Wow ... yet another upstate NYer heard from. Our numbers are growing
fast. Soon we'll outnumber CT. Hahaha.

Ron
P0F5

dagonell2001 wrote:

>It's been strange weather in Western New York lately. On Monday we
>had school closings due to white-out conditions. Yesterday it was
>seventy degrees out. Last week was cold, snowy and miserable. The
>previous week was like this with temperature changes going from 30's
>to 70's over the week. I was in Buffalo for a short while and made a
>half-hearted attempt to find "Buffalo Wings" letterbox. I failed. I
>had assumed that the Skinnerville Cemetary would be off Skinnerville
>Road. It's not. I was at the wrong end of the Ellicott Creek Bike
>Trail. Last week was miserable so I stayed home. Yesterday was so
>gorgeous, I decided to give this letterboxing thing another try.
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>This time I started from Skinnerville Cemetary instead of
>Skinnerville Road and quickly found "Buffalo Wings". If I had found
>it on my first attempt, I could have deflowered a virgin
>box! 'Jellybean' braved the winter weather and found it last Sunday.
>I logged my find, replaced the box, then got in my car and hit the
>thruway. Forty-five minutes later I was in East Aurora searching
>for "Sinking Ponds". Sinking Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary is just
>outside of town, tucked away behind all the utility companies
>properties. It's essentially a pond about four acres in size. The
>main trail simply circles the pond. I was able to log my find in
>complete privacy. I could tell at a glance that I was alone in the
>sanctuary. I found the box under the rock, under the leaves, under
>two inches of snow, under a layer of ice. I had to punch holes
>through the ice and grope for the box. And 'Jellybean' had beaten me
>again! :D (Unlike "Buffalo Wings", it was not a virgin box) On the
>way out, I signed in at the guestbook register and checked the most
>recent couple of pages to see if any other letterboxers had been by.
>This site is apparently geocacher's heaven! Maybe I'll get a GPS
>unit for Christmas. :D
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>I wanted more, but there weren't any more boxes within a reasonable
>driving distance. So, I headed for the Downtown Buffalo Library to
>try and solve the Kimball Library Letterbook. I've solved all the
>clues and I've taken out all the necessary books. (No! I'm NOT going
>to tell you which ones!) I should have it solved by the weekend.
>Okay, I admit it. I'm hooked!
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>-- Dagonell P0 F2 X0 <---- Letterboxers note!
>The Pirate of Otter's Cove
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