Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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May 2003

MI, IN, IL, OH: G.L. Gathering

Started by SpringChick (springchick@letterbox-mi.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-05-19 | Last message: 2003-05-19
Just wanted to post a public notice that over that past week or so I have sent out a couple of e-mails with detailed information regarding the Great Lakes Letterbox Gathering being held at Waterloo...

CT: Hoffman Evergreens and DPNC

Started by Steve (shol3039@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-19
Wow we had a long day! Started late... at 1:30 ish with the Hoffman Evergreen series. Great hike! One of our new favorites actually! We provided a little maintanence on some of Jay's boxes as far...

Two New Letterboxes In Ashford CT.

Started by needeeps2002 (needeeps@webtv.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-19 | Last message: 2003-05-19
just saying HI and letting everyone know that we planted two new boxes in Ashford CT.today.Once Was Mine and Rain/Sleet/or Snow.We hope everyone had a great time at the gathering,we could not make it...

Central CA Coast Box Update

Started by Sir Balthazar (neovolatile@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Folks, Ash Raven, JugglerMouse, and I went out yesterday along the coast. It was a P1 F6 day for Ms. Mouse and myself. Raven got a P1 F1, since she had already gotten most of the lot. Boxes we...

Livelywriter and Browneyes

Started by Jana (cadenza74@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Welcome to you both to a whole new world. You are going to love letterboxing. It's just great! Cadenza ps. Sounds like the gerbil gathering was a rousing success! Wish I could have been there. ...

CT gerbil gathering thanks

Started by Judi Lapsley Miller (judi@psychokiwi.org) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Thanks to Beth and everyone else who organized such a lovely event. It was fun catching up with folk after a long winter with not much boxing. We especially loved the event stamp - I think little...

CT gathering

Started by lynnbinkowski (lynnbinkowski@msn.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
One more BIG thank-you to JustBeth and everyone who made me feel so welcome. I had a blast and second the notion that a meeting of a group of strangers quickly became a group of friends! Hope to...

Clue Series Richmond, VA

Started by justplaingeorge (justplaingeorge@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Well we managed to pick up all the suspects yesterday before the rain set in, but today we weren't so lucky. Despite waking up to heavy rain we decided not to spend another day indoors rather than...

VT/MA report

Started by The McQuades (mcquades@twcny.rr.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
The McQ road trip through VT and MA was quite a success even though our letterboxing attempts along the way were not very fruitful. We spent an hour and a half searching the sun-dappled woods of...

New L'box in ARUBA

Started by psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
For some reason I thought all new boxes would post here automatically. Since I'm techno challenged I'll announce it myself. New box on the island of Aruba, placed by Psychomommy! I think it...

stamp carving materials-question

Started by (Doublesaj@aol.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2003-05-18 | Last message: 2003-05-18
Can one buy JUST the carving tools without the 'rubber' material? I've looked and looked everywhere and can only find the Speedball brand #2 and #3 carving tools that come in the "Speedy Stamp"...

Oh ~" The Helicopter Park "

Started by (motofranz@webtv.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
I visited the (wet) Veterans Memorial Park today and found both Helicopters I, and Helicopters II. by Jampots . Both letterboxes were in good (dry) shape. Very nice stamps carved by Jampots I might...

Clue Series, Richmond VA

Started by parrotheaddg (parrotheaddg@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-18 | Last message: 2003-05-19
We sloughed. We slogged. We stamped. 14 Stamps were found in the clue series... and then.... The rope was missing! Dum..dum..dum..... On Saturday, in the rain (often heavy at times) we found...

NJ: New Mystery Box Shenanigans

Started by noreester (SJinNJ@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Folks, I just added the new mystery box Shenanigans to the website under New Jersey. Enjoy:) Wingfoot

stamp carving materials

Started by (gbecket@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-05-18 | Last message: 2003-05-18
Many people may already be familiar with this but here's a link to my favorite art supply source online, Dick Blick, and I found that they have a section of rubber stamp carving and carving medium...

Gerbil Gathering

Started by (mindizney@aol.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-05-17 | Last message: 2003-07-12
What a great day at Hop Brook Lake! I thorougly enjoyed myself and really enjoyed meeting so many that I had never met before! Before the gather, I checked out the former resting place of the...

Another CT Gerbil Day Thank You!!

Started by markpepe (mjpepe1@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Sue and I want to thank all of you who made this day really special! [May the gerbil rest in peace!] All of your hard work and planning really paid off! We had a chance to renew some old...

GERBIL DAY`

Started by swampyankee (RNSaunders@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Great Job Beth-- it was our first gathering and we had a ball!!!!!!!! Thanks for all your hard work, and thanks to all for making it such a wonderful day-- I'll probably be stamping in my...

Letterboxer on the Pacific Crest Trail

Started by hoopoe4me (scribenbirder@msn.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-05-18 | Last message: 2003-05-27
"The Northerner" is hiking the PC Trail from the Mexico to Canada border. He has an on line journal at: http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=32992 It has, however, stopped with the entry for...

first time - two stamps

Started by livelywriter (livelywriter@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
Hello. Found out about letterboxing at a Bookcrossing meetup from somebody who had written an article about it. Today I bought an ink pad and stamp and found my first box...and another letterboxer!...

CT: Nehantic DEP box and others close by...

Started by Steve (shol3039@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-18
We took a ride to East Lyme today to see my parents and wound up making it a scenic Saturday Drive through the area.... finding a couple "mysteries" in our travels and taking the new truck into 4x4...

CT Gerbil Gathering

Started by defygravity (defygravity@snet.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2003-05-17 | Last message: 2003-05-17
We also had a blast today! Thanks go to JustBeth & her co-conspirators, and the new and old friends who came. Happy to entertain you with Bruce's work stories, Beth ;). Erin had a great time...

Gerbil Gathering-CT

Started by (Mae62202@AOL.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-05-17
Hello and THANK YOU, What a wonderful day meeting everyone & putting the faces with their stamps. Meeting new boxers, sharing food, laughing & joking at each other's trail stories. I can't think...

Boxing Ireland

Started by irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2003-05-17 | Last message: 2003-05-19
I know there are boxes in Ireland (I accidentally found the clues to one on line about a month ago) but I can't seem to find a website listing the clues for Ireland. Any ideas?

Ct Gerbil Gathering

Started by (cherieph@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-05-17 | Last message: 2003-05-17
Looks like I"m the first back to the computer after a beautiful day to gather and remember Gerbil Anon. thanks to Beth for starting us all on this path today and for the great boxes planted at Hop...