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Greetings, Last week I heard about Letterboxing in an article in the Attache magazine that you find on most US Airlines flights. I was immediately interested and last weekend I hand carved my own...

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Thurston Ramsay Wilhite" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: [LbNA-WM] NJ cheesequake state park and Rock Creek Park in DC > Hello...

The Jolly G-Man been at it again. You will have to work (hike) for these.  5+ miles round trip, but worth every step.   McCarty Farm letterboxes (3) at the Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge Fort...

Last Saturday 4/25 went on hunt of the Nelson County, VA Letterbox with my daughter. After a 1 to 1.5 mile uphill hike, she found it. The last entry was August 2000. We've sent out the postcard,...

Quite a few of the letterbox clues that we've followed require a compass. Some others use "headings", somewhat more like a relative bearing if you ask me. The idea seems to be to make the clues a...

Could not find the Double Happiness LB on The Quinnipiac Linear Trail in Wallingford last evening. Does anyone know if it has gone missing, been removed or can tell us if anyone has found it...

Hello! I just have a quick question about compass usage. Is it a common practice for letterboxers to carry a compass? My husband and I have been using compass bearings as part of our clues, but I...

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I just sent in my clue sheet for the Sleeping Giant State Park in Ct. and the format that came out is not the way I typed it. That is the first time it has happened and so sorry to make extra work...

Ct.- New Letterbox-Ct. Hamden Ct. Sleeping Giant State Park 3 Boxes Planted by Butterfly Around the Head of the Sleeping Giant With a map Of the Sleeping giant, this...

We've just planted a new letterbox in California along the California Coast, near Malibu. Take a wonderful hike past a waterfall, with views of the coast. Go...

We've just planted a new letterbox in California in the Eastern Mojave National Park, located near Baker. This is a letterbox to visit in the cooler months - September until late May, unless you...

Letterbox Name: Fair Lady of Greece Placed: 29 April 2002 by the Publican Location: Virginia, South West Fair Lady of Greece Drink, fair lady of Greece, for pleasant specters guard thy gate,...

Ponde Place Placed: 4-27-02 Placed By: Chuck Straub and Molly Location: Mansfield Center, Connecticut, Tolland County Rated: Easy This box is part of a series of letterboxes being planted in...

Ye Olde Cemetery Placed: 4-27-02 Placed By: Chuck Straub and Molly Location: Mansfield Center Connecticut, Tolland County Rated: Easy This box is part of a series of letterboxes being planted...

Fairy of the Falls Placed: 4-27-02 Placed By: Chuck Straub and Molly Location: Chaplin Connecticut, Windham County Rated: Moderate This box is actually easy to find but is rated moderate due to...

Hiya! Anticipating our Gathering at Sleeping Giant in CT next month, Margaret and I tromped around those foggy heights today and "refreshed" Right Knee, Right Hip, and Hezekial's Knob. We also...

Once again The Backpacker hitchiker has found a new home. It was replanted on Saturday April 27. Happy Hunting. "Shooting Stars" __________________________________________________ Do You...

Hi!  I made a trip to Ohio, and searched for some of the letterboxes in the Cleveland area.  I wanted to contact the box owners and notify them of the box conditions, etc.   I didn't notice contact...

for launching the "Phoenix" hitchiker!! I appreciate your caring for it in transit. With all your travels I am sure it is in some interesting spot! Journey Well. See...

I want to thank everyone who came to this event! The Park was on local TV, but we all managed to avoid being captured in the act of letterboxing. The Nature Park celebrated Earth Day and we were...

Just wanted to write a note to document our success and failures while out letterboxing in East Lyme, Waterford and Stonington yesterday. We found the "Red Dragon" letterbox. Great park -- great...

Hi Had a great walk through the preserve this weekend to check on our letterbox. It is still right where we left it but the last visitor was in July 01!! We have photos of the stamps that have been...

Just wanted everyone to know, finally got out this weekend to go boxing!!!! Visited the Asa Pond and the Great Swamp Monument and both were in great condition. It's a good thing I never forgot the...

Dear sir, Two of us were at Hawkin's Pond, Windsor, NY trying to locate the "Serpent's Box". We did not have any trouble identifying the clues, and landmarks described. However, we were unable to...