The response to the publicity question made me wonder
about how other people got involved. I'm a
boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
from an unconventional source?
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How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: letterboxing mobots (themobots@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 12:51:37 UTC-08:00
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (mindizney@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 16:01:12 UTC-05:00
I found out about it through the Hartford (CT) Courant article from last May. Once I found my first box, I was instantly hooked!
Music Woman
in CT
Music Woman
in CT
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Nail Family (c.nail@attbi.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 21:16:47 UTC
The Nail Family got involved when Happy Mom posted an inquiry
on a message board about family activities that we could do
while on vacation (especially those that didnt cost a lot of
money). That was back in late July of 2002. Someone
responded that we should check out geocacheing and
letterboxing. Since we did not have a GPS or have the money to
buy one, we looked into letterboxing first. We found the LBNA
site, found a couple boxes near our home and went out the next
weekend and tried it. Hooked.
>> how other people got involved.
on a message board about family activities that we could do
while on vacation (especially those that didnt cost a lot of
money). That was back in late July of 2002. Someone
responded that we should check out geocacheing and
letterboxing. Since we did not have a GPS or have the money to
buy one, we looked into letterboxing first. We found the LBNA
site, found a couple boxes near our home and went out the next
weekend and tried it. Hooked.
>> how other people got involved.
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (ctferret@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 16:20:53 UTC-05:00
My husband read about it in the Smithsonian magazine and told me about it, but I really didn't start until the Hartford Courant ran an article about Letterboxing.
Christi
Christi
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (CantorCarminae@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 16:32:20 UTC-05:00
Well,
I got started when Windairen sent me an IM asking me if I wanted to go letterboxing, I didn't have a clue what it was - though the Plundering Bunny had already gone several times, and told me how much fun it was. Windairen told me to pick a name, and so The Minstrel was born. After I went the first time I was hooked, and like it or not (and I liked it) I was a member of The Traveling Circus.
The Minstrel
I got started when Windairen sent me an IM asking me if I wanted to go letterboxing, I didn't have a clue what it was - though the Plundering Bunny had already gone several times, and told me how much fun it was. Windairen told me to pick a name, and so The Minstrel was born. After I went the first time I was hooked, and like it or not (and I liked it) I was a member of The Traveling Circus.
The Minstrel
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Celtic Relics (celticrelics@commandnet.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 16:05:52 UTC-06:00
We were out rappelling and met a family that was in the same location
looking for a geocache. They explained it all to us and we were out the
next day letterboxing.
The Stantons in KY
----- Original Message -----
From: "letterboxing mobots"
To: "letterboxing list"
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 2:51 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved. I'm a
> boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
> find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
> know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
> for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
> came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
> from an unconventional source?
>
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looking for a geocache. They explained it all to us and we were out the
next day letterboxing.
The Stantons in KY
----- Original Message -----
From: "letterboxing mobots"
To: "letterboxing list"
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 2:51 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved. I'm a
> boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
> find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
> know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
> for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
> came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
> from an unconventional source?
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day
> http://shopping.yahoo.com
>
>
>
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>
>
>
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 17:15:37 UTC-05:00
I was chatting with a mom who had children the same age as my children and
she mentioned she was planning a "field trip" for families to go
letterboxing in the area. Although I couldn't make it the day she planned
her mini gather I hopped on the net and found the site and knew I was hooked
before I even found my first box. The funny thing is I have never seen that
other mom again, and don't believe she ever went boxing again.
Irish Tinker
----- Original Message -----
From: "letterboxing mobots"
To: "letterboxing list"
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved. I'm a
> boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
> find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
> know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
> for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
> came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
> from an unconventional source?
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day
> http://shopping.yahoo.com
>
>
>
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>
she mentioned she was planning a "field trip" for families to go
letterboxing in the area. Although I couldn't make it the day she planned
her mini gather I hopped on the net and found the site and knew I was hooked
before I even found my first box. The funny thing is I have never seen that
other mom again, and don't believe she ever went boxing again.
Irish Tinker
----- Original Message -----
From: "letterboxing mobots"
To: "letterboxing list"
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved. I'm a
> boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
> find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
> know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
> for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
> came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
> from an unconventional source?
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day
> http://shopping.yahoo.com
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: James Dillon (n0kwa@bellsouth.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 22:23:30 UTC
I was browsing the outdoor section in Yahoo and saw "letterboxing". I
was a bit currious as to what it was and took a look.
was a bit currious as to what it was and took a look.
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 22:24:39 UTC
> Windairen told me to pick a name, and so The Minstrel was born.
*sniffle* I wish somebody told ME to pick a 'real' name before I
started. I was young and nieve at the time....
But that does remind me--if I'm to do the Appalachian Trail, I should
get myself a trail name before I start! =)
Green Turtle?
El Hombre?
Tortuga verde?
Yes, I've definitely got to think on this topic for awhile. Any
suggestions? (At least those that nobody would find offensive!
*wink*)
-- Ryan, the nameless *more sniffling*
*sniffle* I wish somebody told ME to pick a 'real' name before I
started. I was young and nieve at the time....
But that does remind me--if I'm to do the Appalachian Trail, I should
get myself a trail name before I start! =)
Green Turtle?
El Hombre?
Tortuga verde?
Yes, I've definitely got to think on this topic for awhile. Any
suggestions? (At least those that nobody would find offensive!
*wink*)
-- Ryan, the nameless *more sniffling*
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Melissa Harvey (kiwi-1@snet.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 18:27:35 UTC-05:00
In April of 1999, I was shopping at EMS in Waterford (CT) for Dan's birthday. While I was waiting to pay I saw a brochure that said What is Letterboxing. I read a little of it and thought, "Wow, this sounds really cool!" Dan and I did a little hiking on the weekend but really only knew about the state parks. So I asked the guy about it and he gave me a copy of the brochure and a few of the clues. They were just starting and going to try to put out a new one every month. I'm not sure if the web site has started yet, so I just kept going back to EMS every once in a while for the newest clues (all of which were Drewclan boxes!) In one box a while later the website was written in. I ran home to check it out and was like a kid in a candy shop! There were so many clues to so many boxes, we didn't know where to start. Now nearly 4 years later there are so many boxes just in CT and RI alone that I know we'll never be able to find them all unless we quit our jobs and start searching full time!
Melissa, Dan, and Max
in bitterly cold Connecticut
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: DebLee (dseybold@blazenetme.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 18:33:55 UTC-05:00
A few years ago I came upon Dartmoor letterboxing info. on the Net... But
just this past fall I happened to see LbNA's site listed on Yahoo's Picks...
checked it out, and immediately scouted out my first (and local) letterbox.
Getting family and friends hooked now!
--Debbie "Sealight" in Maine
F3
letterboxing mobots wrote:
The response to the publicity question made me wonder
about how other people got involved. I'm a
boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
from an unconventional source?__________________________________________________
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Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: defygravity2001 (defygravity@snet.net) |
Date: 2003-02-16 23:44:11 UTC
Annie B. of the 4 Elements is a fellow Girl Scout leader, she told us,
at a sort of leaders' meeting, about letterboxing. I came home (all
excited) thinking my husband would think it was corny, but he really
liked the idea. First day out, we were hooked. It was Annie's fault!
Aili & Bruce
& Erin & Cleo (sometimes)
at a sort of leaders' meeting, about letterboxing. I came home (all
excited) thinking my husband would think it was corny, but he really
liked the idea. First day out, we were hooked. It was Annie's fault!
Aili & Bruce
& Erin & Cleo (sometimes)
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: bcostley (bobbyeubanks@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 23:52:21 UTC
I stumbled on Ryan's Saddle Mountain LB clues accidently while doing
a websearch on Saddle Mountain.
a websearch on Saddle Mountain.
How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Chuck Straub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 20:27:32 UTC-05:00
I found a box hidden
by the saddle sore riding club on the airline trail. It didn't mention anything
about letterboxing and looked as though it might have been some idea that they
had. I liked the idea but thought little about it for several years. One day
while Molly and I were walking in Schoolhouse Brook Park in Mansfield CT, we
passed a man walking while looking at a piece of paper. Later on, we came up on
him again. He was coming back on the same trail. I stopped and asked him about
what he was doing. He told me some very basic things about letterboxing but did
say that there was even a box very close to where we were in a stone wall. Right
near a trail. Knowing the area, I went to the closest spot that was like what he
described and found Leader of the Packs "Chick in a nest" letterbox. The box had
a couple faq info sheets in it. I took one home and started boxing quickly
after that....Chuck and Molly
re:How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (DSNFEET@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 20:47:13 UTC-05:00
I read about it in an Air Line Magazine in April and saw it in Yankee
Magazine in May. Curiosity carried me on.
Dancin' Feet
Magazine in May. Curiosity carried me on.
Dancin' Feet
How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 21:04:27 UTC-05:00
I first saw a post about it (by Puppylover) to our
Dog Scouts list. I thought to my self "That sounds really cool, but I just don't
have the time". A few months later, Team Min Dawg took me on my first hunt. We
found three boxes & I was hooked. Bad case of Letterboxing fever that
caused (& still causes) me to ignore other things that I should be
doing :-)
Scoutdogs
F-96
P-17 (with 3
boxes waiting on my table for the snow to melt)
E-2
X-22
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Mary Ellen Martel (memlili54@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 19:13:13 UTC-08:00
I learned about letterboxing on a rubber stamping message board. Orthers were asking what to do with stamps they no longer wanted. One woman said she used them for letterboxing. I wrote and asked her what that was. She explained and another addict was born!
Memlili
letterboxing mobots <themobots@yahoo.com> wrote:
The response to the publicity question made me wonder
about how other people got involved. I'm a
boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
from an unconventional source?
__________________________________________________
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Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 04:20:33 UTC
> I stumbled on Ryan's Saddle Mountain LB clues accidently while
> doing a websearch on Saddle Mountain.
To protect the guilty, I won't reveal names, but I actually know of
four people who've discovered letterboxing that way--discovering one
of my clues on an Internet search. I suspect there might be others
who are shy and never wrote me to tell me about stumbling upon one of
my clues, but looking at how people have reached my pages, there's
been a lot of click-thrus coming from search engines. Most of them
probably read it and move on, but like I said before, at least four
of them have gotten serious enough about it to carve signature stamps
and e-mail me about it! =)
-- Ryan
> doing a websearch on Saddle Mountain.
To protect the guilty, I won't reveal names, but I actually know of
four people who've discovered letterboxing that way--discovering one
of my clues on an Internet search. I suspect there might be others
who are shy and never wrote me to tell me about stumbling upon one of
my clues, but looking at how people have reached my pages, there's
been a lot of click-thrus coming from search engines. Most of them
probably read it and move on, but like I said before, at least four
of them have gotten serious enough about it to carve signature stamps
and e-mail me about it! =)
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (PNWEXPLR@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 00:51:45 UTC-05:00
I too discovered letterboxing via search engine while looking for info on a
hiking trail near Prineville, OR. I just now checked the LbNA site to see
who left that box on the Chimney Rock trail--it was Funhog (whose Oaks Bottom
LB, coincidentallly, I failed to find on Friday--but I'll be taking another
run at it at soonest opportunity!)
--pnwexplr
hiking trail near Prineville, OR. I just now checked the LbNA site to see
who left that box on the Chimney Rock trail--it was Funhog (whose Oaks Bottom
LB, coincidentallly, I failed to find on Friday--but I'll be taking another
run at it at soonest opportunity!)
--pnwexplr
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Amanda Arkebauer (samanark@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 07:04:20 UTC
I read the original article in Smithsonian Magazine and thought that
it was pretty cool and I would have to check it out whenever I made
it to Dartmoor, England.
Then in 2001, I saw a blurb in Backpacker Magazine with the LBNA
website address. There was only one letterbox in the Seattle area at
the time, the infamous Rattlesnake Ledge!! I found it and I was
hooked.(check out the log at Rattlesnake, I didn't even have a
signature stamp yet...I used some store-bought ladybug stamp). Now,
the Seattle area has about 122 letterboxes and it is increasing
everyday. Hurrah!
--Amanda from Seattle
it was pretty cool and I would have to check it out whenever I made
it to Dartmoor, England.
Then in 2001, I saw a blurb in Backpacker Magazine with the LBNA
website address. There was only one letterbox in the Seattle area at
the time, the infamous Rattlesnake Ledge!! I found it and I was
hooked.(check out the log at Rattlesnake, I didn't even have a
signature stamp yet...I used some store-bought ladybug stamp). Now,
the Seattle area has about 122 letterboxes and it is increasing
everyday. Hurrah!
--Amanda from Seattle
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Odilio (odiliofinder@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 06:12:18 UTC-08:00
Irishtinker, my sister, got me hooked. I had heard about it though from our mom who heard about it from "hello from Joe" several months before my first letterboxing excursion.
irishtinker <irishtinker@earthlink.net> wrote:
I was chatting with a mom who had children the same age as my children and
she mentioned she was planning a "field trip" for families to go
letterboxing in the area. Although I couldn't make it the day she planned
her mini gather I hopped on the net and found the site and knew I was hooked
before I even found my first box. The funny thing is I have never seen that
other mom again, and don't believe she ever went boxing again.
Irish Tinker
----- Original Message -----
From: "letterboxing mobots" <themobots@yahoo.com>
To: "letterboxing list" <letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved. I'm a
> boulderer/climber and I was running google searches to
> find out if there were any rock outcroppings I didn't
> know about on the nearby trails. When I ran a search
> for boulders and northwest branch trail, the LBNA site
> came up. Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
> from an unconventional source?
>
> __________________________________________________
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Re: [LbNA] re:How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Pam McCarthy (lakeannalady@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-02-17 09:17:02 UTC-05:00
Bernadette and Eileen (Celtic Pride) from Lake Anna
(Bern anyway) and Md. (Eileen). They got us hooked!
----- Original Message -----From: DSNFEET@aol.comSent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 8:47 PMSubject: [LbNA] re:How did you find out about letterboxing?I read about it in an Air Line Magazine in April and saw it in Yankee
Magazine in May. Curiosity carried me on.
Dancin' Feet
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Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 14:17:28 UTC
Did anyone else learn about letterboxing
from an unconventional source?
My wife Lori , myself and my son Ryan, had always had an interest in
some of the stranger places and things to be found here in New England
(The Stone Knight, Americas Stonehenge, Searched for the Bigfoot said
to inhabit the Hockomock Swamp, and tons of haunted spots)While
looking into info about the infamous RI vampire "Nelly Brown" I
stumbled across the clues for her letterbox and was so excited. I E-
mailed Lori the link to the main site , her response was "This is so
cool ! " We've been hooked since and there is nothing we enjoy more!!
All I can say is "Thank you all ! "
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
from an unconventional source?
My wife Lori , myself and my son Ryan, had always had an interest in
some of the stranger places and things to be found here in New England
(The Stone Knight, Americas Stonehenge, Searched for the Bigfoot said
to inhabit the Hockomock Swamp, and tons of haunted spots)While
looking into info about the infamous RI vampire "Nelly Brown" I
stumbled across the clues for her letterbox and was so excited. I E-
mailed Lori the link to the main site , her response was "This is so
cool ! " We've been hooked since and there is nothing we enjoy more!!
All I can say is "Thank you all ! "
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (cherieph@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 09:30:02 UTC-05:00
I came into this in an unusual way, at least I think so. One Thurs morning this summer RTRW said to me "I'll call you when I get back from Letterboxing this afternoon so you'll know I'm not dead in the woods somewhere." Now if THAT didn't peak my interest what would!? She went off-alone-for her search and the next day we both hit the trail. Now for our safety (and sanity) we usually hike together. It makes our respective hubbys happy, too, that we're not alone on the trail.
Bookworm
who is looking at too much snow in CT and hoping for a quick thaw before the week is over. My hiking boots are getting dusty sitting here!
Bookworm
who is looking at too much snow in CT and hoping for a quick thaw before the week is over. My hiking boots are getting dusty sitting here!
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 14:30:35 UTC
Wow! We've loved reading all the different answers to this one. Like
Dan and Melissa, we found out about it from our local Eastern
Mountain Sports store. I'm one of those "ugh, not the mall again"
guys but EMS is the one place (since our bookstore sucks) where I can
spend time while the teens linger endlessly over 3 different pairs of
boots that look EXACTLY the same...
EMS's manager, Eric The Ram, and before him Sarah, are avid
letterboxers and have files of unpublished boxes that are well worth
a trip. The only problem is all those pretty kayaks tempting my
paycheck...
Great string!
Jay in oh-it's-not-time-to-shovel-again-is-it CT
Dan and Melissa, we found out about it from our local Eastern
Mountain Sports store. I'm one of those "ugh, not the mall again"
guys but EMS is the one place (since our bookstore sucks) where I can
spend time while the teens linger endlessly over 3 different pairs of
boots that look EXACTLY the same...
EMS's manager, Eric The Ram, and before him Sarah, are avid
letterboxers and have files of unpublished boxes that are well worth
a trip. The only problem is all those pretty kayaks tempting my
paycheck...
Great string!
Jay in oh-it's-not-time-to-shovel-again-is-it CT
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 14:41:16 UTC
the infamous RI vampire "Nelly Brown"
Sorry I meant "Mercy Brown", Nelly is the other one.
Sorry I meant "Mercy Brown", Nelly is the other one.
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Mike Schneider (tehutika@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 07:00:05 UTC-08:00
Greetings,
Our introduction to letterboxing is a little different
from most.
Back in college, I was very close friends with someone
who had moved away to Louisiana and had disappeared
from my life. I knew she had gotten married, but I
didn't know her new husband's last name.
As I'm sure happens to all of us, I got a spam from
Classmates.com. I was already signed up, but decided
on a whim to see if anyone new had signed up for my
school. So I started tossing random names into the
search bar, to check up on old friends. Again, on a
whim, I threw her name into it.
Damn if she wasn't in the database! A quick search
through yahoo turned up her email, and by the end of
the night, we were talking on the phone for the first
time in years and years!
During that first conversation, she told us about the
letterboxing site. After we hung up, we jumped online,
and the site hooked us hard! Within two weeks, we had
a stamp, and our first finds were Buckaroo's boxes at
Petticoat Hill in MA.
Mike S.
P12 F124 V4 X1
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Our introduction to letterboxing is a little different
from most.
Back in college, I was very close friends with someone
who had moved away to Louisiana and had disappeared
from my life. I knew she had gotten married, but I
didn't know her new husband's last name.
As I'm sure happens to all of us, I got a spam from
Classmates.com. I was already signed up, but decided
on a whim to see if anyone new had signed up for my
school. So I started tossing random names into the
search bar, to check up on old friends. Again, on a
whim, I threw her name into it.
Damn if she wasn't in the database! A quick search
through yahoo turned up her email, and by the end of
the night, we were talking on the phone for the first
time in years and years!
During that first conversation, she told us about the
letterboxing site. After we hung up, we jumped online,
and the site hooked us hard! Within two weeks, we had
a stamp, and our first finds were Buckaroo's boxes at
Petticoat Hill in MA.
Mike S.
P12 F124 V4 X1
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Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: SpringChick (letterbox@attbi.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 16:15:45 UTC
> The response to the publicity question made me wonder
> about how other people got involved.
I first heard about letterboxing in a weblog I read semi-regularly.
After checking out the letterboxing.org site, I was a bit
disappointed because there were so few boxes in Michigan, and only 3
anywhere near me (an hour away). I thought about it for a couple of
weeks and then on a weekend trip to Chicago, we found our first 2
boxes -- Matt the Ratt's Chicago Underground and Magic Hedge boxes.
It was fate... had it not been raining, we probably wouldn't have
taken time while there to look for the boxes, but since the
Underground box provided a reprieve from the rain, it fit into the
agenda. The rest, as they say, is history... and hopefully others
over here on the west side of Michigan won't be so disappointed by
lack of boxes as I initially was.
Deb (SpringChick)
> about how other people got involved.
I first heard about letterboxing in a weblog I read semi-regularly.
After checking out the letterboxing.org site, I was a bit
disappointed because there were so few boxes in Michigan, and only 3
anywhere near me (an hour away). I thought about it for a couple of
weeks and then on a weekend trip to Chicago, we found our first 2
boxes -- Matt the Ratt's Chicago Underground and Magic Hedge boxes.
It was fate... had it not been raining, we probably wouldn't have
taken time while there to look for the boxes, but since the
Underground box provided a reprieve from the rain, it fit into the
agenda. The rest, as they say, is history... and hopefully others
over here on the west side of Michigan won't be so disappointed by
lack of boxes as I initially was.
Deb (SpringChick)
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: NLS (jsperrazza@snet.net) |
Date: 2003-02-17 11:16:38 UTC-05:00
Butterfly
Drew Family
Wow! We've loved reading all the different answers to this one. Like Dan and Melissa, we found out about it from our local Eastern Mountain Sports store. I'm one of those "ugh, not the mall again" guys but EMS is the one place (since our bookstore sucks) where I can spend time while the teens linger endlessly over 3 different pairs of boots that look EXACTLY the same... EMS's manager, Eric The Ram, and before him Sarah, are avid letterboxers and have files of unpublished boxes that are well worth a trip. The only problem is all those pretty kayaks tempting my paycheck... Great string! Jay in oh-it's-not-time-to-shovel-again-is-it CT ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online-No late fees! Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/OdoN7C/oEZFAA/46VHAA/60TolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
re:How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: The Schumacher's (schubass@myeastern.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 11:21:36 UTC-05:00
We found out about
Letterboxing from our neighbors. They were out trying to find their first
box and couldn't locate it. Me, always the one up for a challenge and
especially if it is something new, went to the LBNA site and printed out a bunch
of clues to local boxes. Three hours later, we had found our first
four boxes (including the one they couldn't find) and have been hooked
ever since.
I carved my first stamp that
night out of an eraser one of my kids got in a goody bag at McDonald's with
a steak knife and a cuticle trimmer!
The rest is
history.
Ellen
(Schubass, Max, Buzz & Woody)
P03 F56 X52
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-mail: Schubass@myeastern.com
Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/ct/schubass/page3.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Schubass, Max, Buzz & Woody)
P03 F56 X52
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E-mail: Schubass@myeastern.com
Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/ct/schubass/page3.html
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Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 16:41:27 UTC
our local Eastern
Mountain Sports store.
Jay, Where is this EMS located ? At our local one they have no clue
what we are asking about . I would love to get my hands on more
unpublished clues !!
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
Mountain Sports store.
Jay, Where is this EMS located ? At our local one they have no clue
what we are asking about . I would love to get my hands on more
unpublished clues !!
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 12:21:55 UTC-05:00
> My wife Lori , myself and my son Ryan, had always had an interest in
> some of the stranger places and things to be found here in New England
> (The Stone Knight, Americas Stonehenge,
Boy do I have a box for you ... :)
> Jay in oh-it's-not-time-to-shovel-again-is-it CT
I've shoveled 3 times already (about 18-24 inches), and its still
here :-) They're saying 4 more inches. Good luck with it ... and
good luck to anyone who thinks they're gonna find good woods hiding
places in the mid atlantic for a while ...
I found out about letterboxing when Mitch (Der Mad Stamper) spammed
rec.sport.orienteering in spring '98 (which is also how I found out
about geocaching, when Dave Ulmer spammed the same ng spring '00).
I had had similar yearnings about an activity along these lines when
I was kicking around Mackinac Island a long time ago ('88), and spent
a day on that island with a tourist map trying to figure out how it
would work, but never got the ideas to congeal, so I jumped in when I
found people were actually doing this (hint to those of you who like
my mystery boxes, a special mapsurfer box is slated for that island).
My ideas were more along the ideas of "mystery boxes for people who
like maps and like to move around the country", which I guess explains
why that is mostly what I do, and why I had the first mystery boxes
listed on the web site.
By the end of '98 I was P1F1, but was working lots of ideas on paper
which eventually would become boxes, as I found time to get to the places
that worked with the ideas.
In the early days I was involved with the web site; letterboxing.org
was registered oct '98. It was hosted on mapsurfer.com and redirected
first to Dan's site, then to the original LbNA site on Mitch's AOL
account. I had to modify the source code of the web server to get the
redirect to work right in all cases -- and it certainly didn't work great
in any case. I guess some people around here remember that.
I learned about the EMS Waterford operation from Ray Hassans (creator
of "Ray's Dilemma") and went up there spring '99. They had 9 clues
in the store at the time, 8 in CT, one in RI, including their original
clue ("Elaine and Jerry's Bluff") and the infamous "Ray's Dilemma".
I found 7 of the 9, and thought I was in the right place for Ray's
(quite an achievement for an out-of-towner, I thought at the time,
with no laptop or search engines), but came up empty. I got permission
from the EMS folks to post those 9 clues on letterboxing.org, and they
said I could post the web address on their board and in their logbooks.
(In those days they had a board outside the store where people stamped
their sig stamp -- I stamped it -- I wonder if it is still there --
I wonder how many others who stamped it back then are still in the
hobby).
There were enough boxes popping up, especially in the CT scene, that
I decided to try for F100 by the end of '99. I had to go out to Door
County WI (which I believe at one point in letterboxing history had
more boxes than any other county in the country). Since I like moving
about the country, it was a good fit. "Mink River" from WI remains
my favorite box I've found.
By the end of '99, I was P22F100. F100 was a Drewclan box in North
Stonington (?), CT. I also spent a good part of '99 trying to implement
some of the ideas I had (some from when I was quite young),
mapsurfer #3, #9, #14, and #17 seem to be the ones I'm most pleased
with from that era.
I remember Jay Drew's first series, "Feather in your Cap". That was
a long hike in a beautiful area. Are they still intact? :-)
I could write about history forever, but I'll spare the audience :-)
Since then, I've tried to work some more of my ideas and keep trying
new stuff, for better or for worse. Its also been interesting to see
over the years all the different people come in, with different backgrounds
and different interests, and hence different styles of boxes ...
Cheers
Randy
Chester County, PA
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (mindizney@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 12:45:38 UTC-05:00
The EMS store is located in the Crystal Mall in Waterford, CT. They have three ring binders full of clues!
Music Woman
Music Woman
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: kayaktom2002 (kayakers@cox.net) |
Date: 2003-02-17 18:55:19 UTC
Since yesterday was our One-Year Anniversary of "letterboxing", I
thought it timely to join in the chatter.....
My husband, after learning about LB'ing from the EMS website,
mentioned the concept to me. I rolled my eyes and thought who would
go out in search of a plastic container from some clues that
some "joe-shmoe" posted on the net! Ok, well after months passed, it
did pique my curiousity. As we were heading down to the CT shore
towns for a long Presidents' weekend, I decided to print some clues
and see if these boxes were for real. Well, Meig's Point was our
first find (and hit upon a hitchhiker to boot!!!). Our school age
daughter thought it was really neat! Of course, we got hooked and
are happy to report: F=117; P=6 (two more awaiting Spring!) and X=63.
Over the year we have enjoyed hiking, biking, kayaking and X-country
skiing to many of our finds. So many places we would not have known
about if it weren't for this great hobby! Then again, many places we
visited all the time; but now have an added bonus of a letterbox.
Our daughter was so hooked on it that for her birthday party last
year, we introduced her friends to none other than a "letterboxing"
adventure! The girls were thrilled when they found all the boxes;
thus getting their families involved now. So the cycle goes on and
CT flourishes in the land of plenty.
Happy Trails to all!
"Bee Happy", "Yaker" and "Bamboo"
thought it timely to join in the chatter.....
My husband, after learning about LB'ing from the EMS website,
mentioned the concept to me. I rolled my eyes and thought who would
go out in search of a plastic container from some clues that
some "joe-shmoe" posted on the net! Ok, well after months passed, it
did pique my curiousity. As we were heading down to the CT shore
towns for a long Presidents' weekend, I decided to print some clues
and see if these boxes were for real. Well, Meig's Point was our
first find (and hit upon a hitchhiker to boot!!!). Our school age
daughter thought it was really neat! Of course, we got hooked and
are happy to report: F=117; P=6 (two more awaiting Spring!) and X=63.
Over the year we have enjoyed hiking, biking, kayaking and X-country
skiing to many of our finds. So many places we would not have known
about if it weren't for this great hobby! Then again, many places we
visited all the time; but now have an added bonus of a letterbox.
Our daughter was so hooked on it that for her birthday party last
year, we introduced her friends to none other than a "letterboxing"
adventure! The girls were thrilled when they found all the boxes;
thus getting their families involved now. So the cycle goes on and
CT flourishes in the land of plenty.
Happy Trails to all!
"Bee Happy", "Yaker" and "Bamboo"
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: lizardbuttsfamily (mmebt@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 19:17:09 UTC
Ryan, Your trail name will evolve as you travel along the path.
Just remember to plant your favorite carving medium ahead of time.
Trail head junctions or trails that lead into towns( you may want
that strawberry milkshake sooner than you think) make a great place
to plant your provisions.
Have fun!;)
Monica- the hiker who hopes to find one or two of your AT boxes.
rscarpen" wrote:
> > Windairen told me to pick a name, and so The Minstrel was born.
>
> *sniffle* I wish somebody told ME to pick a 'real' name before I
> started. I was young and nieve at the time....
>
> But that does remind me--if I'm to do the Appalachian Trail, I
should
> get myself a trail name before I start! =)
>
> Green Turtle?
> El Hombre?
> Tortuga verde?
>
> Yes, I've definitely got to think on this topic for awhile. Any
> suggestions? (At least those that nobody would find offensive!
> *wink*)
>
> -- Ryan, the nameless *more sniffling*
Just remember to plant your favorite carving medium ahead of time.
Trail head junctions or trails that lead into towns( you may want
that strawberry milkshake sooner than you think) make a great place
to plant your provisions.
Have fun!;)
Monica- the hiker who hopes to find one or two of your AT boxes.
rscarpen
> > Windairen told me to pick a name, and so The Minstrel was born.
>
> *sniffle* I wish somebody told ME to pick a 'real' name before I
> started. I was young and nieve at the time....
>
> But that does remind me--if I'm to do the Appalachian Trail, I
should
> get myself a trail name before I start! =)
>
> Green Turtle?
> El Hombre?
> Tortuga verde?
>
> Yes, I've definitely got to think on this topic for awhile. Any
> suggestions? (At least those that nobody would find offensive!
> *wink*)
>
> -- Ryan, the nameless *more sniffling*
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Eric Polk (ericpolk@attbi.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 11:36:41 UTC-08:00
We are planning to take a trip to Southern Oregon
this summer and I was looking for information about hiking in the area.
Google returned a link to the LBNA site. It sounded really cool and, like
everyone else, finding the first box meant I was hooked. I need to slow
down my finds, however, or I will burn through the relatively few boxes here in
Southern California.
___________________________
Eric Polk
Eric Polk
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Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Beth Houghtaling (JustBeth65@msn.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 14:42:23 UTC-05:00
I accidentally stumbled upon the letterbox planted by Aili and Bruce while hiking the Leathermans Cave Trail in Thomaston, CT.
I looked up www.letterboxing.org when I got home and immediately went out and found my second letterbox that very day.
I've been loving it ever since.
~JustBeth
----- Original Message -----From: Dog Scouts TroopSent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 9:32 PMTo: letterboxingSubject: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?I first saw a post about it (by Puppylover) to our Dog Scouts list. I thought to my self "That sounds really cool, but I just don't have the time". A few months later, Team Min Dawg took me on my first hunt. We found three boxes & I was hooked. Bad case of Letterboxing fever that caused (& still causes) me to ignore other things that I should be doing :-)ScoutdogsF-96P-17 (with 3 boxes waiting on my table for the snow to melt)E-2X-22
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Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (CantorCarminae@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 15:34:36 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 2/16/2003 2:25:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, RiskyNil@hotmail.com writes:
Do you plan on confusing us - your stamp with a new name? Or will you do a new stamp too and REALLY confuse us all? :-P
The Minstrel
But that does remind me--if I'm to do the Appalachian Trail, I should
get myself a trail name before I start! =)
Do you plan on confusing us - your stamp with a new name? Or will you do a new stamp too and REALLY confuse us all? :-P
The Minstrel
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 21:23:42 UTC
> Do you plan on confusing us - your stamp with a new name? Or will
> you do a new stamp too and REALLY confuse us all? :-P
I've been thinking of doing a new signature stamp over a hundred
finds ago, but I still like it so I'll probably keep it. For now, at
least. =)
One person e-mailed (will remain anonymous to protect the
guilty!), "You could probably meet a lot of letterboxers along the
way, ie. Jolly G-Man in VA, all of the kooks in Conn., etc.
Technically, you could have a one man, evolving Gathering. Like a
travelling minstrel or something, or Johnny Appleseed but with
letterboxes."
And I kind of liked that idea--so I'll probably be carving an "event
stamp" for this evolving Gathering. Good only from Georgia to
Maine. =) And the trail name will probably be JUST a trail name--
too many people know me as Ryan here to be changing my name!
-- Ryan
> you do a new stamp too and REALLY confuse us all? :-P
I've been thinking of doing a new signature stamp over a hundred
finds ago, but I still like it so I'll probably keep it. For now, at
least. =)
One person e-mailed (will remain anonymous to protect the
guilty!), "You could probably meet a lot of letterboxers along the
way, ie. Jolly G-Man in VA, all of the kooks in Conn., etc.
Technically, you could have a one man, evolving Gathering. Like a
travelling minstrel or something, or Johnny Appleseed but with
letterboxes."
And I kind of liked that idea--so I'll probably be carving an "event
stamp" for this evolving Gathering. Good only from Georgia to
Maine. =) And the trail name will probably be JUST a trail name--
too many people know me as Ryan here to be changing my name!
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Mary Ellen Martel (memlili54@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 14:08:42 UTC-08:00
Make your way to Maine and I'll buy the strawberry milkshake - and invite your for some boxing on Mount Desert Island before you head home!
Memlili
"rscarpen <RiskyNil@hotmail.com>" <RiskyNil@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Do you plan on confusing us - your stamp with a new name? Or will
> you do a new stamp too and REALLY confuse us all? :-P
I've been thinking of doing a new signature stamp over a hundred
finds ago, but I still like it so I'll probably keep it. For now, at
least. =)
One person e-mailed (will remain anonymous to protect the
guilty!), "You could probably meet a lot of letterboxers along the
way, ie. Jolly G-Man in VA, all of the kooks in Conn., etc.
Technically, you could have a one man, evolving Gathering. Like a
travelling minstrel or something, or Johnny Appleseed but with
letterboxes."
And I kind of liked that idea--so I'll probably be carving an "event
stamp" for this evolving Gathering. Good only from Georgia to
Maine. =) And the trail name will probably be JUST a trail name--
too many people know me as Ryan here to be changing my name!
-- Ryan
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RE: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Lynne D. McCloskey (abctypng@lightspeed.net) |
Date: 2003-02-17 15:31:07 UTC-08:00
My daughter, Kelly, and I found out about letterboxing from two locals,
Gwen and Don, who read our Getting Webified column in the Kern Valley
Sun. We write for senior citizens, basically, and letterboxing seems to
be a good hobby for people who travel or have time on their hands. We
wrote our column this week about letterboxing and I hope some of our
seniors and tourists become involved. Kelly and I have already staked
out a location for our first box and my middle grandson has been
learning how to carve an eraser stamp with my wood carving tools. By
way of introduction, I am Lynne McCloskey and I live in rural central
California east of Bakersfield. We are a resort community, which can
lead to many fun and interesting box sites for travelers. I'm glad I
joined your group and I will participate, as time allows.
Lynne Mc
Wofford Hts., CA
www.kwb2.com
Gwen and Don, who read our Getting Webified column in the Kern Valley
Sun. We write for senior citizens, basically, and letterboxing seems to
be a good hobby for people who travel or have time on their hands. We
wrote our column this week about letterboxing and I hope some of our
seniors and tourists become involved. Kelly and I have already staked
out a location for our first box and my middle grandson has been
learning how to carve an eraser stamp with my wood carving tools. By
way of introduction, I am Lynne McCloskey and I live in rural central
California east of Bakersfield. We are a resort community, which can
lead to many fun and interesting box sites for travelers. I'm glad I
joined your group and I will participate, as time allows.
Lynne Mc
Wofford Hts., CA
www.kwb2.com
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (Dandshoo@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-17 20:24:23 UTC-05:00
We read about letterboxing in the Washington Post last summer. Our first day out, we couldn't find either of the 2 boxes we looked for, but the next day we found Fort Hunt, VA, and were hooked!
We're surprised no one has mentioned the Post article yet, since many LBers in the area learned about letterboxing from it. Everyone must still be digging out from the storm (22 inches cleared from the driveway; waiting for a plow to dig out the street). D and Shoo
We're surprised no one has mentioned the Post article yet, since many LBers in the area learned about letterboxing from it. Everyone must still be digging out from the storm (22 inches cleared from the driveway; waiting for a plow to dig out the street). D and Shoo
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-18 07:48:14 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 2/17/2003 8:25:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, Dandshoo@aol.com writes:
That's what did it for me too, the Post article. I hauled my children out after the Get In The Game box and that was it for us, totally addiction. I love finding and I love carving and hiding and any excuse to take me outside into the quiet wood. My older son, Heron, loves that final moment of victory in finding the boxes and seeing the stamps of people who've found ours. Mother of Crickets
We read about letterboxing in the Washington Post last summer. Our first day out, we couldn't find either of the 2 boxes we looked for, but the next day we found Fort Hunt, VA, and were hooked!
That's what did it for me too, the Post article. I hauled my children out after the Get In The Game box and that was it for us, totally addiction. I love finding and I love carving and hiding and any excuse to take me outside into the quiet wood. My older son, Heron, loves that final moment of victory in finding the boxes and seeing the stamps of people who've found ours. Mother of Crickets
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Diana Hammond (diana@oseda.missouri.edu) |
Date: 2003-02-18 09:53:46 UTC-06:00
I love carving and printmaking and discovered letterboxing while looking
at hand carved stamps on the internet. It seemed like just my sort of
thing, since I have often made clued treasure hunts for family and friends
as a way of "wrapping" a gift. Letterboxing blends three of my favorite
things perfectly -- art, puzzles and the outdoors.
Webfoot
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-18 16:31:37 UTC
> Make your way to Maine and I'll buy the strawberry milkshake - and
> invite your for some boxing on Mount Desert Island before you head
> home!
Sounds good to me! =) Perhaps I should start the "fund Ryan's
strawberry milkshake habit" association at the rate I'm going! ;o)
-- Ryan
> invite your for some boxing on Mount Desert Island before you head
> home!
Sounds good to me! =) Perhaps I should start the "fund Ryan's
strawberry milkshake habit" association at the rate I'm going! ;o)
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (ctletterboxer@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-18 17:23:19 UTC-05:00
I found out about it while doing a google for info on Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. Quite interesting area. Check it out if you're in the area. It's in central Ma. I was hooked on LB'ing instantly.
Rich
Rich
[LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) |
Date: 2003-02-19 13:57:04 UTC
The Stone Knight, Americas Stonehenge,
>
> Boy do I have a box for you ... :)
I am going to asume you refer to "Merlins Pre Columbian Mysteries"?
We are working on it!! :)
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
>
> Boy do I have a box for you ... :)
I am going to asume you refer to "Merlins Pre Columbian Mysteries"?
We are working on it!! :)
Brian
TeamGreenDragon
Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-19 19:10:26 UTC
I read an article about it on Fox News' website (www.foxnews.com)
back in April of 2002. From the minute I read the article, I knew I
was hooked. Then a few weeks later (after some poorly timed business
travel) I looked for my first box in Tacoma and realized it wasn't
just a hoax on the internet! The rest is history...
dvn2r ckr, rnrB, trkr & trkEE, at times
back in April of 2002. From the minute I read the article, I knew I
was hooked. Then a few weeks later (after some poorly timed business
travel) I looked for my first box in Tacoma and realized it wasn't
just a hoax on the internet! The rest is history...
dvn2r ckr, rnrB, trkr & trkEE, at times
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (R2D2ZDW@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-20 18:45:01 UTC-05:00
I found out about letterboxing when my uncle first took me about to years
ago,now I can not get enough of it! I love it! I have made one Hh so far and
plan to do a series letterbox somewhere that is nearby where I live,so I can
go checking it every so often..My unckle on the other hand has plans for
alot of letterboxes but have never been uip to dioing it.....So this is how I
found out about letterboxing.....FF out!
ago,now I can not get enough of it! I love it! I have made one Hh so far and
plan to do a series letterbox somewhere that is nearby where I live,so I can
go checking it every so often..My unckle on the other hand has plans for
alot of letterboxes but have never been uip to dioing it.....So this is how I
found out about letterboxing.....FF out!
Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: short spike (spike_678@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-02-21 10:48:01 UTC-08:00
allo
i read about letterboxing when the smithsonian article
first came out (i actually had a subscription then!)
and thought it was really neat, but filed the info as
random cool useless information. i saw an article in
my local paper this past summer ("nifty things to keep
the kids busy while out of school" series,) and have
been hooked since. as for publicity, if it werent for
the newspaper i wouldn't have heard of the sport
again, so the occasional SMALL blurb is nice, but i
dont think we wanna see the sport picked up by
mcdonalds or the home-and-garden network, so
less-is-more.
heading for dc this weekend, hoping i can get to the
smithsonial castle despite the snow, i reeeeeealy
wanna get that stamp before it dissapears.
good luck to all
spike
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i read about letterboxing when the smithsonian article
first came out (i actually had a subscription then!)
and thought it was really neat, but filed the info as
random cool useless information. i saw an article in
my local paper this past summer ("nifty things to keep
the kids busy while out of school" series,) and have
been hooked since. as for publicity, if it werent for
the newspaper i wouldn't have heard of the sport
again, so the occasional SMALL blurb is nice, but i
dont think we wanna see the sport picked up by
mcdonalds or the home-and-garden network, so
less-is-more.
heading for dc this weekend, hoping i can get to the
smithsonial castle despite the snow, i reeeeeealy
wanna get that stamp before it dissapears.
good luck to all
spike
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Re: [LbNA] Re: How did you find out about letterboxing?
From: (mindizney@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-02-21 16:19:13 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 2/21/2003 1:49:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, spike_678@yahoo.com writes:
No problem with the Smithsonian! Orion, Egypt Explorer and Year of the Ram will be easy. The other boxes in the area will be a challange. Where are you coming from Spike? If you are coming from MD, Newbe1 and I are meeting in College Park in the a.m. to exchange, if you would like to join us.
Happy Hunting!
Music Woman
heading for dc this weekend, hoping i can get to the
smithsonial castle despite the snow, i reeeeeealy
wanna get that stamp before it dissapears.
good luck to all
spike
No problem with the Smithsonian! Orion, Egypt Explorer and Year of the Ram will be easy. The other boxes in the area will be a challange. Where are you coming from Spike? If you are coming from MD, Newbe1 and I are meeting in College Park in the a.m. to exchange, if you would like to join us.
Happy Hunting!
Music Woman