My good buddy David and I just got back from our annual "baseball frenzy"
roadtrip, during which we drove some 600 miles from Connecticut to New York
and New Jersey and back again, saw four minor league baseball games in three
days (in Newark, Lakewood and Trenton, NJ, and Staten Island, NY) and ate
breakfast at two first-rate diners (Harris Diner in East Orange, NJ and
Roadside Diner in Wall, NJ). This year, for the first time, we made
letterboxing part of our itinerary.
Traveling from Newark to Lakewood on Saturday, we stopped along the way to
hunt for two boxes. The first, MartianMaggot's letterbox at Kennedy Park in
Sayreville, NJ, completely eluded us. Although the clues are brief and the
hike simple, we were nevertheless unsuccessful in finding it (despite
spending a good deal of time poking around nearly every "double pine tree" in
the place). Our disappointment was short-lived when we sought out and found
the second box of the day, the "Crabbing Bridge" letterbox at Cheesequake
State Park. An interesting hike and a very nice stamp!
Two mystery boxes placed by New Jersey's Perfect Circle Letterboxing Guild
(which, BTW, has a terrific website) awaited us on Sunday. First up was
"Panic/Attack"; we were in the right town, in the right park, at the right
monument (worth the visit alone), but were unable to locate this box! After
scouring its resting spot (unmistakable from the clues), we reached the sad
conclusion that this letterbox must be missing from its perch. Perhaps
someone from PCLG can confirm whether or not this box is still in place.
Disappointed but undeterred, we headed to another, final resting place and
easily found the "Mooving Tale" letterbox. After wiping a tear or two from
our eyes, we stamped in and then proceeded on our way.
All in all, we had another excellent roadtrip, made even more enjoyable by
those Jersey letterboxes. Many thanks to the "Jersey girls" and "Jersey boys"
who planted 'em!
Regards,
Alan from Axtown
Another Home-Cooked Message
Adventures in New Jersey
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Started on 2001-08-20
Adventures in New Jersey
From: (axtowner@aol.com) |
Date: 2001-08-20 20:19:56 UTC-04:00
Re: Adventures in New Jersey
From: Brian (perfectcd@aol.com) |
Date: 2001-08-22 06:43:18 UTC
I'll go over and confirm that the box is missing (I'm not surprised
it's finally gone...). This was the first box that we had planted, and
afterwards it seemed to us that we didn't hide it very well. So, we
kept checking it every few weeks and it was always right where
we planted it, so we assumed (incorrectly) that if people found it
by accident, they were being good sports and replacing it to its
hiding spot. But, all good things must come to an end.... I'll make
the changes on the website in the next day or two (it's far too late
tonight, and my eyes are getting droopy...).
I'm thinking I won't replace that box--it'll be like those collectibles
that are available "for a limited time only!" So, if you have the
stamp already, keep it in a safe place; it might be worth money
someday! :) But, in it's place, we're planning on hiding a few new
boxes in the next month, as we're thinking of having a third group
expedition some time when the weather cools down a bit.
Thanks for the update on this box. If anyone else has found
anything amiss with our other boxes, please let me know. We try
to check on them periodically, but managing these boxes all over
the state is like babysitting a bunch of unruly children--you never
know what sort of trouble they're going to get into!
By the way, we have some boxes on our website (#7-12, to be
exact) which haven't yet been officially posted to the LBNA
website, as we like to make sure the clues are error-free before
we post them. They should be made official and posted to the
LBNA site some time soon, when it's confirmed that they have
indeed been found. I've been meaning to drive over to some of
them to check, but we've been getting sidetracked recently (by
way of the Sourland Preserve, Ken Lockwood Gorge, Turkey
Mountain, the Tourne, ... Excellent adventures, all!).
Brian
P11F12
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., axtowner@a... wrote:
> First up was
> "Panic/Attack"; we were in the right town, in the right park, at the
right
> monument (worth the visit alone), but were unable to locate
this box! After
> scouring its resting spot (unmistakable from the clues), we
reached the sad
> conclusion that this letterbox must be missing from its perch.
Perhaps
> someone from PCLG can confirm whether or not this box is
still in place.
it's finally gone...). This was the first box that we had planted, and
afterwards it seemed to us that we didn't hide it very well. So, we
kept checking it every few weeks and it was always right where
we planted it, so we assumed (incorrectly) that if people found it
by accident, they were being good sports and replacing it to its
hiding spot. But, all good things must come to an end.... I'll make
the changes on the website in the next day or two (it's far too late
tonight, and my eyes are getting droopy...).
I'm thinking I won't replace that box--it'll be like those collectibles
that are available "for a limited time only!" So, if you have the
stamp already, keep it in a safe place; it might be worth money
someday! :) But, in it's place, we're planning on hiding a few new
boxes in the next month, as we're thinking of having a third group
expedition some time when the weather cools down a bit.
Thanks for the update on this box. If anyone else has found
anything amiss with our other boxes, please let me know. We try
to check on them periodically, but managing these boxes all over
the state is like babysitting a bunch of unruly children--you never
know what sort of trouble they're going to get into!
By the way, we have some boxes on our website (#7-12, to be
exact) which haven't yet been officially posted to the LBNA
website, as we like to make sure the clues are error-free before
we post them. They should be made official and posted to the
LBNA site some time soon, when it's confirmed that they have
indeed been found. I've been meaning to drive over to some of
them to check, but we've been getting sidetracked recently (by
way of the Sourland Preserve, Ken Lockwood Gorge, Turkey
Mountain, the Tourne, ... Excellent adventures, all!).
Brian
P11F12
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., axtowner@a... wrote:
> First up was
> "Panic/Attack"; we were in the right town, in the right park, at the
right
> monument (worth the visit alone), but were unable to locate
this box! After
> scouring its resting spot (unmistakable from the clues), we
reached the sad
> conclusion that this letterbox must be missing from its perch.
Perhaps
> someone from PCLG can confirm whether or not this box is
still in place.