I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the organizers of the GRR.
Having been on the planning committees for the last 2 events, I know
how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to just be an attendee
this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old Blue for letting
me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted to share.
We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills before
Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got to the
last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument built by
Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You step
up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about 4
feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's a
big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox was
lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp were gone
- can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I decided to
go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100 feet away.
As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we can see
through some trees that a couple of people have entered the monument
where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda and I are
intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers. Here is
some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where things go
downhill to the R rating):
"Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
"Do they have clues in their hands?"
"The lady just put her head out the door - she has long blond hair,
maybe it's Mimulus!"
"Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
"Is there someone standing behind her?"
"Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore! OMIGOD THEY ARE
DOING IT IN THERE!"
We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new answer for our
AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the worst injury or
hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box? or What's the most
bizarre thing you've ever discovered while letterboxing? The worst
thing is that after we slinked away after our episode of voyeurism, we
walked 50 feet to where there were several families with small children
exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new trend we should know
about - having sex at the sites of really good letterboxes to
commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we didn't come along
looking for the letterbox while they were actually in there fooling
around!
-- Princess Lea
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
8 messages in this thread |
Started on 2005-05-02
LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) |
Date: 2005-05-02 16:31:04 UTC-07:00
Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Kathleen Brown (moonrabbit2@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-05-02 16:44:20 UTC-07:00
Well, all I can say is...well, I can't say. This
definately should be cause for some sort of special
award....
Moon Rabbit
--- Lea Shangraw Fox
wrote:
> I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the
> organizers of the GRR.
> Having been on the planning committees for the last
> 2 events, I know
> how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to
> just be an attendee
> this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old
> Blue for letting
> me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
>
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday
> we wanted to share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the
> Oakland Hills before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well
> until we got to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This
> monument built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and
> is round. You step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the
> ground and about 4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the
> tower, but there's a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor
> letterbox was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room
> (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook
> and stamp were gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer.
> Amanda and I decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is
> about 100 feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side
> trip, we can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have
> entered the monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So
> Amanda and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are
> letterboxers. Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this
> is where things go
> downhill to the R rating):
>
> "Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
> "Do they have clues in their hands?"
> "The lady just put her head out the door - she has
> long blond hair,
> maybe it's Mimulus!"
> "Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
> "Is there someone standing behind her?"
> "Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore!
> OMIGOD THEY ARE
> DOING IT IN THERE!"
>
> We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new
> answer for our
> AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the
> worst injury or
> hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box?
> or What's the most
> bizarre thing you've ever discovered while
> letterboxing? The worst
> thing is that after we slinked away after our
> episode of voyeurism, we
> walked 50 feet to where there were several families
> with small children
> exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new
> trend we should know
> about - having sex at the sites of really good
> letterboxes to
> commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we
> didn't come along
> looking for the letterbox while they were actually
> in there fooling
> around!
>
> -- Princess Lea
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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definately should be cause for some sort of special
award....
Moon Rabbit
--- Lea Shangraw Fox
wrote:
> I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the
> organizers of the GRR.
> Having been on the planning committees for the last
> 2 events, I know
> how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to
> just be an attendee
> this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old
> Blue for letting
> me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
>
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday
> we wanted to share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the
> Oakland Hills before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well
> until we got to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This
> monument built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and
> is round. You step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the
> ground and about 4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the
> tower, but there's a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor
> letterbox was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room
> (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook
> and stamp were gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer.
> Amanda and I decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is
> about 100 feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side
> trip, we can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have
> entered the monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So
> Amanda and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are
> letterboxers. Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this
> is where things go
> downhill to the R rating):
>
> "Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
> "Do they have clues in their hands?"
> "The lady just put her head out the door - she has
> long blond hair,
> maybe it's Mimulus!"
> "Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
> "Is there someone standing behind her?"
> "Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore!
> OMIGOD THEY ARE
> DOING IT IN THERE!"
>
> We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new
> answer for our
> AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the
> worst injury or
> hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box?
> or What's the most
> bizarre thing you've ever discovered while
> letterboxing? The worst
> thing is that after we slinked away after our
> episode of voyeurism, we
> walked 50 feet to where there were several families
> with small children
> exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new
> trend we should know
> about - having sex at the sites of really good
> letterboxes to
> commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we
> didn't come along
> looking for the letterbox while they were actually
> in there fooling
> around!
>
> -- Princess Lea
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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RE: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Hedglin, Nils A (Nils.A.Hedglin@Intel.Com) |
Date: 2005-05-02 16:44:44 UTC-07:00
I think that rates a new PFX letter.
-----Original Message-----
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Lea Shangraw Fox
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:31 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the organizers of the GRR.
Having been on the planning committees for the last 2 events, I know
how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to just be an attendee
this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old Blue for letting
me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted to share.
We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills before
Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got to the
last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument built by
Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You step
up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about 4
feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's a
big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox was
lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp were gone
- can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I decided to
go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100 feet away.
As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we can see
through some trees that a couple of people have entered the monument
where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda and I are
intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers. Here is
some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where things go
downhill to the R rating):
"Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
"Do they have clues in their hands?"
"The lady just put her head out the door - she has long blond hair,
maybe it's Mimulus!"
"Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
"Is there someone standing behind her?"
"Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore! OMIGOD THEY ARE
DOING IT IN THERE!"
We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new answer for our
AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the worst injury or
hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box? or What's the most
bizarre thing you've ever discovered while letterboxing? The worst
thing is that after we slinked away after our episode of voyeurism, we
walked 50 feet to where there were several families with small children
exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new trend we should know
about - having sex at the sites of really good letterboxes to
commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we didn't come along
looking for the letterbox while they were actually in there fooling
around!
-- Princess Lea
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Yahoo! Groups Links
-----Original Message-----
From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Lea Shangraw Fox
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:31 PM
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the organizers of the GRR.
Having been on the planning committees for the last 2 events, I know
how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to just be an attendee
this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old Blue for letting
me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted to share.
We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills before
Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got to the
last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument built by
Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You step
up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about 4
feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's a
big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox was
lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp were gone
- can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I decided to
go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100 feet away.
As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we can see
through some trees that a couple of people have entered the monument
where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda and I are
intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers. Here is
some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where things go
downhill to the R rating):
"Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
"Do they have clues in their hands?"
"The lady just put her head out the door - she has long blond hair,
maybe it's Mimulus!"
"Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
"Is there someone standing behind her?"
"Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore! OMIGOD THEY ARE
DOING IT IN THERE!"
We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new answer for our
AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the worst injury or
hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box? or What's the most
bizarre thing you've ever discovered while letterboxing? The worst
thing is that after we slinked away after our episode of voyeurism, we
walked 50 feet to where there were several families with small children
exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new trend we should know
about - having sex at the sites of really good letterboxes to
commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we didn't come along
looking for the letterbox while they were actually in there fooling
around!
-- Princess Lea
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Lea Shangraw Fox (princesslea@alamedanet.net) |
Date: 2005-05-02 16:54:50 UTC-07:00
an XXX count perhaps?
-- Princess Lea
On May 2, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Hedglin, Nils A wrote:
> I think that rates a new PFX letter.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Lea Shangraw Fox
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:31 PM
> To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
>
> I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the organizers of the GRR.
> Having been on the planning committees for the last 2 events, I know
> how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to just be an attendee
> this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old Blue for letting
> me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
>
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted to
> share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about 4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp were
> gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100 feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have entered the monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers. Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where things go
> downhill to the R rating):
>
> "Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
> "Do they have clues in their hands?"
> "The lady just put her head out the door - she has long blond hair,
> maybe it's Mimulus!"
> "Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
> "Is there someone standing behind her?"
> "Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore! OMIGOD THEY ARE
> DOING IT IN THERE!"
>
> We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new answer for our
> AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the worst injury or
> hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box? or What's the
> most
> bizarre thing you've ever discovered while letterboxing? The worst
> thing is that after we slinked away after our episode of voyeurism, we
> walked 50 feet to where there were several families with small
> children
> exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new trend we should know
> about - having sex at the sites of really good letterboxes to
> commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we didn't come along
> looking for the letterbox while they were actually in there fooling
> around!
>
> -- Princess Lea
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LbNCA/
>
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> LbNCA-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
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> Service.
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
-- Princess Lea
On May 2, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Hedglin, Nils A wrote:
> I think that rates a new PFX letter.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LbNCA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Lea Shangraw Fox
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:31 PM
> To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
>
> I need to add my thanks onto the pile for the organizers of the GRR.
> Having been on the planning committees for the last 2 events, I know
> how much energy it requires - I was *so glad* to just be an attendee
> this time around! Thanks also to DoubleSaj and Old Blue for letting
> me, Amanda and Ryan crash in Davis the night before.
>
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted to
> share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about 4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp were
> gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100 feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have entered the monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers. Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where things go
> downhill to the R rating):
>
> "Hey are they looking for the letterbox?"
> "Do they have clues in their hands?"
> "The lady just put her head out the door - she has long blond hair,
> maybe it's Mimulus!"
> "Wait, why is she getting down on all fours?"
> "Is there someone standing behind her?"
> "Wait a minute, she's not wearing her pants anymore! OMIGOD THEY ARE
> DOING IT IN THERE!"
>
> We were completely traumatized. Now we have a new answer for our
> AtlasQuest interview under the questions What's the worst injury or
> hardship you've suffered while tracking down a box? or What's the
> most
> bizarre thing you've ever discovered while letterboxing? The worst
> thing is that after we slinked away after our episode of voyeurism, we
> walked 50 feet to where there were several families with small
> children
> exploring a nearby waterfall. Is this some new trend we should know
> about - having sex at the sites of really good letterboxes to
> commemorate the event? Guess we should be glad we didn't come along
> looking for the letterbox while they were actually in there fooling
> around!
>
> -- Princess Lea
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LbNCA/
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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>
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Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2005-05-02 21:14:23 UTC-07:00
----- Original Message -----
From: Lea Shangraw Fox
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:31 PM
Subject: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
I want to see the replacement stamp.
Don
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Kel Gennert (arttrekker@tech21.com) |
Date: 2005-05-02 22:17:47 UTC-07:00
Don, you old coot--maybe you should carve it!!!
> I want to see the replacement stamp.
>
> Don
> I want to see the replacement stamp.
>
> Don
Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2005-05-03 09:08:43 UTC-07:00
Hey I resemble that remark.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: Kel Gennert
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
Don, you old coot--maybe you should carve it!!!
> I want to see the replacement stamp.
>
> Don
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kel Gennert
To: LbNCA@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNCA] LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
Don, you old coot--maybe you should carve it!!!
> I want to see the replacement stamp.
>
> Don
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Re: LbNCA - warning! Rated R!
From: Inbal (inbalka@mindspring.com) |
Date: 2005-05-04 03:27:08 UTC
Wow, what amazing things happen when we're away! We're just
back from Israel, sorry to have missed the gathering (seems
you've had a wonderful time), and a bit shocked to hear the
various news about this box. We'll replant it as soon as we can -
but I wonder if the location is just not secure? Any thoughts on
this?
Anything else to know about this series? Anything to fix or
improve while we're out there again?
Also, our young "First President" would love to hear from anyone
who enjoyed the series what you liked.
Meanwhile, here's news from me: I'm (DESPERATELY) trying to
reduce email overwhelm and shifting to "no email" for my
non-work-related groups. I'll check in occasionally, but if anyone
wants to communicate something about our boxes please write
directly if you remember. Thanks! Also, please hit "reply all" to
this message if you write back so it will (hopefully) go to my
individual email, not just the group.
Hope to see you at the next gathering or on the trails!
Alien Explorer
--- In LbNCA@yahoogroups.com, Lea Shangraw Fox
wrote:
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted
to share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills
before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got
to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument
built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You
step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about
4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's
a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox
was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp
were gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I
decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100
feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we
can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have entered the
monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda
and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers.
Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where
things go
> downhill to the R rating):
...
back from Israel, sorry to have missed the gathering (seems
you've had a wonderful time), and a bit shocked to hear the
various news about this box. We'll replant it as soon as we can -
but I wonder if the location is just not secure? Any thoughts on
this?
Anything else to know about this series? Anything to fix or
improve while we're out there again?
Also, our young "First President" would love to hear from anyone
who enjoyed the series what you liked.
Meanwhile, here's news from me: I'm (DESPERATELY) trying to
reduce email overwhelm and shifting to "no email" for my
non-work-related groups. I'll check in occasionally, but if anyone
wants to communicate something about our boxes please write
directly if you remember. Thanks! Also, please hit "reply all" to
this message if you write back so it will (hopefully) go to my
individual email, not just the group.
Hope to see you at the next gathering or on the trails!
Alien Explorer
--- In LbNCA@yahoogroups.com, Lea Shangraw Fox
> Amanda and I had a little post adventure on Sunday we wanted
to share.
> We went up to do the Greatest Liar series in the Oakland Hills
before
> Amanda had to return to work. All was going well until we got
to the
> last box which was hidden in a stone tower. This monument
built by
> Joaquin Miller is probably about 20 feet tall, and is round. You
step
> up into a little room that is about 3 feet off the ground and about
4
> feet in diameter, and then you are "inside" the tower, but there's
a
> big open "doorway" facing outward. Anyway, the poor letterbox
was
> lying in pieces on the floor of this little room (note to Alien
> Explorers - I picked up the pieces, but the logbook and stamp
were gone
> - can return it to you in due time). Bummer. Amanda and I
decided to
> go explore the Woodminster Amphitheater which is about 100
feet away.
> As we are coming back down the path from this side trip, we
can see
> through some trees that a couple of people have entered the
monument
> where the letterbox was supposed to be hidden. So Amanda
and I are
> intently peering at them, wondering if they are letterboxers.
Here is
> some of the conversation that ensues (beware - this is where
things go
> downhill to the R rating):
...