Rambler's Letterbox (Alpine, NY)
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Started on 2001-05-06
Rambler's Letterbox (Alpine, NY)
From: Robert LaBelle (rll1924@linkny.com) |
Date: 2001-05-06 19:47:35 UTC-04:00
Greetings, All:
St George and Cock o' the
Trail finally returned to the scene of their very first letterboxing attempt on
the nicest kind of day in May. Having been advised after the first attempt
that the long route to the letterbox really is long and that some of the clues
had been removed, we consulted various maps of the region to give us better
direction this time. A very dry spring proved of considerable help in
negotiating roads in otherwise deplorable condition, and we were able to find
the stipulated foundation and thereafter the letterbox - a coffee can somewhat
the worse for weather. But there was nothing in it !!
We left our stamps and notes on separate sheets of paper, replaced the
can in its hiding place, and went on to enjoy a picnic, sitting in welcome
sunshine on the retaining wall of a nearby bridge. Were disappointed, of course,
at the lack of maintenance of this first letterbox beyond the early ones in
eastern New York. It's worthy of reinstatement but only with better advice
as to the several-mile-long approach march.
Cock o' the Trail