Taking full advantage of the (finally) great weather in Southern CA and the
national holiday yesterday, my son and I took my husband out for his first
experience with letterboxing. An avid hiker and rock climber, we all are, he
really enjoyed tracking down a recently placed series with us through the
San Gabriel mountains.
Then long after we are home last night, we are watching the local news and
they go live to a story of a group of hikers who had fallen down a rather
steep incline. As they start showing the footage, we instantly recognized
the location and just how close it was to where we had been earlier. As the
story continued and we saw more, we realized that the spot where people had
fallen was the same spot we had decided against climbing up when the boxing
directions told us to do so. We had viewed the hill as too steep to be safe
and planned on emailing the placer of the box to suggest they mention the
danger in their clues. While the clue does say the climb is a bit steep,
it's nearly straight up and through heavy brush well off the trail,
requiring extensive damage to the ecology /and/ the danger of falling, as
was the case with the people on the news.
I don't want to name names publicly, especially on a list, but hopefully the
people (two different sets are there, only one is asking seekers to do
dangerous things to get to their boxes) who planted the boxes in Eaton
Canyon Nature Park were also able to see the local news in Los Angeles
yesterday. And equally hopefully, since we instantly recognized the accident
location as a box placement area, the person who put the box there will
realize the danger on their own and keep others from the same fate.
As for the hikers, they are both hospitalized in critical condition after
having to be airlifted from the scene.
So as I said, I'm glad it wasn't our family and that, in the end, common
sense prevailed and we decided, box or no, some clues just aren't worth
tracking down and walked away from that one.
Annette
Glad It Wasn't Me Experience in CA
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Started on 2003-05-27
Glad It Wasn't Me Experience in CA
From: Annye Keenberg (annye@sbcglobal.net) |
Date: 2003-05-27 09:39:52 UTC-07:00
Re: Glad It Wasn't Me Experience in CA
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-05-27 17:27:00 UTC
--- I hope they weren't letterboxers, trying for the nearly
impossible box. If so, I know who to pass on the Letterbox of the
Purple Heart. I'm still holding it, and waiting for the next
deserving sole. Please no flames we've been through that already.
Prayers for a speedy recovery to those poor people. If they were
l'boxers they can email me off list.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Annye Keenberg"
wrote:
> Taking full advantage of the (finally) great weather in Southern CA
and the
> national holiday yesterday, my son and I took my husband out for
his first
> experience with letterboxing. An avid hiker and rock climber, we
all are, he
> really enjoyed tracking down a recently placed series with us
through the
> San Gabriel mountains.
>
> Then long after we are home last night, we are watching the local
news and
> they go live to a story of a group of hikers who had fallen down a
rather
> steep incline. As they start showing the footage, we instantly
recognized
> the location and just how close it was to where we had been
earlier. As the
> story continued and we saw more, we realized that the spot where
people had
> fallen was the same spot we had decided against climbing up when
the boxing
> directions told us to do so. We had viewed the hill as too steep to
be safe
> and planned on emailing the placer of the box to suggest they
mention the
> danger in their clues. While the clue does say the climb is a bit
steep,
> it's nearly straight up and through heavy brush well off the trail,
> requiring extensive damage to the ecology /and/ the danger of
falling, as
> was the case with the people on the news.
>
> I don't want to name names publicly, especially on a list, but
hopefully the
> people (two different sets are there, only one is asking seekers to
do
> dangerous things to get to their boxes) who planted the boxes in
Eaton
> Canyon Nature Park were also able to see the local news in Los
Angeles
> yesterday. And equally hopefully, since we instantly recognized the
accident
> location as a box placement area, the person who put the box there
will
> realize the danger on their own and keep others from the same fate.
>
> As for the hikers, they are both hospitalized in critical condition
after
> having to be airlifted from the scene.
>
> So as I said, I'm glad it wasn't our family and that, in the end,
common
> sense prevailed and we decided, box or no, some clues just aren't
worth
> tracking down and walked away from that one.
>
> Annette
impossible box. If so, I know who to pass on the Letterbox of the
Purple Heart. I'm still holding it, and waiting for the next
deserving sole. Please no flames we've been through that already.
Prayers for a speedy recovery to those poor people. If they were
l'boxers they can email me off list.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Annye Keenberg"
wrote:
> Taking full advantage of the (finally) great weather in Southern CA
and the
> national holiday yesterday, my son and I took my husband out for
his first
> experience with letterboxing. An avid hiker and rock climber, we
all are, he
> really enjoyed tracking down a recently placed series with us
through the
> San Gabriel mountains.
>
> Then long after we are home last night, we are watching the local
news and
> they go live to a story of a group of hikers who had fallen down a
rather
> steep incline. As they start showing the footage, we instantly
recognized
> the location and just how close it was to where we had been
earlier. As the
> story continued and we saw more, we realized that the spot where
people had
> fallen was the same spot we had decided against climbing up when
the boxing
> directions told us to do so. We had viewed the hill as too steep to
be safe
> and planned on emailing the placer of the box to suggest they
mention the
> danger in their clues. While the clue does say the climb is a bit
steep,
> it's nearly straight up and through heavy brush well off the trail,
> requiring extensive damage to the ecology /and/ the danger of
falling, as
> was the case with the people on the news.
>
> I don't want to name names publicly, especially on a list, but
hopefully the
> people (two different sets are there, only one is asking seekers to
do
> dangerous things to get to their boxes) who planted the boxes in
Eaton
> Canyon Nature Park were also able to see the local news in Los
Angeles
> yesterday. And equally hopefully, since we instantly recognized the
accident
> location as a box placement area, the person who put the box there
will
> realize the danger on their own and keep others from the same fate.
>
> As for the hikers, they are both hospitalized in critical condition
after
> having to be airlifted from the scene.
>
> So as I said, I'm glad it wasn't our family and that, in the end,
common
> sense prevailed and we decided, box or no, some clues just aren't
worth
> tracking down and walked away from that one.
>
> Annette