letterbox on Mt. Neahkanie, and several in Oxbow park. I miss letterboxing,
but am so busy with school and work I haven't made extra time for it.
I have been accepted to Naturopathic Medical school here in Portland, so
that should keep me busy for the next 4 years, but at least I know I can go
box hunting when I have time!!
Keep all all the good carving!
Cara Clark
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> There are 12 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
>
> 1. NY-Hojack#2 confirmed gone
> From: "mkpreston"
> 2. Moab letterbox clues
> From: kjcurd@attbi.com
> 3. Re: Moab letterbox clues
> From: paisleyorca@webtv.net
> 4. Puako Petroglyphs Letterbox
> From: "clemizzi"
> 5. Re: old members?
> From: "Tom Cooch"
> 6. Another -OMAHA Box
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> 7. adelcoll: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> 8. Re: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
> From: "Jay Chamberlain"
> 9. Re: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
> From: Randy Hall
> 10. re: Wash Post story, my apologies
> From: CKWrite@aol.com
> 11. Re: old members?
> From: Dierdra Baumgart
> 12. Revised Letterbox Series in British Columbia
> From: "Chris D'Silva"
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 02:25:37 -0000
> From: "mkpreston"
> Subject: NY-Hojack#2 confirmed gone
>
> Sorry to report especially to those that found #1 that I checked on
> Hojack #2 this Saturday and could not find it. I did a little
> scouting, but didn't see the box or bits of it.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 02:40:58 +0000
> From: kjcurd@attbi.com
> Subject: Moab letterbox clues
>
> Hi
> We emailed you some clues to a new letterbox we put in
> Arches national park outside Moab, Utah. Did you get the
> clues? I haven't seen it posted yet.
>
> Thanks
> Jennifer Curd
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:51:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: paisleyorca@webtv.net
> Subject: Re: Moab letterbox clues
>
> Moab clues were posted 5/8. I know because I printed them off and may
> be able to check out the letterbox when I'm down that way next week.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Amanda Briles
> The Paisley Orca
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 03:08:11 -0000
> From: "clemizzi"
> Subject: Puako Petroglyphs Letterbox
>
> Thank you Terri and Sky for the beautiful location for the letterbox
> at the Puako Petroglyph park on the Big Island of Hawaii. My wife,
> Elizaeth, and I hiked out there today to find that we were the second
> people since August to have stamped your book. We also found a
> hitchhiker....placed by Don and Gwen on 5/26/01 originally at Friendly
> Ghost Ranch (where??) and carried to Hawaii by Mick and Terri and now
> on its way to Pasadena, CA when we leave the Big Island. This is our
> initial foray into the world of letterboxing....Clement & Elizabeth
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 04:55:38 -0400
> From: "Tom Cooch"
> Subject: Re: old members?
>
> Hi Nisa,
>
> Nice to hear from you. I'm glad you still are on the list, either if
neither
> one of us is posting too much any more.
>
> I'm still teaching sixthgrade in Vermont, busy with job and family. I work
> at posting clues on the website, but don't get out hunting much -
certainly
> not during the winter. I do hope to catch up a little this summer with
some
> of the boxes in northern NE. Maybe revisit your 'white pearl' in Sheiling
> Forest, which was one of my first.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nisa"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 1:57 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] old members?
>
>
> > Just waxing a little nostalgic right now as it'll be 4 years ago this
> > Memorial Day weekend that I set out to find my first letterbox. I
> > don't see many of the names that used to post then anymore. The ones
> > that come most easily to mind are Erik & Susan Davis, Tom Cooch, Mitch
> > Klink...even Daniel Servatius (anyone remember him?? I know he left
> > the group under unhappy circumstances). Whatever happened to them?
> > Are you guys still around?
> >
> > Nisa
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:05:52 EDT
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> Subject: Another -OMAHA Box
>
>
> Doorly Bug
> by SouthWestern Illinois Assoc. of Amat. Letterboxers
>
>
> City: Omaha
> State: Nebraska [area map below]
> Hidden on: 4/27/2002
>
>
>
> The starting point should be very obvious to anyone in Omaha! There is an
> entrance fee so please make it worth your money and make a day of it.
(This
> is a very kid friendly , easy find.)
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Bring a pen and write small ...this is a micro letterbox (film canister)
>
> Enter at the gate.
> Decode the word below and you will know were to begin.
> Put your finger on the spot you are standing at.
> With your back to the Pavilion (water on your Left & rain on your right)
turn
> left,
> take 4 steps toward the water.
> Turn left again.
> Face the railroad tie wall.
> The micro letterbox will be there between the seats ...the 4th level down,
in
> a whole in the end face of a tie.
>
> There is a railroad tie chip or two in front of it.
>
> Be sure to rehide it well and be discreet or someone will throw it away as
> trash!
>
>
> You can decrypt the hint with the key: znc
>
> Decryption Key:
> A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H | I |J|K|L|M
> -------------------------
> N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
>
> (letter above equals below, and vice versa)
>
>
> Omaha
> Area Map for Doorly Bug by SouthWestern Illinois Assoc. of Amat.
Letterboxers
>
>
>
> Happy Hunting!
> Mohmers, Nishot, SpaceDAW & MjLikePink
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:12:31 EDT
> From: mohmers@aol.com
> Subject: adelcoll: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
>
> In a message dated 5/21/02 5:29:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> adelcoll@yahoo.com writes:
>
> <<
> If I were to leave a new hitchhiker/traveller stamp - do I post
> something to this site or leave it to be found and reported that way?
>
> How about when I pick up then drop off an existing hitchhiker. Do I
> post where it was dropped off [seemed like that would spoil the fun
> but ...]
> Thanks.
>
> New to letterboxing,
> adelcoll >>
>
> I would love to read where any of our hitch hikers might have ended up.
> Some don't want to know so putting "HH" at the beginning of the subject
line
> would be nice.
>
> Thanks, Mohmers
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:25:08 -0400
> From: "Jay Chamberlain"
> Subject: Re: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
>
> I like to know where my HHs have been but not where it is going. To me the
surprise is the biggest part of the HH. It took me 2 years of boxing to find
my first last weekend and I was one happy camper... Even more so because it
was a Drew Clan box..
>
>
> G-Man
> Subject: [LbNA] Question re Hitchhiker protocol
>
>
> If I were to leave a new hitchhiker/traveller stamp - do I post
> something to this site or leave it to be found and reported that way?
>
> How about when I pick up then drop off an existing hitchhiker. Do I
> post where it was dropped off [seemed like that would spoil the fun
> but ...]
> Thanks.
>
> New to letterboxing,
> adelcoll
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:33:32 -0400
> From: Randy Hall
> Subject: Re: Question re Hitchhiker protocol
>
>
> Not necessarily contradicting anything that has been said in this
> thread -- but on the matter of HH secrecy/disclosure, we should
> respect the wishes of the person who created it, if those wishes
> are known.
>
> Cheers
>
>
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>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:52:07 EDT
> From: CKWrite@aol.com
> Subject: re: Wash Post story, my apologies
>
> Several people have pointed out to me that I (inadvertently) neglected to
put
> my name on the e-mail requesting stories about letterboxing experiences,
for
> which oversight I apologize to all. If this was an inappropriate request
for
> this forum, I tender my apologies on that point as well.
>
> For the record, lest there be any further confusion, this story is for the
> Washington Post, but I am a freelance writer, not a member of the Post
staff.
>
> Wiping the egg from my face,
>
> Caroline Kettlewell
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 07:41:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Dierdra Baumgart
> Subject: Re: old members?
>
> Dear Nisa,
> I have not heard from those people in a long time. I
> have been very busy, myself, and am promising to get
> myself out there to replace most of my letterboxes.
>
> My mother saw on a local news report here in Green
> Bay, that Letterboxing as become the coolest thing to
> do in Oshkosh, WI (just south of Green Bay). I told
> my mother that I've been letterboxing for a while now.
> I think my mother is hooked. :)
>
> Please let me know if those wonderful people are still
> around. It would be wonderful to hear from them.
>
> With all my love and friendship,
> Dierdra L. Baumgart
> Letterboxer in Green Bay, WI xo
> --- Nisa
> > Just waxing a little nostalgic right now as it'll be
> > 4 years ago this
> > Memorial Day weekend that I set out to find my first
> > letterbox. I
> > don't see many of the names that used to post then
> > anymore. The ones
> > that come most easily to mind are Erik & Susan
> > Davis, Tom Cooch, Mitch
> > Klink...even Daniel Servatius (anyone remember him??
> > I know he left
> > the group under unhappy circumstances). Whatever
> > happened to them?
> > Are you guys still around?
> >
> > Nisa
> >
> >
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 07:57:40 -0700
> From: "Chris D'Silva"
> Subject: Revised Letterbox Series in British Columbia
>
> We have modified the Derby Reach Park letterbox series and actually
created two separate series now. Just a couple words of advice, watch out
for the nettles, as they are everywhere and we also suggest that a pair of
gloves and a flashlight might be useful. The series are as follows:
>
> Derby Reach Series:
>
> 1. Edge Farm Trail letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> Cross the border into British Columbia at any one of the Lower Mainland
border points with Washington State. You now want to seek out the Greater
Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) park known as "Derby Reach"
> For those of you who would like it to be a little easier, we have attached
the website map of the
> park.
>
> http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/services/parks/pdf/webmaps/Derbymap.pdf
>
> From the Edgewater Bar Site, begin at campsite #38 and walk east towards
the trail entrance.
> Travel approximately 100 paces along the path until you get to the rotting
stump, and look for a large tree on the right with three trunks, across from
the Cedar Grove.
> Take 19 paces more and on the left you will see the last cedar tree in the
collection.
> Scout out the interior of the tree down and low.
>
> 2. Wood box Letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> Leaving the Cedar Grove, pause to gaze skyward and admire the giant on
your right. Then proceed to the iron gate. Ponder your good fortune at this
point. Pass on through the gate and take a stroll along the river until you
reach Anthea's Panorama. 134 degrees magnetic will get you what you seek.
>
> 3. Gill-Netter Letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Moderate
>
> From Anthea's Panorama, jump back onto the trail and continue in an
easterly direction. The view will be on your left. As you leave the river's
edge, the path takes you into the forest and them along the roadside. Feel
free to stop along the way and observe the many fishing holes.
>
> After you pass a heavily guarded part of the trail, observe! You are
looking for the Edgewater Trail sign. Once upon it, step down from the
marker, but don't overlook the Danger!!
>
> One may compare your hunt to that of one for a needle in a haystack.
>
>
> 4. Fort to Fort Trail letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> (Please note this letterbox is located close to the trail. Use caution
when removing and watch for trail visitors)
>
> If you still have the energy, pick up the trail and continue to the East.
Soon you will chance upon the cairn that marks the spot of the original
Fort. Stop to admire it, and consider the marvellous history of the Hudson's
Bay Company and their Trading Post of Fort Langley.
>
> From the Cairn across the road from the parking lot, take 50 paces to the
right; here is the beginning of the dual use trail and the Fort-to-Fort
passage. Follow the split rail fence through the bramble patch into a
clearing. Danger is on the left as you may see glimpses of the river beyond.
Up a little hill into the forest you will see the twins on the curve. 19
paces on your left you will find me in the roots underneath.
>
> Alternative Clue. (For those not into walking too far).
>
> From the entrance to Edgewater Bar Site of the Derby Reach Park (GVRD -
see above) proceed east along Allard Crescent until you reach the site of
the original Fort at Fort Langley (marked as the Heritage Site on the map)
>
> Begin at the Cairn across the road from the parking lot. Take 50 paces to
the right; here is the beginning of the dual use trail and the Fort-to-Fort
passage. Follow the split rail fence through the bramble patch into a
clearing. Danger is on the left as you may see glimpses of the river beyond.
Up a little hill into the forest you will see the twins on the curve. 19
paces on your left you will find me in the roots underneath.
>
>
>
> HOUSTON TRAIL SERIES
>
>
> 1. The Homestead Letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Medium
>
> From the entrance to Edgewater Bar Site of the Derby Reach Park (GVRD -
see above) proceed east along Allard Crescent until you reach the site of
the original Fort at Fort Langley (marked as the Heritage Site on the map)
>
> For those of you who would like it to be a little easier, we have attached
the website map of the
> Park.
>
> http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/services/parks/pdf/webmaps/Derbymap.pdf
>
>
> This time, from the parking lot, follow the signs along the gravel walkway
and dirt road to the beginning of the Houston Trail. At the fork stay right.
>
> Past the pond/marsh and continue on through the forest. Follow the trail
as it loops around and heads South East past the large fallen tree and up a
little rise,. Stand between the two stumps. Count 16 paces to find a side
path that runs backwards up the hill. To the peak and the tabletop fern
forest on your right, continue on. Keep your eyes pealed for the hairy
one-armed bandit who stands in the way. 61 degrees magnetic from the armpit,
spot a cluster of four towers standing tall. (A 30-metre glance). The
basement is my home.
>
> 2. The Coyote Letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> Back on the trail again and head roughly Northwest. Come to an
intersection of paths and head up as soon as you can. Up, up, up under the
crossed trees you will pass. Follow the trail and watch for the slanted,
uprooted tree. Stand below it and follow your nose at 260 degrees magnetic.
>
>
>
> 3. The Gold Rush Letterbox
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> It's back to the trail, and continue on under the slanted tree. Keeping to
the right at all time, follow the ridge, they gully is on your left.
>
> You will leave the gully ridge as you go right and enter into a thick
brush. Continue on. Decide whether to take the high road or the low. If you
get that sinking feeling you will have in your sight what you seek at 250
degrees magnetic. Check all around!!
>
> 4. The Beaver Letterbox (Bonus box)
>
> Degree of Difficulty: Easy
>
> The only way out is to continue to follow the trail. Head 170 degrees
magnetic, and follow the trail to a fork in the road. Go either way, as long
as you head down. Once back on the main trail, go either left or right. You
have come to the end of the Houston Series. Right will take you back to the
parking lot. Left will too, only longer. There is a bonus letterbox if you
go left. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the lush temperate rain
forest that you are in.
>
> The trail will lead you to the other parking lot on the opposite of the
park to the main lot. Move through the lot and rejoin the trail yet again on
the left.
>
> The trail will be lots of ups and downs. At one part you will come to a
major intersection of trails. You will go right to seek the bonus box.
Continue along and gaze upon the Beaver dam. Look for a twin and a third.
Ponder the view. Sometimes you will see people and turtles alike observing
the surroundings.
>
> From the twins and a third, look for the giant nearby and search the
albino below.
>
> Alternative Clue. (For those not into walking too far).
>
> From the Houston Trail parking lot, go right along the road, watching for
a yellow gate. From the gate you will see the beaver dam. 34 paces towards
the giant and the albino will get you what you seek. Don't forget to admire
the view.
>
> Good luck, and keep in mind you have to be observant. We look forward to
hearing how you like these.
>
> Chris and Jane, the Secret Gardeners
> PJ, the Lone Canada Goose presently in Stump Town
> And Wesley the "Diver"
>
>
>
>
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