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Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #967897 by Trailhead Tessie
Nov 4, 2018 8:55am
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Ya those microspikes aren't messing around. Thanks. I think I'm gonna mostly go with starting my carving and coming up with items needed, planning, learning, getting prepared for spring. And maybe some indoor planting. It's just started turning here. I'd just like to put it out there that I welcome letterboxers to my area of the Kenai peninsula please. It's sparser letterboxing in alaska but it does exist and I want to help it grow. Summer here can be amazing and longer than you'd think too. Whatever I plant I'll put details about traffic times of year and weather times of year.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #967913 by Neoterra
Nov 12, 2018 4:31pm
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Hi Neoterra!

I'm on the Kenai Peninsula too! Let me know if you have any questions - I'm still a bit of a newbie as well (few years) but I've been all over Alaska letter-boxing. :)
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #968276 by AKPilotGirl
Nov 12, 2018 10:23pm
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That's amazing. I've just barely practiced my first stamp 😂.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #967578 by Neoterra
Dec 13, 2018 10:25pm
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In Alaska, no, I do not box in winter. In Hawaii, sure. In Alaska, the boxes are buried in snow and generally frozen to the ground. Plus, if you try and get the boxes off the frozen ground, you risk breaking them. That's the worst.

Try postals. They're fun. :)
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #967578 by Neoterra
Dec 14, 2018 3:26pm
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Here in Maine, people do box during the winter. But the famous Mudflinginfools is again hosting her overnight boxing event at LL Bean. There is going to be about 200 letterboxes to be found. There are boxes inside and outside. Overnight temps are usually 10 degrees and lower.

At this point, there are over 200 signups for the event.

So to answer your question, yes we box in the winter.

Ray
Happydaze
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #969380 by KnottyKnitterDirtMonkey
Dec 14, 2018 11:11pm
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Thank you, yes I've been learning to carve, in the chats and learning, and I joined secret Santa tracker. After Christmas maybe I'll come up with some indoor. Honestly I probably could have gotten some outdoor action in October, maybe even November, but I was having car trouble and what's out there is not in walking distance. I'll enjoy spring and summer.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #969405 by Neoterra
Dec 17, 2018 7:23pm
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Fair warning: October is a relatively difficult time to box for safety reasons. Bears are usually still on the hunt for that last fall/summer meal, so it's best to avoid roaming the woods that time of year. Spring is messy, but the boxes are usually unfrozen from the ground by mid May if they are in a sunnier spot. We've gone out in April and they've still been quite frozen. Again, with that time of year, the bears are waking up, so avoid the deep woods ones until mid summer. Don't know if you're new here, but as lifelong residents, just thought I would throw you a few nuggets of knowledge to get you started here.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #967578 by Neoterra
Dec 18, 2018 1:14pm
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Hi and welcome to a great hobby.
We used to go out all the time in winter but now my better half (hubby) can't take the cold due to health issuessssssss....bummer. And the boxers that live closest to me don't do cold weather either......again..bummer.
Get yourself a stamp either hand made or store bought and get going! Happy holidays.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #969495 by KnottyKnitterDirtMonkey
Dec 20, 2018 1:15am
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Yes, it's wise to avoid the bears, were aware. Good to talk about though.
Re: Winter
Board: State: Alaska
Reply to: #969505 by a knitwit
Dec 20, 2018 1:17am
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I have officially carved myself my first signature stamp and some others. Again I'm in Alaska. Not much outdoor boxing right now.