes, I will try to get them next time I go to GGP. Mimulus

Wine Country Challenge

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-08-02 | Last message: 2005-01-03
In order to boost the box count in Sonoma County I am issuing an invitation to anyone to plant a box here based on "Wine COuntry". I have in the works "Twine Country" based on string, and "Brine...

Round of Applause

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-02 | Last message: 2004-08-02
Greetings to all who attended the gathering! Thanks to our gracious hosts and planners: Old Blue, DoublesAaj, Princess Lea, Tara, and Paul on the Park. This was my first LB event and I was not...

GGP Gathering

Started by Joseph (letterboxspector@hotmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-02 | Last message: 2004-08-02
Hi All, The Letterboxspector family had a great time! Thank you to all who Planned, set up, and attended. Sir B, Thank you for all the info on my new camera. Hay!, what's up with cheese racing? I...

CA: Farewell, Jiggs Family

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-01
In a message dated 8/1/2004 12:06:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jiggs111@earthlink.net writes: we're moving back to Canada next Saturday). Jiggs family, we'll miss you greatly. You've planted some...

Re SF Gathering

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-01 | Last message: 2004-08-02
Hi all Clan Jiggs just wanted to publicly give a great big "Thank You" to the organizers of this event! We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! It was great to meet up with some familiar faces (Sir B,...

July 2004

Princess Lea - Please Read!!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-31
Hi Lea We checked out your Museum of Modern Arts boxes today - with zero success - i sent you an email to your private box (yahoo or your other - can't remember) Please check and respond to my...

7/31 Golden Gate Gathering

Started by Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-30
The gathering is all set for tomorrow! We are very excited that the event came together so well, and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone, some of whom are traveling from a distance to be...

I-5 Corridor

Started by pandora Taleon (hispandora@phlsystems.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-07-30 | Last message: 2004-07-30
Hi there everyone -- Iron`Bear and I plan to take the I-5 Corridor down into Northern California on Monday and we have a few schedules stoped for some special boxes. Was wondering if there are...

New box

Started by jamnjelly033 (jamnjelly033@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-30 | Last message: 2005-04-03
Hey Pismo Beach, New box in town "Flutter". Thanks for all the fun boxes we found. We had to leave you with a new one. Let us know if you find "Flutter". J&J

Highway 1 road trip

Started by jamnjelly033 (jamnjelly033@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-30
Just a quick update on finds and misses on our Highway 1 road trip. Mission Santa Barbara, by Sierra Sally: we were first finders on this box! Logbook was soaked so we dried it out and bagged the...

Nepenthe Replaced

Started by paulonthepark (pgonyea@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-28 | Last message: 2004-07-29
Nepenthe is once again residing at the site of the Oracle, this time a bit more disguised, but in the same spot. I had to revise the clues a bit, based upon changes that occured in the area. For...

Kids!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-28 | Last message: 2004-07-30
Hey there all! Clan Jiggs will be in attendance this weekend with three kids in tow - my 2 daughters, 9 and 6, and me! (plus Mrs Jiggs to try (unsuccessfully) to keep us all in check! Pete aka...

Another kid!

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-07-28 | Last message: 2004-07-28
Dear Saturn's Ring and Lizardbutt's mom, WE are coming with our 5 1/2 year old, a boy, code name Hissy (as in Madagascar hissing cockroach). Unfortunatley he is getting a bit bored with...

Kids at gathering

Started by lizardbuttsfamily (mmebt@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-28
Bring the kids! I'll have my two with me: Bookworm(12) and Lizardbutt (7). Lizardbutt's mom aka The Hiker > > We will be there in SF and the kids are comming. One 15 and one 12. > > Keep...

Idaho Road Trip

Started by gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-28
Hello LbNCA Folks, Gwen & I are heading up to the Sawtooths in about 1 week. We will be going up 395 and then heading Idaho way. Anyone have any unpub letterboxes they wish to share? We just...

Iron`Bear and Pandora visiting Northern CA

Started by pandora Taleon (hispandora@phlsystems.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-27
Hey everyone Iron`Bear and I are planning a quick trip to Northern California next week to take care of some family business and grab some letterboxes while we are out there we should be heading...

Newbies' introduction and a question

Started by Inbal Kashtan (inbalka@mindspring.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-07-27 | Last message: 2004-07-28
Hello folks, I'm writing to introduce our family to you, and with a question. We got into letterboxing a couple of months ago through our son, who enjoys Ranger Rick magazine. Did you know there...

SoCal letterbox. Ooops, I did it again!

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-24
Hi to all my LbNCA friends! I just planted another letterbox in SoCal, in Pasadena to be exact. Hope you get a chance to look for it when you find yourself in greater Los Angeles. --Buzzard...

Another head start

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-23
I was just back on the East Coast visiting family and had printed out several dozen LB hunts that sounded intriguing near places we would be staying (Morris COunty, NJ, Bucks County. PA, Cape May,...

A head start

Started by lizardbuttsfamily (mmebt@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-22
I'm posting part of the clues ahead of time for those that wish to research the general location. There are a total of five boxes. It isn't too long of a walk, but Lizardbutt says it is better to...