Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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May 2006

Anyone know the Van Loons?

Started by jiggs11onlb (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2006-05-09 | Last message: 2006-05-10
Hi all. Does anyone know these letterboxers? They placed a bunch of boxes in New England and the Canadian Maritimes sometime in 2000 or 2001. I recently rediscovered a long lost box (clues on the...

Placed first letterbox

Started by John Anderson (john_anderson@mchsi.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-05-09 | Last message: 2006-05-09
I just placed my first letterbox in the last few days, here in southeast Iowa. Bike Run at West Point, LEE Co. IA. I was able to find 7 of 8 boxes placed in the area by local students, and it was...

Box #1 Jars of Clay-Lunenburg

Started by Donna (Kripalu@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-09
Well I wrote to Jars of Clay telling them that the box #1 at Henry Cowdry Nature center in Lunenburg was missing. I went in the woods the next day letterboxing with a friend and out comes this guy...

Mandarin and Oakman

Started by ellbee01 (leronis@att.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-08
Hello! Does anyone know these placers? We found one of their boxes that was full of water and tried contacting them, but the e-mail bounced. They've placed several boxes in the Fredericksburg, VA...

The box that started it all! CORRECTION

Started by cpascott (seh-letterbox@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-08
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cpascott" wrote: > and LoneMassWolf's Fisher King Oops ... that should have been LoneMassWolf's "Gone Fishin'". Fisher King is a letterbox by Ginger Blue...

The box that started it all!

Started by cpascott (seh-letterbox@comcast.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-08
Well, folks, I've done it ... finally. Done what? I'll tell you after the short back story: Nearly two years ago, just before Memorial Day 2004, I was doing some online reseach into the history...

Boxing Day on May 24th (X Post with LBNE)

Started by mindizney (mindizney@cox.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-05-08 | Last message: 2006-05-08
I was just reading Pepe's site (I don't get to do this as often as I would like, so if this concern has already been worked out, just ignore me), and I noticed that everyone wanted boxes planted...

No words, just pictures

Started by Rose Halter (rosmarinus@nrcengineering.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2006-05-07 | Last message: 2006-05-08
I'm thinking about posting clues that would only be photos without words. Can someone tell me the names of some boxes which have photo clues? How do you add photos? -Rose

Project White Sands was a success!

Started by gingerbreadjunk (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-07
Well, I have to say, I didn't think that this was going to be so awesome. 3 days before the clean-up, I had only 6 people coming. Then I recieved a phone call from a girl from the local school. She...

Looking for someone to write an article about letterboxing...

Started by serendipityartist (serendipityartist@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-07
I publish a small zine and am looking for someone to write an article (with photos if possible) about letterboxing. THe zine is about mail and paper arts, but I think people would be very...

A Blast from the Past....

Started by jiggs11onlb (jiggs111@earthlink.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2006-05-07 | Last message: 2006-05-07
Hello all from sunny, if soggy NS! Just wanted to pass on some news... After sitting all alone for nearly 4 YEARS, (the box , not me!!) I was able to find the long lost Beaver Mountain Provincial...

PROJECT WHITE SANDS

Started by gingerbreadjunk (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-07
i just wanted to let everyone know, that i have reported, 20 people coming to help out with my clean-up efforts. i am greatful for all the help that i have gotten and look forward to seeing...

NY Updates Ulster and Dutchess County

Started by phinstarr (phinstarr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-06
Please note the following updates for Ulster and Dutchess County boxes Why the White Rabbit was Late: Box replanting in WI. Catskill Centennial: Missing Home of the Big Pink Music: Missing Hats off...

Dipper's Birthday Cladaugh HH

Started by (DSNFEET@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-06
Found this HH Adventuring in NH with Gingerbread Jim. It has been moved on to another NH location. Lovely stamp carving! Dancin' Feet [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

MD/DC; Bike it or Hike it news.

Started by haalck (haalck@snet.net) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-06
The good news is we hid 4 new Letterboxes in the DC area and redid one other. The bad news is, the digital recorder I use to compose my clues stopped working before I could get all the clues off....

Old City Park change

Started by (blhjrh@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-05
UPDATED CLUES for OCP letterbox: I've just updated the clues for the Old City Park letterbox in Dallas Heritage Village. The originally-intended location turned out not to be completely...

National Plant a Letterbox Day!

Started by Stacey Bayliff (jose_quiti@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-05
In case you haven't been on AQ lately, an event of epic proportions is in the works! Basically, we want to know just how many letterboxes can be planted on one day. The chosen day is May 24, 2006...

A Stone Mt. Easter, etc.

Started by wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-03
Pete posted my Georgia trip report (with "strange soup" and a raspberry hot fudge sundae for dessert!) to our web page last week. If anyone wants to read it, it's at ...

WHITE SANDS - 5 days til clean-up

Started by gingerbreadjunk (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-03
come one come all, come down to White Sands for an awesome time and some clean-up too! so far i have a handful of people coming and i'm hoping to get a few more. where is Cree8peace 7, Dube,...

Northern Virginia -- Rara Avis series, Great Falls

Started by virginiawaterbird (virginiawaterbird@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-02
I have finally replace the vandalized box in this series and added a new one. Lady Ross's Turaco is in a new, safer location, and Elementary, My Dear --- ! was added. It's in a location you can get...

Rubbermade Road Rally Redux

Started by rallymastr (rallymastr@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-02
The Rubbermade Road Rally is set to run Sunday, May 7th in Green Lane, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania. Teams of 2 or more drive a precisely described route to find 8-12 letterboxes in under 3 hours...

Levi of Team New Hampshire turns 1 today!

Started by gingerbreadjunk (gingerbreadjunk@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-02
Our youngest boxer turns 1 today. yippie! rockin and rollin in the granite state david (team new hampshire) http://teamnewhampshire.blogspot.com

Gilroy Hitchhiker Hostel Planted

Started by Aahz (mraahz@gmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-02
Zairabear and I planted the Gilroy Hitchhiker Hostel over the weekend. It is currently seeded with 5 HHs, but has room for PLENTY more. Located just off the junction of highways 101 & 152 we hope...

NC: Southern Highlands Gathering accommodations update

Started by Mountain Scorpia (mountainscorpia@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 2006-05-01
I have added two cabins to the list of accommodations for the First Annual Southern Highlands Gathering in Burnsville NC on June 24 and 25. Pmail me off-list if you would like to be added to the...

Pirate gathering update on the update

Started by Kelli (k2xcthcxnep@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2006-05-01 | Last message: 2006-05-02
Well apparently Rocky neck campgrounds wont accept reservations between Sept.6-30th so i'm out of luck on that idea.Does anyone know of another campground near the Groton area?