Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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May 2003

TN: New Letterbox

Started by Amanda Arkebauer (samanark@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-23
Sir William's Helmet Carter County Roan Mountain, TN Sir William was a brave knight. He had conquered many dragons in England, but his fair Lady Samantha was not impressed. He decided to come to...

DE: boxes found and not found

Started by (HANNAHKAT@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-23
Hello all, cscm and I are zipping around Delaware this week and are having a mediocre success rate. Here's what we have so far... 20030520: Serendipity's Sister: not found. While the structures...

My Three Month Anniversary

Started by Sir Balthazar (neovolatile@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
Folks, Three months ago today I found my first letterbox, Night Train, carved and planted by Amanda from Seattle. Now I am at P15 F38. That makes it 5 plants and about 13 finds a month. Not too...

MA: boxing report

Started by mulbie (mulbie@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
The Yachtsman and Mary Manatee found The Hobbs Hill Letterbox and Trillium at Moose Hill Sanctuary this past weekend. Had a nice visit with Rustypuff and CSCM at the Spring Festival there. Were...

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Box - Please help!

Started by meadow77lark (meadow77lark@yahoo.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-26
I would like to find the Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken letterbox located in Gay City State Park in Bolton, CT. The clues state that the letterbox is located "on the trail between the other two boxes...

Sarah P. Duke Gardens letterbox]

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-23
-------- Original Message -------- From: "stefanbloodworth" Subject: [LbNA-WM] Sarah P. Duke Gardens letterbox To: Hello, I am a horticulturist at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham,...

New Box in West Granby, CT

Started by mvmorningstar (mvmorningstar@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
The Tree Box Planted on 5/17/03 by the middle school participants of the Connections program (Granby, East Granby, Bloomfield, Suffield, Enfield, Windsor) Difficulty: Easy Time: 1 hour Contact:...

WA: Wright LB, one week left

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
Hi all who are interested in the Wright LB in Tacoma, Pierce County, WA. It will only be available for one more week, at which time it will be unavailable for approximately 6-9 months. I...

from Beatles to "Strangway's Letterbox"

Started by Josef Carlson (jose_ole1@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
Near the beginning of the epic Bond movie, Dr. No...they show a mailbox that's labeled "Strangway Letterbox" --- Volks Boxer wrote: > The only song I know of that has the word > "letterbox" in it...

Music-included

Started by Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-22
Dead & Dreaming, an edgy CT garage band, included their CD in their first (only?) letterbox. I spent a half-hour blaring it in the car one rainy morning. Placed, of all places, in a...

Travelling Man HH

Started by Richard Kaszeta (kaszeta@me.umn.edu) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-22
I happened to come across the Traveling Man HH this weekend in Wyoming. He is hitching a ride with me until we get to my next letterbox, which could be quite some way from his last stop...

Jackson, WY (and my first "real" hitchiker)

Started by Richard Kaszeta (kaszeta@me.umn.edu) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-22
This weekend I found myself in Jackson, WY for a business trip (yeah, life is hard... :) ) and decided to sneak out one morning to look for the Jackson letterboxes. I am happy to report that both...

Question on Maine Gathering

Started by phynstar (mmstilphen@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-22
Could we have this one in late June sometime? phynstar

if it's a disease, I've got it, but I don't want a cure!

Started by Jana J. Riska (cadenza74@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-21 | Last message: 2003-05-22
I have laughed at the comments over the last several days on our "sickness." I'm glad to know there are others out there doing this in all kinds of strange settings-so if the heat does get turned up...

music(al) HHs

Started by The McQuades (mcquades@twcny.rr.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-05-22 | Last message: 2003-05-22
At 11:10 PM 5/21/03 -0500, Wes Garrison wrote: >Also . . . > > They Might Be Giants (www.tmbg.com) has a song called "Letterbox." Okay, if we're going to start talking about music related HHs, I'll...

Beatles Across the Universe HH or Traveller series

Started by Volks Boxer (volksboxer@hotmail.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2003-05-21 | Last message: 2003-05-22
The only song I know of that has the word "letterbox" in it is "Across the Universe," on the Beatles' Let It Be album (ok, I guess it's on Anthology II also). I've been trying to figure out how to...

VA: Fwd: The Rope was There

Started by M. Gainey (mlgainey@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
FYI . . . --- Mike Brooks wrote: > From: "Mike Brooks" > To: > CC: > Subject: The Rope was There > Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 22:39:06 -0400 > > Hi Parrothead, > > I saw your other four...

mounting blocks

Started by Wild Bill (wyldwyll@charter.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
Hi all, I just got home from our local wally world and thought I'd pass this along. In the craft area they had a big bin of (what I suppose are) discontinued rubber stamps. All sizes were $0.20. ...

Estuarium Letterbox in NC

Started by June*Flowers (letterbox707@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
Hello.... FYI -- I am heading east and may look for boxes in Bertie and Beaufort Counties, and noticed that the Estuarium letter box might have gotten mixed up when it was moved to the new site. It...

Letterbox Window Decal

Started by rospa10 (wilmes2@mindspring.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-05-21 | Last message: 2003-05-21
Decals are a great idea! I tend to wander over to people and ask if they are letterboxers if they are acting in a seeking manner, so to speak. At lease one would "have a clue" if a car in the...

Online Source for Staedtler Grand Erasers?

Started by SpringChick (springchick@letterbox-mi.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-05-21 | Last message: 2003-05-23
Does anyone have an online source for Staedtler Mars Grand Erasers? I previously got them from April at Stampeaz, but she is out, as is my secondary source, Du-All Art Supply. I called three...

Introduction to the sport of orienteering, College Park, MD, May 22

Started by Olga (olga2910@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
Introduction to the Sport of Orienteering, Thursday, May 22, 7- 8:30pm Have you ever seen a person in the woods running with a map and compass? Do you know why he or she was crossing those wet...

Burney Falls, CA

Started by retiredhavinfun (hsarnett@thegrid.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
Hi, everyone! Yesterday, we had the fun of finding Funhog's Burney Falls Letterbox. Though we had been to the park before, we had never hiked back to Lake Britton. ...Had no idea what we had...

Quick Post - too bz treasure hunting!!!

Started by Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-21
I am at the library in Bar Harbor, Maine so this will be brief] First, thank you for the update on the "pink Ribbon" $$ has been donated. Beth, Thank you for all you did for us with regards to...

NC: New letterboxes!

Started by rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-21 | Last message: 2003-05-27
I've finally created the clues for all the boxes I've placed along the AT in the grand state of North Carolina. There's four of them, and you can find them on my website at...