Very well said, K. While I am an avid hiker/backpacker, and I love
the letterboxes which require long hikes, it's not always all about
the hike for me. The reason for that is that I just don't have the
time or the resources to travel to the great hikes often enough.
Letterboxing has shown me so many places in my area that I would have
never seen otherwise. Some of those places have been nice long hikes
in the middle of nowhere. But some have been virtual drive-by's, or
short hikes, or even borderline urban. I enjoy them all and
appreciate the people who placed them showing me new and amazing
places. It is not all about the numbers, it is about having a hobby
that relieves stress, that you truly enjoy. If I decided to go
hardcore and rule out short walks, drive-by's and any other type of
letterbox such as PLB's, I would be severely limiting the frequency of
experiencing the joy of my hobby. If some people can go do the hikes
I long for every week, then great, I am very happy for them and
jealous. If they decide they will only search for letterboxes which
involve serious hiking, ok, cool, I'm glad they are enjoying the
hobby. But, when I can take a detour on the way home from wherever I
happen to be working and hike a bit (or not) to find a box, I love it.
Not as much as a great hike in the mountains, but I still love it. A
great stamp and good clues- especially challenging clues- can make
even a physically easy to obtain letterbox very sophisticated in my
book. Call me a city boy... actually, no don't ever call me that!

Eli
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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Krista Fray
wrote:
>
> To all about the hike:
>
> If you don't enjoy the "game" aspect of boxing why must you attempt
to ruin it for others that do? There are many times in our lives when
people do things that we wouldn't do ourselves. Remember that
statement "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say
anything at all?" Finding 5000 boxes is quite an accomplishment, I
wish I had the time to dedicate to get that high. But if it bothers
you, then why not ignore it? We just went through a nice thread in
here about how nice and helpful and supportive everyone was. This is
an independent game/ hobby of sorts to be interpreted by each person
as they choose. The only rules are the rules you set for yourself. I
think CT is a great equal opportunity place for all types of boxers.
Some days I really have a craving to find a box. Often that happens
right before sunset or before a large snow storm. Drive by boxes are
great for just such occassions and also when you are toting a three
year old as well. I also never got
> mail other than bills before I found out about PLB's. How great it
is to get a random one especially! Oh the love... Anyway, I fully
understand where you are coming from but allow others to have their
fun too. Complaining solves nothing.
>
> ~K
>
>
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We found our first Hiway box in Ct while driving up to my son's house for
Thanksgiving . It was at a place I had always wanted to stop but really had no
reason or time. It was a very clever hide and I finally satisfied my curiosity
about the Wharf.

STAR:W+S=DRR


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