Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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September 2000

More info for the Newbies

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-11
A lot of new Letterboxer on the group with a lot of questions. I have a section on my letterbox home page with photos of the log books I make and the plastic boxes I use. I hope they...

2 new Virginia boxes and 1 hitchhiker

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-11
Hello folks,   I have added 2 new boxes to my home area of Fredericksburg, VA. The VA map page has been updated. Because I am planning many more in my home area I have added an area map page....

"1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish", Mansfield ,Ct.

Started by Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-10
Mansfield Hollow State Park, Mansfield Ct.   Rating: Easy   Time: 1 1/2  hours   Sponsored by: Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H Club       Rte 195 to Bassetts Bridge road at Mansfield Center. The...

Found first two letterboxes

Started by Christopher Van Loon (vanloonc@yahoo.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2000-09-11 | Last message: 2000-09-12
My wife and I went letterbox hunting today, in Devil's Hopyard State Park in Connecticut. We found them both, one of them fairly easily, the other one took a while. The second of the boxes took...

Valley Falls Park Letter Box

Started by (averyshores@webtv.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-10
Introduction: Valley Falls Park is in Vernon, CT. It has hiking and railtrails. There is some logging going on the first part of trail but view at the top is worth it. Round trip is only about 1...

Grist in the Mist, Mansfield , Ct.

Started by Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-09-10 | Last message: 2000-09-11
Time: 15 minutes, on weekends plan to spend time for a little history lesson   Rating:  Easy with compass   Sponsor: Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H Club   In Mansfiled , Ct. find out where there was...

3 Letterboxes in Virginia Beach

Started by (Btrplc2b@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-10
Spend a day hunting these three and you'll be treated to great views of the Ocean and the Bay. Fort Story, located on Cape Henry next to Virginia Beach, is off US 60. An active military...

The Books Letterbox

Started by Eric Eurto (enic_iwon@ourhouse.net) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-10 | Last message: 2000-09-10
Well, i finally squeezed out another letterbox. Okay, so it rides on some coat-tails but here goes. Bring your mosquito repellant. To the LBNA pagekeepers... I think this one goes under "mystery"....

clue revisions

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 5 messages | First message: 2000-09-09 | Last message: 2000-09-17
Randy wrote .. > > For the interested, my Valley Forge boxes #1 and #2 have both > had a very minor revision. Also, for those for which this means > anything, 24 is complete. > > Cheers, > -- >...

National Parks Are In Trouble

Started by Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-09
Hi All, I hope that this isn't considered bad form, but I know that all of you care about our National Parks and would like to know if there was something that you could do (especially if it was...

California Update boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C0

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-09
Hi John, Will do! Tom > California has been updated to remove the Palo Alto Boxes, add a second box > at Donner Pass and a new box in Davis. > > The Orient Express Braintree, VT P17F89 "The...

"inherit the Earth" , 50' loop of Nipmuc trail, Mansfield, Ct.

Started by Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-08
Time: 1 1/2 hour   Rating : moderate   Sponsor: Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H Club                                  Inherit the Earth       From rte 195  between Mansfield and Storrs turn into the...

Ruthann's new Mirkwood website

Started by Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-09 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Ruthann, your site is just fantastic! How creative you are, and how quickly you put all that up. The kids and I really enjoyed looking over your new website...

New York letterboxers

Started by (mpres@twcny.rr.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-09-09 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Are there any letterbox in central New York?

What is a hitchhiker box?

Started by (mpres@twcny.rr.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-08 | Last message: 2000-09-08
I have not heard of hitchhiker boxes. What are they?

First letterbox in Kentucky

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-08
Hi, We almost have the clues written for the first letterbox placed in Kentucky. I just couldn't wait to make the announcement. Hopefully next week they will be finalized and I can send them to...

Boxes in Illinois

Started by (mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-08
HI....we hid a few new boxes in Illinois: SWIAALB - CMPL Letterbox Program & SWIAALB - More PokeyMan Also we attended an orienteering class yesterday at Rockwood Reservation in WildWood MO....

California Update

Started by John De Wolf (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-08 | Last message: 2000-09-08
California has been updated to remove the Palo Alto Boxes, add a second box at Donner Pass and a new box in Davis.

Definition of "pace" please

Started by Ruthann aka Mirkwood (mirkwood3@aol.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2000-09-08 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Couldn't find an adequate answer in the FAQ, and I've seen conflicting info in clues. What is a pace -- one footfall or two? (That is, would right/left be two paces or one?) Also, I am short --...

mapsurfer #27

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-07
is in Chester County PA and on-line at http://www.mapsurfer.com/boxes/box27.html Cheers, -- randy "the mapsurfer" http://www.mapsurfer.com

Are You Stumped? Schoolhouse Brook Park, Mansfield, Ct.

Started by Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-07 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Time  1 1/2 hours   Difficulty: Moderate   Note: some poison ivy long pants advised                                          Are You Stumped?      Rte 195 in Mansfield Center  to Clovermill...

Second Michigan Box Planted - "Fox in Box"

Started by Ruthann aka Mirkwood (mirkwood3@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-07 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Who woulda thunk it -- two weeks ago today I first heard of letterboxing. Now I have found a virtual one and a real one, and have just planted my first (the second will follow this weekend). Well,...

Hitchiker boxes

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-09-07 | Last message: 2000-09-09
Hi, I have two hitchiker boxes out there SQUIRREL HITCHIKER first placed June 18, 2000 and still there as far as I know. SHERLOCK DOG HITCHIKER first placed August 9, 2000 and still there as far as...

Lots of activity

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-07
Wow is this hobby ever hoppin! Does anyone know somebody that works for the NY Times or Washington Post? What a coup that would be to get an article there. Do we have a generic article that we can...

Grasshopper Heaven

Started by Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-09-07
We had the good fortune to enjoy yesterday's marvelous early-fall weather at the 4-Hearted Fitton's first letterbox, Bartlett Brook (www.letterboxing.org/ma/bartlett.htm). Great job! We saw a...