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November 1999

3 new letterboxes for Northern California

Started by Timothy Swenson (swensont@lanset.com) | 2 messages | First message: 1999-11-27 | Last message: 1999-11-29
Here are the clues for three new letterboxes in the SF Bay Area. Tim Swenson swensont@lanset.com

Bear Hill Letterbox

Started by (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-26
Well, we did get "stuffed" yesterday, and had to walk it all off. Here's the result, also posted at our site (http://members.aol.com/drew clan)....hope everyone had an excellent holiday. Jay Bear...

Orient Express boxes

Started by (grumsmoke@aol.com) | 3 messages | First message: 1999-11-26 | Last message: 1999-11-26
Well after looking at the Orient Express clues for Vt. a mystery has been solved. After the big get together a while back and all the talk about the pub and the beer and fiddle music, I now know...

Island Sanctuary

Started by (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-25
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Hope to get out later and "box off" some of the added tonage. We've placed another shorty, which will probably complete our Conanicut Island Series, and revisited several...

Stampfest 1999 Report

Started by Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-23
Hi All, As promised here is the scoop on this year's Stampfest. Below is the article that I wrote for the Society for Caligraphers Bulletin. In addition to what I wrote below a couple of the...

Mitch? >> I'm still here... barely!!

Started by (Letterboxr@aol.com) | 5 messages | First message: 1999-11-23 | Last message: 1999-11-24
Paul McCartney is NOT dead.... and neither is Der Mad Stamper!!!! I owe you all a heartfelt apology for having abandoned the group lately. I'm afraid I managed to put entirely too much on my...

Missing boxes and Replaced some

Started by Dierdra Baumgart (fencing_lady@yahoo.com) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-22
I also tried looking for the Sherwood Point box. When I went up there about a month after it was placed, the sign was up. It must have been taken at that point. I am sure, Steven will have a new...

Graham's Eclipse Letterboxes

Started by B. J. Drew (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-22
Graham had answered my query about his interesting recent eclipse letterboxes off the list, and I hope he doesn't mind that I forward his gracious reply for all to see. This is the model for LBNA!!!...

and two more...

Started by B. J. Drew (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-21
Cherry Blossom About 5 level miles round trip from the Jefferson Memorial. About 100 yards of walking if you drive: very kid-and-elderly-oriented. Walk, run, ride, roll, or drive past the Jefferson...

Kid Gloves

Started by B. J. Drew (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 2 messages | First message: 1999-11-21 | Last message: 1999-11-21
After much ado about web pages, the good stuff. Here are the clues for a series of 3 letterboxes in the Washington DC metro area: have fun with them! Jay Kid Gloves Rock Creek Park is a jewel of...

something else

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 4 messages | First message: 1999-11-20 | Last message: 1999-11-21
Tom wrote: > Here are three different versions of Jay's home page > address. Does it > make any difference which one you use? I downloaded Jay's pages to my web server, and found I had the same...

boxes

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 4 messages | First message: 1999-11-19 | Last message: 2000-02-15
The clues to five boxes I planted out west in September, including knocking off NV, are now on-line. There is a narrative you have to wade through to pick out the starting points...

Email address

Started by B. J. Drew (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-17
Oh, I forgot, LBNA has "ID protection" and truncates email addresses...which made it hard for me once to email randy. Our email address, disguised with spaces to fool the list-server, is drew clan...

Washington DC Letterboxes

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 8 messages | First message: 1999-11-15 | Last message: 1999-11-19
Jay wrote: > Greetings! I'm a New Englander who came down to DC for a conference and > poached on your territory by planting a few letterboxes (5 of 'em) in the > capital area. Could you make a link...

Valley Forge boxes

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 2 messages | First message: 1999-11-15 | Last message: 1999-11-15
I have received a few e-mails about the Valley Forge boxes possibly being missing, especially since hurricane Floyd came through the area. Since this is the most beautiful time of the year to wander...

Mitch?

Started by Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | 3 messages | First message: 1999-11-15 | Last message: 1999-11-15
Has anyone heard from Mitch lately? Thx, Randy

Our first Letterbox

Started by David Ary (dary@buckleyschoolnyc.org) | 4 messages | First message: 1999-11-15 | Last message: 1999-11-16
15 November 1999 An Open Letter to those who so kindly contributed guidance and encouragement to my queries last week regarding letterboxes in or around New Jersey: I am new to Letterboxing. ...

1st East Coast LbNA Gathering Memorial Letterbox clue

Started by Tom Cooch (tcooch@mail.sover.net) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-14
Nice job, John. Sherburne Pass now has 5 letterboxes. The Orient Express > can be found at http://members.aol.com/johndewolf/clues/lbnaone.htm > > Tom, can we tie this into the Sherburne Pass...

Gathering @ Long Trail Inn

Started by Erik/Susan Davis (davisarc@accessvt.com) | 2 messages | First message: 1999-11-13 | Last message: 1999-11-17
Hey Letterboxers all: A few ruminations about a wonderfull letterboxing weekend - but first - This delay has been computer-gremlin-driven. We lost several hundred e-mails, and couldn't retain new...

Test

Started by John De Wolf (Jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) | 5 messages | First message: 1999-11-11 | Last message: 2001-08-27
Sorry to do this, but I'm having trouble figuring out what is happening with the list. I am not receivving any of the posts (although I can read them online). If any of you receive this directly in...

C'mon you New England letterboxers!

Started by (teapot@teapot.mv.com) | 6 messages | First message: 1999-11-08 | Last message: 1999-11-10
Hey, don't hold out on those who couldn't go! We want to know details of this first convention! How'd it go? Did you have fun?? What? Nisa :)

Statue of Liberty

Started by (Mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-08
Wow Jay, I wish we had gotten this map earlier ... I just took my kids at the beginning of October all the way from Illinois to see Miss Liberty. We brought our letterboxing kits too (just in...

dary

Started by (Mohmers@aol.com) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-08
Letterboxing North America

Graham's Eclipse Boxes?

Started by (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-05
Graham, great to hear your voice again on the list. So how did your marvelous sounding eclipse boxes go over? Could you post the stamp images for all to see, or would that be cheating? Jay

New box 4

Started by (nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil) | 1 message | First message: 1999-11-04
Green Falls Pond This one is a treat! 4 miles round trip on an out and back over a captivating section of the Narragansett Trail. Allow 1.5 hours for hiking and 2 hours for lingering. Directions:...