Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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July 2003

NoVA Sit Rep

Started by (Fireflylight@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-05
Scott and I spent a very HOT 4th of July wandering around Northern VA finding boxes. Who Whooo Slept Here? Box was well hidden in great shape. Loved the clues. Was thankful for the calculator...

NJ - Woodbridge EMS box to be retired July 27th

Started by Kimberly (MartianShark@msn.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-05
Hi all, Figured I'd drop a line, and let you all know that now's the time to get the Woodbridge EMS box. Our store will be closing, and the last day we'll be open is the 27th of July. We have...

Planning a trip to Mansfield CT

Started by Mike Schneider (tehutika@yahoo.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2003-07-05 | Last message: 2003-07-07
Greetings, We're planning to come down to Mansfield and Coventry over the next few weeks, while I've got some weekends off. We're going to Coventry and Andover tomorrow (been there once last year,...

Harpswell, Maine-Pott at the Sea Replaced 7-4-2003

Started by Maine Genealogist (strout99@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-05
I've replaced Pott at the Sea, with a few additional clues. They can be viewed at http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.asp? boxnum=1434&boxname=Pott_at_the_Sea This is a 2line URL, so be sure...

boxing in mansfield, CT

Started by Odilio (odiliofinder@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-07-05 | Last message: 2003-07-05
Hello, I went boxing in Mansfield CT yesterday with Freedom Fox and Irishtinker and newbie "Licks" We did the Pink Panther Series, Totem Pole, Air Mail (A new favorite!!), The Wizard Series, The...

Chuck's stamps

Started by bubbatroysondae (fourdesign@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-05
I think your stamps are great and very silly (esp the in search of series. and safari) I personally will be heading out today to find some of them. BubbaTroySondae PS just missed an exchange...

calling... Amanda from Seattle

Started by adglbna (ADGLBNA@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-05
Hello! We went to visit your trio of boxes in Sedona today! 116 degrees, and I don't mean on a compas! Thanks for the fun, hot, but beautiful, just wanted you to know they are still there! Left...

Meeting other letterboxers

Started by moofie (moofie@earthlink.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-07-04 | Last message: 2003-07-07
we have an etiquette question. we approached the location of a letterbox today and encountered two people walking towards us carrying a piece of paper and a camera. our first thought was that they...

VA - Great Falls Park -- Beautiful Even Without Any Boxes

Started by be ma (bema57@hotmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-07-04 | Last message: 2003-07-05
Even though it does not have any boxes (being a federal park where I have heard it is illegal to plant boxes :-( ) team BeMa went into the woods without our stamps and journals to explore a bit of...

Chuck's Carvings The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Started by Chuck Straub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-07-04 | Last message: 2003-07-05
I personally like to view other peoples carvings. I enjoy seeing what's out there, especially places I will probably never go to. There have been some posts from new stamp carvers that are concerned...

VA: Goose Creek Boxes

Started by abacus00 (abacus00@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Attempted the Goose Creek Boxes today and could not locate Pillar of the Letter Boxing Community. Found the gully and the big rock 18 steps off the trail so believe we were in the right spot. We...

I'm back!

Started by (cadenza74@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Quick post to let you know that I made it back safely from my trip abroad. I am so glad I went. Thanks to all who posted on my debate on an international plant. I can't write right now, but to let...

CT. report

Started by NLS (jsperrazza@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Yo Bluebird and I got out to a few boxes yesterday. Every time we 'finish' up Coventry~~ out pops some new ones. ! So off we went, stopped in Columbia for the new Rec. Park, all is well and it was...

Nice afternoon in Colorado Springs

Started by Autumn (Autumn@shadowslight.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
I brought some new letterboxers with me to Colorado Springs and we found A-Bear's "Little Feet" and Kallaya's "Bear Creek" - which was in a beautiful nature center. Both were alive and well, and...

DC Mystery not on LBNA Map - Attn: Webmasters

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
I went back and dug around and found where you went and finally saw it. BUT... If you navigate solely by the map you never see that page. Click on VA or MD on the map and then DC on those maps,...

Lake Vesuvius - New S. Ohio box

Started by BigGuy_45640 (bigguy_45640@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Lake Vesuvius Difficulty: easy Terrain: moderate Placed by: Bigguy, CardinalMom, Pack Rat, & Trail Buddy Date Placed: July 3, 2003 ***This is a microbox- please bring stamp pad and pen!*** A few...

"Get a clue" hitchhiker

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
I released this hitchhiker today, on it's way to a new home soon, I trust. Cat lover/gardener/teacher

Frustrating Clues

Started by Kendra Perry (bibliophiles@mac.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-03
We, too, have had terrible luck in Kansas and Nebraska (especially Lincoln). Often, we feel that we've obviously followed the clues, but the boxes are nowhere to be found! Is there something...

DC War and Peace Mystery box not on LBNA Map?

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-07-04 | Last message: 2003-07-03
I notice that the DC War and Peace mystery box has not appeared on the DC listings in Letterboxing.org. I saw it in the announce list but can't find it in the listings. Is the program/database...

DC War or Peace Mystery box found

Started by thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
What could be a better July 4th Eve activity than looking for the War or Peace mystery box. The setting was very appropriate and beautiful on a summer evening with the sun down low for dramatic...

Off Topic/my name

Started by defygravity2001 (defygravity@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Actually, Aili is not all that rare in some locales. It is a Finnish name. I know of several other Ailis, at least 2 others in my very own state of Connecticut (I'm not part of Mary & Aili's...

Little Boar - New S. Ohio box

Started by BigGuy_45640 (bigguy_45640@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Little Boar Difficulty: easy Terrain: easy Placed by: Bigguy, CardinalMom, Pack Rat, & Trail Buddy Date Placed: July 3, 2003 A few miles north of Ironton, Ohio off State Route #93, is a lovely...

Winky - New S. Ohio box

Started by BigGuy_45640 (bigguy_45640@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
Winky Difficulty: easy Terrain: moderate Placed by: Bigguy, CardinalMom, Pack Rat, & Trail Buddy Near the intersection of U.S. Route #52 and Ohio Route #93 at Ironton, Ohio, is an old highway...

South Point - New S. Ohio box

Started by BigGuy_45640 (bigguy_45640@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-04
South Point Difficulty: easy (once you find the park) Terrain: easy Placed by: Bigguy, CardinalMom, Pack Rat, & Trail Buddy Date placed: July 3, 2003 Go as far south in Ohio as it's possible to go....

MI- April Fool's box visit

Started by C Donaldson (donaldson_home@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-07-03
My family and I made it out to the first box in Michigan today- the "April Fools" box in Dexter- my husband's first stamp in his very own log book. Guess he figured that it was time to stop...