Aw, shucks! Our first find was July 4th, 1999 at Elaine & Jerry's
Bluff Letterbox on Long Island Sound here in Connecticut. Our
friends Mark & Sue were kind enough to let us bloviate endlessly
about the experience on their amazing blog. Check it out at
http://jaydrew.blogspot.com/
First find memories, yummmm! Kind of the modern version of "where
were you when Kennedy was shot?" (2nd grade at Conduit School, Mrs.
Boss started to weep when the principal came in to tell her. School
let out, we skipped over to Casey's house for pbj's).
Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, mjpepe1@... wrote:
>
> Our first box was 6/16/2002 in Essex, CT. It was Jay Drew's "Zoom,
Zoom, Zoom." I took Sue away for her birthday to a B & B and took a
few clues. Thanks to Jay, who later became a good friend, we were
and still are, hopelessly addicted!
>
> Mark
First box found
7 messages in this thread |
Started on 2008-01-16
Re: First box found
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2008-01-16 20:05:37 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Re: First box found
From: Christine Auger Velez (christineauger@gmail.com) |
Date: 2008-01-16 14:13:20 UTC-06:00
I wasn't alive when Kennedy was shot, but...
I'm very new to LBing - my first find was a spot practically right in my own
backyard that I hadn't even known existed. I was enchanted by the
possibility of discovering more "secret" spots, and hooked right away. The
box was "Whistle Stop Spur" by Viewfinder, and I found it on 11/10/07.
Since then I've found over 80 others, and I'm loving LB-land!
I want to echo my thanks to those who take the time and energy to plant
boxes and create amazing clues!
Chrispy
On Jan 16, 2008 2:05 PM, Drew Family wrote:
> Aw, shucks! Our first find was July 4th, 1999 at Elaine & Jerry's
> Bluff Letterbox on Long Island Sound here in Connecticut. Our
> friends Mark & Sue were kind enough to let us bloviate endlessly
> about the experience on their amazing blog. Check it out at
> http://jaydrew.blogspot.com/
>
> First find memories, yummmm! Kind of the modern version of "where
> were you when Kennedy was shot?" (2nd grade at Conduit School, Mrs.
> Boss started to weep when the principal came in to tell her. School
> let out, we skipped over to Casey's house for pbj's).
>
> Jay in CT
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> mjpepe1@... wrote:
> >
> > Our first box was 6/16/2002 in Essex, CT. It was Jay Drew's "Zoom,
> Zoom, Zoom." I took Sue away for her birthday to a B & B and took a
> few clues. Thanks to Jay, who later became a good friend, we were
> and still are, hopelessly addicted!
> >
> > Mark
>
>
>
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I'm very new to LBing - my first find was a spot practically right in my own
backyard that I hadn't even known existed. I was enchanted by the
possibility of discovering more "secret" spots, and hooked right away. The
box was "Whistle Stop Spur" by Viewfinder, and I found it on 11/10/07.
Since then I've found over 80 others, and I'm loving LB-land!
I want to echo my thanks to those who take the time and energy to plant
boxes and create amazing clues!
Chrispy
On Jan 16, 2008 2:05 PM, Drew Family
> Aw, shucks! Our first find was July 4th, 1999 at Elaine & Jerry's
> Bluff Letterbox on Long Island Sound here in Connecticut. Our
> friends Mark & Sue were kind enough to let us bloviate endlessly
> about the experience on their amazing blog. Check it out at
> http://jaydrew.blogspot.com/
>
> First find memories, yummmm! Kind of the modern version of "where
> were you when Kennedy was shot?" (2nd grade at Conduit School, Mrs.
> Boss started to weep when the principal came in to tell her. School
> let out, we skipped over to Casey's house for pbj's).
>
> Jay in CT
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> mjpepe1@... wrote:
> >
> > Our first box was 6/16/2002 in Essex, CT. It was Jay Drew's "Zoom,
> Zoom, Zoom." I took Sue away for her birthday to a B & B and took a
> few clues. Thanks to Jay, who later became a good friend, we were
> and still are, hopelessly addicted!
> >
> > Mark
>
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: First box found
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2008-01-16 20:52:32 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family"
wrote:
>
>
> First find memories, yummmm! Kind of the modern version of "where
> were you when Kennedy was shot?" (2nd grade at Conduit School,
Yikes this makes me feel pretty ancient! In 2nd grade???????? Ha!
Jay FYI I just checked and "Nobody home" is still active. Want to start
it back up?
Don
wrote:
>
>
> First find memories, yummmm! Kind of the modern version of "where
> were you when Kennedy was shot?" (2nd grade at Conduit School,
Yikes this makes me feel pretty ancient! In 2nd grade???????? Ha!
Jay FYI I just checked and "Nobody home" is still active. Want to start
it back up?
Don
Re: First box found
From: (millwright102@comcast.net) |
Date: 2008-01-17 02:37:04 UTC
My first find was Da Kool Kats Bertie the Brontosaurus Nov. 17 2007. I couldn't believe it was actually there, and now I'm hooked. Definitely a hunter of boxes, I am.
Re: First box found
From: pedersenit (pedersenit@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-01-17 04:33:42 UTC
Ours was Picnic Rock in Foothill Ranch, CA by the Take A Hike Club.
The trail is still closed from the fires a few months ago. Contacted
the placer and they are not expecting it to have survived. I still
have hope and plan on finding again as soon as the trail opens again.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, millwright102@... wrote:
>
>
> My first find was Da Kool Kats Bertie the Brontosaurus Nov. 17 2007.
I couldn't believe it was actually there, and now I'm hooked.
Definitely a hunter of boxes, I am.
>
The trail is still closed from the fires a few months ago. Contacted
the placer and they are not expecting it to have survived. I still
have hope and plan on finding again as soon as the trail opens again.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, millwright102@... wrote:
>
>
> My first find was Da Kool Kats Bertie the Brontosaurus Nov. 17 2007.
I couldn't believe it was actually there, and now I'm hooked.
Definitely a hunter of boxes, I am.
>
Re:First box found
From: JPS jps (jps225@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-01-17 13:08:32 UTC-08:00
My first find was a couple of weeks after the Time
magazine article (2004). We found Prayer Rock in
Bristol, Vermont while on vacation. My wife really
loved all the entries in the log book (can you say
shrine?).
Two days later I made my first plant. I always thought
it was cool that when I hiked back up to the spot a
year later someone from Nebraska had found this box
(in Vermont!). It was about a 3 and a half hour hike
for healthy people-
J. Peter
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magazine article (2004). We found Prayer Rock in
Bristol, Vermont while on vacation. My wife really
loved all the entries in the log book (can you say
shrine?).
Two days later I made my first plant. I always thought
it was cool that when I hiked back up to the spot a
year later someone from Nebraska had found this box
(in Vermont!). It was about a 3 and a half hour hike
for healthy people-
J. Peter
____________________________________________________________________________________
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [LbNA] Re:First box found
From: (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) |
Date: 2008-01-17 15:44:51 UTC-06:00
Sounds like our kind of boxing - a good hike! What is the name of your box? We're always looking for different areas in the country that have letterboxes on some challenging hiking trails. Those become our first choices for vacation destinations.
Wisconsin Hiker
---- JPS jps wrote:
> My first find was a couple of weeks after the Time
> magazine article (2004). We found Prayer Rock in
> Bristol, Vermont while on vacation. My wife really
> loved all the entries in the log book (can you say
> shrine?).
>
> Two days later I made my first plant. I always thought
> it was cool that when I hiked back up to the spot a
> year later someone from Nebraska had found this box
> (in Vermont!). It was about a 3 and a half hour hike
> for healthy people-
>
> J. Peter
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Wisconsin Hiker
---- JPS jps
> My first find was a couple of weeks after the Time
> magazine article (2004). We found Prayer Rock in
> Bristol, Vermont while on vacation. My wife really
> loved all the entries in the log book (can you say
> shrine?).
>
> Two days later I made my first plant. I always thought
> it was cool that when I hiked back up to the spot a
> year later someone from Nebraska had found this box
> (in Vermont!). It was about a 3 and a half hour hike
> for healthy people-
>
> J. Peter
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs