Has This Ever Happened to You?
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Started on 2008-06-13
Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: Edward Bongeb Jr. (edwardbongeb@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-06-13 01:48:57 UTC
I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
`Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
water were higher.
Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
should continue on with what else I found in the box it might turn
out to be too much of a hassle.
Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
E.B.
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Re: Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2008-06-13 02:14:55 UTC
Flip-flops!!!!! That kind of explains most of your post.
Don
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to
be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that
I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange
trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would
have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box it might turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
>
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
>
>
> E.B.
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
RE: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: Mark Pepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) |
Date: 2008-06-12 22:21:31 UTC-04:00
So this is your second coming with a second dilemma?
:-)
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Edward Bongeb Jr.
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:49 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
`Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
water were higher.
Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might turn
out to be too much of a hassle.
Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
E.B.
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
:-)
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Edward Bongeb Jr.
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:49 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
`Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
water were higher.
Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might turn
out to be too much of a hassle.
Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
E.B.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: Amber & Bob (rpage@midmaine.com) |
Date: 2008-06-13 07:55:14 UTC-04:00
Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly. Thanks, Teacup
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
`Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
water were higher.
Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might turn
out to be too much of a hassle.
Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
E.B.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
`Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
water were higher.
Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might turn
out to be too much of a hassle.
Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
E.B.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: arm858rite066 (arm858rite066@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-06-13 16:32:20 UTC
clue....this is no clue! This is a life xperience
you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob" wrote:
>
> Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
Thanks, Teacup
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
>
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
> E.B.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob"
>
> Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
Thanks, Teacup
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
>
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
> E.B.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: (mjpepe1@comcast.net) |
Date: 2008-06-13 16:35:31 UTC
Nor should we poke fun at someone's mispellings, eh?
"-)
Mark
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "arm858rite066"
clue....this is no clue! This is a life xperience
you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob" wrote:
>
> Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
Thanks, Teacup
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
>
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
> E.B.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
"-)
Mark
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "arm858rite066"
clue....this is no clue! This is a life xperience
you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob"
>
> Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
Thanks, Teacup
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
>
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
> E.B.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: arm858rite066 (arm858rite066@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-06-13 16:40:39 UTC
abolutely
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, mjpepe1@... wrote:
>
> Nor should we poke fun at someone's mispellings, eh?
> "-)
>
> Mark
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "arm858rite066"
> clue....this is no clue! This is a life xperience
> you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
>
> GeoGeorgia
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob" wrote:
> >
> > Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
> can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
> computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
> Thanks, Teacup
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> > Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
> >
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
> it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
> to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
> restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
> and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
> see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
> box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
> very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
> Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
> modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
> just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
> up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
> that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
> orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
> would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
> find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
> paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
> stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
> there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
> during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
> hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
> the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
> better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
> for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
> turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
GeoGeorgia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, mjpepe1@... wrote:
>
> Nor should we poke fun at someone's mispellings, eh?
> "-)
>
> Mark
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "arm858rite066"
> clue....this is no clue! This is a life xperience
> you shouldn't poke fun at someones xperinces
>
> GeoGeorgia
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Amber & Bob"
> >
> > Would you be willing to contact me off boards about this clue? I
> can be reached through Atlas Quest or through here though I'm not
> computer savvy enough to know how to contact one person directly.
> Thanks, Teacup
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Edward Bongeb Jr.
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:48 PM
> > Subject: [LbNA] Has This Ever Happened to You?
> >
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
> it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
> to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses -
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
> restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
> and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
> see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM)
> box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
> very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
> Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
> modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
> just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
> up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
> that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
> orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain - I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
> would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
> find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
> paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
> stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
> there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
> during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
> hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
> the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
> better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
> for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box - it might
> turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: Pungent Bob (PungentBob@HotPOP.com) |
Date: 2008-06-14 16:36:43 UTC
I think Pandora is back!
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
wrote:
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box it might turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
>
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
>
>
> E.B.
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
>
>
> I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed it
> online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it to be
> egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a restaurant,
> gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear and
> easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
>
> My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and see if
> anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another (WOM) box
> in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was very hot
> and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
>
> I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the Damariscotta
> River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a modest
> sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was just a
> Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further up the
> drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
>
> I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover that I
> needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the orange trail
> along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues would have
> been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to find a
> lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16 paces to
> find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the stones
> were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition, there
> was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit during
> high tide should have been included. There were some pretty, hidden
> coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if the
> water were higher.
>
> Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much better
> directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor for
> foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> should continue on with what else I found in the box it might turn
> out to be too much of a hassle.
>
>
>
> Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
>
>
>
> E.B.
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2008-06-14 19:02:00 UTC
Or perhaps just some bumbling about... ;-)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Pungent Bob"
wrote:
>
> I think Pandora is back!
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another
(WOM) box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box it might
turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> >
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> >
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Pungent Bob"
wrote:
>
> I think Pandora is back!
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
>
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another
(WOM) box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box it might
turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> >
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> >
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
Re: Has This Ever Happened to You?
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2008-06-14 22:35:58 UTC
Didn't sound a bad as the "rant".
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Pungent Bob"
wrote:
>
> I think Pandora is back!
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another
(WOM) box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box it might
turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> >
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> >
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Pungent Bob"
wrote:
>
> I think Pandora is back!
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Bongeb Jr."
>
> >
> >
> > I was up in Maine planting a box over the weekend (I even listed
it
> > online, as it is rather celebratory and elegiac and I wanted it
to be
> > egalitarian.) I found some nice stamps at the area lighthouses
> > easy boxes right off of the parking lot (Pemaquid even has a
restaurant,
> > gift shop, and a soda machine!) Moreover, these clues were clear
and
> > easy to follow, not so for these other clues!
> >
> > My dilemma is this: I do not know if it is against the "rules"
> > to reveal too much of the clue here, but I need to complain, and
see if
> > anyone else feels the same. Anyway, I stopped in on another
(WOM) box
> > in Lincoln County and had a rough time of it. To start, it was
very hot
> > and muggy, and the skeeters were horrible.
> >
> > I had to find the place first, which happens to be on the
Damariscotta
> > River, where it is more ocean than river. I had to park by a
modest
> > sign along the road and walk down someone's driveway (the name
> > `Richardson' was on the white gate.) It was near 1:29 when I
> > finally found it! What at first looked like a trail marker was
just a
> > Nature Conservancy boundary marker, and I had to continue further
up the
> > drive to find an orange-blazed trail. Not mentioned in the clues.
> >
> > I knew I was looking for a white blazed trail, and one bisects the
> > orange loop. Again, I had to walk the whole thing to discover
that I
> > needed to find one of the two white spurs that come off the
orange trail
> > along the water. Part of the trail near the water runs along some
> > steep, rocky terrain I'm glad I didn't have to push a
> > stroller through here! Again, a mention of this in the clues
would have
> > been helpful, or I would not have worn flip-flops. I needed to
find a
> > lone spruce growing on a Point at trails end, then walk back 16
paces to
> > find the box between two stones. There are many spruces, and the
stones
> > were not obvious; they were not even on the trail! In addition,
there
> > was no mention if a pace was one step or two. A note to visit
during
> > high tide should have been included. There were some pretty,
hidden
> > coves along the trail that would have looked like colored gems if
the
> > water were higher.
> >
> > Many local boxes are much easier than this one, and have much
better
> > directions. Maybe that's why the clue wasn't posted online. (I
> > even had to Google "Bawds of Euphony" to learn what the name
> > meant, and that the image of mermaids singing can be a metaphor
for
> > foolish fantasy and the unobtainable.) I don't even know if I
> > should continue on with what else I found in the box it might
turn
> > out to be too much of a hassle.
> >
> >
> >
> > Letterboxing can be a damned misery. Thanks for understanding,
> >
> >
> >
> > E.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>