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Announcing the The Bassackwards Letterbox! I tried posting this on the website, but it kept giving me errors and wouldn't let me post it. This is our first box planted and we are so excited! We...

Sleepy Cat and Princess Lea have just returned from 3 days in the letterboxing capital of California - San Luis Obispo! It's a trip we've been longing to take for a couple of months, and we...

Am I the only one who has trouble writing clues? As I leave the plant location, I think I'm doing great. As I type up the clues, I worry about being too confusing or not challenging enough. When I...

O Captain, my Captain!!!! *saluting smartly while blinking back tears* I hasten to join Ryan's Anti-SitRep league. "What does SitRep mean?" is joining "What does F, P, X, V (etc) stand for?" as a...

So am I to take it YOU are the one who origionated the unauthorized term???? >From: "Brian, Ryan & Lori" >Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com >To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com >Subject:...

First of all , I just want to say how nice it was to get together with Ryan and Amanda yesterday at Hop Brook .The Mcgiver Stove is truly a work of art and function in one . Jay Drew also was there...

Hi: We finally did it!!! Sue & I found Mapsurfer's Gang of 8! These are the boxes we have found the past few days: Mapsurfer's Gang of 8, 08/01/03 The Fox Place, Middlebury, CT...

Thanks for the welcome from the other IL letterboxers! You can now add (happily) letterboxers #6-8 to your ranks. Melinda, I tried emailing you back a few times but it would not go through. ...

Well -- among my many faults, seems I can't add either. When I reworked the clues for my A-maize-ing box on Ojibway Island (because they moved one of the monuments) I made a mistake in the math for...

In the last month I have had several boxes go missing. I have been busy recarving, etc. and have most of the boxes sitting in my car awaiting replacement. I thought it would be worth an update...

Hi Letterboxers: Since my last message had about a page and a half between salutation and message, I thought I would fumble through another try with a few changes.This box has been declared abandoned...

Since everyone will be at the Tumwater Historical Park on August 9th for the South Sound Summer Letterboxing Fest, thought some directions might be useful. If you are NorthBound on I-5, you have the...

The first book I remember reading more than once (for pleasure) was in second grade: "Patty Reed's Doll". It told of one of the children in the ill-fated Donner party, Martha F. (Patty) Reed. Even...

Rating Clues: Pretty easy Difficulty: The toughest of the 5 in this series. You'll need to climb up some big boulders but it's totally doable even in sandals (but NOT in winter when the road will...

DONNER LAKE OVERLOOK Rating Clues: easy Distance: Easy, short walk from your car on dirt. Caution: There's snow here in winter months which will probably render this box unreachable. This box #4...

>but I wasn't sure how far I should go with this, because if Gnosis >wanted to leave them exposed, who am I to butt in. From what you The kids are really enjoying reading about people finding their...

Yesterday we planted a series of 5 boxes on Interstate 80 between Auburn and Truckee, Calif. We're listing them separately. The series takes you 70 miles one way on interstate 80 and only about 6...

Rating Clues: Easy Distance: just out of your car Hopefully you've found Box #1 in Auburn. Return to the freeway and continue east on Interstate 80 towards Truckee. Since this box can only be...

Yesterday we planted a series of 5 boxes on Interstate 80 between Auburn and Truckee, Calif. We're listing them separately. The series takes you 70 miles one way on interstate 80 and only about 6...

Team Garlic went out today and found the Meadow Point letterbox, part of Dvn2r ckr's Outlaw Tracy series. It was in perfect condition and just where the clues said it would be. Mariette dbltall of...

We coulda beat Wanda and Pete to it!! Life is so unfair. :-( :::sniff::: Ah, well, so many boxes, so little time. I took Danny down to Dolphins, which is still in good shape in spite of being...

What happens when the log book for a HH is filled? Is it mailed home to the 'planter', and a new log book made and put in the little box by the last 'finder'? Or is the whole HH mailed home? Or is...

Thanks Red Rover for the Garrison Hill letterbox. We had a fun time finding this box yesterday evening and were honored to be the first to stamp in. The box is in great shape. We then took in...

Just wanted to drop a note and thank everyone that came out to greet me this afternoon! It's certainly been the largest single turnout on my behalf--so far. But I'm sure the overwhelming Vermont...

What exactly is a SitRep anyhow? -- Ryan