Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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December 2002

MI: New Box - Holland Harbor Lighthouse

Started by SpringChick (letterbox@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
Yes, there is snow on the ground in Michigan and it is very cold (especially at the lakeshore). But this is pretty normal around here and life just goes on around it. I was getting a bit...

My first letterboxing experience.

Started by Steven Feldon (steve.feldon@pobox.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
I've been interested for a couple of weeks, but today at lunch, I found Mischief's Redmond Watershed Park letterboxes, and traded stamps with them. It was as much of a thrill as I hoped it would be,...

Rich, VA Letterboxing Club Mtg

Started by mlgainey (mlgainey@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
In an e-mail a while back, Ladybug shared the idea to form a Richmond, VA, letterboxers group that would meet periodically and informally to do letterboxing-related activities. The first item on...

Ct snow takes out Cowboy

Started by mothermoo2001 (cstearns07@hotmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-06 | Last message: 2002-12-06
Not even this snow but the previous fall on the eve of Thanksgiving and in the category of "boys will be Boys "the cowboy and his cousin had a great snowball fight at our farm. Of course like...

New L.B. Simsbury, Ct. Hartford County

Started by roberta a stillson (Rubaduc@juno.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
Think Outside the Box Planted by Rubaduc 12-6-02 3 miles round trip Going west on Rt.185 from the intersection of Rt. 218, Talcott Mt. State Park is 3.3. miles on your left. The entrance is in...

SoCal LB in Bad ? weather

Started by Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2002-12-06 | Last message: 2002-12-06
With the change of weather ,I wondered what other letterboxers in So.Cal did during the bright sunshine of our "winter". Have you switched to a 15 SPF rather than a 30 SPF factor on your...

To VA Webmgr: Mystery Boxes w/ Incorrect Info

Started by mlgainey (mlgainey@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
Trish, I did not keep your e-mail addy or I would have e-mailed you off-list. "Richmond" has crept back in under the "County" category for my mystery boxes, Birdwatching and Cattails. Please...

Quiet in Connecticut

Started by (motofranz@webtv.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2002-12-06 | Last message: 2002-12-06
Hmmmm, Very quiet in Connecticut lately.. The snow got your tongues ??? Just curious.. LOL P125F119X14E1

Attn Mark & Beth Bendickson

Started by irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
Trying to contact Mark & Beth Bendickson also known as nomad_pnw.   They were the first to find my HH Cling Clang Aug 5. in NH. They took it to OR in one giant leap and I never heard...

CA: 2 New Boxes

Started by Marc Lebendig (mrl@mrlebendig.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-06 | Last message: 2002-12-06
EATON CANYON LETTERBOX Placed by: Threedigs Placed on: 12/3/02 County: Los Angeles Nearest City: Altadena Distance: 3/4 mile Difficulty: Easy This box is located at the Eaton Canyon Nature Area...

Trying to Contact "Arbo" RE: MI Boxes

Started by SpringChick (letterbox@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-06
I and a few others have been trying unsuccessfully to get in touch with a letterboxer named Arbo, who planted a couple of boxes in MI earlier this year, although I don't think he is from here. The...

National Mystery Letterbox Project.

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-05 | Last message: 2002-12-07
Back on 25 July, 2002, message 13851, Jolly G-Man and Ladybug announced the first box hidden (NJ) as part of our National Mystery Letterbox Project (NMLBP).   Somehow the link was never...

Maryland- snow babble

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-05 | Last message: 2002-12-05
Don't we get to count boxes found in the snow as two instead of one. We should ask the Abominable Snowmommy who has read the entire archive. What do you think Snowmommy? Oh, the weather outside is...

? L'boxing in snow?

Started by psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-05 | Last message: 2002-12-05
This question is directed to all you hardy folks in New England. How are you able to stay on a trail? locate boxes off trail? Seems like everything looks different or the same, whichever way you...

Ryan -- Pokemon Stamps Arrived Safe and Sound

Started by be ma (bema57@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-05
Hi Ryan! We wanted to let you know that the Pokemon stamps arrived safe and sound and in time for the very first snow of the winter. Although they were not allowed to go out sledding with the...

MI -- New letterboxes

Started by windrose53 (windrose53@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-05
I planted my first 3 letterboxes. (Actually I planted them at the end of October / beginning of November, but haven't been able to write the clues & make the webpages until now.) Here are the...

WA: Frye Cove Boxes - New!

Started by Fudrick (fudrick@attbi.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-04
Frye Cove County Park Nearest Town: Olympia, WA County: ThurstonPlaced: 12/4/02Placed By: Fudrick Clues: Trivial Trek: Moderate. A bit of up and down, but there are railroad tie steps where...

MD - off topic babbling.

Started by (Fireflylight@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2002-12-05 | Last message: 2002-12-05
No no no!  no Spring!  Winter good!  Snow good! I'm originally from Binghamton, NY.  My mother referred to it as the Snow Capital of the World.  She hated every flake that dropped.  Which would...

WA: Whales Love WA LB

Started by Aryn Davis (jedaryn02@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-04
Whales Love Washington Letterbox Placed by J & A Bear on 1 Dec 02. Dupont, Washington Pierce County W. elcome to DVN2R CKR's grand junction. H. op on the Ross trail. A. t the bench STOP. L. ook...

WA update...

Started by dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2002-12-04 | Last message: 2002-12-04
I got a little 'buzz'y (hh) and went trekking to find the Davis Place LB in DuPont, WA this afternoon--after providing an ample & fair headstart (1-1/2 days) to other regional letterboxers. ;)...

marylanders

Started by (Fireflylight@aol.com) | 10 messages | First message: 2002-12-04 | Last message: 2002-12-06
Come on everybody!  Sing with me! OHHHHHH Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!!!!!!! A huge storm in early December... Does this mean there is a possibility for the first white Christmas since I...

RI: Who is Laurette???!!

Started by moghedian2000 (moghedian2000@cox.net) | 4 messages | First message: 2002-12-04 | Last message: 2002-12-06
Today we found 3 letterboxes, Grass Pond, Fishing Hole and Bobbin Bobber. At the Bobbin Bobber letterbox, we found an extra stamp in the box. It looked like the previous person had stamped...

re RI, Ninigret Pond clearcutting

Started by Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-04
Janet, so sorry to hear that they're bulldozing that amazing area. You would think those salt ponds would be sacred, but since the shore was once a naval airfield I guess things will never be in...

California, Kern County in Kernville

Started by Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-04
The  Babe Lure   Kernville, Ca was placed on 11/20/02   by Don and Gwen   Decipher the clues to find the location and type of letterbox.  You will have to request the letterbox to gain...

New (and 1st) letterbox in Virginia Beach, VA

Started by Maggie's Family (maggies.family@verizon.net) | 1 message | First message: 2002-12-04
Webmaster: This is our first box posting and I hope we've done it right.  We probably will add more boxes so you could call the page Maggie's Family's Boxes or something like that.  Here we...