Sheba and I were at the "Sneak Attack" letterbox in mysterious NJ and
came across the "Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH" Hitchhiker, or at
least part of it. The logbook, the baggy and the container were
intact, but the stamp was missing...
Putting together pieces of info from the logbooks of the Letterbox
and your HH, we have put together the following scenario as to what
happened to it...
The HH assumed a normal pathway up in CT in mid May 2003 (heavy
action, probably a gathering of some sort; timing was for the Gerbil
Gather). In July 2003, Laura and ??? moved it to NJ and placed it
there.
It was found along with the letterboxer by some muggles and they took
the stamp for the HH because thought it was cool. This was in 2004
At that time the logbook of the regular box filled up and people began
using the HH logbook as the letterbox logbook. The muggles were the
last
entry on the regular LB's logbook.
So, we transferred pages from the HH log to the regular LB log and
added some more pages to that for the regular log. I brought the HH
logbook, baggy and container home and now they sit in my garage.
Would anybody be able to offer some advice regarding this HH?
Lightnin' Bug
Allentown, PA
Xpost: Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH
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Started on 2006-05-26
Xpost: Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH
From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-05-26 18:17:48 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Xpost: Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH
From: J A R S (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-05-26 16:31:11 UTC-04:00
Wow, what a tale this HH has to tell.
I sometimes think about releasing an HH into the wild but then stop myself because I worry that HHs are confusing. The other reason I don't release an HH - it can be difficult to find a big enough letterbox in which to place an HH and its logbook. This story illustrates the confusion that can occur. Having said that, I still like finding them, especially now that I know what they are and how to handle them. Thanks for sharing this hitchhiker's history.
I checked the Hitchhiker database: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH and this HH may be Mark & Sue Pepe's. Here's a link to their blog which has contact info: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH
But maybe they were the first to put in the Hitchhiker database. The database says they dropped it off at the Gerbil Gathering on May 17 2003.
You may want to post a note on the letterbox_travellers yahoo group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox_travellers/?yguid=124776218
JARS
Lightnin Bug wrote: Sheba and I were at the "Sneak Attack" letterbox in mysterious NJ and
came across the "Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH" Hitchhiker, or at
least part of it. The logbook, the baggy and the container were
intact, but the stamp was missing...
Putting together pieces of info from the logbooks of the Letterbox
and your HH, we have put together the following scenario as to what
happened to it...
The HH assumed a normal pathway up in CT in mid May 2003 (heavy
action, probably a gathering of some sort; timing was for the Gerbil
Gather). In July 2003, Laura and ??? moved it to NJ and placed it
there.
It was found along with the letterboxer by some muggles and they took
the stamp for the HH because thought it was cool. This was in 2004
At that time the logbook of the regular box filled up and people began
using the HH logbook as the letterbox logbook. The muggles were the
last
entry on the regular LB's logbook.
So, we transferred pages from the HH log to the regular LB log and
added some more pages to that for the regular log. I brought the HH
logbook, baggy and container home and now they sit in my garage.
Would anybody be able to offer some advice regarding this HH?
Lightnin' Bug
Allentown, PA
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I sometimes think about releasing an HH into the wild but then stop myself because I worry that HHs are confusing. The other reason I don't release an HH - it can be difficult to find a big enough letterbox in which to place an HH and its logbook. This story illustrates the confusion that can occur. Having said that, I still like finding them, especially now that I know what they are and how to handle them. Thanks for sharing this hitchhiker's history.
I checked the Hitchhiker database: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH and this HH may be Mark & Sue Pepe's. Here's a link to their blog which has contact info: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH
But maybe they were the first to put in the Hitchhiker database. The database says they dropped it off at the Gerbil Gathering on May 17 2003.
You may want to post a note on the letterbox_travellers yahoo group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox_travellers/?yguid=124776218
JARS
Lightnin Bug
came across the "Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH" Hitchhiker, or at
least part of it. The logbook, the baggy and the container were
intact, but the stamp was missing...
Putting together pieces of info from the logbooks of the Letterbox
and your HH, we have put together the following scenario as to what
happened to it...
The HH assumed a normal pathway up in CT in mid May 2003 (heavy
action, probably a gathering of some sort; timing was for the Gerbil
Gather). In July 2003, Laura and ??? moved it to NJ and placed it
there.
It was found along with the letterboxer by some muggles and they took
the stamp for the HH because thought it was cool. This was in 2004
At that time the logbook of the regular box filled up and people began
using the HH logbook as the letterbox logbook. The muggles were the
last
entry on the regular LB's logbook.
So, we transferred pages from the HH log to the regular LB log and
added some more pages to that for the regular log. I brought the HH
logbook, baggy and container home and now they sit in my garage.
Would anybody be able to offer some advice regarding this HH?
Lightnin' Bug
Allentown, PA
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Re: [LbNA] Xpost: Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH
From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-05-26 20:50:29 UTC
It was Mark Pepe that suggested I do some deeper sleuthing, as the HH
was not their's. Mark also suggested posting on the Traveler board
and I am going to check for nibbles there.
It was one of those Mega-HH's which are as large as big letterboxers,
complete with its own container.
I've done some further investigating and I think I have determined
the creator. Hopefully, we shall be able to determine the path
forward.
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, J A R S
wrote:
>
> Wow, what a tale this HH has to tell.
>
> I sometimes think about releasing an HH into the wild but then stop
myself because I worry that HHs are confusing. The other reason I
don't release an HH - it can be difficult to find a big enough
letterbox in which to place an HH and its logbook. This story
illustrates the confusion that can occur. Having said that, I still
like finding them, especially now that I know what they are and how
to handle them. Thanks for sharing this hitchhiker's history.
>
> I checked the Hitchhiker database:
http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH and this HH may be
Mark & Sue Pepe's. Here's a link to their blog which has contact
info: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH
> But maybe they were the first to put in the Hitchhiker database.
The database says they dropped it off at the Gerbil Gathering on May
17 2003.
>
> You may want to post a note on the letterbox_travellers yahoo
group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox_travellers/?
yguid=124776218
>
> JARS
>
> Lightnin Bug wrote: Sheba and I were at
the "Sneak Attack" letterbox in mysterious NJ and
> came across the "Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH" Hitchhiker, or at
> least part of it. The logbook, the baggy and the container were
> intact, but the stamp was missing...
>
> Putting together pieces of info from the logbooks of the Letterbox
> and your HH, we have put together the following scenario as to
what
> happened to it...
>
> The HH assumed a normal pathway up in CT in mid May 2003 (heavy
> action, probably a gathering of some sort; timing was for the
Gerbil
> Gather). In July 2003, Laura and ??? moved it to NJ and placed it
> there.
> It was found along with the letterboxer by some muggles and they
took
> the stamp for the HH because thought it was cool. This was in 2004
> At that time the logbook of the regular box filled up and people
began
> using the HH logbook as the letterbox logbook. The muggles were
the
> last
> entry on the regular LB's logbook.
>
> So, we transferred pages from the HH log to the regular LB log and
> added some more pages to that for the regular log. I brought the
HH
> logbook, baggy and container home and now they sit in my garage.
>
> Would anybody be able to offer some advice regarding this HH?
>
> Lightnin' Bug
> Allentown, PA
>
>
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>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
was not their's. Mark also suggested posting on the Traveler board
and I am going to check for nibbles there.
It was one of those Mega-HH's which are as large as big letterboxers,
complete with its own container.
I've done some further investigating and I think I have determined
the creator. Hopefully, we shall be able to determine the path
forward.
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, J A R S
wrote:
>
> Wow, what a tale this HH has to tell.
>
> I sometimes think about releasing an HH into the wild but then stop
myself because I worry that HHs are confusing. The other reason I
don't release an HH - it can be difficult to find a big enough
letterbox in which to place an HH and its logbook. This story
illustrates the confusion that can occur. Having said that, I still
like finding them, especially now that I know what they are and how
to handle them. Thanks for sharing this hitchhiker's history.
>
> I checked the Hitchhiker database:
http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH and this HH may be
Mark & Sue Pepe's. Here's a link to their blog which has contact
info: http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/pageH.html#letterH
> But maybe they were the first to put in the Hitchhiker database.
The database says they dropped it off at the Gerbil Gathering on May
17 2003.
>
> You may want to post a note on the letterbox_travellers yahoo
group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox_travellers/?
yguid=124776218
>
> JARS
>
> Lightnin Bug
the "Sneak Attack" letterbox in mysterious NJ and
> came across the "Hop River Lake Happy Fish HH" Hitchhiker, or at
> least part of it. The logbook, the baggy and the container were
> intact, but the stamp was missing...
>
> Putting together pieces of info from the logbooks of the Letterbox
> and your HH, we have put together the following scenario as to
what
> happened to it...
>
> The HH assumed a normal pathway up in CT in mid May 2003 (heavy
> action, probably a gathering of some sort; timing was for the
Gerbil
> Gather). In July 2003, Laura and ??? moved it to NJ and placed it
> there.
> It was found along with the letterboxer by some muggles and they
took
> the stamp for the HH because thought it was cool. This was in 2004
> At that time the logbook of the regular box filled up and people
began
> using the HH logbook as the letterbox logbook. The muggles were
the
> last
> entry on the regular LB's logbook.
>
> So, we transferred pages from the HH log to the regular LB log and
> added some more pages to that for the regular log. I brought the
HH
> logbook, baggy and container home and now they sit in my garage.
>
> Would anybody be able to offer some advice regarding this HH?
>
> Lightnin' Bug
> Allentown, PA
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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>
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>