Letterboxing Rocks!
I was introduced to the hobby of letterboxing in early July 2004 by one of my best friends, Chrissy. For those of you who are unfamiliar with letterboxing, it's the combination of hiking and scavenger hunting. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to track down small plastic boxes containing log books and rubber stamps that are hidden all over the USA, using clues available online. It's a great way to explore parks, forests, and historical sites. For more detailed information, visit: www.letterboxing.org or www.atlasquest.com.
This webpage is meant to be my interactive letterboxing journal. If you ever find one of my boxes, feel free to email me a status report at dlp44@cornell.edu.
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Letterboxes I've Planted:
1) Hop To It! (8/1/04)-Oakley Corners State Forest, Owego, NY
2) Sssurprise (8/1/04)-Oakley Corners State Forest, Owego, NY
3) Going to the Chapel Hitchhiker (8/8/04)-???, Northern NJ
4) Permanent Hibernation (8/8/04)-Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Rockaway Township, NJ
5) Holland Sweet Holland (9/26/04) - ???, Tompkins County, NY
6) Moonlit Mile (11/5/04) - Evergreen Cemetery, Owego, NY
Letterboxes I've Found:
1) Elizabeth Park (7/17/04)-Elizabeth Park, West Harford, CT
2) Traveler's Towers (7/17/04)-Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT
3) Elliot Hitchhiker (7/17/04)-Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT
4) Horace Wells (7/18/04)-Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT
5) JP Morgan (7/18/04)-Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT
6) Crying Woman (7/18/04)-Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT
7) * What's Cooking? Hitchhiker (7/22/04)-found in Good Grief letterbox, Glastonbury, CT by Chrissy
8) RTRW Birthday Box (7/24/04)-Fernridge Park, West Hartford, CT
9) DEP #10 (7/25/04)-Nepaug State Forest, Canton, CT
10) Grumpy Frog (7/25/04)-Nepaug State Forest, Canton, CT
11) The Coconut Tree (7/25/04)-Nepaug State Forest, Canton, CT
12) The Marble Dragon (7/25/04)-Nepaug State Forest, Canton, CT
13) Blue Griffin (7/27/04)-Hurd State Park, Cobalt/East Hampton, CT
14) Purple Serpentine Dragon (7/27/04)-Hurd State Park, Cobalt/East Hampton, CT
15) * The Old Burying Ground (7/27/04)-Cromwell, CT with Chrissy's help
16) DEP #1 (7/28/04)-Meshomasic State Forest, East Hampton, CT
17) White Elephant (7/28/04)-Hurd State Park, Cobalt/East Hampton, CT
18) * The Dispatcher (7/30/04)-Vestal, NY with help from my brothers and son
19) Downstream Deliverance (7/31/04)-Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY
20) Monster Tamer (7/31/04)-Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY
21) Cooper Mill / Kay's Place #2 (8/8/04)-Cooper Mill, Chester, NJ
22) Tolland 4H Fair Event Stamp (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
23) The Castle (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
24) Dutch Belted (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
25) Holy Grail (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
26) The Crown (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
27) Where's the Beef? (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
28) Sword & Shield (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
29) The Shire - Horse of Knights (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
30) Shield C (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
31) T.A.C. (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
32) Northeast 4H Leaders Forum (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
33/34) King & Queen (8/13/04) - Tolland County 4H Fairgrounds, Vernon/Rockville, CT
35) Two Trees (8/28/04) - DEP Headquarters, Farmington, CT
36) Daffy's Downfall (8/28/04) - DEP Headquarters, Farmington, CT
37) The Kitten Piggyback (8/28/04) - DEP Headquarters, Farmington, CT
38) *Der Mad Drummer (8/28/04) - DEP Headquarters, Farmington, CT with Chrissy's help
39) Spyda (8/28/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
40) Ladyburg (8/28/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
41) Shooting Star (8/28/04) - UCONN Health Center, Farmington, CT
42) Fungus Amungus (8/29/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
43) Wood Pecker (8/29/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
44) Under the Oak (8/29/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
45) Thunderbolt P47/ 2nd Lt. Vincent Hugh Core Memorial (8/29/04) - Farmington Memorial Forest, Farmington, CT
46) DEP Stamp #24 (8/29/04) - Nassahegon State Forest, Burlington, CT
47) Peace Piggyback (8/29/04) - Nassahegon State Forest, Burlington, CT
48) June Monsoon (9/26/04) - Ithaca, NY
49) Wildflowers of Ithaca Fiddlehead (9/26/04) - Ithaca, NY
50) Wildflowers of Ithaca Hepatica (9/26/04) - Ithaca, NY
51) Carantouan Springs (10/2/04) - Waverly, NY
52) Sapsucker Woods (10/23/04) - Ithaca, NY
53) Drood (11/6/04) - Hartford, CT
54) Pina Colada (11/6/04) - Hartford, CT
55) DEP Stamp #13 (11/7/04) - Mattatuck State Forest, Watertown, CT
56) DEP Stamp #17 (11/7/04) - Paugnut State Forest, Torrington, CT
57) The Plantations (11/20/04) - Cornell Plantations, Ithaca, NY
58) Unicycle (11/20/04) - East Ithaca Recreation Path, Ithaca, NY
59) *Mount Hope (12/31/04) - Rockaway, NJ with Chrissy's help
60) *The Courage My Mother Had (12/31/04) - Rockaway, NJ helped Chrissy plant this one
61) Songs of the Season Box #1 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
62) Songs of the Season Box #2 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
63) Songs of the Season Box #3 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
64) Songs of the Season Box #4 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
65) Songs of the Season Box #5 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
66) Songs of the Season Box #6 (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
67) Songs of the Season Bonus Tune (12/31/04) - Englewood, NJ
68) Wildflowers of Ithaca Trout Lily (5/7/05) - Ithaca, NY
69) Seeking Knolledge (5/15/05) - Cornell Plantations, Ithaca, NY
70) Snoop Doggy (5/15/05) - Cornell Plantations, Ithaca, NY
71) SkiXCountry (5/15/05) - Hammond Hill State Forest, Caroline, NY
* = found with the help of someone who'd already found the box previously
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