--- In letterbox-usa@egroups.com, Beth Massey
wrote:
> This is a nice place to take a bike ride) Just a
> little further up the road, you will pass Rt. 207 on
> your right side. As you go up a hill, Old Colchester
> road enters Rt 85. Take this road. (if you pass Wild
> Bill's and Mary and Ailie's you went a little bit too
> far) Follow Old Colchester Road for 1.8 miles until
> you see Grayville Rd on your right. The parking area
> is a little way down Grayville Rd. on your right hand
> side.
>
> Happy letterboxing!
>
> moonshadow :)


You found a spot I planned to plant one at in the future. How did you
find out about Grayville Park and the Airline Trail right there? Did
you read about it in the Courant under Peter Marteka's byline? Or
have you known about it from before?

I ask because I think an effort to recruit Mr. Marteka would be a
good thing for the growth of letterboxing. He obviously likes to
hike. What do we call this? A sport? A recreation? An activity?


Mark

> What do we call this? A sport? A recreation? An activity?

I call it a pastime. I don't call it a sport.

As both an amateur athlete and letterboxer, I feel the former
word better captures the cerebral, artistic, laid-back, or
family-oriented aspects better, while the latter word would
tend to inappropriately conjure images of competition, rankings,
training, physical prowess, and the like.

Of course, we don't know how it will end up evolving, (and
sport-like elements are present), but words often do matter.

Cheers,
--
randy "the mapsurfer" (P27F102)
Hogeita hirugarren kutxak kolonia zaharean da.

> You found a spot I planned to plant one at in the
> future. How did you
> find out about Grayville Park and the Airline Trail
> right there? Did
> you read about it in the Courant under Peter
> Marteka's byline? Or
> have you known about it from before?

I have lived nearby for a long time and have taken
bike rides there for years. I decided the bridge
would make a really neat stamp, so I placed it!

Beth

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Beth, Wonderful job on your first letterbox! I put the clues up on
the website: click on CT and then Colchester to navigate to them.

I also had the opportunity to blow off a meeting (I HATE meetings!),
grab my children, and enjoy the hike. Thank you so much for a
wonderful fall afternoon! I do have a couple of minor suggestions,
not meant to be critical at all but to help out a little:

-The trail that breaks off into the evergreen cathedral just before
the second bridge goes "left," not "right." Mind if I edit your clues
for that minor typo? (We try not to change anybody's clues without
permission when we post them).

-I think that spot under the bridge by the river is just gorgeous!
But I also think that there were plenty of signs of high water around
your letterbox. It might survive the spring better if it was on
higher ground...maybe in the evergreen cathedral or up on the sides
of the bridge structure higher?

Again, thank you so much for an absolutely wonderful hike!

Jay, wading through chestnut's discarded treasure while the autumn
wind stripped flocks of golden maple leaves from the treetops on the
Airline Trail, CT.
P204F57

>
> -The trail that breaks off into the evergreen
> cathedral just before
> the second bridge goes "left," not "right." Mind if
> I edit your clues
> for that minor typo?

Please feel free to edit my clue- I'm very stressed
out this week so I didn't catch that mistake while I
was typing it. Thank you.

I'll think about moving it to higher ground... I'm not
sure when/if I'll get a chance in the future, but I'll
try.

Thanks!
Beth

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