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January 2004

Postal Letterbox?

Started by Susan Tashiro (ssmith043@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-01-27 | Last message: 2004-01-28
Could someone explain to me what postal letterboxing is? I'm very new to letterboxing and am unfamiliar with this. Thanks, Susan in Texas --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...

VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2004-01-27 | Last message: 2004-01-28
I think a camping gather in MD would be great. Maybe in the summer like you say. Celtic Pride had an idea for camping that they brought up at the mystery dinner. Something about late May near...

Camping gathering: wasVA: DC: MD: Winter Icebreaker gathering and no longer mystery dinner

Started by Deb King (debean75@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-27
Celtic Pride mentioned a 'tentative maybe' for a camping gatherering in Pocahontas SP in VA in May. I don't think anything is planned yet. knitwitmominmaryland wrote:Debean, Camping would be...

IN - Mount Tom mistake

Started by Matt (ratpatrolhq@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-27
Last weekend some friends & I hiked through the snow to the top of Mount Tom. After a scramble to the top, facing into the howling winds off Lake Michigan and driving lake effect snow, I realized...

Leap From Fantasies to Frontiers Event - Tacoma, WA

Started by minibullymom (bedotcalm@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-27
Hey..Adventure Seeker and myself (MiniBullyMom) are jointly planning a Leap Day Event here in Tacoma if anyone is interested! Here is what we have so far! Day:Sunday, February 29th Place: Pt....

Update: Bay Area CA

Started by funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-01-27 | Last message: 2004-01-29
In the last few days I had the pleasure of tracking down the letterboxes at Alum Rock, Uvas Canyon and Santa Clara Mission. The stamp at Alum Rock is very special, definitely a collector's piece;...

Take a Hike Postal LB list

Started by exit9maine (exit9maine@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-01-27 | Last message: 2004-01-28
Hello everyone, I am ready to start the list for my next postal letterbox. This time I made room for 100 letterboxers. I thought I would start to collect the addresses now since that takes the...

OH - Martha #2 arrives in S. Ohio!

Started by Bigguy (bigguy9210@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-27
Martha #2 arrived in the midst of an ice and snow storm in Jackson, OH this morning. She was a little put-out that the walks hadn't been shoveled for her arrival and she was seen to sniff...

Roving Event Stamps from Icebreaker. Cheese Racing

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-27
Mahjong, Cheese Racing is like religion, politics, and "The Great Pumpkin," four topics you should never discuss with people. --Buzzard --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "abacus00" wrote: >...

VA: DC: MD: Icebreaker lost & found - Have 3 Marvy Markers

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
At the end of the gather I picked up off the round table several pens and markers. (Also a scaraf but we already got that back to Mary.) The Crayola markers may not be worth fooling with though...

MN - Two new letterboxes

Started by debrocks54 (deb.maertens@stpaul.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
Had a break between extremely cold weather and very snowy weather here on Saturday and placed the first two boxes from my new box series for the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge. Look for more to...

Roving Event Stamps from Icebreaker: Where to Next ?

Started by Rainear, Tim TQO (trainear@tqs.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
We'd love to have these at the PA event on Leap Day. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: abacus00 [mailto:abacus00@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:20 AM To:...

Roving Event Stamps from Icebreaker: Where to Next?

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-01-26 | Last message: 2004-01-26
I have the following event stamps that Bethany wonderfully brought to the VA:DC:MD Winter Icebreaker gathering. I think she brought them from the recent Idaho gather. K-Martha Opra ha Roving LbNA...

VA: DC: MD: Icebreaker stamps poster 2 in photos

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
I added the roving event stamps to the VA: DC: MD: Winter Icebreaker poster of stamps. I think it looks really great now with the empty spaces filled out better. For those of you who might want...

MS: Herman Munster

Started by Steve (boxdn@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
Went and found Herman hiding in the woods of Little Black Creek camp grounds. Nice hike thru the tall pines down to the beaver ponds. I thought I'd be the first to find but someone from Ohio beat...

LbNA: window decals?

Started by DebLee (dseybold@blazenetme.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2004-01-25 | Last message: 2004-01-26
I've been thinking about making those easily-removable window decals... If it's okay to download our logo, I would save it and print it out on decal-making "paper" which I think you can get at...

Busy as a Bee HH

Started by jedaryn02 (jedaryn02@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
Busy as a Bee HH found at SFOT#6 in Bend, TX. Placed at SFOT-US Flag in Austin, TX and am not so sure where he's FLYING next. =-) But Armyswmr99 and I were tickled to find it as Hoopoe made it in...

Boomerang HH

Started by jedaryn02 (jedaryn02@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-26
CT to UT Boomerang HH picked up in SLC on 1/3/04 and placed it at SFOT-US Flag in Austin, TX on 1/24/04...of course it's moved on to BIGGER things these days. =-) Enjoy. A-Bear

Regalia Patches

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-25
In a message dated 1/24/2004 4:09:04 PM Central Standard Time, spacyholly@hotmail.com writes: > > > I'm a little confused. Can I order just one Logo Patch? The website > says just bulk...

WI Gathering information

Started by Tim Kuehl (tkuehl@wi.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-25
Sorry if this is the first you heard of a WI gathering, but there is a gathering being planned for March 2, 2004 in Brookfield, WI. I hope all the nearby letterboxers can make it! For more info, go...

Newest additions

Started by dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2004-01-25 | Last message: 2004-04-11
Okay so it's kinda cold up here in New England. So all the stones in the stone walls are frozen together and you can't get at a letterbox without a crowbar (I tried, up in Vermont, to get at my own...

DC METRO Gathering-THANKS!!

Started by mommalisakae (mommalisakae@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-25
I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to Scarab/the Doubtful Guests, Celtic Pride, and all other organixers who put together a highly welcoming and exciting event! Our trips to...

DC Metro Icebreaker Gather

Started by psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-25
Another eventful day in DC. It all started with the drive to Pentagon City Mall. It seems I can never ever get through DC without getting horribly lost. This time I can blame it on Silver Fox...

DC Metro Icebreaker Gather no-shows (lucky decision!)

Started by Arielle K. Masters (arielle@imstumped.com) | 1 message | First message: 2004-01-25
Well, I'm sorry that we missed it and glad that you would have been understanding of my still nearly-empty notebook. Sounds like just what I'd been hoping for, but I panicked at the last minute. ...

The Reason (kinda long)

Started by dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) | 7 messages | First message: 2004-01-25 | Last message: 2004-01-27
You know, I'd rather forgotten one of the points of all this: Admiring a well-crafted stamp. Let me explain... I'd been gathering the impression (mostly unfounded) that there's some folks that...