Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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March 2001

To Ruthann

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-29
HI Ruthann, I hate to be a pain. The 4th grade gifted class at the school in town is planning on doing a little letterboxing and sharing it with other teachers. It would be great if the IL...

The Grindstone (CT)

Started by (drewclan@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-29 | Last message: 2001-03-28
John and Steph, we REALLY enjoyed the Fowler-Grindstone hike and your three letterboxes there. It's wonderful to see a "citizen's alliance" preserving land in that terrific town...too bad our rich...

Letterbox containers

Started by Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 16 messages | First message: 2001-03-28 | Last message: 2003-08-05
Has anyone found a good and inexpensive container? I've noticed that the cheap Tupperware types do not seem to last. I have put out a couple of plastic jars with screw on lids ( formerly...

Pooch Place Letterbox, Beaverton, Oregon

Started by (Letterboxr@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2001-03-26 | Last message: 2001-03-28
As of today, there is another letterbox in the Beaverton area. Actually, it's in the northern part of Beaverton, within walking distance of the Bronson Creek...

National Parks

Started by Jay C. (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2001-03-26 | Last message: 2004-09-03
Please don't assume that all letterboxing will be banned from national parks.   I am in the middle of discussions about letterboxing with the Superintendent of the Prince William Forest...

WENDY GAULT & ENCHANTED P[ALOS VERDES BOX, CALIF.

Started by Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-26 | Last message: 2001-03-26
Wendy,  We revisited box (3rd time ) Sunday 3/25 and found secondary location this time.  Alas, box top had hole in it and book ruined with standing water.  We dried out as best we could but...

Missouri Box additions

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-26
HI, when you get the chance please update the MO page with these boxes: *Geocache/letterbox HREF="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=347"> - West Tyson 1 by Dan Frye...

IL Box update :o)

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-26
Hi when things settle down please make these updates to the IL page. Thanks :o) *Slices of Quince (contact Mohmers@aol.com for clues) *Across the Board (removed due to store closing, to be...

national parks

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-26
<< Apparently the NPS is now actively monitoring the LbNA website and removing what they consider to be "abandoned property". >> To avoid problems and possible loss of the letterboxes when the...

Blue Lake Letterbox replaced in Oregon

Started by (Letterboxr@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-26
The Blue Lake Letterbox of Fairview, Oregon has been replaced. http://members.aol.com/letterboxr/usa/bluelake.htm Der Mad Stamper

Long Beach, CA

Started by Wendy O'Donnell (wodonnell@socal.rr.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2001-03-25 | Last message: 2001-04-02
Started out with lofty hopes of finding three letterboxes today:  White By Day Blue at Night, Signal Hill and El Dorado Nature Center.   No problem finding Signal Hill, but El Dorado eluded...

Paddle To The Sea & You Otter See This

Started by Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-25 | Last message: 2001-03-26
Paddle To The Sea Letterbox  & You Otter See This Letterbox ( Otter box is handicapped accessible) Planted  3/25/01 Rated easy ; flat mostly paved on flood control dike   North Windham,...

letterboxing in national parks

Started by John P. Rovetto (jrov@nji.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2001-03-25 | Last message: 2001-03-26
I'm a former seasonal employee with the USDA Forest Service and would like to make some points and suggestions: 1) The first thing to kept in mind is that the Forest Service and the Park Service are...

Wolf Mystery Letterbox in Rhode Island

Started by fred lorch (lonemasswolf@covad.net) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-25
Clear Day Here are the clues to the second in the Wolf Mystery Letterboxes. This one is in Rhode Island. "George" could walk here if he wanted to. Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Site...

FOWLER GRINDSTONE

Started by (jonsey9999@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-25
Just a little caveat for those heading out to this new addition. My husband has VERY long legs- when he mentions that he can cross the stream and barely get his pant legs wet that is because he...

Drilling for oil.

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-25 | Last message: 2001-03-26
We could always say we are drilling or survying for oil and I'm sure that would be welcome to the Bush Administration. Squirrel

Fowler-Grindstone (North Stonington, CT)

Started by (BeanJrb@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-24
Fowler-Grindstone These three letter boxes are hidden in the Fowler-Grindstone Preserve, the largest of several land preserves owned by the North Stonington Citizen's Land Alliance (NSCLA). The...

Direction correction!

Started by joie christensen (see_joy29@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-24
Hi all!  Seems I made a mistake when I posted the directions for my LOCK>ROCK letterbox on March 17th...  If the Webmasters whould be kind enough to make the correction....directions should read as...

Fisherville Brook - Exeter, RI

Started by Bill and/or Claire Chatto (billandclaire1@home.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-24
Visited the Knight (at Dawn) and the Mummy (in the Morning) today. Both are alive and well after the deluge earlier this week. The zip lock bag on the Mummy wouldn't seal (apparently the mummy has...

Letterboxing in national parks

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 13 messages | First message: 2001-03-22 | Last message: 2001-03-24
Apparently the National Park Service is discussing with the geocaching community the possibility (likelyhood) that geocaching is illegal in national parks. The reasons for the NPS's position...

new clues, Tolland, CT. New England Authors

Started by Roseann Gottier (rgott@gateway.net) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-22
Dear Webmasters: Thanks for your hard work in posting these clues. Churchill and the pinecone.

Mad Piper????

Started by Jay (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-21
Mad Piper, if you are still out there please drop me an email off list at   ae4mk@1bigred.com   Your Virginia Rail box may be missing.   Jolly G-Man Jay C.

Lonemasswolf Letterbox Clues

Started by fred lorch (lonemasswolf@covad.net) | 1 message | First message: 2001-03-21
Clear Day For anyone interested, I will email the word documents for the letterboxes I have placed, including images. I am currently working on two series.   Lighthouses of Massachusetts Nobska...

Wild leeks in Connecticut (also known as ramps)

Started by (vanloonc@yahoo.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-21 | Last message: 2001-03-21
Many years ago, as a child, I used to go out into the woods every spring with a plastic bag and harvest a bunch of wild leeks. I lived in Colchester, Connecticut at the time, and now I live...

Info Key for Website

Started by (rijester@hotmail.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2001-03-21 | Last message: 2001-03-21
I have noticed that some people include info on whether the LB hikes are bike, kid or pet friendly. Has there been any discussion on putting symbols or a key on the master listing for each section...