Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

Ok, the pot's been stirred enough that I can't help but jump in. Regarding the NPS morning report that was reposted here - it is inaccurate. When it came out there was quite a bit of discussion on...

We haven't been keeping up on the news about the Gathering very well. Could someone tell us if folks are planning on bringing their own picnics, or if we should bring a potluck dish to share or...

Calling geocachers hole diggers is not much better than calling letterboxers litterers. This misinformation is created when people describe geocaching and compare it to a treasure hunt, creating the...

This letterbox was created by the PACT students at Wright Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cedar Rapids is the largest city in Linn county and has several unique features. Like Paris,...

This letterbox was created by the PACT students at Wright Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cedar Rapids is the largest city in Linn county and has several unique features. Like Paris,...

On November 25, 2001 Funhog placed a new letterbox at Bishops Close in the City of Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon. This peaceful, private garden is open to the public for strolling and...

Just a little warning - beware of the ants in the vicinity of this box! I checked on the box this evening and, after getting back into the car, found three very large and fast RED ANTS scurrying on...

Name: stummo & peeweehelmet Name of Box: mostly brambles Date Placed: May 04, 2002 State: MA County: Plymouth Town: Hingham Directions: You need to start from the Rocky Neck box located on...

Hey everybody, Unfortunately we will not be able to attend the Gathering at Sleeping Giant on Saturday. Kyle's 1st Communion is that day so we'll be pretty busy. We hope all of you enjoy the...

--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Randy Hall wrote: > > > Our legerdemaine count has now passed our mapsurfer count (both in the > > double digits), > > And one wonders how one can be absolutely certain...

I am sure many of the letterboxers out there are aware of poison ivy. Identifying it in the summer and spring is fairly easy when you can see the leaves. However, I have noticed in a bunch of...

Perfect Circle Letterboxing Guild Box #26: Two Battles Location: Somewhere in New Jersey Placed: 03/29/2002 Difficulty: 2/5 stars; A half hour of easy walking. Some very small hills. Clue page:...

Perfect Circle Letterboxing Guild Boxes #17-20: Thompson Park Countdown Location: Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg (Monroe Township), Middlesex County, New Jersey Difficulty: 2/5 stars; 2 1/2 hour hike....

> I think that he has a point, as one could clearly see > a path worn to the letterbox, so some damage had > obviously occured to that part of 'the habitat'. As I > find more boxes I'm wondering...

Date Placed: 4/27/02 Location: Independence Oaks County Park Oakland County, Michigan Clarkston, Michigan 1.5 miles north on Sashabaw Road of Pine Knob Skiing and Music Theater Level of...

I recently submitted a clue but received the E-mail returned with a notice that you are not accepting attachments.  How do I post clues in the form of puzzles?  Thank you. Rand Swansey

Thanks for the link to the pamphlet, Graham. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be "sneaky". Perhaps "secretive", or "confident= ial", but not "sneaky"!! Anyway, I think the pamphlet points out that...

the national park service's apparently official stance on the subject of letterboxing (which they discovered while investigating those hole-digging geocachers, it seems) is a little discouraging to...

Below is only dropped box #2 and I am still happily learning. I would appreciate any input from searchers etc. Thanks. Good hunting! Annette BURNTWOOD LETTERBOX Dropped: On May 6th, 2002, by...

The following mail can't be sent to marvkrupp@hotmail.com: From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com To: marvkrupp@hotmail.com Subject: End 1999 The file is the original mail

I think stamp pads in letterboxes is a personal preference of the placer. Mine do not have pads in them (unless others have put them there). The climate can be wet out this way (surprise, surprise)...

This is a special good tool I wish you would like it.

I certainly understand the concept of stamping in letterbox journals.  Does anyone geocache?  If so, do you stamp your personal image into geocache logbooks? DH and I embarked on geocaching this...

It was a beautiful day this past Sunday for letterboxing.  A group of us walked the entire trail at the reservoir with no luck of finding the box.  Luckily we are a determined bunch and we happened...

I'm working on a new series of letterboxes to commemorate places along the = old Illinois & Michigan Canal, which once ran from Chicago to Peru, Illinois. The first two boxes a= re now in place....