I hadn't gotten out any this summer to hunt for boxes, but arranged
for two days off (from family) and went down to Arcadia in Exeter RI
on Friday. Had a great day looking for Jay Drew's boxes, and was met
by Jay at the end with a much appreciated Ginseng Iced Tea!
Jay and Margaret put me up for the night again. They are the nicest
people, in addition to being great letterboxers! Saturday I got off
to Hartman Park in Lyme CT, which was also a splendid day. I met two
other letterboxers there! Evelyn and Debbie were just starting out,
and we exchanged stamps. They are heading up to Tuckerman's Ravine
next week, and were disappointed that I'd already gotten Bob & Judy's
box there last week. Jay had already explained that getting 'Firsts'
in CT is a big deal; nobody else cares at all, I'm sure ;-)
Anyway, I told them that I had not gotten the box because the Ravine
was closed for trail maintenance. (If I were not a hiker first and a
letterboxer second I would have snuck in!) But the trail work will be
over a few days before they go, I said, so they will be able to get
the box. Big smiles! Good luck, ladies.
I would say our hobby is taking off when you can go letterboxing and
meet other letterboxers in the same place!
Tom
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P15F86
"The game is afoot!"
Letterboxing in Connecticut
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2000-08-06
Letterboxing in Connecticut
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2000-08-06 06:06:35 UTC
Re: Letterboxing in Connecticut
From: Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2000-08-07 22:52:14 UTC
Thanks, Tom, for your gracious words! What Tom doesn't mention,
however, is what a SERIOUS hiker he is. When I saw him striding up
the Tippicansett Trail, I couldn't tell he had just covered over 26
miles of a cluesheet that warns:
>>>Feathers in Your Cap is a long one, a chain of 4 letterboxes
linked by strenuous, challenging terrain. Experienced hikers and
mountain bikers will be in hardcore heaven, but beginners will think
they're on a death march. If brought along, most kids under 12 or 13
will permanently withdraw into a PlayStation universe and never go
outdoors again.<<<<
A note at Tom's last letterbox of the day from Sarah, herself a
professional hiker, says "my feet are tired and I want a snack." Mr
Cooch, though, even after leaving Vermont at 2am, was smiling,
positive, and had lots of leg left. You're my hero, Tom!
Jay in back-to-wet-and-thundering-hardcore-heaven
however, is what a SERIOUS hiker he is. When I saw him striding up
the Tippicansett Trail, I couldn't tell he had just covered over 26
miles of a cluesheet that warns:
>>>Feathers in Your Cap is a long one, a chain of 4 letterboxes
linked by strenuous, challenging terrain. Experienced hikers and
mountain bikers will be in hardcore heaven, but beginners will think
they're on a death march. If brought along, most kids under 12 or 13
will permanently withdraw into a PlayStation universe and never go
outdoors again.<<<<
A note at Tom's last letterbox of the day from Sarah, herself a
professional hiker, says "my feet are tired and I want a snack." Mr
Cooch, though, even after leaving Vermont at 2am, was smiling,
positive, and had lots of leg left. You're my hero, Tom!
Jay in back-to-wet-and-thundering-hardcore-heaven