Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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August 2006

need help posting clues to my box

Started by (Victor1701@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-30
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AZ89A boulders

Started by pilgrimsinthisland (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) | 7 messages | First message: 2006-08-31 | Last message: 2006-09-02
well, I just saw this cool photo in files of this boxers letterbox holder in a rock. is this rock real? where can one get these? So cool.

Between the Forest and the Sea Gathering

Started by csb_bc (csb_bc@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-29 | Last message: 2006-08-30
A HUGE thankyou to Pilgrimsinthisland for the wonderful day at their home, and in Belcarra Park. It was great meeting Kurious Jo and Wood-aug, and Freaky Stink. Team Garlic - always a pleasure....

Newbie in North Stonington CT

Started by (CapeCodCat@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-29
I went out in the rain with my friend Dancing Star. What a hoot. We are going out again Thursday. I can't wait. >^..^< Marie aka Ayesha "What is harder than rock, or softer than water?...

HHs?

Started by (R2D2ZDW@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-29
any news on 2 hhs sent out a while back? called ff#1 and ff#2, also Sw buds 1 2 and 3. Well if news sweetness-FriendFish out email=r2d2zdw@aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have been...

ride by

Started by ty98jay (ty98jay@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2006-08-29 | Last message: 2006-08-29
For some of us it isn't the F count. It is the fun of being able to find the box. Also for me it has taken me places I wouldn't have gone. I have spent more time in the park on bike paths etc. I am...

Between the Forest and the Sea Event! Thank you everyone!!

Started by pilgrimsinthisland (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-28
Thank you to al those who came out and made this a spectacular first time event for us/with us. Thank you Kurious Jo and Wood Aug. Your carving demonstrations and patience with young and old made it...

Newbie in Chesapeake, Va

Started by troop5867 (DeepCreekGS@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-28
I am brand new at this, but I have a question. I tried to do Brainteaser #1 & #2 in Chesapeake,va. I could not find either. I know the park the letterboxes are located in, but in Brainteaser...

WNY Gather: A BIG THANK YOU!!!!!

Started by Pam (mindizney@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-28
A Big THANK YOU goes out to Sprite and Highlander and the many others who made our trip to WNY so enjoyable. For those who don't know, I spent 3 1/2 years in Western New York (even student taught...

Saddness (jumping in late here...)

Started by rozebud.rm (rozebud@rocketmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-28 | Last message: 2006-08-28
Catching up on email from last week, and I feel like putting in my proverbial two cents. Ahem. I should have such problems! Take a look sometime at how few boxes there are in the St. Louis,...

Sadness

Started by Mark P. Snow (wthrglm@maine.rr.com) | 9 messages | First message: 2006-08-27 | Last message: 2006-08-30
We read the Pungent One's comment as a call for action, and endorse it as such. For the sake of argument (or avoiding one), assume that the meaning of letterboxing is completely subjective, and is...

Texas Regions Updated

Started by John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-27 | Last message: 2006-08-27
The LbNA regions for Texas has been updated. Many thanks to Silver Eagle for doing a huge amount of work to support this substantial change! Choi [Non-text portions of this message have been...

RIBNAG announces - Two Maine LBs returned to service

Started by ribnag (ribnag@entropy.tmok.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-27 | Last message: 2006-08-29
Greetings, all. After taking *waaaaay* too long, we have finally repaired and returned our "Dust To Dust" and "Get Lost" LetterBoxes at the Bangor City Forest in Bangor, Maine. Note that the clue...

1st Hunt In Michigan

Started by thejeepcreeps (thejeepcreeps@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-27 | Last message: 2006-08-27
Hi Everyone, Our first hunt for letterboxing was a success. Although, one of our hunts we did not find the box. We still carried on, in hopes of finding our third.. and we did! This is so...

Bay Bridge/Sandy Point LB update (crosspost)

Started by wood thrush (wood_thrush@mac.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-26 | Last message: 2006-08-27
A few weeks ago a very kind geocacher wrote this list to say they'd discovered a LB while on vacation in Maryland. It was in bad shape, but the stamp was still there. When they later investigated...

Last Call for the Letterbox Fantasy Football League!

Started by gallant_rogue (gallant_rogue@yahoo.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2006-08-26 | Last message: 2006-08-27
Use your trail name for your team name! There are three empty slots League ID#: 345712 League Name: LB Football Password: lbfootball Draft Type: Live Draft Draft Time: Sun Aug 27 9:00am EDT [...

problem

Started by team_new_hampshire (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-26
i have been getting emails from letterboxes that have emails, but when i reply to them, i get a failure to send message. whats the deal? in the emails they clearly want me to reply, but i...

Letterbox updates from LbNA

Started by jose_quiti (jose_quiti@yahoo.com) | 7 messages | First message: 2006-08-26 | Last message: 2006-08-27
I have had several e-mails from letterboxers that were sent through LbNA. The problem is there is nothing to tell me which letterbox they are writing about. I thought the letterbox name used to be...

Long hikes Re: Sadness

Started by R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-25 | Last message: 2006-08-25
I generally go out letterboxing on my own and as a lone female hiker without a great sense of direction and minimal compass skills I don't feel comfortable on very long hikes in unfamiliar forests....

NY puzzle

Started by sph_neveu (sph_neveu@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-25 | Last message: 2006-08-25
I have put together a little treasure hunt in the Finger Lakes region of New York similar to those my grandfather designed for me when I was a girl. If you are interested in a copy of the puzzle...

seeking "Horse of a Different Color" hitchhiker owner

Started by hmixon1 (hmixon@bauercom.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-25
Hi, I am looking for the owner of a hitchhiker box we just found. It is "The Horse of a Different Color" Hitchhiker. They requested it be mailed back to them when full, but the return envelope is...

WNY Gathering... how long are the hikes?

Started by Pam (mindizney@cox.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-08-25
Does anyone have any idea on how long it will take to do these hikes for the WNY Gathering boxes? We only have just over one day to cover about 50-75 miles of roads (not including the hiking), and...

Saddness

Started by Pungent Bob (PungentBob@HotPOP.com) | 11 messages | First message: 2006-08-25 | Last message: 2006-08-27
The state of letterboxing today saddens me. Having had the pleasure of recently visiting several out of the way letterboxes I noticed that letterboxes which require more than a mile or two of...

Massachusetts Letterboxing

Started by karla brothers (zoeybella2000@yahoo.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2006-08-24 | Last message: 2006-08-25
Hi All, We're from Worcester MA, amd recently got involved in letterboxing. Involved is probably an understatement. Is anyone in the MA interested in having a letterboxing meet? Are their currently...

Letterbox newbie - quick question

Started by ahist0ry (ahistory@centurytel.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-08-24 | Last message: 2006-08-24
here is a quick question about letterboxing etiquette. When you plant a letterbox, do you record the stamp in your personal book? Thanks, Ahistory