The Secret Gardeners, the Canada Goose and the Celtic Master all snagged
your boxes in Lynn Canyon. our compliments on the carvings. Fabulous!!!!
Well worth the trip and the scenery was great.
Thanks
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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: (CT) A Night on Lebanon Green Letterbox: Missing??????
From: "mothermoo2001"
2. Ct. Aug 3 M. Hollow celebration
From: "mothermoo2001"
3. Ct. Tolland County 4-H Fair boxes
From: "mothermoo2001"
4. DC: 2 boxes on Roosevelt Island
From: "lastcherie"
5. NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Great Falls -- Fairfax county
From: Elizabeth Glassco
6. Report on NJ letterboxes
From: Silent Doug
7. [Fwd: Little Devil Downpour Letterbox]
From: dan rinzel
8. Re: CO: new letterbox in Frisco
From: "adriennedc1968"
9. Chicago Letterboxes
From: "springchick1219"
10. clue for a new letterbox
From: "j_arnal_1999"
11. Re: NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Gre...
From: Fireflylight@aol.com
12. Webmaster for WA: change in Ravenna Park clues
From: "Eliza B."
13. Re: FW: letterbox-usa digest mode ??
From: "mlgainey"
14. Re: NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Gre...
From: Elizabeth Glassco
15. Dinosaur State Park Box#2(CT)
From: "thelionandsanddollar"
16. New Hitchhiker (Centibration)
From: "thelionandsanddollar"
17. TX - Hiking Pug Letterbox
From: Stephanie_Albright@Dell.com
18. Two new boxes near Columbia, MD!!
From: Fireflylight@aol.com
19. update on PEI Strathgartney letterbox
From: "gbheron77"
20. New Hope Letterbox
From: "M. Tong"
21. KY-new letterbox in Bardstown
From: "Deanne & Dave"
22. Re: New Hope Letterbox
From: "Tom Cooch"
23. Oh ~ new letterbox clues
From: motofranz@webtv.net
24. Re: New Hope Letterbox
From: "lizardbuttsfamily"
25. CA: New Hope Letterbox
From: "lizardbuttsfamily"
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:17:10 -0000
From: "mothermoo2001"
Subject: Re: (CT) A Night on Lebanon Green Letterbox: Missing??????
--- Lebanon Green Letterbox is missing?
I didn't get out to pick the box up over the weekend please if
someone else did to dry it and clean it let us know. It has gone
missing once before and I will replace it at some point if we don't
hear from anyone. Sorry for the empty trip and thanks to Chuck for
the heads up on it wish the weekend hadn't been so busy. Leader of
the Pack
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:25:58 -0000
From: "mothermoo2001"
Subject: Ct. Aug 3 M. Hollow celebration
August 3 ,2002 All day a myriad of wonderful events will fill
Mansfield hollow State Park in honor of the 50 th year of Mansfield
Hollow Dam and the Mansfield 300 Homecoming. Among the events : 2
p.m. in the picnic area under the pines off bassetts bridge Rd. I
will have a letterboxing event. With the introduction of the
restored Kettle Hole Trail you will find a wonderful collection of
letterboxes. The clues available online after the event. So meet me
there borrow a packet and enjoy the effort of the Kettle Hole trail
restoration. I won't say how many boxes - it's a suprise ! Let me
just say your count will make a considerable jump! This idea was
inspired by Betty Robinson - President of the Friends of Mansfield
Hollow and done in Memory of Richard Nagy. Leader of the Pack
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:10:53 -0000
From: "mothermoo2001"
Subject: Ct. Tolland County 4-H Fair boxes
Once again the Tolland County 4-H Fair will host a letterboxing event
open to all. The fair is held Aug 9,10,11 at the Tolland
Agricultural Center Rte 30 in Vernon , Ct. The fair is open all day
Fri, Sat and Sun. This is a small fair with no rides and only 4-H
run concessions. It is a very family event and welcoming to
children. It is also a special year as it is the fairs 60 th
aniversary and the 100 th year of 4-H. The admission to the fair is
$6.00 per car. Walkins are $3.00 per person. The money goes towards
the fair expenses. Sat. has a chicken BBQ 4-6 and country music on
stage Fri and Sat. night. Please come out and find the centtennial
box and the trail of fair adventures and memories boxes. See you
there Leader of the Pack and the Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H club. If you
are formerly involved with the 4-H program please sign in our guest
book .
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:59:13 -0000
From: "lastcherie"
Subject: DC: 2 boxes on Roosevelt Island
Both letterboxes are alive and well on Roosevelt Island in
Washington, DC. Several people had stamped in them over this
weekend, and we found them on July 28 in the very hot afternoon.
The "Roosevelt Island" box is a little crunched and no longer
waterproof, but the book is in a baggy and seems to have stayed dry.
The "Teddy's Box" book was full, and another letterboxer (not the
owner) had kindly placed a new book in the box.
Cattales
P0F3
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:42:26 -0400
From: Elizabeth Glassco
Subject: NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Great Falls -- Fairfax county
Here are directions & clues to the new Riverbend Park letterbox, placed
7/29/02.
Lee Glassco
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Directions to Musdrat Ramble Letterbox:From I-495, take exit 44 and go 4.6
miles west on Rte. 193 (Georgetown Pike) to a right on River Bend Rd. Go 2.1
miles to a right on Jeffery Rd. and 0.9 miles to the Visitors Center
entrance on the right. Park in the Visitors Center lot. From the parking
lot, walk straight down the hill past the picnic area toward the river and
turn left on the dirt path. Follow this parth about 10 minutes to a
footbridge (there are many side trails from this parth, but stay on the
main, riverside trail. Do not cross the footbridge; instead, turn left on
the narrow path by the bridge and walk a few steps to where it turns right
to cross the creek. Fire up your compass and, on a bearing of 200 degrees,
walk 25-30 steps to a very tall tree with several large vines climbing its
trunk. Now, on a bearing of 254 degrees, walk a few steps to a
double-trunked tree. Muskrat Ramble Letterbox is in a hollow at the base of
the trunk on the right.
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:08:57 -0400
From: Silent Doug
Subject: Report on NJ letterboxes
On Saturday, I discovered the following letterboxes:
Into the Woods, Hoffman Park -- the box was fine, as was the journal and
stamp in their plastic bag, but there was moisture inside the box and the
"about letterboxing" cards were soaked and could use replacing. Also, the
clues refer to 2 birch stumps, but only one is standing -- the other has
rotted away completely. The stump where the box is hidden is also rotting
away quickly. This box is little visited, but the clues should probably be
slightly revised. (The poison ivy was ubiquitous, but I trod carefully and
*so far* don't seem to have brought any home with me
Ken Lockwood Gorge -- in fine shape.
Round Valley -- in good shape, and I picked up the Backpacker Hitchhiker
there, too. This hitchhiker seems happy to have finally gotten out of New
England (it had been found multiple times by various 'boxers, including 4
times by Wanda & Pete) and wants to go further west. I'll be happy to
oblige
Doug
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Silent Doug, P07 F25 X04
silentdoug@douglasgerlach.com
http://letterboxing.gravitycloud.com
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:57:44 -0400
From: dan rinzel
Subject: [Fwd: Little Devil Downpour Letterbox]
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The Little Devil Downpour Lettterbox was placed Saturday,
July 27th, in Shenandoah National Park in Warren County,
Virginia, by Dan Rinzel and Christine Chumbler.
Find the Cemetery on the trail at skyline mile 19.
Walk uphill to the first yellow blaze.
Beyond it, about 50 yards, a pile of rocks
visible to the left of the trail. You will need
to look carefully at the pile. If you reach the
second yellow blaze, you went too far.
This letterbox is also a bookcrossing zone.
( see http://dan2bit.bookcrossing.com ) If you
find the book, please take it with you. If you
want to leave a small paperback, register it
with bookcrossing.com and keep the relay going.
This letterbox could probably use a slightly bigger
container (half gallon size, maybe?) if the kind soul who
finds it has such an item.
It's our first effort, so feedback is appreciated.
A copy of these clues is posted at
http://2-bit.com/letterbox
Thanks!
-Dan
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:16:30 -0000
From: "adriennedc1968"
Subject: Re: CO: new letterbox in Frisco
Yeah, another letterbox in Summit County!!! I just returned from my
parents house in Dillon where my mom and I went on our first letterbox
hunt on the 11-7 trail on Keystone Mountain. Unfortunately, it wasn't
there. Have you ever found that letterbox? My mom and I also left a
new letterbox on the Tenderfoot Trail in Dillon, but I haven't posted
the clues yet -- I'm working on it!
Adrienne
Washington, D.C.
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "thebrownknight2002"
> The Peninsula Letterbox
> Location: Frisco CO, Summit county
> Placed: July 25, 2002
> By: The Brown Knight
> Difficulty: Kid friendly
>
> An area of land in Frisco is referred to by the locals as The
> Peninsula. White River National Forest is on part of The Peninsula,
> but the letterbox is located outside of the gate on city property so
> as to "leave no trace". From Main St. and Summit Blvd. in Frisco take
> Highway 9 south. After about a half mile, you'll pass the Frisco
> Nordic Center on your left. The next turnoff on your left is the one
> you take and it has a sign which says, "Peak One / Pine Cove
> Campgrounds, White River National Forest". It's about a mile from the
> Main St. and Summit Blvd. intersection. Soon after you turn in,
> you'll see a sign which says, "Campground Boat Ramp" pointing left.
> Don't take this road. Instead take the gravel road to the right and
> drive about a quarter mile to a locked gate and park on the side of
> the road. From the center of the gate at a heading of 175 degrees
> lies a 3 ft. high round boulder which blocks a dirt road. Walk down
> this dirt road. You'll pass some large flat rocks on your right. At
> the first "intersection" take the path heading right due NE up a
> slope. At the next "intersection" at the top of the slope, follow the
> path left due N. Take 30-35 steps and on your right is a small 1 ft.
> high, cubed-shaped rock that is perfect for stamping in. From this
> rock at about 85 degrees, take about 15 steps and you'll see a half-
> buried, lichen-covered rock with about one-eighth of it broken off to
> form a crevasse. Inside this crevasse under smaller rocks is hidden
> The Peninsula Letterbox.
>
> Save some time to hike beyond the gate where your car is parked. It's
> two miles to a beautiful view of Lake Dillon.
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:28:44 -0000
From: "springchick1219"
Subject: Chicago Letterboxes
Had a great time hunting down our first boxes this weekend while
visiting the Chicago area -- Chicago Underground and Magic Hedge.
Both boxes are in good condition, with stamps and books intact and
dry. Although it was a little harder to find, we were surprised to
see so few visitors to the Magic Hedge box since it was placed Dec.
2001.
I purchased the stamp I am using as my personal stamp because I was
anxious to get started and found the 'perfect' stamp. Am now working
on carving my first stamp, a hitch hiker to be planted on our next
hunt. Also putting together a few ideas for boxes of our own, to be
placed in the West Michigan area.
Thanks for all the great info here and on member sites around the web!
Deb & Randy
Muskegon, MI
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:19:31 -0000
From: "j_arnal_1999"
Subject: clue for a new letterbox
Thompson Creek Trail Letterbox #1
This box is in Claremont, California in Eastern Los Angeles County.
I placed it July 28, 2002.
The Thompson Creek Trail runs adjacent to the Thompson Creek flood
control channel along the base of the foothills. For this
letterbox, you can best access the trail from Indian Hill Blvd. or
from Towne Avenue. Both these streets intersect Foothill Blvd the
old Route 66), Baseline Road and finally the trail. From Towne Ave,
you will want to walk east, with the mountains on your left. From
Indian Hill Blvd, you will want to walk west with the mountains on
your right. The box is on the trail between these two access
points. Look for a marking like this:
241 + 00
SBM
6" vent
100 >
241 + ~ 698
7
Standing on the trail, with your back to this marking, go forward 30
paces to the back of the clearing. Turn left and go 39 paces to a
tree on your right. The base of this tree is surrounded by
shrubbery. The box is hidden in the rocks at the base of the tree.
Be careful not to disturb the irrigation system.
Submitted by Timaroo of Grombolia
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:32:04 EDT
From: Fireflylight@aol.com
Subject: Re: NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Gre...
Any chance of getting these clues not in MIME format? I can't open file!
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:42:06 -0700
From: "Eliza B."
Subject: Webmaster for WA: change in Ravenna Park clues
For the life of me, I can't remember if there's another way to get in
touch with y'all, so forgive me.
The Ravenna Park clues for Seattle, WA, have changed just slightly.
They up and moved the picnic table mentioned. Just go straight through
the clearing (the clues are fine without the table, but if people are
looking for it, they may think they're not on the right track when they
are.).
Thanks!
---e
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:56:51 -0000
From: "mlgainey"
Subject: Re: FW: letterbox-usa digest mode ??
> > Good Day! Being not terribly familiar with the listserv
> > command set for
> > Yahoo Groups, I wonder if there is a digest mode, where I can
> > receive the
> > email messages of the day (or other time period) in a batch,
> > rather than one
> > at a time, as they are sent?
When I signed up to be a member of this group on Yahoo!, I was asked
if I wanted e-mails daily, in digest form (many e-mails in one
massive e-mail), or not at all. You can set up these preferences by
clicking on "Edit Your Membership" on the Groups area of Yahoo!. Hope
this helps.
-- M. Gainey
Richmond, VA
0P0F0X (gimme a break, I just found out about LBing last week!)
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:12:00 -0400
From: Elizabeth Glassco
Subject: Re: NEW Virginia letterbox: Muskrat Ramble, 2nd in Riverbend Park,
Gre...
Here are the clues:
Muskrat Ramble