A maple seed has been planted atop bald Mount Cardigan in New Hampshire. The clue is here: http://www.crocker.com/~bsennott/mapleseed.html Enjoy! Bonnie in...
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Fred Lorch
lonemasswolf@...
Oct 1, 2000 1:53 pm
I just returned from the Sleeping Giant. I am sad to say I think the tower box has gone missing. There are a pile of stones where I think the box once lived....
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Ruthann aka Mirkwood
mirkwood3@...
Oct 1, 2000 3:42 pm
Oh, sheesh! Yes, I am busy, and apparently too busy to give you the correct URL! Here it is: http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/letterboxing/riverbend.htm Thanks for...
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Bruce Farmer
bruce_farmer@...
Oct 1, 2000 5:23 pm
Can anyone suggest good tools for carving rubber stamps? I'm a bit apprehensive about attacking one with an Xacto knife. Thanks, Bruce ...
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teapot@...
Oct 1, 2000 5:30 pm
Linoleum cutters are good for carving - good for gouging, but I think you can get much better detail with an xacto knife. You can buy the former at any ...
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Wendy Gault
wendygault@...
Oct 1, 2000 7:56 pm
Hi Bruce, I use a linoleum cutter, #1 blade for all the detail and a #5 blade to clear out big areas. If you can look at the blades carefully and try to make...
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Ruthann aka Mirkwood
mirkwood3@...
Oct 1, 2000 11:19 pm
Sorry, all, in my haste I forgot one level in the URLs when posting the Web sites for these two boxes. Here are the correct URLs! Jabberwocky clues are at ...
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Banking Services
mailresponse@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:17 am
Certified Check Printers from G7 and Hewlett Packard ! http://www.g7ps.com/scripts/printers.asp NEW: Qchex - Free Check Printing online ! ...
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Space
Judi@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:41 am
Please note: The #1 First in PA letterbox is NOT missing - I found it two weeks ago (unless it was a replacement of one that had been lost previously) Space...
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axtowner@...
Oct 2, 2000 2:05 am
Greetings, all! New to letterboxing, new to this list. I'm wondering how many people in Connecticut have "gotten the bug" as a result of that recent article in...
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ribnag
ribnag@...
Oct 2, 2000 6:33 pm
... i found i have the most control with very rough dremmel bits. you just have to stop and pick little bits of rubber off of it every few seconds, or it stops...
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Ruthann aka Mirkwood
mirkwood3@...
Oct 2, 2000 7:46 pm
PEACE LETTERBOX Clue Web Page: http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/letterboxing/peace.htm My son, Teddy, said, "You should call this box "Tranquility"." The location...
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Jay Drew
drewclan@...
Oct 3, 2000 1:27 pm
It was a gloriously autumn day yesterday and Margaret and I had a couple of hours of together time in the morning, so we headed over to the Trustum Pond Quest...
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John De Wolf - PA
jdewolf@...
Oct 3, 2000 1:27 pm
Here's a link to an article on Letterboxing Michael Cooney wrote in his newsletter "The Friendship Letter". Enjoy. ...
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caseynmarj@...
Oct 3, 2000 9:05 pm
Ok, I've started gathering my materials for my box. I have a stamp to finish carving then I'll be hidding my box. But I noticed that it seems as though...
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Jay Chamberlain
ae4mk@...
Oct 3, 2000 9:25 pm
Not to worry.... no such thing as a stupid question... and pretty much yes to all of your question. It's up to you. make them as easy or hard as you like....
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Letterboxr@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:57 am
There's a new letterbox in Wyoming. The "Li'l Bug's Bungalow" Letterbox was placed on Expedition Island in Green River, Wyoming on 9/30/2000. Just off I-80,...
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Letterboxr@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:59 am
There is now a letterbox in Utah. The Golden Spike Letterbox is located near the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, where the first...
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Letterboxr@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:02 am
There is now a letterbox in Idaho!! After placing the Golden Spike box in Utah on Sunday, Oct. 1, Der Mad Stamper wandered on to Boise, Idaho. On Monday, Oct....
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Christopher Van Loon
vanloonc@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:56 am
As my vacation grows nearer, and I struggle to carve two stamps for the letterboxes my wife and I will be placing in Canada next week, I feel I should weigh in...
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Ruthann aka Mirkwood
mirkwood3@...
Oct 4, 2000 11:21 am
I've found only one real letterbox so far (in Michigan -- all the others here I have placed myself), and in that log book two of the stamps were store-bought....
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mohmers@...
Oct 4, 2000 11:41 am
WOW MITCH!...
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John De Wolf
jdewolf@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:06 pm
Hey Mitch! Great job. Way to knock off some more of those "virgin" states. You took pretty good care of the western side of the map. We might get to "50 in...
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Ruthann aka Mirkwood
mirkwood3@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:56 pm
... of HI??? I will GLEEFULLY take care of Hawaii -- maybe LbNA members can take up a collection to send me as the Official LbNA Representative??? LOL! Ruthann...
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Jay Drew
drewclan@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:33 pm
Chris, I agree: there is no such thing as an inferior letterbox! Some are excruciatingly difficult while others seem easy but are really harder than they look,...
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Susan/Erik Davis
davisarc@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:07 pm
Keeping the faith, Mitch! 50 in Y2K! I remember what a joke we thought it was back in 1998 when we began this wonderful journey - sometimes dreams might come...
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Susan/Erik Davis
davisarc@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:14 pm
Boxing is the objective - the creating, the placing, the clue writing, the hunting, the hiding and, oh yes, the stamps. The stamp is a small part of the...
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Susan/Erik Davis
davisarc@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:19 pm
Chris, You might also want to look on the www.letterboxing.org website under "JOIN" and then "getting started". There you will see a photo of a British...
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Jay Chamberlain
ae4mk@...
Oct 4, 2000 5:07 pm
Good point Susan.... I think I will take a walk on my lunch hour tomorrow and check Locust Shade. Jay C. Fredericksburg, VA "the Jolly G-man" ...
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chase@...
Oct 4, 2000 5:36 pm
Please remove me from your list. The email is overwhelming....
