Letterboxing Northern California - Yahoo Groups Archive

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July 2004

Golden Gate Gathering

Started by sierrasally64 (Sierra64@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-20
Sierra Sally and Mutau Paul will be attending the Golden Gate Gathering. Looking forward to it!

Digest Number 136

Started by Tara Lowry (tarasdsu@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-19
Princess Lea, For what its worth, I hadn't found the twisted candle box, but hopefully would have eventually gotten to it. I've planted 1 box in ggp so far for the gathering, and have 3 more that...

Sign of the Twisted Candles

Started by Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) | 7 messages | First message: 2004-07-18 | Last message: 2004-07-23
I went up to check on the Sign of the Twisted Candles box yesterday as I had gotten reports that it was missing. I did confirm that it is gone (boo hoo) and am trying to decide whether or not to...

Golden Gate Gathering 7/31

Started by Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-07-15 | Last message: 2004-07-20
The planning committee (myself, DoubleSaj and Tara) for the Golden Gate Gathering met today and reserved a spot in Golden Gate Park for the event coming up in 2 short weeks! We will be...

FYI. I'm temporarily removing my Halloween Series #1 Stamp

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-15
FYI everyone. I'm removing my Halloween Series #1 Stamp tomorrow for a few days, because this coming Saturday is the annual "Pasadena Bridge Fest." On this day, the city closes the Pasadena Bridge...

CA: New Six-Stamp Letterbox Series In Southern California.

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-12
>Date: Sun Jan 4, 2004 8:13 pm >Subject: California Outlaws >Buzzard, >Sierra Sally just posted her outlaw letterbox, where's yours? >Don Well, it certainly has taken me a while to plant my...

Norcal box updates!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-10
Hi all! Clan Jiggs (including Mrs Jiggs for the first time in over a month!) took an extended break over the 4th weekend to get in some LBing in the NorCal area! My parents have been visiting from...

Protocol for July GG Gathering

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-07-09 | Last message: 2004-07-10
Hi, I am very new to this and look foward to the gathering in July as it will be my first. What's the scoop? It sounds like the challenge is to hide a letterbox somewhere in the park before the...

Nor Cal updates

Started by Joseph (letterboxspector@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-07
Hi all! What a busy July 4 weekend!! Some boxing done on the 5th. Got my neice into boxing!! She found Lone Grave with no help!! Way to go Special K! After that down Rough alive and well!! Even...

Greetings from Mimulus, a Sonoma County LB-er

Started by jceg5540 (greendoc@sonic.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-06 | Last message: 2004-07-06
Hello, Thanks to the gracious Princess Lea I am a new member. I have only been letterboxing for 6 weeks or so, stumbled upon it after seeing an article in my local paper about geocaching. It...

Humbolt county update

Started by Canis latrans (c._latrans@comcast.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-07-06 | Last message: 2004-07-07
Found the following this weekend Oasis Victorian Ferndale For the Glory Planted three new ones. Clues forthcoming. Coyotl Clan

Meyer's Ranch, Union City- sort of found and not found

Started by gromit459 (3vix@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-05 | Last message: 2004-07-06
Took a nice morning walk to find the Meyer's Ranch letterboxes in Union City. A great little trail but sadly no boxes for us. We found the remains of one in the creek. Box was in pieces and a few...

SF GG Boxing Bash

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-05
Hi again! Clan Jiggs will be moving back to Canada on the 7th of August, so this should be just about a perfect send-off (can you say "coast - to - coast boxing"??) - all I have to do is convince...

NorCal Updates!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-07-05
Hi all... Managed to squeeze in a couple of box searches during an otherwise busy 4th of July... Fair Oaks - found without too much difficulty....First Finders! (kids are enjoying the silly putty...

7/31 gathering!

Started by Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-07-03 | Last message: 2004-07-04
I am pleased to announce that there are plans under way for a Northern California letterboxing event this summer! The date has been changed a couple of times, so sorry for the late notice. We...

NorCal Box updates!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-07-02 | Last message: 2004-07-03
Hi all! Clan Jiggs has been doing the whirlwind tour of the NorCal area while my folks are visiting from Ontario. After suitably introducing them to the LB world, we've been able to pick up and...

June 2004

I left my heart (sort of) in San Francisco

Started by bcostley (bobbyeubanks@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-06-30 | Last message: 2004-07-01
I came to San Franciso for a business trip with little time for fun. But with a few hours to spare I was inspired to get some boxing done. To get to the point, I managed to find and plant one box....

Bay Area/San Jose Box Updates - Pt II

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-06-23
Hi again... Here's what the Jiggs clan was up to on Saturday... Alum Rock Park - San Jose - Wow! My kids loved this park! Who'd a thunk, with the sulphur smells and brackish water and... Great...

HOUSE OF TREES LB

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-06-20
Hi all. Would the owner/planter of this box kindly contact us offlist to arrange for its return? We found it sitting on a bench at the Berkeley Marina on the 18th of Jun, and were going to leave...

"Yes, Noe!" Letterbox has been replaced

Started by paulonthepark (pgonyea@earthlink.net) | 6 messages | First message: 2004-06-20 | Last message: 2004-06-22
The "Yes, Noe!" letterbox, which was previously missing, has now been replaced. It has a new (and I think, nicer) stamp which better reflects the theme. You may be amused to find that I'm now...

Bay Area Box update!

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-06-20 | Last message: 2004-06-25
Hi all! 3/4 of Clan Jiggs (Mrs Jiggs STILL recovering from her latest surgery) ventured down to San Jose for the Hershey's Chocolate Track Meet State Finals (my 9 y/o was in the 400M) and took the...

A Curse Gods on the Vandal who stole Nepenthe!

Started by paulonthepark (pgonyea@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-06-20 | Last message: 2004-06-21
The goddess, Hera, has placed a curse on the lowly cur-like human who stole 'Nepenthe' from the Oracle. Over the next few days, they will begin to sprout fur, walk on all fours, and bark, begging...

Fair Oaks Letterbox returns to the roost

Started by Jennie (jennie@spinning-jennie.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-06-19
Over a year after our first box flew the coop, we've replaced it in a nearby but hopefully far more secure nest: http://www.nebiru.com/letterbox/fairoaks.cfm Happy hen hunting, Jennie

The 'Oracle' at Nepenthe

Started by paulonthepark (pgonyea@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-06-17
Why, of course, the 'Oracle' at Nepenthe speaks to you in dreams -- it's like a siren's song, luring you to either plant more letterboxes in SF, or crash your ship upon the rocks... Paul in SF

Pasadena-area letterbox visitors.

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-06-16 | Last message: 2004-06-17
While walking my ill-tempered Pitbull-mix pup in the local park this evening, I discovered that a certain Nancy Drew-ish letterboxer (not Lea, the other one) has apparently grown fond of the...