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> I have signed up for Yahoo groups and entered all of my e-mail addressess
but
> cannot get my messages posted. My e-mails are:
>
> david1959@juno.com
> dplendl@hotmail.com
> davep1959@aol.com
>
> I am sending my post for my first letterbox hide. Maybe you can get it
> posted for me.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave P
>
>
>
> "LOVE THE HILLS"
>
> Hidden August 13, 2002 by "Dave P" in Tallahassee, Florida (Leon County).
>
> I have been geocaching since March 2001 and hid the first geocache in this
> area (go to www.geocaching.com for more information). I decided to give
> Letterboxing a try and found my first one in Atlanta, Georgia this past
> weekend with my wife, Ellen (I learned how to use a compass while on the
> hunt). I have been planning to hide this one for a while and found a good
> spot for it. With the tree cover, it would be hard to find a geocache, so
a
> letterbox works real well here.
>
> I named this Letterbox for the local terrain and my 'mantra' while riding
> mountain and road bikes in the area. If you don't love the hills, they
will
> defeat you. This search will take you on a short up-hill hike (less than
> one-mile round-trip). The letterbox is a sandwich sized, plastic
container.
> It contains a handmade stamp (my first one), an inkpad, a logbook, and a
pen.
> Please e-mail me at david1959@juno.com to let me know of your find.
>
> The letterbox is hidden in San Luis Park on San Luis Road at San Pedro
Ave.
> My siblings and I played in these woods with our friends while growing up
in
> nearby San Luis Ridge in the early to mid 1970s, long before the park was
> here. There is no charge to enter the park. The trails are well defined
but
> sandy and crossed by lots of tree roots. Stick to the trails until the
final
> direction. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring insect repellant.
> Beware of poison ivy and local wildlife. There is a water fountain and
> bathroom in the park but you may want to bring a water bottle for the
hike.
> Don't forget your compass and your stamp.
>
> Start off at the tic-tac-toe game at the playground. Take a bearing of 10
> degrees and walk 85 paces. I am a 5'9" tall male taking normal sized
steps.
> A pace is counted on a footfall of either foot, i.e. two paces are counted
> each time the right foot hits the ground. You will have to cross several
> obstacles here. You will see a light pole. From the light pole, take a
> bearing of 30 degrees. Follow the path uphill.
>
> You will come to a pine tree in the middle of a fork in the path. From
this
> tree, head 0 degrees north, following the trail until you come to a bench.
> You may take a short break here. From the bench, take a bearing of 320
> degrees and follow the path until you get to a "T" in the trail.
>
> At the "T", take a bearing of 280 degrees and follow the trail to a second
> bench. Don't take a break now, you are almost at your goal. From the
> middle of the three-way intersect in front of the bench, take a bearing of
> 340 degrees and walk 50 paces, sticking to the trail. Turn to a bearing
of
> 100 degrees and take 8 paces off the trail. Be careful of the flora and
> fauna here.
>
> The letterbox is at the base of the tree, covered with large, dark stones
and
> leaves. After leaving your stamp's imprint and any message you may want
to
> write, and stamping your book with my "Love The Hills" stamp, please seal
> everything back up and replace the letterbox just as you found it. Cover
it
> up well so that it won't be found by accident.
>
> Hope you had fun. Please e-mail me at david1959@juno.com to let me know
of
> your find.
>
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