WA: ALASKA/TUNDRA

From: (paisleyorca@webtv.net) | Date: 2003-01-19 19:08:09 UTC-08:00

After Amanda in Seattle's glowing reports of the Alaska Bound and Tundra
Traveler letterboxes, John and I set out for a lovely Sunday drive on
the Washington side of the Gorge.

She is absolutely right. These are wonderful letterboxes. If you are
expecting to go hiking, though, dream on, or seek other LB's. Alaska
Bound is a very short walk and Tundra Traveler is definitely drive-by
quality with a very clever Funhog hiding spot! Excellent clues, too!
The man would have liked more exercise, but I have no complaints. These
are terrific boxes in scenic places and we both agree the stamps are
lovely.

Thanks for a great reason to go for a nice drive with Mt. Hood staring
us in the face on a gorgeously sunny day. Funhog placed Tundra and I
have a feeling that, although it is not her box, she did the honors for
the beautiful Alaska Bound. If y'all want to know who carved this
beauty you'll have to achieve it to find out!!! Worth going for!
Also...I love that cute little new Funhog word stamp. HOW CREATIVE!!!

It was a fun day. I think I need to go for Ryan's Mt. Defiance box in
February, though, to do something about this accumulating flab. Not
till after my cruise in a little more than a week on the SS Glutton,
though. HA! HA! I won't be a funhog. I'll be a FOODhog on that
vacation.

Best regards,

Amanda Briles
The Paisley Orca

Re: WA: ALASKA/TUNDRA

From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) | Date: 2003-01-20 03:41:15 UTC

Don't despair! if you want exercise, head for the letterboxes at
Gillette Lake, Hamilton Mountain, Beacon Rock or Dog Mountain after
you get these super easy boxes. I visited the one at Gillette Lake the
day I placed those two boxes for that very reason. Thanks for the
kudos. See you further up the blacktop, Good Buddy...Funhog

If you areexpecting to go hiking, though, dream on, or seek other
LB's. Alaska
> Bound is a very short walk and Tundra Traveler is definitely drive-by
> quality with a very clever Funhog hiding spot!
Excellent clues, too!
> The man would have liked more exercise, but I have no complaints.
>

Re: WA: ALASKA/TUNDRA

From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) | Date: 2003-01-20 08:15:31 UTC

> I think I need to go for Ryan's Mt. Defiance box in
> February, though, to do something about this accumulating flab.

Is that hike even doable in February with all the snow? I've heard
Mt. Defiance doesn't get its name from being a tough hike (although
the north side certainly fits that bill!), but rather the persistent
snow that lingers until relatively late in the season!

I've always wanted to try snow shoeing, though. I've never
experienced the pleasure of slapping tennis raquets to my shoes
before, and it always looked like so much fun in those Bugs Bunny
cartoons. =)

-- Ryan

Re: WA: ALASKA/TUNDRA

From: bcostley (bobbyeubanks@yahoo.com) | Date: 2003-01-22 20:42:12 UTC

Ditto that concern on the snow - I once read a story on the web
somewhere written about some guys who got lost in the snow on Mt.
Defiance. Not pretty. I'd wait until late spring for that one.

Head out to the Banks-Vernonia linear trail. If you get all 11 boxes
without driving from trailhead to trailhead, you'd get a pretty good
workout.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen "
wrote:
> > I think I need to go for Ryan's Mt. Defiance box in
> > February, though, to do something about this accumulating flab.
>
> Is that hike even doable in February with all the snow? I've heard
> Mt. Defiance doesn't get its name from being a tough hike (although
> the north side certainly fits that bill!), but rather the
persistent
> snow that lingers until relatively late in the season!
>
> I've always wanted to try snow shoeing, though. I've never
> experienced the pleasure of slapping tennis raquets to my shoes
> before, and it always looked like so much fun in those Bugs Bunny
> cartoons. =)
>
> -- Ryan