Here in Colorado we do not generally have a huge problem with areas
having a high density of letterboxes. However, I came across an
interesting problem this weekend.
I am an adult leader in a Boy Scout Venturing unit that specializes
in Geocaching and Letterboxing. On Sunday we took the crew out on a
blended hunt of boxes and caches. The last cache we were going for
was a puzzle. The last box we were going for was well hidden in a
stone wall. So was the cache. Neither was labeled and they were set
about 100 feet from one another. We thought the first was the Box
since it appeared to have a backless foam stamp.
We had already figured out the first two parts of the cache and
figured it was also in the area...but maybe we were off a little in
calculations. Well the second was the BOX and the first was the cache.
It caused quite a bit of confusion. The first Box we found, earlier
that afternoon ad only a stamp and not a log book.
In the end we found both but it would hve been more fun to have the
challange intended.
Karen in Colorado
Density - Letterboxes and Geocaches
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2008-05-05
Density - Letterboxes and Geocaches
From: Karen (quilter604@msn.com) |
Date: 2008-05-05 19:38:52 UTC
Re: Density - Letterboxes and Geocaches
From: Baker (knightbaker63@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-05-06 03:02:07 UTC
This poses a problem as there are a lot of geocachers out there who
have no idea what a letterbox is and visa versa. I have found two
such caces in the last year.
I am also begininng to see letterboxes and geocaches being hidden
very close to one another. As an example a new Lb poped up in my area
two days ago and it is locacted in a very, very small park near where
I live. There is already one Lb in that park and is about 6 months
old. They are 150 yards apart. I think that as people become more
interested in either hobby that they, in there excitement cannot wait
to plant a box and end up planting it in the first place they think
of that has a hidding spot...I was there so I shouldn't through
stones. But the end result is that some areas are becoming crowded.
O
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Karen" wrote:
>
> Here in Colorado we do not generally have a huge problem with areas
> having a high density of letterboxes. However, I came across an
> interesting problem this weekend.
>
> I am an adult leader in a Boy Scout Venturing unit that specializes
> in Geocaching and Letterboxing. On Sunday we took the crew out on
a
> blended hunt of boxes and caches. The last cache we were going for
> was a puzzle. The last box we were going for was well hidden in a
> stone wall. So was the cache. Neither was labeled and they were set
> about 100 feet from one another. We thought the first was the Box
> since it appeared to have a backless foam stamp.
>
> We had already figured out the first two parts of the cache and
> figured it was also in the area...but maybe we were off a little in
> calculations. Well the second was the BOX and the first was the
cache.
>
> It caused quite a bit of confusion. The first Box we found, earlier
> that afternoon ad only a stamp and not a log book.
>
> In the end we found both but it would hve been more fun to have the
> challange intended.
>
> Karen in Colorado
>
have no idea what a letterbox is and visa versa. I have found two
such caces in the last year.
I am also begininng to see letterboxes and geocaches being hidden
very close to one another. As an example a new Lb poped up in my area
two days ago and it is locacted in a very, very small park near where
I live. There is already one Lb in that park and is about 6 months
old. They are 150 yards apart. I think that as people become more
interested in either hobby that they, in there excitement cannot wait
to plant a box and end up planting it in the first place they think
of that has a hidding spot...I was there so I shouldn't through
stones. But the end result is that some areas are becoming crowded.
O
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Karen"
>
> Here in Colorado we do not generally have a huge problem with areas
> having a high density of letterboxes. However, I came across an
> interesting problem this weekend.
>
> I am an adult leader in a Boy Scout Venturing unit that specializes
> in Geocaching and Letterboxing. On Sunday we took the crew out on
a
> blended hunt of boxes and caches. The last cache we were going for
> was a puzzle. The last box we were going for was well hidden in a
> stone wall. So was the cache. Neither was labeled and they were set
> about 100 feet from one another. We thought the first was the Box
> since it appeared to have a backless foam stamp.
>
> We had already figured out the first two parts of the cache and
> figured it was also in the area...but maybe we were off a little in
> calculations. Well the second was the BOX and the first was the
cache.
>
> It caused quite a bit of confusion. The first Box we found, earlier
> that afternoon ad only a stamp and not a log book.
>
> In the end we found both but it would hve been more fun to have the
> challange intended.
>
> Karen in Colorado
>