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March 2003

New Mystery - Presidential LB - Six Sided Stamp!!!

Started by Fudrick (fudrick@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Just last week, Fudrick placed a Very Presidential Mystery Letterbox.  The uniqueness of this fine box is that it contains the first documented six sided stamp!  The six sides go together to...

WA: DuPont Museum full of interesting lore

Started by Nail Family (c.nail@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The Nail Family made a trip this afternoon to the historic DuPont Museum in South Pierce County and was first to nab the Beaver Quarter Letterbox. The DuPont Museum which offers FREE ADMISSION...

AZ: 2 new boxes Superstition Wilderness Letterboxes

Started by Nail Family (c.nail@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
Superstition Wilderness Letterboxes First Water Trail, Apache Junction, AZ, Maricopa County By Nailhead of the Nail Family Placed 3/2/03 Difficulty: Trail: moderate with some rock scrambling Clues:...

AZ: 2 new boxes Superstition Wilderness

Started by Chuck and Michelle Nail (c.nail@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Superstition Wilderness Letterboxes First Water Trail, Apache Junction, AZ, Maricopa County By Nailhead of the Nail Family Placed 3/2/03 Difficulty: Trail: moderate with some rock scrambling ...

letterboxing in other countries?

Started by letterboxing mobots (themobots@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Jen and I have been talking about letterboxing in Spanish-speaking countries. I see that some people, have taken the initiative to place letterboxes in other countries. Again, admittedly, we...

CT new Letterboxes

Started by NLS (jsperrazza@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
CT. New Letterboxes Today three friends went out and planted three letterboxes on a three mile lollypop hike. We trudged through the snow , slipping and sliding not able to wait for the promise of...

MD area letterboxing weekend and Update on the Stinkeye.

Started by letterboxing mobots (themobots@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Good weather this weekend. Admittedly, I spent most of the time climbing, but we still managed to get some letterboxing done. 1. Checked on the greenbelt coffeefish. It's still there. So far...

Great Weekend in Ct.

Started by Dan (danzad@netzero.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
Myself and Teach had a great weekend, Sat. we planted some boxes (special thanks to the Needeeps for hiking them for us to make sure the directions were OK) and we did a little letterboxing ourself....

New Letterboxes (4) Putnam Ct. Windham County

Started by Dan (danzad@netzero.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The Putnam Fitness Trail Series Placed: 3-8-03 Placed by: Teach & Preach Location: Putnam Ct.Windham County Rated: Moderate Directions: Go 171 west in Putnam. Turn left onto Wicker St at the stop...

New Letterbox in Woodstock Ct. Windham County

Started by Dan (danzad@netzero.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The Troop 25 Letterbox Placed: 3-8-03 Placed by: Teach & Preach Location: Woodstock Ct. Rated: Easy 5-10mins. In Woodstock go 171 west. Turn right onto Roseland Park Rd. Go straight at the four...

Carving 101

Started by rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2003-03-10 | Last message: 2003-03-10
I was playing around with my mom digital camera and thought I'd update my "carving tips" with "carving lessons" on my website--and added pictures of me carving a stamp this afternoon! =) So if...

New Letterbox Woodstock Ct. Windham County

Started by Dan (danzad@netzero.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The Gone Fishing Letterbox Placed: 3-8-03 Placed by: Teach & Preach Location: Woodstock Ct. Windham County Rated: Easy 5-10mins. It's on the Woodstock/Putnam Town Line.. Go 171 west. Go left onto...

New Letterbox in Ct. Windham County

Started by Dan (danzad@netzero.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The JJZSr. Letterbox Placed: 3-8-03 Placed by: Teach & Preach Location: Putnam Ct, Windham County Rated: Easy 5-10mins. I saw people posting about charity boxes and thought it was a great idea. ...

OR: new boxes planted

Started by (PNWEXPLR@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
“Boxed Set” Letterboxes Clackamas Community College Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon Placed by Wild Woman on March 8, 2003 Directions to CCC: from 205, take #10 exit Park Place/Mollala...

New Series Andover, CT

Started by irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Erin Go Braugh (5 boxes)   Andover, CT Planted by Irishtinker Rated Easy   Irishtinker's Web Link: http://home.earthlink.net/~irishtinker/erin.htm

NH-Manchester Tombstone letterbox replaced!!

Started by Amanda Arkebauer (samanark@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
I finally got around to replacing the Tombstone letterbox in Manchester, NH. You can access the clues at: http://www.geocities.com/samanark/Clues/tstone Thanks, Amanda

Calif,Kern Co.,Wofford Heights

Started by Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Little Mama's B-day letterbox Pam & Scott , 7/20/02   Hike: Approximately 20-30 minutes along Cedar Creek, with some scrambling over downed trees and boulders.Watch out for ticks, stinging...

CT: Hitchhiker Back Out and Boxing in Snow

Started by bluebird2boxes (debby_butler@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
This weekend, like Music Woman, Lobsta, Butterfly and I had some success despite the snow. We planted and found some; some had to be pried out with a whammy bar! That wet snow really slowed us...

VA Beach: Two condition reports

Started by Mike Brooks (qocmike@msn.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Hi there, Meditation Garden at the ARE building was a DNF for at least a dozen volksmarschers Saturday. We put our registration table about 50 feet from the location. Several of us had the clue...

Article in OC Register Newspaper

Started by zeekster68 (zeekster68@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
A nice article on letterboxing appears in today's Orange County (CA) Register. You can view it at http://www.ocregister.com. Search on their site for "letterbox" or look for the title "In Search of...

Attention Be Ma and anyone else who might have an interest

Started by psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-10
The Princess and I set out this afternoon, to Savage Mill in Howard Co. MD. We successfully slogged through the snirt to find all of Firefly's boxes. Then we decided to look for...

mystery box in charlotte NC

Started by letterboxingmaster (sk8r8275@netscape.net) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Box name:alatt alatt taniontanpl mystery box some where in charlotte NC Get a trail map, Go to cattail trail, stay along the water count down, not up! 10,9,8 ain't the fishin great? 7,6,5 you have...

CT Boxing this weekend

Started by (mindizney@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2003-03-09 | Last message: 2003-04-01
Hello all!  Just thought I would give an update on this weekend's boxing.  It started off 0-3 in the Avon/West Hartford area.  I couldn't park for the Avon Letterbox, since there was a foot of snow...

Report on some DC boxes

Started by virginiawaterbird (virginiawaterbird@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2003-03-09
Independence, Mr. Jefferson and Orion microboxes are alive and well as of this morning. Cherry Blossom (Hains Point) was full of water, but miraculously the log is ok. I dried the box as well as I...

Florida boxes

Started by bob_and_wink (bob_and_wink@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2003-03-09 | Last message: 2003-03-17
Snowflakes are NOT falling in Florida. Box seems to be MIA. We did find Shh! There's a secret. Good directions and lovely park. Ranger Ruth got into the concept of letterboxing. She probably had...