Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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December 2002

Three Wizards

Started by letterboxer2002 (letterboxer2002@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-15 | Last message: 2002-12-17
I just want everyone to know that as I write this I am staring in awe of the wonderful carving 'B-theweekendwarrior' did on 'Three Wizards'. The clues were fun to follow and stamps were great. ...

Reached 100 exchanges

Started by Chuck Straub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-15 | Last message: 2002-12-15
When Chickabirdie, Molly and I met with Letterboxer2002 and Music Woman to receive the "Letterboxing Order of the Purple Heart", it was my first time meeting Letterboxer 2002 and was able to...

Attn: please post this new OHIO letterbox to Geauga County

Started by (theritzman@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-15
Big Creek Park Letterbox Placed: September 11, 2002 in honor of the memory of Kit Faragher. Big Creek Park, Chardon, Ohio Geauga County Nearest Big City: Cleveland Difficulty: Easy Big Creek Park...

Received the Letterboxing Purple Heart. Atten: Psychomommy

Started by Chuck Straub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-15 | Last message: 2002-12-15
Today I was honored to be the first recipient of the Letterboxing Order of the Purple Heart. Letterboxer2002 put a lot of work into this. He carved a great stamp and created an excellent log...

New - Letterboxing Order of the Purple Heart

Started by letterboxer2002 (letterboxer2002@yahoo.com) | 19 messages | First message: 2002-12-15 | Last message: 2002-12-16
A new letterbox has been created for those letterboxers who are injured in the line of letterboxing. For more information please see: http://letterboxer2002.tripod.com/PurpleHeart.htm

Park fees

Started by Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) | 10 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-15
>>**by the way, WA State Park parking fees start applying on 1 Jan 2003!!! $5 daily or $50-$70 annually<< Good Grief!! Do they have gold in these parks ?! I'd have to plan carefully so that I got...

oops... excuse me...brain fart!

Started by Josef Carlson (jose_ole1@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
How about establishing a new professional sports league! Just imagine! We could have statistics, end of year awards (Most Valuable Letterbox(er), Rookie of the Year, LBer of the Month...), establish...

Found my 200th box today!

Started by (mindizney@aol.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-16
While out at Merrow Park in Mansfield, CT, I found my 200th box at the Merrow Park Letterbox!  Alan (Letterboxer2002) came prepared for the celebration by bringing two bottles of the best Root Beer...

WA: Puget Sound area ideas for new letterboxes?

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
Hi fellow Pacific Northwesterners, Ok--so the Pacific NW weather has been a bit miserable lately (although I love the rain) & we've all managed to carve many, many stamps for letterboxes that...

Interesting facts

Started by Chris Holm (cholm@dcn.davis.ca.us) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-15
I usually do not read all of the Letterbox e-mails because the letterboxes are not in my area but I found myself reading the one about the number of letterboxes in different states. I was sad to...

OR: NEW MYSTERY LETTERBOX--Greater Grants Pass Area

Started by (ARoseLB@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
Okay, this is my first mystery box, so if I don't have the hang of it, someone please let me know! --Annette WILD EYED THINGS THAT PEEK THROUGH THE LIMBS MYSTERY LETTERBOX LOCATION: Somewhere in...

New OR: Burnt Turkey Letterbox in Grants Pass

Started by (ARoseLB@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
Hi folks! I just want to say that I love being right. I especially love being right when my older brother is wrong. I am over 40 years old and I still get this adolescent rush. Had it been my...

TOP 5 States

Started by (drewclan@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
On Saturday, the Nail Family said: >The more numbers you get the more boxes you visit to the delight of the boxes' creators, < So true! One of our favorite parts of letterboxing is checking on...

TOP 5 LETTERBOXING STATES

Started by (paisleyorca@webtv.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
This was interesting to read! Of course, Connecticut is tops! They deserve that honor, half-baked pie or not, per Ryan's post. I can't believe Oregon has so many now. Just a couple years ago...

ponder This instead

Started by Team Jedi (teamjedi@hotmail.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-14
Well, In Ohio Between Franzsolo and MySelf we account a good hunk of the Letterboxes about (2/3). Beings so, It's hard to get letterbox finds when you are the one placing them. (Using a Term from...

Lewis & Clark Boxes

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-14
HI,  Didn't one of the letterboxers begin a series of Letterboxes along the discovery trail of Lewis & Clark? Can someone please post a list of them? Thanks,  Mohmers

Missed Posting

Started by Team Jedi (teamjedi@hotmail.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-14
Hiya I was wondering why only Franzo found it, It not in the Ohio Log :O) NAME: CRNP "Save the Planet" TOWN: Nevile COUNTY: Brown (5 Total Stamps on this one) Clues are...

It's a wonderful life

Started by gbheron77 (gbheron@netzero.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-15
"...? I don't get upset because other people like to mountain bike while I don't. I don't throw a fit because some people love to surf but I have no interest in it..." Not only do individuals have...

TOP 5 States for letterboxes (WA)

Started by Amanda Arkebauer (samanark@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-14
I think Adventure Seeker (dvntrskr/Bethany) has done more than anyone else to boost Washington State's count! We are so happy to have you here (instead of Oregon ;-) --Amanda from Seattle

WA: Christmas Trees LB series in Seattle

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-14 | Last message: 2002-12-14
Christmas Trees Series at the Seattle Arboretum What a gorgeous series of stamps and such a thoughtful, appropos poem, too! Thanks, Candlelight, for such a nice letterboxing experience in a...

Numbers per capita

Started by Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-13
>>Running the numbers again, based on numbers in my 1998 almanac,<< Yep, definitly too much time on yer hands! LOL If you're looking for somethin to do, I have some packing & moving you can help...

Connecticut in the Winter

Started by The Breedens (breedenbunch@insight.rr.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-13 | Last message: 2002-12-14
Hi all you CT. letterboxers......my hubby and I were thinking of planning a trip to CT, but wondered if it would be totally ridiculous to plan one for February. What do you all think? Would we be...

The real point to ponder

Started by Mary Ellen Martel (memlili54@yahoo.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-13 | Last message: 2002-12-15
Does anyone esle ever wonder why there is hardly anything posted on this site that doesn't cause a controversy or argument of some kind?  (And I am sure that this post will do the same.)  Personally,...

TOP 5 States for letterboxes--OOPS RI IS # 5 WITH 208

Started by NLS (jsperrazza@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-13
Yo: half baked ?? Hummm . Some of us are smiling at the number given to us as 828.  We know that does not count the Bonus Boxes that we are famous for, and maybe even not the mystery ones. ??...

New in Ct.

Started by NLS (jsperrazza@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-13
Ct. New Letter boxes Niantic / East Lyme Ct. Rated Easy December 13, 2002 Eight Stamps carved by the Gang : Bluebird, Butterfly, Camel, and Lobsta. Marshland ~ Woodland ~ Water The story The Swans...