Inky fingers!!!!
Anna
Paul
From a LbNY (Letterboxing NY) posting --
A new letterboxer asks:
Do letterboxers have a secret sign or something? Fill me in.
The reply:
LOL. Sign yes, secret, no. LOL Letterboxers are the ones who:
You'll pass at least twice on the trail. When you pass them the
second time, they will look suspiciously casual as they sit on a rock
in the middle of nowhere and the will either be extra pleasant as
they greet you or instantly turn to the nearest tree and pretend to
be: examining a leaf, tying a shoe or rummaging in the bottom of
their knapsack so as to NOT have to greet you.
They will sometimes be found standing in a small group in the middle
of the trail muttering to each other and most likely be holding a
piece of paper that looks like it's been folded and refolded at least
thirty times. Occasionally you'll find said paper carefully
ensconced in a plastic sheet protector.
They may or may NOT be holding a compass but either way chances are
they'll be turning in circles or venturing slightly off the trail
looking under logs and rocks.
If you decide to question them, you may get any number of variety
response such as:
I'm looking for salamanders.
I'm part of a group of leprechaun hunters. ( I actually used this
one once I don't even think they noticed)
I lost a contact. (Careful with the I "losts", they might offer to
help)
I'm really into this hobby where we follow clues around the woods
looking for hidden plastic ware that has a stamp and a notepad in
it. Despite the ticks and poison ivy and deer flies and heat and
chances of twisting an ankle in the middle of nowhere a bazillion
miles from the nearest cell tower.
You might even be able to tell a letterboxer while shopping in your
favorite X-Mart. If you are in line and the person in front of you
has in their cart any combination of: camo tape, rubber made
containers, Ziploc bags, magic markers, 5 packs of vinyl erasers,
inkpads, bug spray, index cards, Strathmore sketch pads, or golf
pencils, chances are they're a letterboxer.
I actually met one in Price Chopper when we both went down the aisle
and almost screamed when we saw the Lock N Locks 3x4 containers were
on sale for $1.29. we both started stacking them in our carts it
got faster and faster until we were down to 3 I looked at her and
said "Are you a letterboxer?" and got back one of the biggest grins
I've ever got from a total stranger.
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