Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2007

HitchHiker info not listed on sites - Are you out there Honeybee?

Started by djandthe3bs (joysavers@verizon.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2007-08-17 | Last message: 2007-08-17
The first hicthhiker I found is not listed anywhere that I can find, but I wanted to make it known where it is traveling so the placer would know if she is watching... It was called "The Bookworm"...

Found 2 Boxes Today & Placed Hitchhiker Already!

Started by djandthe3bs (joysavers@verizon.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2007-08-16 | Last message: 2007-08-17
Thanks so much for the advice everyone! We went searching for 2 boxes today that we weren't sure would be there, but they were! And we were able to leave the hitchhiker there. Now I have another...

LBNA.org is back up and running!

Started by winpax (winpax@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-16
I know a lot of folks wanted clues from the LBNA website- just wanted you to know it's back up!

Team H (Long Island Letterboxing)

Started by Robyn (fivepucks2@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-16
With the site being temporarily out of order yesterday and today, I figure I'll send this post and hope a Team H member finds this. Someone left a film canister with a purchased stamp in the spot...

New to Group & Hobby - Found 1st Box and Hitchhiker!

Started by djandthe3bs (joysavers@verizon.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2007-08-16 | Last message: 2007-08-17
Hi everyone! My family and I have been wanting to try letterboxing for about a year now since I read about it in a magazine and checked out the website. Finally got around to it today and we...

Mapsurfer Hitchhikers

Started by radicalteacup (rpage@midmaine.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2007-08-16 | Last message: 2007-08-15
Aren't some mapsurfer hitch hikers treated differently than other hitch hikers? If I had one and the logbook was full, then what?

The Letterboxers Companion

Started by radicalteacup (rpage@midmaine.com) | 10 messages | First message: 2007-08-16 | Last message: 2007-08-16
Is there a source for this book if I am unable to get a copy from either of my local bookstores? It has come up in conversation with a couple different letterboxers recently and I would like to...

letterboxing.org down?

Started by Pam (mindizney@cox.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2007-08-15 | Last message: 2007-08-16
OK..... is letterboxing.org down? Or is it my darn Internet Explorer Again?????? (I can get Atlasquest just fine however.....) Music WOman

Competitive letterboxing

Started by mr_elsworth_toohey (mr_elsworth_toohey@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2007-08-15 | Last message: 2007-08-18
Letterboxing competitive? Really? That would mean I'm letterboxing for all of you. I letterbox for my own enjoyment, why should I care about what all of you are up to? Typical of the human animal...

Competative letterboxing

Started by mr_elsworth_toohey (mr_elsworth_toohey@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2007-08-15 | Last message: 2007-08-18
Letterboxing competitive? Really? That would mean I'm letterboxing for all of you. I letterbox for my own enjoyment, why should I care about what all of you are up to? Typical of the human animal...

LAST CALL!!! Medallion orders being taken again LAST CALL!!!!

Started by James Dillon (n0kwa@charter.net) | 11 messages | First message: 2007-08-14 | Last message: 2007-09-30
This is the last call to get your medallion orders in. I am extending the deadline to this Saturday. Please email me if you are sending by snail mail. My email is n0kwa @ charter . net I am...

Anakin's Lightsaber Hitchhiker

Started by leabhar314 (leabhar314@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2007-08-14 | Last message: 2007-08-14
Does anyone know the origin of the Anakin's Lightsaber hitchhiker? I found it in a box that I pulled for maintanence last night. Just the stamp, no logbook or anything. The folks who left it had...

Putting boxes up for adoption

Started by Lock Wench (lockwench@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2007-08-13 | Last message: 2007-08-16
In a few weeks I will be relocating from New York to CT. I have over 200 boxes that I would like to put up for adoption, without pulling them. The majority of my boxes are place related so they...

hiking VS boxing

Started by RIFamily (RIFamily@cox.net) | 13 messages | First message: 2007-08-12 | Last message: 2007-08-20
I just wrote a long email about why we box etc... but I erased it, opting instead to get right to the point of my thoughts. Without finding letterboxes we are all "just" hikers. SO... even if...

Poll Update.

Started by Baker (knightbaker63@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-12
This acually leads into the clear directions thread. My poll asking the question "Would you feel more comfortable on a longer hike with a series of boxes to bring you along?" Poll is...

Planting boxes while travelling....?

Started by norastaa (windytrail2000@yahoo.ca) | 6 messages | First message: 2007-08-12 | Last message: 2007-08-13
Hi all, out of Lurkdom to ask for your opinion. My local boxes don't get many hits (I'm a lonely boxer here in Ontario) so it is always very gratifiying to get a find report on a box that I hid...

Concise Directions

Started by Rusty Judd (r2judd@bestweb.net) | 132 messages | First message: 2007-08-12 | Last message: 2007-09-02
Do any of you letterbox folks feel this way at times -- I know we do --- I'd like to ask that when you hide a letterbox, your clues on finding it are as clear as possible. YOU know where it is; WE...

Couple of questions

Started by tony (anthony.pecchia@cox.net) | 23 messages | First message: 2007-08-12 | Last message: 2007-09-07
1) I am placing my first LB in the retail store where I work. I was also considering having a bonus stamp, something like a PT where to get it somebody would have to find me. The problem is, I'm...

A shout out to Randy

Started by alwayschaos (alwayschaos@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-11
Just coming out of lurking to say that I'm very happy to see Randy active again on the list. Not saying you're elderly by any means, please don't get me wrong, but it's nice to still see a voice...

Trash

Started by sucky_cards (rogerp7_@excite.com) | 16 messages | First message: 2007-08-10 | Last message: 2007-08-14
I sent an email to you a few days ago and got no response. That's the reason i joined this group. The email was in concern of trash being left around where the letterboxes are located. Cans,...

Ding, Ding

Started by June (nfmoon@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-10
If you're going to Ridley Park on Saturday, remember that Heaven always holds that treasure you may seek.

Famous paraphrases from famous movies (WAS:Re:Letterboxing At Sagamore Hill NHS)

Started by melanie (maiden1974@verizon.net) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-10
There *IS* a box in Happy Valley, OR. Only one though. It does have three stamp images in it, so that might help. Maiden _____ From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com...

A poll

Started by Baker (knightbaker63@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2007-08-10 | Last message: 2007-08-10
I have posted a poll on my blog that askes a question related to your comfort level long hikes and the use of series to guide you, please let me know how you feel. my blog ...

Hawai'ian Hitchhiker

Started by virginiawaterbird (virginiawaterbird@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2007-08-09
Found this HH in a McLean, Virginia Lb today. It's been around Alaska a bit and will move on to New England shortly. The address given for updates is hard to read, however: ...

Help - deleting one of my find logs so I can fix the year

Started by R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) | 9 messages | First message: 2007-08-08 | Last message: 2007-08-10
I made a mistake when logging a find. I messed up the year - instead of typing 2006, I typed 2020. How do I remove the find so I can go back and put in the correct date? Lone...