It seems everyone has been pretty busy this Memorial Day weekend
either looking for or hiding letterboxes--or both, and I'm no
exception. =)

So far, I've hidden four letterboxes and found three. I intend to
find a couple of more later this afternoon to boot.

The Ball Point Letterbox
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Placed: May 26, 2001
State: Oregon
County: Don't know, but whatever one The Dalles falls in is probably
it.
Nearest town: Maupin (about 40 miles south of The Dalles)
URL: http://www.geocities.com/rscarpen/Letterboxing/ballPoint.html

John Day Fossil Beds NM Series
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Placed: May 26-27, 2001
State: Oregon
County: Several, actually.
Nearest town: Fossil
# in Series: 3
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/rscarpen/Letterboxing/johnDayFossilBeds.html

I'm not sure how you'll want to list this one on the letterboxing
website, but I hid a letterbox in each of the three units that make
up John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Each of the units is
separated by about 50 miles and spreads across more than one county.
Each of them have different "nearest towns" as well, but Fossil seems
to be a location central to each of them. I believe at least one of
them falls in Wasco county and another falls in Grant county. Need a
better map. *grumble* Or perhaps one of them falls in Wheeler
county. Okay, I just don't know. =) I'd probably fit it into the
North Central Oregon category. That looks about right. (In fact,
that's probably where the Ball Point Letterbox should also be
located.) I'd probably use Fossil as a reference point, though, so
I'd list it with that as the nearest town and whatever county it
happens to fall in. Does anyone here have a better map of Oregon
than I do? =) I'm not as familiar with North-Central Oregon as I
should be.

As for letterboxes I've found recently (all by Der Mad Stamper):
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* Found the Multnomah Falls letterbox on my second attempt. Tricky,
Mitch. Fooled me the first time around. It's no wonder I'm the
first person to sign it in over a year! =) I think it may have
flooded too, since there was a large puddle of water in the box when
I found it. (Fortunately, the plastic zip-lock bags kept everything
dry.)

* The Triple Falls letterbox is going to need a new notebook soon.
It's well over half full and filling rapidly! Reading the messages
in it, I get the impression it's found accidentally as often as it's
actively searched for. It also seems to be hidden near where several
people (and pets) like to pee if the messages people write in the
book are true. (e.g. Found it while looking for a place to pee!)
Hmm.... Wash your hands after handling this letterbox.... =)

* The Japanese Gardens letterbox--you didn't mention we'd practically
have to bushwack to get to that one! =) I like the hiding place,
though.

* The Warrior Rock letterbox: What is that stamp made out of? I also
suspect this letterbox might not last long if a good flood comes
along. It seems like this area would be prone to flooding, and it's
not really locked into that hole like the Multnomah Falls box is.

That's it for me. =)

-- Ryan (P9F24)