I feel very blessed to be living here Jay! This morning as I drove home
from the laundromat, even though it's raining I thought my God Leverett is
beautiful today! And then I thought, wait a minute, it's beautiful EVERY
day, every season. I lived in Chicago for about 20 years, and--though
Chicago has its good moments--I never once thought it was beautiful every
single day :-)

With regards to Letterbox Saint-Exupery in Wendell State Forest,
Massachusetts: Only 2 folks have found it so far, which is about what I
expected since the clue works by metaphor rather than straightforward
directions. There are still 3 glow-in-the-dark stars to be collected!
Here's a hint for anyone who is interested. A new sign has been erected on
the Metacomet-Monadnock trail explaining that you are in the Hidden Valley
Memorial Forest (which means, I guess, that it is a forest within a forest).
Letterbox Saint-Exupery is hidden beneath "the stars of the forest floor"
on the left of the trail, just a few feet before you reach that sign. By
the way, the waterfalls that you pass in search of this box are just
gorgeous right now.

Jay, here's a hint for the 3rd box (Letterbox Vincent): After you get to
the sign I described above, keep going a bit farther. Right after the trail
veers to the right, away from the stream which has been on your left for
quite some time, keep your eyes open for a big fallen tree on the left.
Look near this fallen tree for a birch log with a piece of birch bark
nestled up against it.

By the way, if you go to Wendell, keep in mind that the Quabbin Reservoir
boxes are only about a 20-25 minute drive south of Wendell!

Bonnie
P6F5
In chickadee-singing Massachusetts


______________________________________________________

Speaking of red-yellow-orange New England, Bonnie, if we ever needed an
excuse to get out and letterbox, this autumn is it! We were out by
Narragansett Bay yesterday and the brilliance of the maples were
perfectly offset by the blue water. The QE2 was in port, and I figure
if people are willing to pay $$thousands$$ to visit, there must be
something to it.

Now we've got to get back up to Wendel to find that third letterbox of
yours. We loved StEx and the bonus box, but missed the third one....

Enjoying the fortune of living in this place this season, Jay


>
> Bonnie Sennott
> P6F5
> In red-yellow-orange Massachusetts
>
> ______________________________________________________

Bonnie, thanks for the tips for Vincent. My youngest (a son, 8 years
old) and I searched in that spot "before the dirt road that means
you've gone too far" for quite a while, just knowing that we were
overlooking something. There was a beautiful light warm rain and the
green, the rocks, and the wet will always be a memory for both of us.
We left happy and satisfied with our two stamps, with seeing Tom's
awesome personal stamp image, and with Ned's stars and a piece of
quartz, and went straight from that peaceful setting to the adrenalin
rush of the norba mountain bike national championships at Mt Snow. We
got muddy, we got bloody, and both did very well with our races. One of
our team members took a first place, and another a third, so we had
plenty to cheer about that week in New England.

Jay

"bonita sennott" wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa/?start=2381
> I feel very blessed to be living here Jay! This morning as I drove
home
> from the laundromat, even though it's raining I thought my God
Leverett is
> beautiful today! And then I thought, wait a minute, it's beautiful
EVERY
> day, every season. I lived in Chicago for about 20 years,
and--though
> Chicago has its good moments--I never once thought it was beautiful
every
> single day :-)
>
> With regards to Letterbox Saint-Exupery in Wendell State Forest,
> Massachusetts: Only 2 folks have found it so far, which is about
what I
> expected since the clue works by metaphor rather than straightforward
> directions. There are still 3 glow-in-the-dark stars to be
collected!
> Here's a hint for anyone who is interested. A new sign has been
erected on
> the Metacomet-Monadnock trail explaining that you are in the Hidden
Valley
> Memorial Forest (which means, I guess, that it is a forest within a
forest).
> Letterbox Saint-Exupery is hidden beneath "the stars of the forest
floor"
> on the left of the trail, just a few feet before you reach that sign.
By
> the way, the waterfalls that you pass in search of this box are just
> gorgeous right now.
>
> Jay, here's a hint for the 3rd box (Letterbox Vincent): After you
get to
> the sign I described above, keep going a bit farther. Right after
the trail
> veers to the right, away from the stream which has been on your left
for
> quite some time, keep your eyes open for a big fallen tree on the
left.
> Look near this fallen tree for a birch log with a piece of birch bark
> nestled up against it.
>
> By the way, if you go to Wendell, keep in mind that the Quabbin
Reservoir
> boxes are only about a 20-25 minute drive south of Wendell!
>
> Bonnie
> P6F5
> In chickadee-singing Massachusetts
>
>
> ______________________________________________________

Hi Nisa,

>I'm still debating on the book, though - I found a small blank book at a
>local bookshop, but the pages are only 3" x 2-1/4" Does anyone use
>stamps bigger than this to stamp in their book?

Is that for the book to be left in the Letterbox? That sounds like such a
cool size!! I've been buying small sketch books approx. 3.5"x4.5" and
cutting them down to approx. 3.5"x3.5" so they fit in the box better. Is it
a "perfect bound" or spiral bound book? What is the manufacturer, the order
number, etc., anything that might make it possible for me to find them.

Thanks. Wendy
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>From: teapot@teapot.mv.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Re: Red-yellow-orange Massachusetts
>Date: Sun, Oct 10, 1999, 10:00 AM
>

>Speaking of red-yellow-orange Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire is
>looking quite nice too. E and I take a daily walk along a walking trail
>right near our house and this is where Simila Letterbox #2 is going -
>I've carved up the stamp already - a quote from a poem of that adopted
>Yankee, Robert Frost (once I have the stamp done, everything else is a
>piece of cake) and I've got the box. We have 2 possible locations for
>it along the trail, which is, by the way, accessible by foot or by 2
>wheeled transport (bike, wheelchair, etc.). This box will definitely go
>out this week!
>
>I'm still debating on the book, though - I found a small blank book at a
>local bookshop, but the pages are only 3" x 2-1/4" Does anyone use
>stamps bigger than this to stamp in their book? The book is the perfect
>size for the big or small Staedtler erasers, but I'm just concerned that
>if someone is using a stamp that's about the size of Uncle Walter's
>small blocks, it may not fit!
>
>Nisa
>
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>
>
>
>
>

Wendy,

The book is the one that I want to leave in the box - but I think I may
pick up another to use as my passport. Most of the pages are unlined in
the book, but I didn't realize until after I got home that there are
words on every few pages in big font ex. courage, strength, balance. I
picked up the book called "A Woman's Notes" because I liked the sage
green cover and I suppose each book will have different words in it.
The series is called "Little Scribbles" and has a picture-frame cover on
it (you can add your own picture). The book itself is 3-1/4 x 2-3/4" in
size and is a "regular" bound book (not spiral) - on the last page of
the book it says it has been bound using handcraft methods and
Smyth-sewn. The manufacturer is Running Press Miniature Editions, ISBN
0-7624-0510-4 and the cost was $4.95. It also has a ribbon page-marker
and a mini-pen attached to it. It's kinda cute. I'll bet you can pick
these up at Barnes and Noble or Borders in the blank journal section. I
picked mine up at a local bookshop called, The Toadstool.

Good luck in finding it! Holler if you need more help!

Nisa



Wendy Gault wrote:

>
> Is that for the book to be left in the Letterbox? That sounds like such a
> cool size!! I've been buying small sketch books approx. 3.5"x4.5" and
> cutting them down to approx. 3.5"x3.5" so they fit in the box better. Is it
> a "perfect bound" or spiral bound book? What is the manufacturer, the order
> number, etc., anything that might make it possible for me to find them.
>
> Thanks. Wendy

Nisa,

Well if I can't find it with all that information...I'll have to hand in my
shopping license. Thank you.

The reason why I asked if you were leaving in the box or not was because I
have carved a 3"x3" stamp for one of my letterboxes. Because I couldn't
predict what I might find in a letterbox I decided to stamp the letterbox
image on loose paper (and write down any details that I want to remember).
When I get home I cut it out and paste it in a large hard cover sketch book
along with the maps, clues, and my comments on the adventure. When I'm
creating a letterbox I do basically the same thing. Just thought I would
share.

Take Care and Thanks for the info, Wendy

----------
>From: teapot@teapot.mv.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] Re: Red-yellow-orange Massachusetts
>Date: Sun, Oct 10, 1999, 1:17 PM
>

>Wendy,
>
>The book is the one that I want to leave in the box - but I think I may
>pick up another to use as my passport. Most of the pages are unlined in
>the book, but I didn't realize until after I got home that there are
>words on every few pages in big font ex. courage, strength, balance. I
>picked up the book called "A Woman's Notes" because I liked the sage
>green cover and I suppose each book will have different words in it.
>The series is called "Little Scribbles" and has a picture-frame cover on
>it (you can add your own picture). The book itself is 3-1/4 x 2-3/4" in
>size and is a "regular" bound book (not spiral) - on the last page of
>the book it says it has been bound using handcraft methods and
>Smyth-sewn. The manufacturer is Running Press Miniature Editions, ISBN
>0-7624-0510-4 and the cost was $4.95. It also has a ribbon page-marker
>and a mini-pen attached to it. It's kinda cute. I'll bet you can pick
>these up at Barnes and Noble or Borders in the blank journal section. I
>picked mine up at a local bookshop called, The Toadstool.
>
>Good luck in finding it! Holler if you need more help!
>
>Nisa
>
>
>
>Wendy Gault wrote:
>
>>
>> Is that for the book to be left in the Letterbox? That sounds like such a
>> cool size!! I've been buying small sketch books approx. 3.5"x4.5" and
>> cutting them down to approx. 3.5"x3.5" so they fit in the box better. Is it
>> a "perfect bound" or spiral bound book? What is the manufacturer, the order
>> number, etc., anything that might make it possible for me to find them.
>>
>> Thanks. Wendy
>
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>
>eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/letterbox-usa
>http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
>
>
>
>
>

> We have 2 possible locations for
> it along the trail, which is, by the way, accessible by foot or by 2
> wheeled transport (bike, wheelchair, etc.). This box will definitely go
> out this week!

Accessible letterbox? Wow! My 92-year-old Mom may get her wish to
a-hunting. Thanks!
Erik

Bonnie (and all others captivated with this season):

A wise old friend of mine once told me that the secret of happiness was
in developing a "sense of nostalgia for the present." I like that very
much. I also like Robert DiNero's character from New York New York:
Its a "major chord" when you are doing what you love to do, with someone
that you love, in a place that you love to be..

Well, VT is pretty fine these days as well. Our mountain view changes
breathtakingly every day every season. It never gets old or worn.

So a toast to happy letterboxers everywhere. Carpe Diem!
Erik