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Reply to: #805584 by wassamatta u
Sep 17, 2013 8:13pm
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What would be the point of it if you just gave them away to people who didn't earn them?

I know I'm going to catch hell for this, but...

They're called Treasure Hiker Miles. Not "Letterboxer" Hiker Miles.

Geocaches are treasure too. And Geocachers, at least the ones I know, hike.

Hence, my question, of the people who administer the programs.

Amy, who has to learn to live with geocaching...

P.S. Don't hurt me; I'm still new. :)
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Reply to: #805593 by marrtians
Sep 17, 2013 8:52pm
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It might not have the name Letterbox in the title but here is the basic rule:

Here's the only rule: One point for each mile hiked while letterboxing, either finding or planting, on hikes of 1 mile or longer round trip.

I do believe he is going to be forced to do some letterboxing for this program. A shame, I know! But he might like it if he tries it...
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Reply to: #805497 by knit wit
Sep 17, 2013 9:18pm
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OK, Wolfie has claimed that I am some sort of voice of authority (boy, if that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will).

All rise as the honorable Knit Wit has entered the Atlas Quest Court carrying her trusted gavel baseball bat.

We developed some rules

Why do I get the feeling these rules are etched in rubber, not stone? =P
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Reply to: #805593 by marrtians
Sep 18, 2013 3:12am
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Geocaches are treasure too

Now, that is just funny!
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Reply to: #805593 by marrtians
Sep 18, 2013 5:25am
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Geocaches are treasure too. And Geocachers, at least the ones I know, hike.

I might actually attempt to find some caches if they had their own treasure hiker program!

But functionally, they are different sports. Letterboxing clues, especially treasure hiker ones, often take you on a designed and scenic hike. Geocachers are given coordinates to find. What do you set as the starting point for counting miles?

But they're more than welcome to find some longer-hike letterboxes to get the tags.
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Reply to: #805634 by Aiphid
Sep 18, 2013 5:44am
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Geocachers are given coordinates to find. What do you set as the starting point for counting miles?

I think this is the key. While I don't doubt that geocachers log some miles while caching, it is possible with bikes and four wheel drive to manage to get yourself to a point where the only walking you do is to find the cache.

Treasure Hikers was set up so that a planter could measure the distance and plan a hike so that finder would reliably be able to count the miles. As others have pointed out, the only rule for the group is that the miles are logged while letterboxing because most coordinators ask the person buying the pathtag to provide the list of boxes that they have found that count toward the mileage.

Knit Wit
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Reply to: #805634 by Aiphid
Sep 18, 2013 6:00am
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Geocachers are given coordinates to find. What do you set as the starting point for counting miles?

Well that's a fair point. I don't know.

And since this answer is coming from the person who actually administers the Maine program, I guess I know what I need to tell my cousin, who lives in Maine.

Get out and box! ;)

Amy

P.S. I did take him boxing, and he did not enjoy it. I, however, enjoyed finding his geocache. I guess I'm a little more open-minded than some. I also Munzee.
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Reply to: #805643 by marrtians
Sep 18, 2013 6:08am
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P.S. I did take him boxing, and he did not enjoy it.

There are tons of different types of letterboxes. Maybe he didn't like the ones that you found together, but would like another type. I know, it's a hard sell after they've tried it once :)
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Reply to: #805644 by Aiphid
Sep 18, 2013 6:55am
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There are tons of different types of letterboxes. Maybe he didn't like the ones that you found together, but would like another type. I know, it's a hard sell after they've tried it once :)

He did enjoy sneaking out in the dead of night. And helping us track things down... He lives in Cape Elizabeth and there are several that we have to figure out. He didn't enjoy the Fort Williams Park ones, mostly because the clues were hard to follow and the landmarks had changed.

We'll keep trying. :)