(I accidentally sent this to Mitch only yesterday... so pretend that you
got it yesterday, Thursday)
So today was the day. I went to bed early last night in order to get an
early start. I picked-up my Dad (he just celebrated his 75th birthday 2
days ago), and we were off in my little old CRX. We decided to take the
coast route so that I could give you the surf report, as follows...
Malibu - minus tide, 6" waves good form, too shallow!!
Zuma - also a minus tide as you would expect but it was hard to tell as the
beach drops off into the water somewhat abruptly. Waves 1', closed-out
(OUCH!)
So we find the trail head quite nicely, thanks to the mileage provided by
John (box owner). Of course an SUV would have been more appropriate for the
"parking lot". But of course my little car can do anything!!
It is a beautiful morning, now that we are inland of the fog bank and the
area though very typical California scrub was beautiful (no blackberry
bushes). We had a couple of rain storms very late in the season this year
so the hills were green (they are usually brown by July), and EVERYTHING was
blooming!! There was a fair amount of wildlife about. We saw many small
lizards, a beautiful black and yellow snake, butterflies, hawks,
hummingbirds (within arms reach, very cool), and various other birds that I
couldn't identify. There was a lot of scat on the trail. Someone was
finding a lot of furry critters to eat, per the evidence, though we never
saw who the scat belonged to. Probably coyotes. Possibly large wild cats.
So, we are making VERY SLOW progress due to my inappropriate physical shape
for such an undertaking. Just before we came upon the first landmark, I
realized that I was not going to make it. I hiked a little further during
my short-lived state-of-denial but it was too HOT and I am TOO FAT to go any
further. My Dad of course was fine and could have continued but I am too
pathetic!! He admitted to me back in the car that when he read that we
hadn't even arrived at the steepest part of the trail that he probably
wouldn't have wanted to go any further either, not on such a hot day. We
did decide that late afternoon hike would afford more shade and certainly
would have been much cooler. But I think I'll shed 100 lbs, and wait for
late winter or spring before I try again.
I am so sorry John that I failed to be able to report on your box, not to
mention get to stamp in my book, or stamp in the box's book. I totally
understand if you would rather check on your box when you are here in town,
rather than hunt for the one that I'm putting out. I know that your time is
limited.
I have learned many lessons... read a topography map before going, that
"moderate" hike to a fat person like me is an "impossible" hike, morning is
not cool enough in the summer around here, DON'T WEAR A BLACK T-Shirt
(Duh!!), bring as much water as I can possible carry, my father is going to
outlive me, don't let those flies with the gray head sit on you THEY
BITE!!!, I am much more of a dope than I realized, however long I think that
it is going to take triple it, DON'T EVER LET THE LETTERBOX GROUP KNOW THAT
YOU ARE GOING FOR A HUNT UNTIL AFTER THE HUNT (and of course only tell about
the successful hunts, just kidding...kind of).
Well we (Daddy and I) are going to continue to hike every week in order to
improve my condition and search out good box sites. I am not at all
discouraged!!!
I hope that you all have a wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend.
Less than a Newbie, Wendy
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Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
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Started on 1999-07-02
[LbNA] Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-07-02 10:03:34 UTC-07:00
[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 1999-07-02 10:38:23 UTC-07:00
Wendy Gault wrote:
>
>DON'T WEAR A BLACK T-Shirt
> (Duh!!), bring as much water as I can possible carry,
LOL.... you will do fine up here in Portland next week... I was out
hammering on the new shed last night at about 9:30 (sorry neighbors) and
it was a balmy 52 degrees. We are still hoping for summer.
> don't let those flies with the gray head sit on you THEY
> BITE!!!
ouch.... don't think we have those... of course our mosquitos are
sneaky & have developed a taste for even my sour blood.
> DON'T EVER LET THE LETTERBOX GROUP KNOW THAT
> YOU ARE GOING FOR A HUNT UNTIL AFTER THE HUNT (and of course only tell about
> the successful hunts, just kidding...kind of).
The ones you never try for are the ones you never find.... I have yet
to find Mitch's Gorge series of letterboxes and his rebus box still has
me stumped.... I am always happy to report on my failures... I enjoy
looking for them as much as finding. We had some flooding right after
Mitch placed his Rock Creek troll.... as the boys and I are standing on
the bank of the brown, muddy, rushing creek turned river, they are
making suggestions of how we can get across... going home for the canoe
seemed the best idea. It was nearly dark & I wasn't quite sure where
that creek went to after it flowed OVER the bridge. I am a diehard
adventurer & will gladly place myself at risk for a good jolt of
adrenaline, but I wasn't willing to put the boys in that situation... so
we returned another day & conquered.
Enjoyd your story Wendy... hope you can come back up to Portland when I
might actually be here!! We can swap CRX on Hwy 1 stories... mine was
an '85 Si... sniff sniff... I miss that lil car...
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>
>DON'T WEAR A BLACK T-Shirt
> (Duh!!), bring as much water as I can possible carry,
LOL.... you will do fine up here in Portland next week... I was out
hammering on the new shed last night at about 9:30 (sorry neighbors) and
it was a balmy 52 degrees. We are still hoping for summer.
> don't let those flies with the gray head sit on you THEY
> BITE!!!
ouch.... don't think we have those... of course our mosquitos are
sneaky & have developed a taste for even my sour blood.
> DON'T EVER LET THE LETTERBOX GROUP KNOW THAT
> YOU ARE GOING FOR A HUNT UNTIL AFTER THE HUNT (and of course only tell about
> the successful hunts, just kidding...kind of).
The ones you never try for are the ones you never find.... I have yet
to find Mitch's Gorge series of letterboxes and his rebus box still has
me stumped.... I am always happy to report on my failures... I enjoy
looking for them as much as finding. We had some flooding right after
Mitch placed his Rock Creek troll.... as the boys and I are standing on
the bank of the brown, muddy, rushing creek turned river, they are
making suggestions of how we can get across... going home for the canoe
seemed the best idea. It was nearly dark & I wasn't quite sure where
that creek went to after it flowed OVER the bridge. I am a diehard
adventurer & will gladly place myself at risk for a good jolt of
adrenaline, but I wasn't willing to put the boys in that situation... so
we returned another day & conquered.
Enjoyd your story Wendy... hope you can come back up to Portland when I
might actually be here!! We can swap CRX on Hwy 1 stories... mine was
an '85 Si... sniff sniff... I miss that lil car...
--
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-07-02 10:57:30 UTC-07:00
>LOL.... you will do fine up here in Portland next week... I was out
>hammering on the new shed last night at about 9:30 (sorry neighbors) and
>it was a balmy 52 degrees. We are still hoping for summer.
I am looking forward to a cooler hunt. It would be just my luck that the
weekend that I'm there you will get a record heat wave.
>
>ouch.... don't think we have those... of course our mosquitos are
>sneaky & have developed a taste for even my sour blood.
I'll start taking my B complex today. I hate mosquitoes!!
>
>The ones you never try for are the ones you never find....
I didn't say that I wouldn't continue to try....
> I have yet
>to find Mitch's Gorge series of letterboxes and his rebus box still has
>me stumped.... I am always happy to report on my failures... I enjoy
>looking for them as much as finding. We had some flooding right after
>Mitch placed his Rock Creek troll.... as the boys and I are standing on
>the bank of the brown, muddy, rushing creek turned river, they are
>making suggestions of how we can get across... going home for the canoe
>seemed the best idea. It was nearly dark & I wasn't quite sure where
>that creek went to after it flowed OVER the bridge. I am a diehard
>adventurer & will gladly place myself at risk for a good jolt of
>adrenaline, but I wasn't willing to put the boys in that situation... so
>we returned another day & conquered.
Thanks for the encouragement, I love adventures also even if the goal is not
attained. My Dad and I will talk about this one for a long time which is
worth a lot to me.
As for adrenaline... I get my adrenaline rushes on the freeway.
>Enjoyd your story Wendy... hope you can come back up to Portland when I
>might actually be here!! We can swap CRX on Hwy 1 stories... mine was
>an '85 Si... sniff sniff... I miss that lil car...
Glad you liked my story. I may be up in Portland occasionally as one of my
clients is up there (this trip is to celebrate his 40th birthday). Of
course if you are down in LA we can swap CRX stories too. My baby is the
1.5 '84 model. GREAT CAR!!! She's starting to look her age and needs some
work.
Wendy
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: (Letterboxr@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-07-02 16:28:56 UTC-04:00
In a message dated 7/1/99 7:57:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
wendygault@earthlink.net writes:
> I am so sorry John that I failed to be able to report on your box, not to
> mention get to stamp in my book, or stamp in the box's book.
Dear Wendy,
Thanks for sharing your lessons with us. And a special thank you for your
candor and honesty.
I mentioned to the group recently that I placed a stamp with the wrong date
on it, but didn't explain the situation very well. I would like to take this
time to elaborate.
When I decided to take up letterboxing last year, I knew right away where my
first letterbox would go... beautiful Multnomah Falls. I decided to place
the box in a very accessable area that requires no hiking. But I had also
read about the wonderful hiking trails in the area that led to even more
waterfalls. I made note of a few of the waterfalls that I wanted to visit,
and went ahead and carved a stamp for each of them. Since it was summertime,
I felt confident in carving the numerals 1998 onto each stamp. There were
still 4.5 months left in the year, after all.
Starting at Horsetail Falls, I found the nearest trailhead and began hiking
up the hillside. I was terribly out of shape and overweight. In no time at
all I was struggling with every step and sweating profusely. I had to take a
break. I found a quiet side trail, trudged along a few more laborious paces,
and then planted my panting frame on a convenient rock. This was going to
have to be location of the Horsetail Falls box, I told myself. I still had
two more waterfalls to find, and recognized that I needed to conserve my
energy.
After locating a hiding spot and jotting down the clues, I reluctantly moved
on. By the time I reached Ponytail Falls, I was hurting. I managed to find
a place to hide the next letterbox and virtually collapsed onto the ground.
I laid with my back to the ground breathing hard and feeling like I would not
be able to get up again. My clothes were so sweaty that I soon realized the
dusty ground where I had landed was rapidly turning into a mudpuddle.
It's a good thing nobody came hiking along about then. They probably would
have ran for a phone, called 911, and had me airlifted off the hillside. It
would have been a disturbing sight for someone to have found me lying there
in all my fatness, my hair soaked with sweat and my clothes caked in mud. To
tell the truth, I think I may have even dozed off for several minutes. After
resting for about half an hour, I finally managed to raise my muddy self up
onto two feet again. From there, I set out for my final destination: Triple
Falls.
I tried. I really tried. Each footstep had become sheer pain. The mild
incline of the trail made it seem as though I were scaling a cliff. When I
reached the point that I couldn't go any further without stopping again, I
looked back and realized that I could still see the place where I had just
been resting. I felt like I'd marched another 5 miles, but I had actually
only paced a few dozen yards further. Suddenly it hit me... I wasn't going
to make it. I was fat. I was getting old. Over the years, my butt had
somehow molded itself into the same shape as the office chair that it usually
filled. What had happened to the energetic, normally-proportioned young man
that I had once been?
Thank God the trail back down went easier than it had been going up.
Otherwise, they might have found my body rotting in the summer sun alongside
the trail.
Since then, it would be fair to say that I have become obsessed with
letterboxing. I take walks all the time looking for places to hide my next
box. I've remembered what it's like to spend time outdoors. And, gradually,
I've felt my energy grow and my endurance increase. Don't get me wrong... I
could still stand to lose some weight. But I feel better than I have in
years.
As most of you who have been monitoring this list know, I made it to Triple
Falls this year. I made it to the point where I had collapsed last time
without even breaking a sweat. And, except for a quick check of last years
letterboxes, I made it all the way to Triple Falls without having to take a
rest. When I got there, I hid the stamp that I had made a year earlier. I
put a note in the logbook to explain the discrepancy in dates. As I sat up
there in the forest with my tired feet soaking in the water near Triple
Falls, I realized that I couldn't have made it if I hadn't been walking
around looking for letterbox hiding places all year. Letterboxing had
changed who I was and what I could do. Letterboxing had made me a better
person. Letterboxing may very well have SAVED MY LIFE!!!!
Have faith, Wendy. Keep your spirits up and hang on to your determination
and enthusiasm. Start hiding and hunting boxes, beginning with simple ones
and progressing to longer and longer hikes. (Don't over-do it like I did
that first time!!!) The change will be gradual. You'll hardly notice, at
first. But, in time, the trails will seem easier. You will find yourself
longing for your next hike. One day, you will even make it to the Circle X
letterbox.
A friend who understands,
Der Mad Stamper
Portland, OR
F4P14
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wendygault@earthlink.net writes:
> I am so sorry John that I failed to be able to report on your box, not to
> mention get to stamp in my book, or stamp in the box's book.
Dear Wendy,
Thanks for sharing your lessons with us. And a special thank you for your
candor and honesty.
I mentioned to the group recently that I placed a stamp with the wrong date
on it, but didn't explain the situation very well. I would like to take this
time to elaborate.
When I decided to take up letterboxing last year, I knew right away where my
first letterbox would go... beautiful Multnomah Falls. I decided to place
the box in a very accessable area that requires no hiking. But I had also
read about the wonderful hiking trails in the area that led to even more
waterfalls. I made note of a few of the waterfalls that I wanted to visit,
and went ahead and carved a stamp for each of them. Since it was summertime,
I felt confident in carving the numerals 1998 onto each stamp. There were
still 4.5 months left in the year, after all.
Starting at Horsetail Falls, I found the nearest trailhead and began hiking
up the hillside. I was terribly out of shape and overweight. In no time at
all I was struggling with every step and sweating profusely. I had to take a
break. I found a quiet side trail, trudged along a few more laborious paces,
and then planted my panting frame on a convenient rock. This was going to
have to be location of the Horsetail Falls box, I told myself. I still had
two more waterfalls to find, and recognized that I needed to conserve my
energy.
After locating a hiding spot and jotting down the clues, I reluctantly moved
on. By the time I reached Ponytail Falls, I was hurting. I managed to find
a place to hide the next letterbox and virtually collapsed onto the ground.
I laid with my back to the ground breathing hard and feeling like I would not
be able to get up again. My clothes were so sweaty that I soon realized the
dusty ground where I had landed was rapidly turning into a mudpuddle.
It's a good thing nobody came hiking along about then. They probably would
have ran for a phone, called 911, and had me airlifted off the hillside. It
would have been a disturbing sight for someone to have found me lying there
in all my fatness, my hair soaked with sweat and my clothes caked in mud. To
tell the truth, I think I may have even dozed off for several minutes. After
resting for about half an hour, I finally managed to raise my muddy self up
onto two feet again. From there, I set out for my final destination: Triple
Falls.
I tried. I really tried. Each footstep had become sheer pain. The mild
incline of the trail made it seem as though I were scaling a cliff. When I
reached the point that I couldn't go any further without stopping again, I
looked back and realized that I could still see the place where I had just
been resting. I felt like I'd marched another 5 miles, but I had actually
only paced a few dozen yards further. Suddenly it hit me... I wasn't going
to make it. I was fat. I was getting old. Over the years, my butt had
somehow molded itself into the same shape as the office chair that it usually
filled. What had happened to the energetic, normally-proportioned young man
that I had once been?
Thank God the trail back down went easier than it had been going up.
Otherwise, they might have found my body rotting in the summer sun alongside
the trail.
Since then, it would be fair to say that I have become obsessed with
letterboxing. I take walks all the time looking for places to hide my next
box. I've remembered what it's like to spend time outdoors. And, gradually,
I've felt my energy grow and my endurance increase. Don't get me wrong... I
could still stand to lose some weight. But I feel better than I have in
years.
As most of you who have been monitoring this list know, I made it to Triple
Falls this year. I made it to the point where I had collapsed last time
without even breaking a sweat. And, except for a quick check of last years
letterboxes, I made it all the way to Triple Falls without having to take a
rest. When I got there, I hid the stamp that I had made a year earlier. I
put a note in the logbook to explain the discrepancy in dates. As I sat up
there in the forest with my tired feet soaking in the water near Triple
Falls, I realized that I couldn't have made it if I hadn't been walking
around looking for letterbox hiding places all year. Letterboxing had
changed who I was and what I could do. Letterboxing had made me a better
person. Letterboxing may very well have SAVED MY LIFE!!!!
Have faith, Wendy. Keep your spirits up and hang on to your determination
and enthusiasm. Start hiding and hunting boxes, beginning with simple ones
and progressing to longer and longer hikes. (Don't over-do it like I did
that first time!!!) The change will be gradual. You'll hardly notice, at
first. But, in time, the trails will seem easier. You will find yourself
longing for your next hike. One day, you will even make it to the Circle X
letterbox.
A friend who understands,
Der Mad Stamper
Portland, OR
F4P14
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-07-02 14:15:36 UTC-07:00
Mitch,
Thank you so much for your story, encouragement and empathy.
>Have faith, Wendy. Keep your spirits up and hang on to your determination
>and enthusiasm. Start hiding and hunting boxes, beginning with simple ones
>and progressing to longer and longer hikes. (Don't over-do it like I did
>that first time!!!) The change will be gradual. You'll hardly notice, at
>first. But, in time, the trails will seem easier. You will find yourself
>longing for your next hike. One day, you will even make it to the Circle X
>letterbox.
Don't worry my enthusiasm wasn't even slightly waned AND I will get that
Circle X letterbox some day!!!
Happy 4th,
Wendy
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Thank you so much for your story, encouragement and empathy.
>Have faith, Wendy. Keep your spirits up and hang on to your determination
>and enthusiasm. Start hiding and hunting boxes, beginning with simple ones
>and progressing to longer and longer hikes. (Don't over-do it like I did
>that first time!!!) The change will be gradual. You'll hardly notice, at
>first. But, in time, the trails will seem easier. You will find yourself
>longing for your next hike. One day, you will even make it to the Circle X
>letterbox.
Don't worry my enthusiasm wasn't even slightly waned AND I will get that
Circle X letterbox some day!!!
Happy 4th,
Wendy
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 1999-07-02 16:17:54 UTC-07:00
Wendy Gault wrote:
>
> course if you are down in LA we can swap CRX stories too. My baby is the
> 1.5 '84 model. GREAT CAR!!! She's starting to look her age and needs some
> work.
I'll be there in early August to visit one of my clients, but it looks
like a "speed run." I'll let you know if I'll have time to play.
off topic (sorry... I'm a car guy, can't help it): I got my CRX-Si in
'85 after riding in my good friend's '84. We were screaming down Hwy 60
to LA from Riverside and I was very impressed when he wound it up to 100
mph and the little shoebox car remained rock steady and as happy as it
had been at 55 mph. I trusted his judgement, even though he had driven
us off a small cliff in the mountains one night in his Fiat (well... we
lived). I waivered briefly between the Honda and the newly redesigned
VW-GTI. The Honda was purchased though, for various reasons, and our
exploits together were legion. I won't bore you with them here....
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>
> course if you are down in LA we can swap CRX stories too. My baby is the
> 1.5 '84 model. GREAT CAR!!! She's starting to look her age and needs some
> work.
I'll be there in early August to visit one of my clients, but it looks
like a "speed run." I'll let you know if I'll have time to play.
off topic (sorry... I'm a car guy, can't help it): I got my CRX-Si in
'85 after riding in my good friend's '84. We were screaming down Hwy 60
to LA from Riverside and I was very impressed when he wound it up to 100
mph and the little shoebox car remained rock steady and as happy as it
had been at 55 mph. I trusted his judgement, even though he had driven
us off a small cliff in the mountains one night in his Fiat (well... we
lived). I waivered briefly between the Honda and the newly redesigned
VW-GTI. The Honda was purchased though, for various reasons, and our
exploits together were legion. I won't bore you with them here....
--
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@mail.sover.net) |
Date: 1999-07-03 08:32:59 UTC
Dear Wendy,
Thanks very much for sharing your story with us. Sorry you didn't
make it to the box, but there will be another time. Your description
of the hillside and the hike was beautiful.
Thanks also for the comments on Cadillac Mtn. It's a great location
- and having a road to the top ain't so bad either :o)
Best,
Tom
Tom Cooch
P5F10
aka The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
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Thanks very much for sharing your story with us. Sorry you didn't
make it to the box, but there will be another time. Your description
of the hillside and the hike was beautiful.
Thanks also for the comments on Cadillac Mtn. It's a great location
- and having a road to the top ain't so bad either :o)
Best,
Tom
Tom Cooch
P5F10
aka The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Marty Chamberlain (martyc@cyberdude.com) |
Date: 1999-07-06 08:55:49 UTC-04:00
At 04:28 PM 7/2/99 EDT, Der Mad Stamper wrote:
---snip---
>I mentioned to the group recently that I placed a stamp with the wrong date
>on it, but didn't explain the situation very well.
---snip---
Well, I think I'll start the awkward carver's club. I did a stamp this
weekend (with lots of lettering on it) and didn't notice until I finished
that I transposed two words on it. Well, I'm not going to re-carve the
whole stamp...I'll just try to convince everyone that it's one of those
eccentricities of letterboxing...errrr...right guys?
Wendy: Thanks for the story. Your honesty and willingness to share a story
and refreshing. My opionion: trying is 80% of the battle. If you have the
will to try, the rest is relatively easy. You obviously have the will to
try! The rest will come.
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---snip---
>I mentioned to the group recently that I placed a stamp with the wrong date
>on it, but didn't explain the situation very well.
---snip---
Well, I think I'll start the awkward carver's club. I did a stamp this
weekend (with lots of lettering on it) and didn't notice until I finished
that I transposed two words on it. Well, I'm not going to re-carve the
whole stamp...I'll just try to convince everyone that it's one of those
eccentricities of letterboxing...errrr...right guys?
Wendy: Thanks for the story. Your honesty and willingness to share a story
and refreshing. My opionion: trying is 80% of the battle. If you have the
will to try, the rest is relatively easy. You obviously have the will to
try! The rest will come.
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-07-06 09:08:06 UTC-07:00
>Thanks so much for sharing your adventure with us all. You've started
>quite the cathartic trend!
Thank You for the adventure!! I didn't realize that there would be such a
nice outpour of sympathy and empathy.
>Don't let this little mishap (;o) stop you from hiding that box you
>were working on. I'm going to try and fit both checking on Circle X &
>your box into my schedule.
I was still planning to hide the box that I've been talking about. Daddy
and I are going up to do just that this Thursday.
>BTW, how hot does it get up there in the mountains in the summer? Your
>assumption about shade is right; I placed the box rather late in the
>day, and that side of the mountain got quite a bit of shade.
Well to me it felt like 150 degrees, though I think it was maybe 85, and I'm
sure that it gets over 100 on days that the Santa Ana's are blowing.
Afternoon would be the best time to go. It looked like to us that the sun
would get behind the hill in most places around 3:30 or so. Sunset around
here is a little after 8:00 with at least 30-45 minutes of twilight. If you
go up from where you are staying the drive up from Hwy 1 is fun. We turned
right on Decker to Mulholand Hwy to Little Sycamor. If you miss the Decker
turn, Mulhuland Hwy turn is just on the other side of Leo Carrillo State
Beach.
I'll post the clues to my 1st box Thursday.
See you soon, Wendy
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>quite the cathartic trend!
Thank You for the adventure!! I didn't realize that there would be such a
nice outpour of sympathy and empathy.
>Don't let this little mishap (;o) stop you from hiding that box you
>were working on. I'm going to try and fit both checking on Circle X &
>your box into my schedule.
I was still planning to hide the box that I've been talking about. Daddy
and I are going up to do just that this Thursday.
>BTW, how hot does it get up there in the mountains in the summer? Your
>assumption about shade is right; I placed the box rather late in the
>day, and that side of the mountain got quite a bit of shade.
Well to me it felt like 150 degrees, though I think it was maybe 85, and I'm
sure that it gets over 100 on days that the Santa Ana's are blowing.
Afternoon would be the best time to go. It looked like to us that the sun
would get behind the hill in most places around 3:30 or so. Sunset around
here is a little after 8:00 with at least 30-45 minutes of twilight. If you
go up from where you are staying the drive up from Hwy 1 is fun. We turned
right on Decker to Mulholand Hwy to Little Sycamor. If you miss the Decker
turn, Mulhuland Hwy turn is just on the other side of Leo Carrillo State
Beach.
I'll post the clues to my 1st box Thursday.
See you soon, Wendy
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Wendy Gault (wendygault@earthlink.net) |
Date: 1999-07-06 09:16:22 UTC-07:00
>Well, I think I'll start the awkward carver's club. I did a stamp this
>weekend (with lots of lettering on it) and didn't notice until I finished
>that I transposed two words on it. Well, I'm not going to re-carve the
>whole stamp...I'll just try to convince everyone that it's one of those
>eccentricities of letterboxing...errrr...right guys?
At STAMPFEST (the rubber stamp carving retreat that I have mentioned before)
we all encourage each other with the concept of HAPPY GOOFS, they add
character and give us all a good giggle. Re-carving is un-heard of accept
when the "anal-carvers" goof. They rarely admit to their goof though they
are usually quite moody at lunch, and sometimes the evidence is found in the
trash.
>
>Wendy: Thanks for the story. Your honesty and willingness to share a story
>and refreshing. My opionion: trying is 80% of the battle. If you have the
>will to try, the rest is relatively easy. You obviously have the will to
>try! The rest will come.
Thanks for the sympathy and encouragement.
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 1999-07-06 09:35:23 UTC-07:00
Wendy Gault wrote:
>
> Re-carving is un-heard of accept
> when the "anal-carvers" goof. They rarely admit to their goof though they
> are usually quite moody at lunch, and sometimes the evidence is found in the
> trash.
LOL........
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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>
> Re-carving is un-heard of accept
> when the "anal-carvers" goof. They rarely admit to their goof though they
> are usually quite moody at lunch, and sometimes the evidence is found in the
> trash.
LOL........
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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[LbNA] Re: Hunt for the Cirle X Letterbox
From: erik/susan davis (davisarc@wcvt.com) |
Date: 1999-07-06 12:09:55 UTC-07:00
> At STAMPFEST (the rubber stamp carving retreat that I have mentioned before)
> we all encourage each other with the concept of HAPPY GOOFS, they add
> character and give us all a good giggle. Re-carving is un-heard of accept
> when the "anal-carvers" goof. They rarely admit to their goof though they
> are usually quite moody at lunch, and sometimes the evidence is found in the
> trash.
ROFLOL!!
Well I again float my suggestion for a "goofs' page on the website. This
is TOO funny!
By the way, I am glad so many letterboxes were salted or found on this
past weekend. Congrats to ypu all.
I started a couple during the mid-week - to go in Central Mass, with a
Am. Revolution theme (I missed the Fourth - Dang!). Well, at least I
started!
Erik
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> we all encourage each other with the concept of HAPPY GOOFS, they add
> character and give us all a good giggle. Re-carving is un-heard of accept
> when the "anal-carvers" goof. They rarely admit to their goof though they
> are usually quite moody at lunch, and sometimes the evidence is found in the
> trash.
ROFLOL!!
Well I again float my suggestion for a "goofs' page on the website. This
is TOO funny!
By the way, I am glad so many letterboxes were salted or found on this
past weekend. Congrats to ypu all.
I started a couple during the mid-week - to go in Central Mass, with a
Am. Revolution theme (I missed the Fourth - Dang!). Well, at least I
started!
Erik
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