--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "katek38"
wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> Just wanted to stop lurking long enough to say "howdy." I learned
> about letterboxing by accident through another hobby group, and it
has
> me really intrigued. I love hiking/backpacking, I love solving
puzzles
> and clues, and I love folk art, so this combination seems perfect
for
> me. I haven't been able to get started yet -- I'm finishing up the
> spring quarter of my doctoral program on Friday, and letterboxing is
> going to be my reward (I'm taking the summer quarter off). I really
> appreciate all the tips and advice I've read on the list.
Hopefully,
> I'll be able to get off to a good start.
> Take care, everyone,
> Fly
> (Cincinnati)

Well Howdy back Fly.
It probably is a good thing you haven't started letterboxing prior to
finishing up your spring quarter as you might have become addicted
sufficiently to not finish the quarter.
Here are some links you can peruse:

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

Silent Doug's site:
http://www.letterboxing.info/
Anyone seen Doug's car key?

AtlasQuest:
http://www.atlasquest.com/

newboxers' group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/

Don't forget to check out the links and files section on the left hand
side of this page as well as the links near the bottom of the LBNA
home page.

Don

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "katek38" wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> Just wanted to stop lurking long enough to say "howdy." I learned
> about letterboxing by accident through another hobby group, and it
has
> me really intrigued.
...
> Fly
> (Cincinnati)

Hey there, welcome aboard this crazy letterboxing adventure! Might
want to hold off on boxing til you're finished with your PhD.
Otherwise, you may never 'finish the race'. Thanks to letterboxing,
I've managed to procrastinate a second MS that I HAVE to get (for work)
for WAY too long. :( It's now getting down to the wire and I'll have
to basically knock it out in 6 months WHILE working, homeschooling &
playing geographical single mom. Can you say that every free moment
from now til my suspense will see me locked away in a room with my head
stuck in a book or my hands glued to a keyboard? No fun! Beware the
force of the letterboxing addiction!!! ;) It might be a scary scene
when folks see me 'crawl back out of my cave' in a few months once,
hopefully, I complete this program.

dvn2r ckr

Hey, thanks for the reply and the welcome. I understand your dilemma
about school -- I've been going to school fulltime nights and
weekends while working fulltime for the past year -- but my kids are
grown, so at least I don't have to worry too much about the "mom"
stuff anymore. You can do it, just keep your eyes on the prize and
remember that it's a time-limited commitment.

I went letterboxing for the first time today and found three boxes,
all in the same area of a local park. Way cool fun! Saw some really
neat stamps -- definitely gonna have to work on mine. I almost
got "caught" by a box that was pretty much in the open in a well-
travelled area. An older couple was pretty suspicious of me and what
I was doing. I just went and sat on a tree stump and acted like I
was reading my logbook until they went away. I also went to
Michael's and got some stuff to experiment with in terms of stamp
carving. I can see how that aspect alone could get addictive.

I'll definitely be out looking for more boxes tomorrow -- I've even
had an idea about a series I would like to do in a local park that
doesn't yet have any boxes. I'll have to improve on my stamp-carving
first, though.

Take care,
Fly
>
> Hey there, welcome aboard this crazy letterboxing adventure! Might
> want to hold off on boxing til you're finished with your PhD.
> Otherwise, you may never 'finish the race'. Thanks to
letterboxing,
> I've managed to procrastinate a second MS that I HAVE to get (for
work)
> for WAY too long. :( It's now getting down to the wire and I'll
have
> to basically knock it out in 6 months WHILE working, homeschooling
&
> playing geographical single mom. Can you say that every free
moment
> from now til my suspense will see me locked away in a room with my
head
> stuck in a book or my hands glued to a keyboard? No fun! Beware
the
> force of the letterboxing addiction!!! ;) It might be a scary
scene
> when folks see me 'crawl back out of my cave' in a few months once,
> hopefully, I complete this program.
>
> dvn2r ckr

So, Fly, Where do you hail from?

Lightnin' Bug
Fellow Insect


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "katek38"
wrote:
> Hey, thanks for the reply and the welcome. I understand your
dilemma
> about school -- I've been going to school fulltime nights and
> weekends while working fulltime for the past year -- but my kids
are
> grown, so at least I don't have to worry too much about the "mom"
> stuff anymore. You can do it, just keep your eyes on the prize
and
> remember that it's a time-limited commitment.
>
> I went letterboxing for the first time today and found three
boxes,
> all in the same area of a local park. Way cool fun! Saw some
really
> neat stamps -- definitely gonna have to work on mine. I almost
> got "caught" by a box that was pretty much in the open in a well-
> travelled area. An older couple was pretty suspicious of me and
what
> I was doing. I just went and sat on a tree stump and acted like I
> was reading my logbook until they went away. I also went to
> Michael's and got some stuff to experiment with in terms of stamp
> carving. I can see how that aspect alone could get addictive.
>
> I'll definitely be out looking for more boxes tomorrow -- I've
even
> had an idea about a series I would like to do in a local park that
> doesn't yet have any boxes. I'll have to improve on my stamp-
carving
> first, though.
>
> Take care,
> Fly
> >
> > Hey there, welcome aboard this crazy letterboxing adventure!
Might
> > want to hold off on boxing til you're finished with your PhD.
> > Otherwise, you may never 'finish the race'. Thanks to
> letterboxing,
> > I've managed to procrastinate a second MS that I HAVE to get
(for
> work)
> > for WAY too long. :( It's now getting down to the wire and
I'll
> have
> > to basically knock it out in 6 months WHILE working,
homeschooling
> &
> > playing geographical single mom. Can you say that every free
> moment
> > from now til my suspense will see me locked away in a room with
my
> head
> > stuck in a book or my hands glued to a keyboard? No fun!
Beware
> the
> > force of the letterboxing addiction!!! ;) It might be a scary
> scene
> > when folks see me 'crawl back out of my cave' in a few months
once,
> > hopefully, I complete this program.
> >
> > dvn2r ckr

Where R U from?
CinCinnati ?
What boxes did you find ?
....U can tell us . .;-)



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