--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mischief In Wa"
wrote:

Because this was forwarded by some kind soul, how will the original
questioner know if his/her questions have been answered? I presume
they are not aware of this board and may not even be aware of
letterboxing.org.

Or I am way off base here?

-- mlg

Often times new people come to the list. and just mail to the wrong
address.

letterobox-usa@yahoogroups.com
vs
letterbox-usa-owner@yahoogroups.com

~ Mischief ~


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mlgainey"
wrote:
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mischief In Wa"
> wrote:
>
> Because this was forwarded by some kind soul, how will the original
> questioner know if his/her questions have been answered? I presume
> they are not aware of this board and may not even be aware of
> letterboxing.org.
>
> Or I am way off base here?
>
> -- mlg

Hi, I'm new to this but very excited, there are so
many close to my home and places I go regularly. But
please, what is a hitchhiker and a traveler? I could
not find this anywhere.thanks char

On Saturday, August 27, 2005, at 06:30 PM, charpezt wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to this but very excited, there are so
> many close to my home and places I go regularly. But
> please, what is a hitchhiker and a traveler? I could
> not find this anywhere.thanks char

A hitchhiker is a stamp (with logbook) that gets placed into another
LB. When it is found, the finder stamps in, gets a copy of the stamp,
and then places it in another LB. This way, the HH travels around from
LB to LB. Generally (though some will have other instructions), you
announce where it was found, but not where it was dropped off. Most HHs
travel to be surprise finds, but some might ask that you announce the
drop-off location so that it can be found more quickly.....

Traveler is a more generic term. I believe that in England, where this
started, it's the same as what we call a hitchhiker. Here, it is often
a personal traveler, sort of an extra stamp some LBers carry and
exchange if you know the password, figure out a puzzle, or just ask,
depending on their personal preference. :-)

I'm sure someone else will be able to post the right links to get more
info on each, plus plenty of other LB topics.

btw, HI CHAR!!!! Welcome to another addictive hobby. :-)

pezpam

Pam
thanks, I didn't think the moderator was going to
publish this,,,sent a link to the faq page... I should
have known... we hike in the fall and spring with our
counties hiking spree and I noticed several of the
hikes have lb's... wish I had known about this a
couple weeks ago we were at cleveland science center
and there is supposed to be one at the rock n roll
hall of fame right next door... I'll have to travel
the 30 minutes to get there another time.... it will
be fun to find an urban box.
thanks for the answer and the welcome... this one will
at least get me outside and walking...
how many of us pezzers are there in this do you think.

char

--- Pamela Smith Lenox
wrote:

>
> On Saturday, August 27, 2005, at 06:30 PM, charpezt
> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I'm new to this but very excited, there are so
> > many close to my home and places I go regularly.
> But
> > please, what is a hitchhiker and a traveler? I
> could
> > not find this anywhere.thanks char
>
> A hitchhiker is a stamp (with logbook) that gets
> placed into another
> LB. When it is found, the finder stamps in, gets a
> copy of the stamp,
> and then places it in another LB. This way, the HH
> travels around from
> LB to LB. Generally (though some will have other
> instructions), you
> announce where it was found, but not where it was
> dropped off. Most HHs
> travel to be surprise finds, but some might ask that
> you announce the
> drop-off location so that it can be found more
> quickly.....
>
> Traveler is a more generic term. I believe that in
> England, where this
> started, it's the same as what we call a hitchhiker.
> Here, it is often
> a personal traveler, sort of an extra stamp some
> LBers carry and
> exchange if you know the password, figure out a
> puzzle, or just ask,
> depending on their personal preference. :-)
>
> I'm sure someone else will be able to post the right
> links to get more
> info on each, plus plenty of other LB topics.
>
> btw, HI CHAR!!!! Welcome to another addictive hobby.
> :-)
>
> pezpam
>
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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "charpezt"
wrote:
> Hi, I'm new to this but very excited, there are so
> many close to my home and places I go regularly. But
> please, what is a hitchhiker and a traveler? I could
> not find this anywhere.thanks char

Hello Char
Welcome to the addiction.
Here are a few sites you can check out.

Don

Letterboxing.org:
http://www.letterboxing.org/faq/faq.html

Silent Doug's site:
http://www.letterboxing.info/
Doug probably has the best info site on Hitch hikers

AtlasQuest:
http://www.atlasquest.com/
Ryan has a link set up "Code of Conduct" that is really good for all
boxers to read

newboxers' group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/
Where there is no dumb question, and is "the" place for many
newletterboxers.