Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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October 2000

First Philadelphia letterbox

Started by Space (Judi@SpaceFamily.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-17
Here's the first letterbox in the City of Philadelphia. Happy hunting! Space Traveler The city of Philadelphia has more park land within its borders than any other city in the world. One of...

New VA letterbox

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2000-10-17 | Last message: 2003-01-13
Accotink letterbox was placed 14 Oct, in the Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, Fort Belvoir, VA. The clues are posted on the LbNA web site linked to...

P's & F's

Started by John De Wolf (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-10-17 | Last message: 2000-10-17
Jeff H wrote: > You really can't >hunt geocaches without a GPS receiver, wheras this isn't standard equipment >for a letterboxer. I think if the only clue given is a lattitude / >longitude pair, it...

Re(2): [LbNA] Re: PATCHES (2)

Started by Graham Howard (ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-17
Hi Erica >Erica Bell >Washington State says >Thank you, Graham, for those pickies! I had a completely different idea >of >letterboxing UK style...I thought that everyone there was very...

Fumee Lake Natural Area

Started by Tom Geoffroy (geoffroy@up.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
Fumee Lake Natural Area is located between Norway and Iron Mountain, Michigan. Watch for signs along U.S. 2. From the intersection of Main and U.S.2 in Norway it is 2 miles West to Pine Creek Road....

Piers Gorge

Started by Tom Geoffroy (geoffroy@up.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
Piers Gorge is located on the Menominee River just south of Norway, Michigan. From Norway take Hwy. 8 south for 1.2 miles until you see the sign on the right. Take the road indicated to the end. It...

Middle Earth

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
A few weeks ago I planted a second mystery letterbox in what I hope will be a Middle Earth series. It is a companion box to Frodo's Dream, though a little easier, I think. There is a hitchhiker...

Bravo!

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
Thanks, Carolyn. The Kid's Section is the work of Mitch Klink. As most of you know, Mitch has been involved in LbNA since its inception and has just rejoined us after a hiatus of several months....

letterboxing in bolton, mass

Started by kate (dkak1@home.com) | 10 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-19
I hope someone can help me. i was exploring the lbna web site and links and came across a message about letterboxes in bolton, mass. i bookmarked it, but in the interim my son crashed our...

Correction to Red Rocks

Started by (cstearns@neca.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
I was kindly alerted to numbers I tranposed the Prince sailed from Orkney Scotland and the year referenced was 1398 no difference to finding the box just historical accuracy. Thanks. carol

Trustom Pond (new in RI)

Started by Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
Rhode Island, by the way, is another great place to go a'letterboxin': Trustom Pond A delightful and gentle two-mile walk on the Rhode Island shore with views of salt ponds and barrier islands,...

Connecticut factor

Started by Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
Mark, welcome to Letterboxing from another navy guy! Let me see if I've got this right: you had TRIPLETTS and then went back for another? You're my HERO. Or, your wife is, anyway! This is what I...

New boxes in PA

Started by Space (Judi@SpaceFamily.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
We've had an incredible run of beautiful fall weather, and its pushed me outside to place some boxes. SpaceTraveler Lehigh Canal Tow Path Boxes The Lehigh Canal stretches from MaChunk (Jim...

Stamp Question

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 6 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
I bought the Speed Ball kit with the 4x6 piece of red stamp rubber and the carving tools. I ended up cutting 4-5 pieces into regular sizes and gluing them onto wooden blocks. As most of you...

MA clues

Started by John De Wolf - PA (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
Jody, something about your post made me think that perhaps you weren't aware you could click on the purple dots next to the town names. This will give you more clues. Webmasters, would it make...

geocache

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
US Orienteering Federation Site the Degree Confluence Project GPS Stash Hunt Homepage I think these sites might explain geocaches. :o) Mohmers

minding your P's and F's

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 12 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-17
The geocachers are starting to put rubber stamps in geocaches. So these things are letterboxes. Since there is no "officialdom" to what is a letterbox, does anyone have a compelling argument as...

PATCHES(3)

Started by Graham Howard (ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-16
This is the final jpg in the set.. Thanks for your indulgence..I hope you like em!

PATCHES (2)

Started by Graham Howard (ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
These are two more jpgs from the long UK email!

A Question and an Observation

Started by (mfitton@snet.net) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-10-16 | Last message: 2000-10-16
What exactly is a hitchhiker? I've seen the term several times and I think it must be some object that is found in a letterbox. I'm guessing the next person to find it is supposed to keep it and...

the hills are alive...

Started by Betsey Sennott (betseysen@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-15
This weekend I went to Blue Hills, Ma. Great Indian summer weather, clear blue skies, autumn colors, great views and lots of letterboxes! I had a wonderful time hiking to Greta and Jeremy's and...

First timers in Va Beach

Started by Mark & Mary Ann Magnant (mmagnant@erols.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2000-10-15 | Last message: 2000-10-18
Hello all,     I have been lurking since July.  I stumbled across information about the letterboxes Tom Cooch placed in Braintree Vermont.  It really excited me, I have to say, because I grew...

First timers in Va Beach boundary="----=_NextPart_000

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-15
Hi Mark, Great to hear from you. Are you Reggie Magnant's brother? Reggie took algebra from me at RUHS about 15 years ago. Very small world. Glad you get back up this way now and then. If there's...

PATCHES

Started by (Letterboxr@aol.com) | 10 messages | First message: 2000-10-14 | Last message: 2001-01-19
By the way, if I've not said so before, I love the patch designs! I was a bit shocked at first at the concept of being able to buy merit badges without providing proof of your accomplishments, but...

New Virginia Hitch Hiker afoot.

Started by Jay (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-10-14
Keep a shape eye out for the newest Virginia Hitch Hiker.   "Sole Impression" is out there just waiting for a ride, North, South, East or West.   Jay C. The Jolly G-ManFredericksburg, VA