Letterboxing USA - Yahoo Groups Archive

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June 2000

Forest Service letter

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-25
Mark,   Please send me a copy of the Forest service letter.   Thanks   Jay Fredericksburg, VA

corrected address for Lebanon, Il boxes

Started by Wood Family (wood521@isbe.accessus.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-25
Sorry I mistyped a period instead of a slash.  Here's the corrected link    http://www.lebanon.stclair.k12.il.us/gradeschool/wood/wlbox.htm

Three new letterboxs in Lebanon, IL

Started by Wood Family (wood521@isbe.accessus.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-25
Here a link to the directions to three letterboxes in Illinois by my TAG students and I.  Have fun!   www.lebanon.stclair.k12.il.us/gradeschool/wood.wlbox.htm   P3F7  

corrected address for Lebanon, Il boxes boundary="---

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-25
Dear Mrs. Wood, Congrats on presenting your students with such a gift! We are adding your three boxes onto the Metro East St. Louis page, with a single link to your school page instead of three...

5.5 cents/min Long Distance Calling. All Day. No Fees!

Started by (LD9205@mcb.agr.ehime-u.ac.jp) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-24
Dear letterbox-usa@egroups.com, 5.5 cents/min. State to State calling, All Day, Every Day, No Fees! ...and great international rates for residents INSIDE and OUTSIDE the USA. - 4.5 cents/min....

FYI National Park Service

Started by Jay (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2000-06-23 | Last message: 2000-06-26
I talk to the father of one of my Boy Scouts who happens to be the Superintendent (the boss) for Prince William Forest Park (NPS) south of Washington, DC. He had never heard of letterboxing...

boxes w/o notebooks

Started by Marisa Sifontes (msifontes@sdsatty.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-23
That sounds really cool, Matt. While you wouldn't have a record of who had been there -- that would definitely get around the problem that I have been encountering, trying to find spots to hide...

new letter boxer

Started by Matthew Sparks (makaalasparks@hotmail.com) | 5 messages | First message: 2000-06-23 | Last message: 2000-06-23
Hi all! Thanks for the welcome. I am already working on several other California letter boxes and I just hooked up with a co-worker in a hiking club and she has agreed to deposit boxes for me in the...

Stamp pads???

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-06-23 | Last message: 2000-06-23
I would like an opinion on what ink pads to buy?? I just bought a dye base pad (cheap, only 1.99) and didn't like the results. Also, what is stamp cleaner? Something like mineral spirits?? I...

Administrivia

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 8 messages | First message: 2000-06-22 | Last message: 2001-06-14
The modem into my house was fried by a thunderstorm last night. Since some of the LBNA site relies on this link, certain URLs may have had flaky accessibility lately. The problem has been fixed,...

Good News from College Broadcast!

Started by GoodNews (GoodNews@list.cb.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-22
Untitled Document June 21, 2000   WIN A WILD, WILD WEST ADVENTURE! Go to our Travel Channel and...

new CA box

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-22
Glad more boxes are being placed in CA. I'll be in the LA area probably around Xmas. You can bet the squirrels will be hideing boxes. I hope to look for some as well. Get ready California, the gray...

New CA box

Started by Matthew Sparks (msparks@mcclatchy.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-06-21 | Last message: 2000-06-22
Hi I am in Northern CA and there doesn't seem to be many boxes near here, So I put up my first letterbox. It's an Urban Box you can park within 100' of it, It is within 50' of a freeway. Auburn...

map hike

Started by Tracey Olafsen (tkolafsen@hotmail.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-21
Letterboxers may be interested in orienteering. Here is one that is not running oriented.   The Shieling Forest Map Hike Small markers are located using a map and compass. Some are easy to...

Compass settings?

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-06-21 | Last message: 2000-06-21
A question for those who enjoy hiding their boxes using a compass. Does any one take into consideration the deviation of magnetic north for their given area, or does everyone just set the...

Digest Number 69

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-21
My goodness but the mid-atlantic area is getting active. This is great!! So for my imput into the map situation. I don't really like the designation Metro DC because the subway system is called the...

Dot placement for the Wheaton, MD box

Started by Marisa Sifontes (msifontes@sdsatty.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-06-20 | Last message: 2000-06-21
Oh...I see what Squirrel means -- the dot is listed as a DC area letterbox, not a Maryland letterbox on the regional page. But, when you click on the DC page, it shows the box in...

Digest Number 68

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-20
Tom, You are right about the Wheaton dot. I did not realize there was a more detailed map. That is way cool. Thanks. The Jug Bay dot is along the Petuxent River. Between the corner of DC and the...

Digest Number 67

Started by (twograysquirrels@aol.com) | 4 messages | First message: 2000-06-19 | Last message: 2000-06-21
Hey, Thanks for the map update. Too bad I didn't catch you sooner. I went out and hid a couple more boxes at Jug Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Maryland. You might want to put them on the map as well. I...

(No Subject)

Started by Kevin Suetens (vampyrelover@angelfire.com) | 3 messages | First message: 2000-06-19 | Last message: 2000-06-19
anyone any good ideas on virtual letterboxing, please ? kevin. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com

Father's Day Adventuer in Wheaton, MD

Started by Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-06-19 | Last message: 2000-06-19
Oh  how I love Father's Day. What other day of the year could I persuade, convince and otherwise force my family (wife and three teenagers) to go out on a hot and muggy Washington, DC day for...

Brand Spankin' New Mass. Clues Page

Started by Bonita Sennott (bsennott@crocker.com) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-18
Hi everybody. I revamped the Massachusetts Letterboxes page. The clues are listed on the home page, with links to separate pages - one page per clue. Please take a look and let me know if all the...

Washington's Walkabout Clues boundary="----=_NextPart

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-18
Sarah, I posted your Washington's Walkabout clues on our site this morning. As often happens with my mail program, I lose text in a paragraph longer than 256 characters. Can you send me again ...

Washington's Walkabout Clues

Started by Sarah H Fearing (sarah.fearing@gte.net) | 1 message | First message: 2000-06-17
Washington’s Walkabout We’ve upped the ante in the Presidential series since "Lucky Penny." This quest takes place in the George Washington Memorial State Forest found on Rte 44 in...

New Box in Princeton, Massachusetts

Started by Bonita Sennott (bsennott@crocker.com) | 2 messages | First message: 2000-06-17 | Last message: 2000-06-18
My sister Betsey is on a roll - she's got a new box at Crow Hill, in Princeton, MA. It's the first clue on this page: http://www.crocker.com/~bsennott/letterbox.html Enjoy! Bonnie P7F9