Wisconsin Hiker
---- "Nathan Brown Cyclonic07@aol.com [letterbox-usa]"
> Had a nice day yesterday. Schizokeet and I ventured north to Penns Woods
> to catch up with a few letterboxers and old friends in Downingtown.
>
> On the way we did grad a couple of drive-bys en route and find one on an
> 3½ mile hike, though we looked for several others. I think we have been
> doing so little letterboxing that we have just simply gotten out of
> practice in finding them, that and they were old boxes that have not
> likely been found in a while. The hike was nice though, and it was a
> great day to get out on the trail and stumbling over many a rock.
>
> Victory Brewing was our chosen meeting place, set in motion by Mama Wolf
> and the lovely female half of the Seekers from North Carolina. They are
> on a whirlwind trip of their own, letterboxing and visiting friends in
> Philly and then Pittsburgh.
>
> We had a great mix of folks, from states far and wide. Lightning Bug
> did the footwork of putting it together, and he brought along Dingus
> Dufus, who happened to be in town. I think I actually met him years ago
> at the gather in Groton when Hikers and Hounds and I did a whirlwind
> trip of our own.
>
> Sheba and Psyker rolled in. I had not seen Psyker in more then a few
> years, and it was great to catch up in person.
>
> Sir Braemoor, as he is being called now, meet us at the door, as he was
> there early and already taking on a few pints. I am not sure he
> actually paid for any more drinks himself that afternoon.
>
> Finally, I got to meet Aiphid, the eeeevil genius, and the quiet Crafty
> Lobster. I had had a traveling box of his that fell into the black hole
> of my down stairs room for sometime, which I think Sheba had pawned off
> on my, and I got the chance to pawn back to him, so the circle is now
> complete.
>
> We all talked about everything under the sun, life, beer politics,
> letterboxing, and more letterboxing. I had not been doing much at all,
> having not planted a box in over a year, which I still have to write
> clues for, and not really finding many of late either. Heck, we were in
> Florida for two weeks a few months ago and only walked away with one box
> on a short walk. It really kinda reinvigorated me. I have clues to
> write, boxes to find, and ideas to implement, and it was great to get
> together with other folks, some of whom are a little burned out to, and
> get the juices flowing again.
>
> Afterwards we set out to slackbox Stone Soup, a close by Lightning Bug
> box. There we old first, second and third generation letterboxers
> showed to he true meaning of stealth, compass coordination, and and
> respect for parkland that had been trod upon and dug up a thousand times
> before.
>
> It was a great day, long, with a lot of driving for us, but it was
> wonderful to get out and enjoy the company of some great friends, as
> well as make a few new ones.
>
>
> --
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
>
> Behind every great man is a great woman rolling her eyes.
>