Looks like the Apple Dumpling Gang missed some wild times on Yahoo
while we were boxing this weekend! I had to write and tell you how
much I appreciated your stories and your approach.
Tammy,
Apple Dumpling Gang #1 (P10, F21)
P.S. The windshield won't get you if you fly a little higher. (or
stay off of the road altogether)
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Randy Hall
>
> > > "I find places with zero chance of accidental discovery, I
mean remote
> > > places way off trail"
> >
> > I have been under the impression that we should be hiding our
boxes in a
> > way that does not require disturbing the area in order to
retrieve the
> > box. (Leave no trace) In my mind that has meant not placing
anything
> > really "off trail".
>
> We should be. Most of my boxes (including the one in question,
most likely),
> average less than 5 visitors a year (in reality, less than 2, but
if I make
> that claim, someone will flame me if they saw 3 stamps in one of
the ones in
> question because they missed the words "most" and "average",
sigh ...).
>
> That is far less than other off-trail activity in the areas, from
sports such
> as hunting, fishing, geocaching, adventure racing, and
orienteering, all of
> which are at higher volumes, some of which also leave no trace at
these higher
> volumes, and all of which are socially accepted in the areas in
question.
>
> I'm confident that I'm a very ethical placer and respect the
woods. Anyone is
> free to remove any of my boxes that they feel violate these ethics.
>
> Cheers
> Randy
> who gets flamed when simply trying to prevent a flame war, oh well,
some days
> you're the windshield, somedays the bug ;-)