Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2003

OR: New Shakespeare #2 in Ashland

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Difficulty Rating: Clues: Moderately challenging Hike: Park setting, easy paths, mostly but not all, paved. This is a fill-in-the-blank puzzle. You will be directed to places with...

New hitchiker

Started by (R2D2ZDW@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
A hitchiker called SWbuds,was realisied on August 1st of this year near a/an hunntinton beach,it was placed in a letterbox in that area,my email, r2d2zdw@aol.com, is on it for anyone to report...

ID/MT/WY boxes

Started by cavy_lovers4 (adelcoll@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-11
Hi, Just back from a great vacation out west! We found the following boxes: Idaho: Idaho Falls Series - all 4 good - hubby loved the clear, precise directions! Stamps great. Montana: ...

ME: Lavender Box has been found!

Started by Phyto (ME) (wright_ha@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-11 | Last message: 2003-08-11
Fellow boxers... herein follows the latest update on my beloved Lavender Letterbox: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Found ________8/7/03 Condition...

LbNA: The Maine Event follow-up

Started by DebLee (dseybold@blazenetme.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-11
Hi from Maine... Just wanted to thank all of you (40plus 'boxers!!) who came to our Maine Event Gathering on Saturday. It was a great day--full of fun, food and boxes... not to mention stamp...

CT- a wet but fun day- 14 boxes in all!!!

Started by swampyankee (RNSaunders@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-11 | Last message: 2003-08-10
Butterfly and I went to Rocky Neck today where she helped me find several boxes including Resolution, Wanda's anniversary 2 cats box, and the Tea Party- thanks to Patrick and Amy for that one!! We...

Box Status Database

Started by sileagle1 (sileagle@alltel.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
I just want to say thanks to whoever created the database giving us the ability to post status of boxes. I have been gone on vacation and just noticed it today. I did my part by adding records...

Driftwood & Slager - Central Coastal CA Event Oct 4th

Started by Sir Balthazar (neovolatile@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-11
Dear Folk, Yesterday JugglerMouse and I went up above Cambria and were first finders of "Driftwood by the Sea" placed by Pam and Scott. It was a beautiful location and the stamp is elegant. Pam...

Davis-Winters Box missing

Started by Chris Holm (cholm@dcn.davis.ca.us) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
5 summer camp kids and I went out last week and found the spot where the Davis- Winter letter box was meant to be hidden. We found the log and cement block but the letterbox was missing. I hope the...

CT Tribes' Revenge

Started by greenheron2200 (greenheron2@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
I had the good fortune to come across these clues today in another box. The clues seemed very unambiguous but I could not find the box. Has anyone else found it lately? Green Heron

LB Report - TX, NM, AZ, CO, OK

Started by sileagle1 (sileagle@alltel.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-26
I just returned from a long family vacation and though the rest of the family is not into letterboxing, I managed to find and place a few along the way. Here is my report (I will also update the...

CT -I'd rather be letterboxing series

Started by wandering06249 (wandering06249@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
My daughter and son-in-law from Massachusetts were down today and we did this series. Just wanted to say what a nice series this was to do. The stamps are wonderful and the log books a work of...

CA: New Southern California Letterbox

Started by trentlaudes (trentlaudes@excite.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
I'm happy to say there's been a lot of activity in Southern California letterboxing lately especially thanks to the Gnosis 4-H Club, who are bringing Connecticut-style letterboxing to Los Angeles...

Chicago Area boxes

Started by Pam Kleingers (pam@kleingers.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-11
I am traveling tot he West Chicago area next month. I noticed a box in Geneva and was wondering if there are others people would suggest? Thanks, Pam [Non-text portions of this message have been...

NY: New Letterbox and New Hitchhiker

Started by thenextrushdie (jelybean@stny.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Just placed Copernicus' Optics Box which also contains the Pleaseta Meetcha Hitchhiker near Swain, NY, Allegany County. Have fun! Clues: Born Mikolaj Kopernik in Poland in 1473, Copernicus moved...

containers for MD parks

Started by knitwitmominmaryland (mitchellfamily4@mac.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Hi, Squirrel-- Thanks for the MD advice on containers. I didn't know that, although that's what I've been using. Anything else that MD planters should know? I just put one at Swallow Falls (clues...

Database

Started by Kim (kstar1200@yahoo.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-12
I'm thinking that it would be a new entry. That way it would be possible to track how many mia reports had come in on a box, or if there were a variety of comments on how difficult the trek...

"The Maine Event"

Started by Mary Ellen Martel (memlili54@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-10
Many thanks to Sealights, Amymisha and Phynstar for their work in pulling together the Maine Event yesterday. It was a wonderful group of friendly people. It was great to renew acquaintances with...

Newbie (inkpads in letterboxes)

Started by Wanda (wsthm@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Welcome, Weaver Family! And congratulations on your first find! :) I am also a newbie, and assumed from what I had read elsewhere that I was supposed to include an inkpad in every box. But when the...

? Snail Mail

Started by ztodd1 (ketodd@earthlink.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-10
Is there a certain person that has a master list? How do I get on the list to receive a lb thru the postal system? :) Thanks Kat-FL F3HH1

Database formatting

Started by abacus00 (abacus00@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-11
Now that I've done the first extract from the database I have a couple easy requests to assist that process. * Please avoid using commas. This goes for both dates and the text fields. Substitute...

New database

Started by The Breeden's (breedenbunch@insight.rr.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-10
Hi all, I've been a little scattered lately......so maybe I have skimmed right by it but how do I get to the database to report my finds? :) Would like to report on our recent Sedona hikes. ...

Maine Gather: My silly musings

Started by (mindizney@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Hello everyone! I just wanted to thank everyone who put the Maine Gather together (and for everyone who came!). We (True Soccer Fan and I) thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, though he decided to go...

NY/VT LB report

Started by (boatsing@msn.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-08-10
Vacation in VT combined some LB as follows: Prayer Rock - Bristol Felt a bit of a twing when we that of the history of this LB Lake Champlain Monster - Ferrisburg - A OK, well visited Ethan...

NY - Orient Express Boxes

Started by (boatsing@msn.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-08-10 | Last message: 2003-08-10
Are the following LBs still in existence: Carillon - Fort Ticonderoga, searched on MOnday 8/4/03 with no success, heavily touristed. Fort at Crown Point - Marched around the parade ground on 8/8/03...