Yesterday while out hiking on one of my favorite trails I stopped by
the "Breathe" letterbox to check on its status. it is in AOK shape,
however, no one has been there in a very long time :( I can't
understand why since this is a beautiful spot, great trails with
woonderful views. As much as I enjoy doing all the new letterboxes,
I find the older boxes particularly satisifying. The "Breathe"
letterbox is one of the first letterboxes in RI & probably in the
US. The series name "Live & Breathe" is taken from the title of the
original Simsonian article that started the letterbox craze in this
country. So if you are looking for a different letterbox hike with a
little history, some great views, and don't mind a long, rugged hike,
consider the "Live & Breathe" boxes. A little hint, the original
clues call for a 3 mile walk on Rt 165 and the total walk is probably
7 or 8 miles. If you are familiar with the area, after doing the
Live & Deep Pond boxes you can retrace your steps back to your car
and drive to the spot on Rt 165 where the trail goes into the woods
to do "Breathe". This is truely some of the best hiking you will
find in the state of RI.
PS. Jay, I hope you don't mind this small hint on shortening the hike.
RI - letterbox condition -- "Breathe"
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Started on 2002-09-12
RI - letterbox condition -- "Breathe"
From: Janet (moonstone_baby@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-09-12 22:56:04 UTC
Re: RI - letterbox condition -- "Breathe"
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-09-14 16:20:31 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Janet" wrote:
> Yesterday while out hiking on one of my favorite trails I stopped
by
> the "Breathe" letterbox to check on its status. it is in AOK shape,
> however, no one has been there in a very long time :( I can't
> understand why since this is a beautiful spot, great trails with
> woonderful views.
Thank you so much, Janet, for checking in on "The Live and Breathe
Letterboxes," whose name was indeed plagarized from Chris' seminal
article in Smithsonian, "They Live and Breathe Letterboxes." (I've
had the pleasure of meeting Chris and hope he doesn't mind the copy-
catting...).
And no, we don't mind the little hint, especially since we provided a
similar one to those who look hard enough on our website. If folks
ever want a nudge on one of our own letterboxes, please don't
hesitate to write.
Jay in CT
http://members.aol.com/drewclan
> Yesterday while out hiking on one of my favorite trails I stopped
by
> the "Breathe" letterbox to check on its status. it is in AOK shape,
> however, no one has been there in a very long time :( I can't
> understand why since this is a beautiful spot, great trails with
> woonderful views.
Thank you so much, Janet, for checking in on "The Live and Breathe
Letterboxes," whose name was indeed plagarized from Chris' seminal
article in Smithsonian, "They Live and Breathe Letterboxes." (I've
had the pleasure of meeting Chris and hope he doesn't mind the copy-
catting...).
And no, we don't mind the little hint, especially since we provided a
similar one to those who look hard enough on our website. If folks
ever want a nudge on one of our own letterboxes, please don't
hesitate to write.
Jay in CT
http://members.aol.com/drewclan