Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2004

newbie and just found my first box

Started by Liz (liz@armory.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-08 | Last message: 2004-08-09
Hi everyone, just thought I'd say hi since I'm new here. I read a reference to letterboxing in my sister's blog (a friend of hers does it) a few days ago, and it sounded so fun! I immediately made...

ME - Forgotten Souls Series

Started by Memlili (memlili54@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-08 | Last message: 2004-08-10
For those whomight be interested, I have just added another box to this series. ~ Memlili

Hitch hiker????

Started by Patrick Holland (holland_patrick@hotmail.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-08-08 | Last message: 2004-08-11
Yetserday I was at the Larkin Bridle trail in naugatcuk and found the box in good condishion the book was damp but ok..one thing i thought was weird is a small stamp in a small baggie was found also...

Where I Boxed This weekend

Started by Art Vandelay (warcat1976@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-08
We had such big plans for boxing yesterday. Went to Bucks County to move my college son from his summer dorm to his new dorm (he hurt his back last month and we didn't want him to do any heavy...

SE Ohio - Boxing adventures

Started by Bigguy (bigguy9210@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2004-08-08 | Last message: 2004-08-09
Team Bigguy took advantage of a glorious Saturday afternoon to venture up to Vinton county and chase down Mr. Bloodhounds 4 recently placed boxes there. We pulled in to the parking area at Hope...

Okie Hitch Hiker

Started by ltrboxingrichters (ltrboxingrichters@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-08
A few weeks ago someone e-mailed us that they had found our hitch hiker. I hadn't heard back. Have you hid it again? Did you notify the hitch hiker page? Here's the url ...

Phynstar's 'Hitchhiker Link' HH

Started by catbead1 (libby@twcny.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-08
Phynstar's 'Hitchhiker Link' has moved along to a Lb. somewhere in central NY. catbead

Ruby & Elizabeth Cohen Woodlands- CT

Started by The Family (lynnieth2003@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
A beautiful & productive day strolling through the woodlands. All 4 boxes there are accounted for & in nice shape- especially the lovely & new Dancer box planted by the Lovers. Go check it out. ...

LA: Abita Box gone

Started by James Dillon (n0kwa@bellsouth.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-07 | Last message: 2004-08-08
I verified the Abita Box is gone. I guess it floated away last time the Abita Creek flooded. The clues are still there as I plan on replacing it. You will see the missing note in the clues until...

CA couple visiting MA and VT / need opinions

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2004-08-07 | Last message: 2004-08-19
Oh, great letterboxers of the Northeast, counsel us! We're going to be between Nantucket, MA and Woodstock, VT (including Boston) Sept 14-21. Would like advice on letterboxes you might recommend to...

Logging finds and Altoids Tins

Started by funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
Have a look at Atlas Quest for a good method of logging your finds: http://www.atlasquest.com/ As for the use of Curiously Strong tins, I have been using them successfully for a couple of years,...

NC and SC Letterboxes Found and Not...

Started by samanark (samanark@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
Ryan and I have been on another whirlwind tour, this time in the coastal Carolina area! We have found the following boxes: Fisherperson: Charlotte, NC Pecan Place, Get on Board, Florence...

Altoid containers

Started by monkeytoes108 (cruschhaupt@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-08-07 | Last message: 2004-08-07
Quick question. Has anyone used these? I'm not talking about the regular Altoid mint container with the hinges, those would leak. I'm talking about the "sour" tins. They look like a largish...

Log of Letterboxes

Started by K & L (thewulfes@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-08-07 | Last message: 2004-08-07
Anyone got a good log they use to keep track of what they have found or not found??? If so.. email us... Thanks,,, K & L thewulfes@yahoo.com

knight hitch hikker

Started by thetrekkingshoe (thetrekkingshoe@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-07 | Last message: 2004-08-07
I'm a brand newbie and just found at Fort Hunt, VA the hitchhikker pad for the knight hitcher hikker minus its knight stamp. Some how they have been separated. Has anyone seen the knight stamp? ...

Pinnacle/Pulpit Rock (PA) Hike Sunday (8/8) a GO!

Started by Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
Howdy All, Eagle Bob and I will be going after the Pulpit Rock and Pinnacle Letterboxes tomorrow, Sunday, August 8th. But wait, the plot thickens. There is an observatory up there where I shall...

Too many letterboxing emails???

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
Hi fellow letterboxers, Some of you who may be experiencing a sudden letterboxing email deluge may find this information helpful. For those of you who are receiving a LOT of emails from the...

Parrots in the Park

Started by grandvilla02 (grandvilla02@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
Parrots in the Park in Seidman Park, Grand Rapids/Ada, MI is temporarily unavailable as one of their "cages" was damaged! When checking them today, one of the boxes was found in the open, minus...

Re. How many of us use our dog's name in our trail name?

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-07
My trail name is basic enough to be used in a Dick and Jane "See Spot run!" book. I would have loved to use my cats' names..but whose?? Ashes, Calypso, Geronimo, Lafayette, Celeste,Rospa,...

dogs

Started by enjonel (enjonel@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-06
My roomate and I searched for my first box today... We took my dog, Bandit. I carved him a stamp and took his book. We didn't find the box... going back tomorrow but I will say a shih-tzu might...

attention: MODERATOR

Started by Josef Carlson (jose_ole1@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2004-08-06 | Last message: 2004-08-06
Hi! I am writing (again) to request that you please remove me from your list. Currently, I am traveling and volunteering in eastern Europe and find myself overwhelmed by the large numbers of Emails....

Removing Mansfield CT Thank-You box

Started by myrtle888 (myrtle888@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-06
Hi All, I'm removing the thank-you box. Also, my contact e-mail for my boxes can be changed to myrtle888@yahoo.com if possible. I had intended for the box to be there for a while and then removed...

Help, Please, F5000 ! - time for new stamp?

Started by wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-08-06 | Last message: 2004-08-07
Seems Pete and I are long-overdue for a new signature stamp, but don't quite know what to do about it! For so long now, in all those hundreds of logbooks and exchanges, we've been using those same...

How many of us use our dog's name in our trail name..

Started by Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-08-06 | Last message: 2004-08-06
Our team name, Hikers & Hounds, was picked specifically to include our dogs. Although it's mostly Dude the Wonder Dog and I, H&H consists of Irene, Carvin' Carmen (my son) and Deb (my sister). The...

Van Kikkerblij First-Finders Contact Me Please

Started by nattybumppolbna (nattybumppolbna@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-08-06
The Grave of Willem Van Kikkerblij is currently MIA. I'd like to replace it with something similar to the original stamp. Unfortunately, the only copy of the stamp is on the postage-paid First...