Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2004

Ryan's Great Adventures Continued....

Started by rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
For those of you following along with my adventures or Hike-A-Thon, you can see my progress and a link to my first installment of the hike around Mount Rainier at...

new letterboxer, travelling to CA via I-5

Started by deb (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
yippe, myself and family are new to letterboxing. We tried to find two, and no luck. We were undaunted however, despite the pouring rain on our last endeavour. we did have fun, ater tons of berries...

TO THE The Dawnlanders: Native Tribe Series

Started by (mindizney@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
I have a question about the Native Tribe series. Will these be permanent boxes that I can get at another time? I will most likely be unable to get to the Native Tribe Gather in October, due to...

PLEASE check your subject lines!!!

Started by bindlestiff_boxer (bindlestiff_boxer@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
Just like in normal conversation, sometimes one topic (or message posting, in this case) leads to another. As someone with a limited amount of time to be online, I would like to THANK those who...

CA; new bike it or hike it letterbox

Started by haalck (haalck@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
Just came back from a trip to CA where we planted a Letterbox along the 17 mile drive in Pacific Grove. I will add a map to my clues sometime next week. I was hopeing to plant more boxes, but I had...

WA letterboxers gathering

Started by rondamp29 (Rondamp29@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
Just to let any newbies out there that maybe haven't heard.... There is a big letterboxing stamp camp at Battleground, WA state park on August 27-29th. Sounds like so much fun. All the info is...

2004 Campaign Trail Hitchhiker Race

Started by thetrekkingshoe (thetrekkingshoe@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-08-21 | Last message: 2006-04-05
I have released a set of hitchhikers for the 2004 Campaign Trail Hitchhiker Race. The two hitchhikers are Kerry and Bush and they are travelling seperately on the campaign trail in an attempt to...

NY, Onondaga Co. - new Lb. "Just Passin' Thru NY State" Lb.

Started by catbead1 (libby@twcny.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
A new box planted for those who are "Just Passin' Thru NY State" on a day's drive or vacation....quite literally a drive-by. Find the clues at http://www.letterboxing.org or my...

Off-list from LBNA- Fellow Texan???

Started by Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
Longhorn, Are you still in Texas? I wonder, because I see you aren't on the Texas list and I want to invite you to join us there if you are interested - even if you aren't still in Texas, you are...

Wacky Holidays PLB Sign Up!

Started by Erin (Sailor_Mystique@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-21
In the next week or so I will be sending out my first PLB. It will be entitled the "Wacky Holidays PLB." Only the first 25 responders will be put on the list. Sorry! I promise that this PLB will...

Box Sitter/Adopter in RI

Started by Erin (Sailor_Mystique@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
If anyone from afar has planted a box in RI and cannot readily check on it, I am available to do this if the need should arise. Just drop me a line at this address,...

TO THE The Dawnlanders Wonderful letterboxes

Started by Mary & Paul The Map Lines (themaplines@snet.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-08-20 | Last message: 2004-08-21
Arachne Letterbox and Train @ Bolton Notch Placed by: The Dawnlanders Are super letterboxes. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for two of the best letterboxes that I have ever done. It took a...

X -posted First Boxes Found!!

Started by Ruth (nurseru@bellsouth.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
After my iron infusion today, DH and I went to hunt up two local boxes, Squirrel in the Mailbox, and the Secret of the Golden Pavillion. We Found both!! My stamp looks a bit raggedy--not yet...

Warped Time PLB

Started by (Fireflylight@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
The Warped Time PLB arrived in Maryland today. It will be headed off to points more southern soon. Very cool stamp! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Introduction from Alaska and box question

Started by Amy G (babybrella@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
Hi Rachel! Yahoo!! I am off to check it out now. : ) I will be planting some very soon, I just want to do a different personal stamp. When you plant a box do you usually stamp it with the box...

adopting boxes-disagree

Started by devonpeter (devonpeter@yahoo.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2004-08-20 | Last message: 2004-08-20
I am going to have to disagree about adopting boxes. I got an email the other day stating that one of my adopted boxes was A-OK. it was planted many moons ago & who knows if that person is still...

Ticks

Started by Magic Mike (mmletterbox@hotmail.com) | 22 messages | First message: 2004-08-20 | Last message: 2007-06-01
Hi... This may be slightly off topic...but when I go boxing...I always wind up with a tick or two. I found something easier than tweezing the buggers out...There's a product called...

Scouts and letterboxing

Started by ltrboxingrichters (ltrboxingrichters@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
I found some of the posts they were talking about. They were last October. Look at the post around #34503. If we work this out I'll post and let you know what and how we did.

Easy Las Vegas Boxes

Started by (mlbarrick@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
Could anyone provide a list of easy Las Vegas boxes? I won't have a vehicle but a short taxi ride would be no issue. We'll be staying on the strip. Thanks

Time article and others

Started by Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-19 | Last message: 2004-08-23
Well I just popped into the SoCal list here in the KOA, Idaho Falls, Idaho while we are on a letterboxing/shooting junket. Since this Newbie/Time topic has come up I thought that I would give my...

groups of kids boxing

Started by Melanie (maiden1974@verizon.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-19
Here's one more suggestion, take it for what's its worth :) At my daughters school I did a "letterboxing" hunt for Valentines day. I hid 6 boxes and then split the kids up into 4 groups. This kept...

Kids & Boxing

Started by Art Vandelay (warcat1976@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-19
I think you'd be better off with a treasure hunt in your own yard - similar to an Easter Egg hunt- No clues- just look for little hidden prizes. Then let the kids keep what they find. Save the...

CT: Bolton Notch - Personal Stamp Found

Started by T Prindle (tprindle@nativetech.org) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-20
Greetings -- out boxing today, working on our F and P ness, placed two boxes, found "indian in the cupboard" (a parasite seemed to beckon us, but illuded us or was 'offed' by a N'oxer who'd...

Idaho, Idaho Falls area-- LOST STUFF

Started by Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-19
This is a letterbox report of sorts. While checking on our "Early Hunters" LB, and searching for A and J-Bear's "Last of the Elephants" and CW Sun Seeker's "Cave Series", we found a letterboxer's...

President George Bush sends his Image!

Started by Mark Pepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-08-19 | Last message: 2004-08-21
Hi boxers: The political excitement continues! President Bush has not only posted to this talk list last night but has just sent us his image as a challenge to John Kerry - to determine who is...