VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-01-27 18:24:27 UTC

I think a camping gather in MD would be great. Maybe in the summer
like you say.

Celtic Pride had an idea for camping that they brought up at the
mystery dinner. Something about late May near Richmond. It's
warmer down heare in the south in't it? Especially out of them thar
mountains. I'll let them write it up.

I would say there is plenty of room for two camping trips,
especially if one is further out of town. It is never to early to
plan something and get reservations for a group. Group place
reservations fill up early in the year.

Scarab of the Doubtful Guests

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "knitwitmominmaryland"
wrote:
> Debean,
>
> Camping would be great. Greenbrier State Park in Hagerstown
> (actually between Hagerstown and Frederick) has camping and
> several boxes. We took the family at the end of June and had a
> great time. May might be too cold?
>
> Would anyone be interested in this? A DC/MD/VA gather in MD?
>
> KnitWit Mom (who, with Puppy Boy, had a great time at the
> gather)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Deb King
> wrote:
> > I want to thank Scarab and everyone else that made this gather
> a reality! It was my first event and I didn't expect to have soooo
> much fun. I'm glad I hung out all day and joined in for the
mystery
> dinner afterwards. I'm glad I found a hobby with so many nice
> people attached to it.
> >
> > See ya all at the next one! Camping in May?
> >
> > Debean
> >
> > thedoubtfulguests wrote:
> > Who would have expected 30 people would show up in the
> dead of winter
> > to NOT go leterboxing? Who would have dreamed 6 of them
> would bring
> > fabulous event stamps?
> >
> > I was very happy so many Marylanders came despite the long
> trip.
> >
> > There were lots of new faces and several kids. Pictures soon.
> >
> > Bethany came from Washington state. (Where they just say
> Washington,
> > always meaning the state, not D.C. Hope I got her name right.)
> She
> > brought with her a half dozen traveling event stamps including
> the
> > infamous K-MARTha. I also saw the wonderful LbNA U.S. map
> stamp.
> > (more on these later) Thanks so much for bringing them.
> >
> > With the freezing cold, and only one on-site letterbox, people
> stayed
> > and exchanged and socialized for a long time. This was great.
> >
> > After hoping that a couple people would show up for the
> mystery
> > dinner that evening, almost 20 arrived. Did anyone count?
> There was
> > even a surprise mystery guest whose long name begins with
> L. Then
> > someone realized there was no mystery dinner stamp and 2
> were quickly
> > carved at the table. Too cool. Of course, I still can't say
where
> > the mystery dinner was. :-)
> >
> > Many, many thanks to Eileen of Celtic Pride for arriving early
> and
> > helping set up, and for the mystery location.
> >
> > Many thanks for all the great event stamps. That was a real
> surprise
> > for me and a delight to all.
> >
> > Thanks for all for coming and sharing.
> >
> > Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> > Who was really, really nervous at 9:55am.
> >
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Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: Silent Doug (silentdoug@letterboxing.info) | Date: 2004-01-27 14:43:47 UTC-05:00

thedoubtfulguests wrote:
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "knitwitmominmaryland"
> wrote:
> > Camping would be great. Greenbrier State Park in Hagerstown
> > (actually between Hagerstown and Frederick) has camping and
> > several boxes. We took the family at the end of June and had a
> > great time. May might be too cold?

I always thought that this campground (also between Hagerstown & Frederick)
would be a fun place:
http://www.thetreehousecamp.com/

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Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: Grey (werewulfmom@hotmail.com) | Date: 2004-01-27 20:39:04 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Silent Doug wrote:
> thedoubtfulguests wrote:
> >--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "knitwitmominmaryland"
> > wrote:
> > > end of June and had a
> > > great time. May might be too cold?
>
> I always thought that this campground (also between Hagerstown & Frederick)
> would be a fun place:
> http://www.thetreehousecamp.com/
>
> Silent Doug, P37 F251 E08 X40

My daughter's Girl Scout troop LOVED the Maple Tree House Campground. BUT it
DOES get incredibly cold since you've no insulation below you. Definitely want to wait
til at LEAST June for that one.

And I hope you guys will plan a day part of the event for those of us who can't
possibly go camping at that time of the year. (The aforementioned Girl Scouts keep us
very very busy in May/June!

Howls,
Werewulf

Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: (gbecket@aol.com) | Date: 2004-01-27 15:45:59 UTC-05:00

In a message dated 1/27/2004 2:48:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com writes:

> I think a camping gather in MD would be great. Maybe in the summer
> like you say.
>
> Celtic Pride had an idea for camping that they brought up at the
> mystery dinner. Something about late May near Richmond. It's
> warmer down heare in the south in't it? Especially out of them thar
> mountains. I'll let them write it up.
>
> I would say there is plenty of room for two camping trips,
> especially if one is further out of town. It is never to early to
> plan something and get reservations for a group. Group place
> reservations fill up early in the year.
>
> Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
>

That would be great! I'm dying to camp and I so sadly missed last Saturdays
great-sounding gather. I vote for late Spring, as that's a bit lower on the
mosquito-scale. I would also like to suggest a reservation at Assateague,
which is a federal park with sites for campers and tents, where there's beach,
ponies, canoeing, incredible bird watching and beautiful landscapes, among other
things. Reservations are dear after Memorial Day. What about that? Mother
of (camping-loving) Crickets

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VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: Kathryn Litherland (drlith@hotmail.com) | Date: 2004-01-28 01:44:00 UTC-05:00

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even
though checkered by failure; rather than to rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in a gray twilight that
knows not victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt
From: "thedoubtfulguests"
Subject: VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

I think a camping gather in MD would be great. Maybe in the summer
like you say.

Celtic Pride had an idea for camping that they brought up at the
mystery dinner. Something about late May near Richmond. It's
warmer down heare in the south in't it? Especially out of them thar
mountains. I'll let them write it up.

-------
Camping = good. My most important suggestion to whoever takes the lead on
this is to pick a campground that allows dogs--not all of them do.

Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: (gbecket@aol.com) | Date: 2004-01-28 07:21:53 UTC-05:00

In a message dated 1/28/2004 2:03:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
drlith@hotmail.com writes:

> Camping = good. My most important suggestion to whoever takes the lead on
> this is to pick a campground that allows dogs--not all of them do.
>

That's a good point - are there people who would want to come who would need
and want to bring their dogs? Are there people who would want to come who
would need wheelchair-friendly facilities? What else do people need and want
from a campground for this?

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Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: adglbna (ADGLBNA@aol.com) | Date: 2004-01-28 14:28:02 UTC

Maple Tree is walking distance from the South Mountain Trinity.
Please let the ADG know if this pans out so we can check on those
boxes. I think the first one is missing.

Tammy
ADG#1

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Silent Doug
wrote:
> thedoubtfulguests wrote:
> >--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "knitwitmominmaryland"
> > wrote:
> > > Camping would be great. Greenbrier State Park in Hagerstown
> > > (actually between Hagerstown and Frederick) has camping and
> > > several boxes. We took the family at the end of June and had a
> > > great time. May might be too cold?
>
> I always thought that this campground (also between Hagerstown &
Frederick)
> would be a fun place:
> http://www.thetreehousecamp.com/
>
>
>
>
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> Silent Doug, P37 F251 E08 X40
> silentdoug@l...
> http://www.letterboxing.info

Re: [LbNA] VA: DC: MD: Camping gathers? Richmond? MD?

From: thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-01-28 15:32:48 UTC

Yes on dogs. You may notice that Tux's stamp is on the poster for
Icebreaker.

Scarab

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, gbecket@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 1/28/2004 2:03:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> drlith@h... writes:
>
> > Camping = good. My most important suggestion to whoever takes
the lead on
> > this is to pick a campground that allows dogs--not all of them
do.
> >
>
> That's a good point - are there people who would want to come who
would need
> and want to bring their dogs? Are there people who would want to
come who
> would need wheelchair-friendly facilities? What else do people
need and want
> from a campground for this?
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]