Yes indeed. That project harbored many secrets and mysteries. It’s the one that most thought was an April Fools Joke. It took me many frustrating months to finally get it made and mailed. I liked how it turned out though.

Happy 9th 🎂 AQ-day!!!

Hope you had a great, sunny, inky day!

condo

Happy AQ day!

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I was wondering if anyone had any tips for navigating Harold Parker? I started the Da da da da, da da da da BATMAN! https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=307338 series but every clue references number markers and more than half of them are missing :/ Any tips? anyone know where the markers used to be? I've been using the map as I go but there's just SO many unmarked trails and SO many little ponds (I counted 5 on my last trip) that it is VERY tricky to find precisely where the markers were supposed to be. Cheers.

I have an android phone and the Open Street Maps app (OSMand) and that map has the markers AND uses the phone GPS so you will know exactly what intersection you are at.

Hi All!!

I just heard there is a postal ring "postal puzzles". Is that true? Does anyone know about this? and if so, can I get more info or direct me on where I can find this ring?
This game is getting better and better as the years go by!!! I love puzzles and stamps - what a neat idea!!! I'm like a little kids again! TIA!
Tina/LbH2018

We found the GAIA app helpful our last excursion.

That series was planted in 2019, and the official map is also from 2019 so markers should be similar https://www.mass.gov/doc/harold-parker-state-forest-trail-map/download

If actual trail markers are missing then printing the PDF map should help sort things out, especially if you also use GAIA or ALL TRAILS (both are based upon Open Street Maps) on a portable device and match up current location with the PDF map.

You might be referring to IrishRef’s Springbok annual puzzle ring. Twelve participants, one mailing per month, starting in January each year.

Thank you for putting on such a wonderful event. My mom and I had so much fun. Sorry you lost some stamps. And I can't wait for the next one.
Wrexx🦖

When I "Download Data" "Finds and Attempts" my count for everything other than "traditional" isn't matching up with the totals under my profile on AQ. The count for "traditional" matches and so do the totals for everything on "Plants". But for finds, I'm off on eventBox, hitchhiker, ltc, other, postal, and traveler. Some are under and some are over and the total of all is off.

Happy birthday rebiccola, sweet lady 😘

Correction:

The "traveler" and "other" totals are correct. My issues are with "eventBox", "hitchhiker", "ltc", and "postal".

I took a look at the eventBox's, and I'm not seeing a problem. Your profile shows 279 event box finds. Your logbook shows 279 event box finds. (240 listed finds and 39 unlisted finds.) And your downloaded data from the spreadsheet shows 279 event box finds (again, with 240 listed finds and 39 unlisted ones).

I haven't looked at the other types since I can't even find the problem with your event box counts. What numbers are wrong? Can you be more specific about exactly what you're counting or excluding?

-- Ryan

are the things that don't match up, unlisted and therefore showing up under the unlisted drop?

just wondering out loud to you...........

condo

ok given the numbers you shared it's the "unlisted finds" that are pulling off. I don't see the "unlisted finds" on the "Finds & Attempts" I'm downloading. Do I need to pull a separate report for those?

Ok, I get it now, didn't realize I needed to pull "Unlisted" separate. All straight now. Thank you both :)

yup, and if you are trying to track milestone finds, remember to "merge" the unlisted finds and the listed finds to find your "true milestone" box.

I am (rather belatedly) trying to make a spreadsheet to track all my plants and finds by certain criteria.

Still a bit confused. (I want to be sure it is listed correctly, as I have quite a few that follow a theme. I apologize for the lengthy clarification below, but so appreciate your knowledge!)

To clarify, I list a series as "Black Trail". Then, I add 3 boxes underneath that series (Night, Widow, Bird). These are not listed with separate AQ #s. This is the only place I added them.

Now, I add the clue which will be clues that go in order to be found. For example, the trail is a loop.... (Night) Go to the first bench. Look behind for SPOR (Widow) Count the blazes, 1-2-3, just behind the 3rd blaze, look for the large fallen tree. (Bird) Continue on towards the water. Near the boulders, look between the 2 sister trees.

After adding the clue, the series will have 1 AQ#, but each box in series, when found, will each list as a find.

So, I do not have to list each box individually, with a separate AQ#. Instead, I can list as a series, to be found all in order as mentioned above.

Is that correct?

Happy anniversary!! Hope you get to do some boxing related activities today :)

Correct.

The series has one AQ#. Each box within the series is listed individually (no AQ #) and counts as a find on each box.

Maybe this helps? It's a series I found recently.

https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=362028

That is exactly what I needed, a concrete example as to how to list it! Thank you Wise Wanderer and Miss Moon!!! So helpful. Honestly, fellow boxers are such a source of encouragement and helpfulness. I appreciate you all.

you go girl! I love hearing about those that are so organized in their boxing records.

Come up and try the Chicken pot pie (hand pie)! it's my favorite,

Old Blue
There are quit a few boxes up here that you haven't found...

Thanks RIclimber! This tip helped A LOT! This time, I saw all the markers I was looking for so far. (didn't make it all the way around). Now I'm having the sneaking suspicion most of the markers ARE still there but just that the trails are so twisty and windy that I looked in the wrong places last time. Blush. I was just navigating with a paper map so it was much harder to find the intersections where the markers should be. Open Street Maps app helped SO much. Man, this place is tricky. I'm over 200 boxes and I've never been somewhere where I needed a GPS to help me.

Happy anniversary!! Hopefully you had an Inky one ;)

Thank you so much for putting this event together. I enjoy making new friends. Hope to see you at the next one.

Happy AQ Anniversary!

Shelly

Happy happy AQ-day! Here’s to many more.