newbie introduction, and a question

From: Crystal (kitmail@mindspring.com) | Date: 2004-10-17 02:47:33 UTC

Hi!
I am a letterboxer in Georgia who is new to the pastime- I have found 5 letterboxes
so far. This is so much fun! My husband and I have both carved stamps, and we
usually hike with our baby (turning one year old this month!). I look forward to finding
(and placing) many letterboxes in the future.

I am curious: how did you find out about letterboxing? In my case, I was browsing at
REI (an outdoor sports store) and found a book on letterboxing. The more I read, the
more excited I got! Could this be true? Were there really little boxes with hand carved
stamps hidden in secret spots outdoors all over North America (and elsewhere, of
course!)?? Too cool! I was immediately hooked. It's a perfect hobby for me.

What about you?

Happy hunting,
KitCat

Re: newbie introduction, and a question

From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) | Date: 2004-10-17 15:00:16 UTC

> I am a letterboxer in Georgia ... how did you find out about
> letterboxing? In my case, I was browsing at REI (an outdoor sports
> store)

Wow! Is that the one in Atlanta? Because I think I purchased some
toilet paper for the AT there! Small world, huh? =)

Okay, I'm just joking. I don't remember where I got the toilet paper,
but I did pick up fuel for my stove there (which I ditched after I
made the soda can stove) and a tarp that I carried the whole way. =)

Oh, to answer your question.... I learned about letterboxing from a
small blurb, probably two inches long in length, in Backpacker
magazine over three years ago. I was hooked the moment I read about
it! Logged into letterboxing.org and spent the rest of the night
learning how to carve stamps and reading clues in the area. I'd
probably be some loser with a job right now if it wasn't for
letterboxing. ;o)

-- Ryan

Re: [LbNA] newbie introduction, and a question

From: (Gurudybaker@aol.com) | Date: 2004-10-17 22:49:23 UTC-04:00

Love letterboxing & have hooked my son, Dawn & her 8year old daughter. Even
my daughter in NH is hooked now too. We just planted two boxes on the Sugar
River Rail to Trail trail near WRIGHT'S Bridge & Pier Bridge this weekend.

STAR:W+S=DRR

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Re: newbie introduction, and a question

From: lipsmom3 (lipsmom3@hotmail.com) | Date: 2004-10-18 18:03:53 UTC

My family and I started about 2 years ago. A colleague of my
husbands up in PEI, Canada told my husband about letterboxing. We
went on the letterboxing.org website found a local one to search
for. We told our kids (then 5, 5 and 2) that we were going
exploring like Dora the Explorer, and we've been boxing ever since.

Julie

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Crystal" wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
> I am a letterboxer in Georgia who is new to the pastime- I have
found 5 letterboxes
> so far. This is so much fun! My husband and I have both carved
stamps, and we
> usually hike with our baby (turning one year old this month!). I
look forward to finding
> (and placing) many letterboxes in the future.
>
> I am curious: how did you find out about letterboxing? In my case,
I was browsing at
> REI (an outdoor sports store) and found a book on letterboxing.
The more I read, the
> more excited I got! Could this be true? Were there really little
boxes with hand carved
> stamps hidden in secret spots outdoors all over North America (and
elsewhere, of
> course!)?? Too cool! I was immediately hooked. It's a perfect
hobby for me.
>
> What about you?
>
> Happy hunting,
> KitCat