Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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July 2003

NY (Ithaca): Chopin's Music Box Link

Started by thenextrushdie (jelybean@stny.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-31
Hey western NY 'boxers. When publishing the clues for Chopin's Music Box, I included a web link which the form said would appear on the web site, but when I pushed the button, guess what - no...

Letterboxing as "Tradecraft"

Started by Robert Prager (pragerr@alumni.princeton.edu) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-08-01
I've recently begun enjoying this hobby. The parallels to a John Le Carre or Tom Clancy novel are phenomenal: planting secret messages, learning to pick up a "drop box" without alerting the...

CA - Franklin Canyon SitRep

Started by Mike Brooks (qocmike@msn.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-08-03
>How long did it take to get all 10? I would imagine this is what letterboxing in CT must be like. ; ) >Eric Polk >> Gnosis 4-H Club, >> This is to let you know that I'm first stamp in your...

CA LA County Sit Rep

Started by California Bear (californiabear@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
I found the White by Day, Blue by Night box by Don and Gwen today. There was a crowd nearby when I got there so I had to wait a bit before retrieving it. I was going to try the West Wetland box but...

Ct. -Goodwin State Forest

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-31
"The Bear Family" is doing quite well..box in great shape. Cute story and clear clues. "The Celestial Series" was such a pleasant walk through forest and wetlands. Flies and mosquitoes were...

Lincoln, Nebraska letterboxing report

Started by Scott Redd (redd@interbug.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-31
Today my daughter, Emily, and I went to the Prairie Peace Park to check up on our two letterboxes and one geocache. All was found well and dry. We enjoyed looking at the stamps of visitors. We...

Planting future 'orphans'

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
In a message dated 7/30/2003 4:22:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sandymess@yahoo.com writes: > Question for you experienced boxers. Is it wise to place a box in an > area that you will not be...

CA: Napa, Copia box MIA

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Alas, when checking on our box yesterday in the beautiful wine country of Napa, we found the microbox at Copia to have been the victim of what appears to be a mammoth lawnmower. (There was always...

RI SitRep

Started by buddyandpigtographer (buddyandpigtographer@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-31
I went out today and found the Toaster Head LB - great clues, pretty good hike, and I've learned the lesson that I should buy bug spray. There was two things that worried me: 1. The Contents...

To The Owner Of The Traveling Man HH.

Started by needeeps2002 (needeeps@webtv.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
He's been a busy boy,but there is no return address in the log book,it just says set off by trial and error.But don't worry you have over 3/4 of a book left with empty pages.He's been to...

Att: MA, ME, and NH letterboxers

Started by Donna & Darrin (donna_and_darrin@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-31
Hi Everybody! We will be traveling to Rockland, Maine soon and would like to know if there are any easy letterboxes that we might be able to find just off of our routes on the way up. We will be...

CA: Napa, Copia Lb MIA

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Alas, when checking on our box yesterday in the beautiful wine country of Napa, we found the microbox at Copia to have been the victim of what appears to be a mammoth lawnmower. (There was always...

Placing letterboxes

Started by sandymess (sandymess@yahoo.com) | 13 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-08-06
Question for you experienced boxers. Is it wise to place a box in an area that you will not be returning to? The box then becomes an orphan. Or do you just place it and not worry whether it will be...

Scotland, here I come!

Started by Jena Marie Paolilli (jena@bluejena.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-31
To all: I will be leaving for a 10 day trip to Edinburgh tomorrow night and will return on August 10. Therefore, I will not be around to read or answer posts for a while. I am going to remain on...

How the heck do you water proof Altoids tins??

Started by ehughes52 (libby@twcny.rr.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-31
A while back a discussion was going on about mini & micro boxes and it involved Altioids tins. Well, I went out & purchased one, had my tonsils blown off by the mints, and can't figure out what to do...

CT: Busy day!

Started by Steve and Heidi (stephenholyfield@sbcglobal.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Well, we hiked for about 5 hours today. All in Hartman Park. Found Happiness and we're THRILLED at how neat the stamp is. Solved a few ongoing "problems" we were faced with. With the risk of giving...

RI - Dolphins, Epilogue

Started by warrioringilead (warrioringilead@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Has anyone recently found the Epilogue to Dolphins at Daybreak? The clues are clear (as are the spent shotgun shells and broken beer bottles). Dolphins at Daybreak is just fine - it's the Epilogue...

HI: LB Updates & Mahalo!

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Hi-- We recently returned from an incredible trip to two of the Sandwich Isles. Simply stunning!!! Here's the low down on LBing activities on O'ahu & Hawai'i as we experienced it. O'AHU--all 5...

carving your first stamp

Started by Silent Doug (silentdoug@douglasgerlach.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-31
At 02:11 PM 7/30/2003 -0400, Mskathie32@aol.com wrote: >I am creative but not so creative that I could make my own rubber stamp and >where I would begin on making one. lol So I am going to see if I...

WA - Comet Falls LB

Started by patricusd (patricusd@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-30
On Sat took the 1400 climb over 1.6 mile to Comet Falls at Mt Rainier- glorius day and the falls were spectacular, well worth the hike. The Comet Falls LB was not to be found, however. I was...

Sitrep [WA]

Started by Kerjin (kerjin@myndworx.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-31
Team Rayvenhaus has been boxing recently and we are far, far behind on our SitRep's, therefore, without further adieu, we bring you, the latest Rayvenhaus report.... We went back and completed the...

Digest Number 1763

Started by (Mskathie32@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-30
Hello! and thanks for the welcome!! I printed some things off last night on letter boxing that I am currently reading, and cannot wait to attempt to seek one out! I am creative but not so...

The Star Trek Voyager HH and postal box

Started by lizardbuttsfamily (mmebt@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-30
Seems that there are numerous Star Trek fans out there who would love to get there hands on Jay Drew's Star Trek Voyager. This HH was sent to me in the postal box(the letterbox that is mailed from...

planning around it...

Started by Jena Marie Paolilli (jena@bluejena.net) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-30
Well, you are all right. Last night, my boyfriend was looking at some letterboxes on the website. What you should know about us is that we like to go on day trips when we have a mutual day off,...

CT - SitRep

Started by (SawnSJ@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-07-30 | Last message: 2003-07-30
Tom and I checked out the two new Stafford Speedway (Today and Yesterday) boxes this past weekend. GREAT stamps! The directions for Yesterday's box are a wee bit off. Instead of .03 miles from the...