We went to do these boxes last Saturday, and the trail I thought they were
on was marked as closed for the hunting season? There were also hunters
parked in the lot, so I just didn't want to risk it. I e-mailed Celtic Pride
and suggested she make a note of that in the clues. You are braver hikers
than I, Gunga Dins! I'm too chicken to go into a popular hunting spot during
the season. I'm curious what others feel about that (or about hiking in
areas that are marked "closed"). I also turned away from a series yesterday
that was in a remotish park and just crawling with hunters.

Not trying to rag on anyone, by the way--one of my favorite trail-running
trails was marked closed for 2 months after the hurricane, but I ran on it
anyway, just had to climb over an inordinate number of downed trees. We've
all got our weird phobias that may not have any relation to actual risks.
I'm probably more likely to get shot out running at 11 pm at night in an
area where the occasional murder does take place, than I am out boxing on
public hunting lands.

Yesterday I stuck the kids in day camp for the day and took the day off from
work to go do some mad boxing on my own. Found 7 boxes on 5 trails in 4
separate parks--logged about 8 miles on the trails! Both Wheaton Regional
Park boxes are soaked, but I was in a hurry to wrap up before the kids'
program ended at 4 pm so I couldn't do much about it. They really ought to
have new everything--new log books, ziplocks, and new container for the
first one.

La Chola


> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:01:21 -0500
> From: girlguides@toadmail.com
> Subject: MD: Ireland in Jug Bay
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>
> Saturday afternoon was gorgeous, and we decided to take
> advantage of it and
> finish our search for Ireland's Four Provinces in the
> Patuxent River Park at Jug
> Bay. We had found two in early November, only to be
> frustrated because we
> weren't sure how to triangulate. Now, we decided to return,
> having boned up on
> Wilderness Navigation and Randy Hall's The Letterboxer's Companion.
>
> It was great walk, with a good thumbnail history of Ireland -
> including some
> comparative topography. The Four Provinces come together by
> solving clues that
> range from relatively simple to challenging. Make sure you bring your
> waterproofed hiking shoes - rather muddy in parts. This is
> also a good set of
> stamps to use your colored markers - that's all we'll say.
>
> Thanks to Celtic Pride - they've given us another great series.
> gg
> P.S. We were first finds on all four!
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> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:34:33 -0700
> From: "Lisa Cook"
> Subject: Re: Re: Abandoned boxes--Create Orphanage Website
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>
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> The problem now is how to identify which boxes
> are missing, since they no longer say Abandoned on the new
> site (they are just gone), and it would be difficult to
> compare the new list with the old one.
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>
>
> What if several different people worked on this....each
> doing 1 state or area. And then sent them
> by email to whomever will be doing the website. I could
> easily do Colorado (of course we dont have
> as many boxes as many other states do)... Dont you just
> look on the old site and if it isnt on the new one
> then those are your boxes?
> Lisa/TDG
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Quoting Kathryn Litherland :

> We went to do these boxes last Saturday, and the trail I thought they were
> on was marked as closed for the hunting season? There were also hunters
> parked in the lot, so I just didn't want to risk it. I e-mailed Celtic Pride
> and suggested she make a note of that in the clues. You are braver hikers
> than I, Gunga Dins! I'm too chicken to go into a popular hunting spot during
> the season. I'm curious what others feel about that (or about hiking in
> areas that are marked "closed"). I also turned away from a series yesterday
> that was in a remotish park and just crawling with hunters.
>
We're not sure that "braver" is the right word.;-) We were there last Saturday
too - sorry we missed you! We only had the last two boxes to go, and went down a
different trail than the one you were probably starting on. Out of the corner of
my eye, I saw a sign that said "managed hunting", but nothing about being
closed. We did hear two gunshots way off in the distance, which was a little
creepy. On both days we were in the park with hikers, bikers, equestrians, and
Boy Scouts. So we didn't feel too vulnerable. And we spoke with several Park
employees who did not mention anything about hunting - one was actually running
a front loader and rebuilding a trail.

Hopefully "Closed for Hunting" is a temporary state - we think you'll really
enjoy the series.
Maybe someday we'll actually meet on the trail.
happy trails,
gg
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