Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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October 2003

Boxing in Boston

Started by Mike S (tehutika@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
Greetings, Last spring, we bought tickets for a comedy show in Boston. Yesterday, we made the trip out a little early, and grabbed a few boxes before the show. We were the second people to find the...

Ma. New Boxes

Started by Dennis Bastarache (dbastarache@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
Quabbin Mystery Date placed: 10/18/03 Terrain: Easy to moderate Clues: Easy to moderate Time: 4 to 5 hours round trip Number of boxes: 2 I listed these as mystery boxes, but they are not a mystery....

The cost of letterboxing.........

Started by Steve S. (kerjin@myndworx.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-10-25 | Last message: 2003-10-26
How much does it cost to get ready for a letterboxing event???? Let's see............ Finding the right images for a stamp to carve and bring... Cost: Incalculable! Carving the stamp over and over...

MA - Something new ... The Good Eats Letterbox

Started by lb_seekyr (brad@gladehome.us) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-10-26 | Last message: 2003-10-27
Hi Folks: I've just launched the Good Eats Letterbox, read on... The Good Eats Letterbox ----------------------- Approximate Time: 20 minutes (excluding stamping time) Clue difficulty: Easy Hike...

'Fright'fully festive event in Tacoma today!!!

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-10-26 | Last message: 2003-10-25
Just got home from today's big letterboxing get together in Tacoma. Talk about a blast!!! Not sure of the final tally of attendees but there were quite a lot of letterboxers present and even more...

F-100 at last!

Started by Bigguy (bigguy9210@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-26
Well, we made a lengthly road trip today down to Scoutdogs corner of Ohio today. We needed 10 boxes to get 100 finds. Started in Glen Haven cemetery and found all 4 of those with no problem....

What a day of boxing in CT.

Started by Lenny/Kathy (needeeps@webtv.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
If you have the chance I highly recommend doing Journey Into Imagination Series 21...boxes (The Children Series) the clues where right on and the stamps where great,all easy walking.Plus we had time...

CT - ferry flit and dragonfly dance retired

Started by livnletlrn2 (livnletlrn@juno.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
The Varrell Family retrieved the Dragonfly Dance letterbox in Glastonbury and the Ferry Flit letterbox from South Glastonbury yesterday, so they could be retired. Thanks to everybody who stopped...

A newbie ponders subjectivities

Started by coymon4 (coymon4@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-10-25 | Last message: 2003-10-26
Hmmm, I really wonder when I'm out there... Today I went to look for a box along a lovely stream that had signs everywhere (the way I came, which was opposite {of course} from the orientation of...

Children Book Series in Stafford Ct.

Started by Dan (danzad_99@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
WOW!!! What a series. We were behind the Needeeps and in front of the Columbia Bugs and Paw Across America doing the series today. Was able to run into both groups though and it was a pleasure...

VA- Important NOVA Box Info

Started by fjkrieg (fjkrieg@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
The Antietam Bridge Box in Fredericksburg has been pulled for relocation. I checked on it yesterday, and it was out in the open and scattered. The stamp and logbook were there, so I will relocate...

Newbie here

Started by Lisa H (Lmanathome@msn.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-10-25 | Last message: 2007-01-17
Hi all, Brand new letterboxers here! My dd's (5 & 10) and I found our first box 10/21 after letterboxing was mentioned on a homeschooling e-list that morning. We kept it very simple and found...

Re CA Letterboxes

Started by Pete (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
It was the Hog's Lake Plateau, about 40 mi west of Mt Lassen. Pete aka Jiggs P3 F80 A3 E2 X23 V3 HH5

CT Durham area Haunted series- where are the clues??

Started by swampyankee (RNSaunders@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-10-25 | Last message: 2003-10-25
Help!!! Where are these clues-- Sunshine

to Fisher & Family

Started by Haiia (purple-haze@sbcglobal.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-25
Dito! My first year too. I'm loving it so far and am still working on my first box 'cause like you I want it to be a good-one! I have 2 spots picked out and most of the box contents ready and yet I...

CT-Haunted House Letterbox

Started by MommaFox (mommafox@snet.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2003-10-24 | Last message: 2003-11-02
The Haunted House will begin to emerge soon! When the House is fully emerged the letterbox will appear.............but, remember, only for a very short time! MommaFox [Non-text portions of this...

Ct Northwest Park

Started by swampyankee (RNSaunders@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-24
What a wonderful day we had- Butterfly, Bluebird and grandson,Riley, my grandson, Chase, and later Music Woman. It was my first time to Northwest Park. What a great place. So much to see and do...

New CHILDREN'S BOOK SERIES in Stafford, CT

Started by irishtinker (irishtinker@charter.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-10-24 | Last message: 2003-10-25
Journey Into Imagination Stafford & Somers 3 miles round trip. 21 boxes Planted by Irish Tinker, Rosie Bunny, & RTRW Created by many imaginative boxes across North America & Canada. Maintained...

Postal Letterboxes

Started by Wanda (wsthm@hotmail.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-10-24 | Last message: 2004-07-28
Dagonell, you just wait until one is announced and signups are taken... at least that is the way it went with the few I have seen. The Marthas are already going, and when they return to me, that is...

Obtaining permssion to plant.

Started by Pam Kleingers (pam@kleingers.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-24
As I get ready to plant boxes I am very interested in all hints and suggestions in this area. How do you decide who to contact? Do you contact them each time you plant a box in their area? Etc etc...

footprints in the snow

Started by birder579 (birder579@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2003-10-24 | Last message: 2003-10-24
I prefer not to do boxing in the snow. As you said, it leaves footprints that some not so nice people can follow to do not so nice things to the box. Of course there are those people who could...

Martha #4? (located)

Started by Wanda (wsthm@hotmail.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2003-10-24 | Last message: 2003-10-26
Kat, I heard from the person who had the box. She is sending it to the 4th person on the list and then it will be sent to you (#5 on the list). So sorry for the hassle and delay. Busy Bee --- In...

The Saga of the Unplantable Letterbox

Started by Mike S (tehutika@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-10-23 | Last message: 2003-10-24
Greetings, You ever have one of those days out on the trail? Today was one of those days for us. The day started off well. Got an early start, good weather, good coffee. The trail is a couple...

Boxes near Charleston, SC?

Started by Laura/Nautilus (naturbuf@gwi.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-24
I'll be going to Charleston, SC for a meeting this Saturday through next Thursday. Though they keep our schedule pretty well packed (8 am to 9 pm chock full of stuff- YUCK!), I might be able to slip...

MA: NEW Dinosaur Footprints

Started by Mike S (tehutika@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-10-23
Dinosaur Footprints Letterbox Dinosaur Footprints Reservation Holyoke, MA (Hampden County) Placed: October 23, 2003 by TehutiKa, AsetKa and kids! Distance: Less than 1/2 a mile Time: Depends on...