The Pepe's & Davidow's Letterboxing Site

Some Letterboxing Links were added to the page, which include a link to the Letterboxing North America web site, what to pack in your backpack and a Complete List of Hitchhikers including all of those boxers who have moved them and where. It's amazing to see what distance some of these boxes travel! This Hitchhiker site is done by Pete Miner [of Wanda & Pete fame], who should be congratulated for doing a fine job in providing such a great service for us all. Also, I have included a "Box of the Week" link that will highlight a newer letterbox that is unique or special. Since we live in Connecticut, most of the links will be in-state or one of the surrounding ones. This link will be new every Monday. This week's link is the "Peanuts" boxes [10 boxes], located at Huntington State Park in Redding, CT . Check it out! There is a special link to the web page that details the Massachusetts Winter Gathering that will begin at noon on January 18, 2003 at the Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, MA. The Pepe's & Davidow's plan to attend. Don't forget to RSVP to Rustypuff [Kim Calcagno.] This will be our first gathering and the troops are getting excited. The major question is should we begin another logbook for these gatherings or should they follow in chronological order in our current logbook? We'll see who prevails.
Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Let's hope 2003 is as active with new boxes as 2002!

The following list are boxes that we have found: 6/15/02 - "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" in Essex, CT [1] 6/15/02 - "3 Score" in Essex, CT [2] 6/24/02 - "Pinecone" at Timberlin Golf Course, Berlin, CT [1] 8/10/02 - "Lord of the Rings Series" at Seven Gables Park in Carlisle, PA [5] We found our first hitchhiker, "There & Back Again" here! [1] "We stopped in Carlisle on the first night of our summer vacation on our way to Gatlinburg, TN. What better way to begin our vacation than to find our first hitchhiker. I can still hear the screams of excitement from my nieces, sister-in-law and my wife!" 8/10/02 - "The Beagle" at Biddle Mission Park in Carlisle, PA [1] 8/17/02 - "Appalachian Group #1" at Davy Crockett State Park in Limestone, TN [1] 8/17/02 - "Appalachian Group #3" at Sycamore Shoals State Park in Johnson City, TN [1] 8/24/02 - "Elizabeth Park" in Hartford, CT [1] 8/31/02 - "Townshend Dam Culvert" in Townshend, VT [1] 10/14/02 - "Dead Bug" at Hubbard Park in Meriden, CT [1] 10/19/02 - "Chesterfield Gorge" in Chesterfield, NH [2] 10/20/02 - "West Arlington" in West Arlington, VT [1] "We watched a husband and wife flyfish right by this letterbox. Great place for a picnic!" 10/20/02 - "Hip Hop" at One Mile Woods in No. Bennington, VT [1] 10/20/02 - "Norman Rockwell" at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA [1] 10/27/02 - "Timothy Grass" at Norton Park in Plainville, CT [1] 10/27/02 - "Soccer Challenge Series" at Malerbo Soccer Field in Bristol, CT [1] 11/02/02 - "Crickets on Old Route 30" at Townshend Dam in Townshend, VT [1] 11/2/02 - "Hawk Watch" in Putney, VT [1] "This is one of the nicest spots we have found. Up on a mountain with an almost 360 degree view! Easterly views of 3 states [VT, NH & MA] were terrific. Westerly views showed 3 ski areas and would be a great place to watch the sunset!" 11/15/02 - "Brownsville Lighthouse" in Brownsville, VT [1] "Sue and I stopped here with the Mauri's on our way to a bed and breakfast in northern Vermont. Joe Mauri found this box and we have the picture with his wide smile to prove it!" 12/15/02 - "The Christmas Mystery" in ?????, CT [1] "This is not to be missed. You have to visit this box around the Christmas holidays! This will be an annual stop for us. But first you have to solve the mystery!" 12/15/02 - "You Otter See This" in North Windham, CT [1] 12/15/02 - "Paddle to the Sea" in North Windham, CT [1] 12/15/02 - "Christmas Around the World" in Chaplin, CT [6] We found our second hitchhiker, "Bohemian Traveler" here!! [1] "These carved stamps were some of the nicest and most detailed we have found to date. Learning the different Christmas traditions of other countries was very interesting and finding our second hitchhiker made for a perfect day. Good thing we brought the compass!" Our total as of 12/15/02: P0 F36 X0 What a great hobby - we've seen so many great places that we probably wouldn't have visited. Stay tuned for more!!

# posted by Mark and Sue @ Sunday, December 29, 2002