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57203
Did you find the trail name of the placer on the box? Was there a note in it saying this is a letterbox etc.... RIFamily ... From:...
MARobb
melissa845
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Sep 1, 2006
8:25 am
57204
I am free on some weekdays. Mostly Tuesday and Thursdays.. MAybe we could get together.. It is nice to letterbox with others, Greenthumbnh skier4444...
greenthumbnh
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Sep 1, 2006
12:27 pm
57205
grey poo.. now that would be a fun clue.... go find the thing that looks like grey poo. ... Marie "What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft...
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mariesultana
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Sep 1, 2006
2:21 pm
57206
Hi Jimmy, Welcome to letterboxing! I'm happy to hear that you and your family enjoy it. NE OH letterboxer here. I'm going to post a message on the Great...
Becky
beckgirl0012004
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Sep 1, 2006
3:01 pm
57207
It was quite clear to me that this post was not referring to boxers with handicaps or small children. I wish folks would consider what the writer is saying...
funhog1
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Sep 1, 2006
4:16 pm
57208
Honor Liberty is hiding in Rigby, ID with the "Blast Off!" letterbox. What fun it was to come across this box!...
joyfulmom24910
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Sep 1, 2006
5:52 pm
57209
Thanks for the kind welcome. I will have to check out that list as well then. Jimmy (The Pirates)...
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jimmyco8
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Sep 1, 2006
6:52 pm
57210
Hi, Well I had a day off work and was looking for something to do with my family. I went to the website of our local Park system and there was a link to...
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jimmyco8
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Sep 1, 2006
6:55 pm
57211
OK. Being a noob to this whole letterboxing thing, I have a question. Do Oklahoma folk have gatherings? I have heard several people planning all of these...
Tracy Edwards
ncc911
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Sep 1, 2006
7:15 pm
57212
Okay, I'm going to pipe in ever so quickly and make a comment. I LOVE long hikes! I can rarely find someone willing to go with me that is over the age of 18....
Ruann
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Sep 1, 2006
8:01 pm
57213
Lots of Ohioans piping up here. I'm in Wayne County, Ohio (an area sorely lacking in boxes), feverishly trying to get a few boxes planted before leaving to...
Nancy Shepherd
shepherdhike
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Sep 1, 2006
8:02 pm
57214
... Haven't heard much about boxing in Oklahoma, so I don't know if there's enough activity there for a gathering. But you might check out the the...
Silent Doug
silentdouglas
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Sep 1, 2006
8:20 pm
57215
Hi, No trail name on the box & no note except the placemant date July 7 , 2006. Just the stamp and empty log book and the info sheet about letterboxing. Jim ...
Jim C
jimmyco8
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Sep 1, 2006
8:31 pm
57216
I certainly hope everyone finds something "for them" in 'boxing, and so, I've planted letterboxes on both long hikes and short walks. One of my boxes (retired...
defygravity2001
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Sep 1, 2006
8:48 pm
57217
Just a few possibilities: 1. The clues just might not be publicly posted yet. Believe it or not, there are some placers that place a box and then don't get...
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brighidfarm
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Sep 1, 2006
10:58 pm
57218
thank you for this information. I think perhaps getting some styrofoam and painting them with some sort of paint may work (though many would simply dissolve...
pilgrimsinthisland
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Sep 2, 2006
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57219
Yea, I thought that maybe the placer was waiting for something to release the clues or that he left town...:) JIm ... From: xxxxxxxx To:...
Jim C
jimmyco8
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Sep 2, 2006
12:12 pm
57220
What is a typical ratio between the numbers of people finding and stamping the letterbox, vs actually logging online? We just found our first 2 letterboxes...
maliabarth
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Sep 2, 2006
6:51 pm
57221
Willingly or tarred & feathered? Was it a store-bought stamp? :-) ~~ Mosey ~~ ... From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com ...
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brighidfarm
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Sep 2, 2006
10:51 pm
57222
No it was a nice hand carved stamp. Don't know ,maybe the boxer died right before he could post the clues??? :)...
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jimmyco8
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Sep 3, 2006
12:03 am
57223
Your observation results is typical. Most do not log their finds online but my box 'Ace of aces' gets a very high ratio of recored finds aproaching 90%....
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pioneer.spirit
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Sep 3, 2006
1:03 am
57224
Ahhhhhhhh, but died *how*??? Maybe it's not just a mystery box -- maybe it's a CSI box. The new season will be beginning soon. ~~ Mosey ~~ ... From:...
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brighidfarm
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Sep 3, 2006
1:39 am
57225
We had a gathering last spring with about 30 or so letterboxers. This year we discussed another, possibly with Okies and some from Kansas in the norther part...
CompassPoints
ltrboxingric...
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Sep 3, 2006
2:50 am
57226
... The gathering was actually spring 2005. I wasn't sure how clear I made that. Kim Compass Points-...
CompassPoints
ltrboxingric...
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Sep 3, 2006
2:58 am
57227
Logging finds online is a relatively new twist for the hobby of letterboxing. I believe that geocaching included this practice from its beginning. There are...
funhog1
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Sep 3, 2006
3:46 am
57228
... The F-1 was created to protect clues from search engine listings. Here's a quote from Green Tortuga Message #19990: "No search engine that I'm aware of...
ontario_cacher
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Sep 3, 2006
12:19 pm
57229
This is much like WOM clues that most never hear about. Just another example of the many ways to play. :-) Scarab of the Doubtful Guests ... record of my...
thedoubtfulguests
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Sep 3, 2006
1:01 pm
57230
That would be all well and good if the boxes would even show up on my searches. Since I don't "qualify" they never appear. I only know of the ones in NYC...
funhog1
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Sep 3, 2006
1:13 pm
57231
... letterbox ... appeared ... I'm ... Thankfully, ... many ... We have had several non boxers become letterboxers due to their googling our clue sheets as...
gwendontoo
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Sep 3, 2006
2:54 pm
57232
I love when boxers do not keep a public record on-line. While It is nice to get updates letting me know that my box is there and accounted for, it is even...
Kat Alexander
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Sep 3, 2006
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