Wendy writes:
> WOW... I would very much like to meet you all (can't you postpone your trip
> to Alaska?...Just kidding). I will be staying at the Lakeshore Motor Hotel
> in Lake Oswego. I was planning to rent a car Saturday or Sunday (I'm not
> sure what day yet because I will be with other people and I'm not sure what
> their plans are, other than I don't think they want to play letterboxing
> with me) and go to the PCC for some hunting, and then depending on time go
> to the Rock Creek hunting ground. These both seemed to be the closest and
> easiest (I'll save the Columbia Gorge boxes for when I am in better shape
> and have a little more confidence).
Hi, Wendy!!
This sounds like a good plan. The Columbia Gorge boxes are a day trip in
their own right. The PCC boxes aren't too hard, as long as you can read a
compass. The Rock Creek boxes are loads of fun, and you don't even need the
compass!! They also put you in the neighborhood of Yours Truly, as well as
Portland's unofficial letterboxing hangout, the Rock Creek Tavern. You will
note that I've even located the Tavern on the website's map of the Rock Creek
area. My phone number is on there too... just so you know, I can sometimes
be tricked into giving hints to the boxes in exchange for pints of Black
Rabbit Porter, and obscene phone calls are always welcome... well, except
when they come from Thom!! ;-)
Thom wrote:
> > ...uuuhh... they still don't have blackberry brambles in LA, do they?
Wendy answered:
> I am ashamed to say that I don't know. But there are rattle snakes, ticks,
> poisen oak, etc. just to add to the little adventure.
Somehow, I doubt that any of these would slow Thom down much... but those
darned blackberries seem to have it out for him!!!! :-)
And Cara writes:
> We'd love to come and meet you Wendy, and it would be great to meet Mitch
as
> well! Kevin and I have yet to meet real live Letterboxers :) Too bad Thom
> will be out of town... The 9th works for us, as does the
> 10th but we may be in Seattle on the 11th for a Dragon Boat race. Let's
> work out the details...
As for me... I'm free all weekend!!! Just say the word, and I'll show up
quicker than you can say "Letterboxing North America"!!! Too bad about the
timing where Thom is concerned... any chance you'll be doing any letterboxing
in Alaska, Thom?
Peace, love, laughter, and letterboxing...
Mitch (Der Mad Stamper)
Portland, OR (soon to be renamed Dartmoor, USA)
F4P14L2
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[LbNA] Portland Plans
From: (Letterboxr@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-06-28 20:49:41 UTC-04:00
[LbNA] Re: Portland Plans
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-06-28 22:45:37 UTC-07:00
Hi Mitch,
>Hi, Wendy!!
>This sounds like a good plan. The Columbia Gorge boxes are a day trip in
>their own right. The PCC boxes aren't too hard, as long as you can read a
>compass. The Rock Creek boxes are loads of fun, and you don't even need the
>compass!! They also put you in the neighborhood of Yours Truly, as well as
>Portland's unofficial letterboxing hangout, the Rock Creek Tavern. You will
>note that I've even located the Tavern on the website's map of the Rock Creek
>area. My phone number is on there too... just so you know, I can sometimes
>be tricked into giving hints to the boxes in exchange for pints of Black
>Rabbit Porter, and obscene phone calls are always welcome... well, except
>when they come from Thom!! ;-)
Hints huh?? Do you make them particularly difficult with an alterior motive
(actually a direct motive, pints). I did notice the Tavern on the site and
thought that it held a particular significance to the webmaster.
>Somehow, I doubt that any of these would slow Thom down much... but those
>darned blackberries seem to have it out for him!!!! :-)
Maybe some planting is in order. ;)
>As for me... I'm free all weekend!!! Just say the word, and I'll show up
>quicker than you can say "Letterboxing North America"!!! Too bad about the
>timing where Thom is concerned...
I'll let you know as soon as I know.
Later, Wendy
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>Hi, Wendy!!
>This sounds like a good plan. The Columbia Gorge boxes are a day trip in
>their own right. The PCC boxes aren't too hard, as long as you can read a
>compass. The Rock Creek boxes are loads of fun, and you don't even need the
>compass!! They also put you in the neighborhood of Yours Truly, as well as
>Portland's unofficial letterboxing hangout, the Rock Creek Tavern. You will
>note that I've even located the Tavern on the website's map of the Rock Creek
>area. My phone number is on there too... just so you know, I can sometimes
>be tricked into giving hints to the boxes in exchange for pints of Black
>Rabbit Porter, and obscene phone calls are always welcome... well, except
>when they come from Thom!! ;-)
Hints huh?? Do you make them particularly difficult with an alterior motive
(actually a direct motive, pints). I did notice the Tavern on the site and
thought that it held a particular significance to the webmaster.
>Somehow, I doubt that any of these would slow Thom down much... but those
>darned blackberries seem to have it out for him!!!! :-)
Maybe some planting is in order. ;)
>As for me... I'm free all weekend!!! Just say the word, and I'll show up
>quicker than you can say "Letterboxing North America"!!! Too bad about the
>timing where Thom is concerned...
I'll let you know as soon as I know.
Later, Wendy
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[LbNA] Re: Portland Plans
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 1999-06-28 22:57:32 UTC-07:00
Letterboxr@aol.com wrote:
>
> Too bad about the
> timing where Thom is concerned... any chance you'll be doing any letterboxing
> in Alaska, Thom?
I'll check the map & see if there are any boxes where I think I'll be
heading. I am not in command of the trip and I know little about the
destination. .... all I know is we'll be 100 miles south of Anchorage on
the Kenai peninsula... something called "Clam Gulch." That was enough
to get me interested in going....
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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>
> Too bad about the
> timing where Thom is concerned... any chance you'll be doing any letterboxing
> in Alaska, Thom?
I'll check the map & see if there are any boxes where I think I'll be
heading. I am not in command of the trip and I know little about the
destination. .... all I know is we'll be 100 miles south of Anchorage on
the Kenai peninsula... something called "Clam Gulch." That was enough
to get me interested in going....
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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[LbNA] Re: Portland Plans
From: (Letterboxr@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-06-29 03:57:25 UTC-04:00
tcgrafx@imagina.com writes:
> all I know is we'll be 100 miles south of Anchorage on
> the Kenai peninsula... something called "Clam Gulch." That was enough
> to get me interested in going....
Thom,
Sounds like a good place in Alaska for an Oregonian to place a letterbox!!
Actually, according to Mapquest, Clam Gulch is 18.5 miles away from Soldotna,
Alaska, home of the Tsalteshi Trails series of letterboxes. Maybe you can
sneak away for a while!!!
Regardless, I hope you have a good time... I have yet to venture up to
'Seward's Icebox', though many of my dreams reside there.
Der Mad Stamper
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> all I know is we'll be 100 miles south of Anchorage on
> the Kenai peninsula... something called "Clam Gulch." That was enough
> to get me interested in going....
Thom,
Sounds like a good place in Alaska for an Oregonian to place a letterbox!!
Actually, according to Mapquest, Clam Gulch is 18.5 miles away from Soldotna,
Alaska, home of the Tsalteshi Trails series of letterboxes. Maybe you can
sneak away for a while!!!
Regardless, I hope you have a good time... I have yet to venture up to
'Seward's Icebox', though many of my dreams reside there.
Der Mad Stamper
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