Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

some time back, oh around april i think, i posted about our adventure of breaking down while letterboxing and the idea of putting together a postal, similar to the boo-boo and poison ivy box in that...

Seth the Pokerman asked that I pass along our off-list conversation that offers a new angle of the issue of pilfered or vandalized boxes. Seth noted that he was the first finder recently for...

Saw some talk about a Moose Hill Gathering possibility, then the thread seemed to die. Curious as to what was going on with that, or if anyone needed help in planning or whatever. Just...

Wow. I receive a good half-dozen or so replies to my request for people to carve stamps for my boxes. Thanks to all! I will contact the group soon to try and coordinate the development of some...

Oh DebBee, you brought back memories with that one. I was just getting over a 3-week flu, still weak as a kitten when I tackled that one. Parked way before the road split and flagpole and walked...

byhisgrace@shaw.ca writes: > I know there are some with many > stairs to climb! > There used to be one, Steeplechase, in Nashville, that had a bunch of stairs to climb! DebBee [Non-text...

so, there is a letterbox in/near Mecca California in the Ladder Canyons. that requires climbing a ladder to get to, or is it 2 ladders?? can't remember. that one is called Desert Bloom. Havent heard...

In Search of the Real Mad Hatter letterbox, Tolland County, Mansfield CT has been moved. Some kids built a little bike trail off the main trail complete with jump ramps. The problem is, although the...

Crystal & Abbie thanks for the update on my Raptor letterbox.Glad everything is in good shape. John

Hi to all in LB land, We explored Cape Henlopen which is a great park. Lots of trails for bikes and hikes. Close to the beaches too. We can confirm that the "Cape Henlopen Tower" LB is missing!...

.... And noww. May I introduce the fabulous performers, trainers, and wonderful impressionists who are what really made Boch's Circus and the Mid-Atlantic Spring Gather the wonder that it was. ...

new hitchhikers placed. Various dates just catching up with the house- keeping. New and trying to get it right. WD'A

I'll be attending the annual gathering of the GCNA (Guild of Carilloneurs of North America) in Grand Rapids, MI the week before the Great Lakes Gathering in Detroit. I'm still trying to decide...

> I placed one called The Grenadiers that requires a 16 mile round trip > hike. The letterbox is at 13,800 feet and requires 4000 feet of > elevation gain.> y-nought > That beats our 11-7 box at...

And this was not an easy find! It took a couple of days to crack the clue but the Pig prevailed. Windairen rocks... a great housesitter, a talented stamp carver and a clever clue writer. Merci Ma...

Julie The Kids Castle is indeed missing. Thanks for letting us know. Teapot Marie & Eagle Bob --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on...

Hi all, Newbie here with a question. I have never planted a box before but there is a park within 2 miles of my home where I am considering planting boxes. What I am thinking about doing is...

A friend and I have been discussing how most the LB locally are pretty short and would love to find some that require a lengthy trek. This summer I plan on placing a few in southern Missouri along...

Hello fellow letterboxers! I was talking to a friend and fellow letterboxer recently and commented that I'd really like to place more letterboxes. Currently, I only have two out there, both placed...

It's that time of year again! The National Trails Day Gathering is June 4th from 9-3 at Tarrywile Park in Danbury, CT. Eastern Mountain Sports (Eric 'The Ram') will be hosting Trail Day events all...

wow! My letterbox that was lost, was found. hmm, sound like a song. Well, it wasnt found where it was supposed to be. It was found by an 11 yr old geocacher who very kindly emailed me. She said she...

I have updated the Blackstone River Canal South Letterbox in RI. The trail is closed in the middle, so the box can only be reached from the North. See clues for more details. Also, see "what's new"...

Can I claim the record for the shortest letterboxing hike? This weekend, driving on a country road, I pulled our car off the road near a fence row to read the clues. We were to locate a white sign...

In one of the most interesting college classes I took, socialology (sp?), games rank as one of the top five things that people take seriously. Think about all the violence that world soccer has...

It's a game, after > all, isn't it? > > Funhog Absolutely not Funhog! It is a struggle of life and death, the eternal battle between good and evil, the dastardly against the angelic, the...