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Woo Hoo, after almost two years of letterboxing we finally found our first hitchhiker! The flying dragon was found at Poet's Seat Box#2 after having been left there by Dennis & Donna from Pelham. We...

Well, I just hunted down the link to the Washington Post article for someone who requested it, and imagine my surprise when I noticed the byline date: July 12, 2002. So much for the 19th! I for...

After much pondering over "Fat Flying Valentine" clues we were able to find it! Actually, we have a student from France visiting us and she helped us with the "French Mountain". We had a lot of...

Awhile back I was reading a post about boxes that had ciphers for clues and someone had a link to a great website that explained about different kinds of ciphers and how to use them. I would have...

> Rings in Heaven needs the ink pad replaced...and I can't seem to > contact an owner? Perhaps it is you? Or you know who it is? > If not, I would like to take care of it BullDog and the Ram were...

Well, I meant to post this before midnight, so really yesterday was the official day I believe..... But anyway, happy one-year anniversary of the article in the Weekend section of the Washington...

We went to Seattle on business and decided to bring the letterboxing supplies with us, yust in case. (Grin) Well, to make a short story long, the thing we were there to do did not pan out, so we...

Title:Mallard Fillmore. Placed by Salamander on 7-19-03. Location: Paint Creek State Park, near Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio. Difficulty: Easy. You will begin at the large parking area which is...

Title: Bearfoot in the Park. Placed 7-19-03 by Salamander.Location: Paint Creek State Park, near Bainbridge, Ohio. Difficulty: Easy. Start at the large parking area below the spillway. CLUES: At...

Got home from a long, gorgeous sunny day on the lake here in Michigan, and waiting in my mailbox was an adorable little snail, who actually didn't take too long to make his way here, despite the...

Today we did J.Drew's 3 box series "Their Finest Hour". Great carvings(but of course!!) and found all 3 no problem. Then went to do the Reservoir Walk which is at Pattaconk State Park in Chester....

Anyone interested in carving a stamp and placing a box in Union CT? I have a great idea as I grew up there. I love to LB but at this point am not interested in carving a stamp. Email me and let...

Does anyone know who placed this box? I am going back and updating my log book to indicate who placed the lb I have found. There is no placer listed. THanks

I've been on a sabbatical of sorts teaching a Coastal Marine Ecology class... So, in my "free" time I have the following updates to report: BIRD WALK - has had 2 more visitors. This box is in fine...

I sent an e mail to Jay of the Drew Clan ( in response to his kind group letter to us) and have officially adopted Bridle Trails SP solo box in Kirkland WA. I now will watch over all 9 boxes in...

I visited tha Airline Trail letterbox yesterday. Everything looks OK. The log book is full. I added a few more rocks to the pile to keep the box from floating away when the water rises. I...

I hiked up Mt. Minsi on the Appalachian Trail today to finally log this letterbox, and am happy to report that it's in great shape. It was placed by Marty in December 1998, so it's been around a...

Had a great trek out to Glocester, RI this morning. I stopped at the Burlingame Reservoir site off of Route 44 and found the Laurel & Hardy letterboxes, plus the Burlingame Reservoir letterbox. All...

Had a great trek out to Glocester, RI this morning. I stopped at the Burlingame Reservoir site off of Route 44 and found the Laurel & Hardy letterboxes, plus the Burlingame Reservoir letterbox. All...

The silo letterbox of the Suburban series in beautiful downtown Unionville has been moved to keep it from a repeat performance of Vandalism. The clues already reflect the change.

Due to an overabundance of local events on the previously announced date, the gathering in Ithaca NY will now take place on SATURDAY, August 23rd (instead of Sunday, August 24th). The tentative...

Recently I had a question posed to me off-list that I thought everyone might benefit from the answer. This message board receives a LOT of messages, and you don't have to get each individual one...

HI Polly! I have your order for the 5 LbNA square decals and the 2 F100 merit badges. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I set these up but I no longer send them to people from my house. To...

Well, now the link to both (salem Witch Trials and Bridget Bishop) seems to work, so we have 2 ways to find that box! Cavy Lovers --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cavy_lovers4" wrote: >...

We got busy and placed 2 boxes last weekend. One in Andover, and another in Stoneham. Short hikes to worthwhile spots. Hope you enjoy them too. Tung n' Gruve [Non-text portions of this message...