Yep, it is going to be fun ......at least for all your foreigners coming to Texas!!!!! We even saved you from having an August event which would have been 100 degree heat. As Open Space said - much more details will be released soon, as she has been working on this for almost a year now. Can't wait to meet some new Letterboxers!

Baby Bear

We even saved you from having an August event which would have been 100 degree heat.

I think it was hotter than that during the last one in MA.

10 years!!!! I hope you enjoy your day!

Woot! Woot! Thank you for planting the 78 boxes of yours that I've found so far. They've taken me to both new places and familiar spots and I've loved them all.

This seems like a good time to ask whether this box is a mystery or a mistake. The library exists and the address is correct, but when you click on the link for the LbNA-hosted clue, it takes you to a box planted in California, I think. (I can't verify that now because LbNA is down, but it was a box quite far away from Michigan.) I noticed that 9800 is both the street number of the library in Michigan as well as the box id# of the LbNA clue. The planter is using a new profile with just this plant.

A few of us locals were discussing the matter and wondering if it was a very cryptic clue. One crafty fellow assured us that it's not, which makes me wonder if it is. :)

But I'll say that given the fact it hasn't been found since it was "planted" 5 years ago, there's no clue listed, and the person who listed the box hasn't logged in for two years, I'm going to mark the listing as retired so it stops showing up in people's search results.

What the box really is is hard to tell without additional information. It could be a mislabeled WOM box, a mislabeled bonus, a box that the person intended to plant but never got around to (although that shouldn't be happening at all!), or maybe it's a real box and the person forgot to include the clue.

I have a box like that which I have tried to list as a bonus box and I can't. I imagine I was supposed to do that when I first listed it and now it's too late. Someone just asked me for the clue, and I had to tell them it's a bonus and I can't figure out how to get it classified as such. I was told to add clues saying it's a bonus, but then it's a clued box that will come up in searches.

As for mysteries, I gave up searching for them on AQ because I found it too confusing. I like the neat, compact listing on LbNA better. They are organized nicely by state mysteries and county mysteries in the browse mode.

Happy cake day to you both!!!

It was nice to meet you at the Prairie Event. Happy AQ Day!

Well, that explains why I've gotten a couple of geocaching friend requests lately. I didn't even know such a thing existed.

If no one has offered yet, I'll be happy to carve one for you.

That makes sense. Sometimes the town in question is little more than an intersection with a gas station, so just listing the town is pretty much nailing down the location -- but it'd still look like a mystery to AQ. I suppose if you didn't want it to show up as a mystery, you could provide the intersection itself.

Happy cake day, YQ! You have been so nice and helpful to me over the years from letterboxes to helping me out with a project for a class. I hope to see you one of these days.
For over the past 6 or 7 years, I had this idea for a little tribute that would be great for today. About a year ago, I was aiming to post it today, but writer's block and the fact that it is silly and cheesy (nothing wrong with that) are preventing me from posting the portion completed. So you make the call. Should I post it?

Thank you all for your feedback. I appreciate it

Should I post it?

Ypsi gets to make the call, but here's one vote for posting it. I post silly and cheesy stuff all the time, including limericks.

Whoo Hoo!
Will PM you...
Many thanks!
Three Flamigos

I'm with Dawnkey. Post it. :-)

I have a box like that which I have tried to list as a bonus box and I can't.

The bonus box icon will display if you add a dependency restriction to the box.

As for mysteries, I gave up searching for them on AQ because I found it too confusing.

Here's the absolute, single, easiest way to search for mysteries on AQ:

1. When you registered on AQ, there's a secondary registration page that AQ asks some additional information. You'll never see it again after you register, but there's nothing stopping you from going back to it if you know the URL, and this is it: https://www.atlasquest.com/login/register2.html
2. Type in your address as the location. (You can just type in the city, but keep in mind that searches will be from the center of your city rather than your exact address if you do.)
3. And save your changes.

AQ will automatically generate several favorite searches for you including:

• A location-based letterbox search from your address (or city)
• A search for all boxes within your county (including mystery boxes in your county). You can edit this search to include only mystery boxes, but I figured if someone is interested in mystery boxes within a specific county, they'll probably be interested in all boxes within the county.
• All mystery boxes that are "somewhere" in your state. (This excludes mystery boxes where the county is specified since those are included in the previous search.)
• All mystery boxes within your country. (This excludes mystery boxes where the county or state are specified since those are included in the previous two searches.)
• All events being held within 250 miles of your address (or city)

Now whenever you want to get a list of mystery boxes at the county, state or national level--the links are part of your favorite searches and just a click away! =)

-- Ryan

Well, that explains why I've gotten a couple of geocaching friend requests lately.

Did you know about the souvenirs the past few (northern hemisphere) summers? Each summer is a different theme. This year happens to be pirates and friends.

Happy cake day to a dear friend and letterboxer. May your wildest dreams come true!

Let's see...

There once was a boxer from Ypsi,
Who fancied herself a wild gypsy
For planting animal boxes--
Penguins, swans, wolves, bees, foxes,
That are easier found when you're tipsy.

~P

I have a box like that which I have tried to list as a bonus box and I can't. I imagine I was supposed to do that when I first listed it and now it's too late.

The way bonus boxes are done now is to set a parent box. You will need to edit the box, go to the last page (Restrictions) and set a parent box there. If you want the parent box to be a specific box in a series (as I've done a few times) you first set it's parent box as the series, save it then come back to the same page and set which box in the series is its parent box. Without this second edit the parent box will be the first box in the series.

It may be a piece of the old PZ Kut B

Package it up at once and send it to me!! I will carve several "test stamps" out of it, make a determination, and let you know what you 'HAD' . . . . . heehee!!

This is fantastic!

So glad to have finally met the one and only. Happy Adventures!!

Everyone raise your glasses, here's to Ypsi!! Cheers

~Aurora

We actually booked our tickets, car, and cabin last night. We'll be in Moab from April 15th through the 21st (the 14th and 22nd are driving to / away from the area). If you want to / can make it happen with your schedule, let me know and I'll carve stamps / help in any way that I can.

Driving in town today when someone on the other side of the road decided to pass 2 cars over a double yellow and just squeak thru. Suddenly another person passed over the double yellow and almost hit me head on--oh, it was an unmarked cop car going after the first guy.

Is anyone here working on this? I only have a couple of geocaching friends, one of whom doesn't seem to be currently active, so my "team" is a little thin.

I'd love to get in on this. So far it's just me and hubby for our team so any other teammates would be so helpful. I'll send a friend request. I am fuzzypack on geocaching.com

We have not gotten out to cache yet this week, it has been too hot in our part of Michigan. And since I cache (and LB) with a dog, I won't go if the temp is dangerous for him. We are planning to cache this weekend so we can contribute to the team.

Thanks!
Ladywolf
Wayne, MI

We're staying in Newberry, SC for a couple of days, suppose to be a good spot. We booked our hotel back in March so the price isn't bad at all. It'll be here soon!

Occasionally justice works! Glad you escaped unscathed.

No, I didn't know, and I still don't care.

This seems like a good time to ask whether this box is a mystery or a mistake

also interesting is the owner of the box on lbna hasn't logged in there for over a year. but the trail name used on lbna has been on aq just last month. hummmm.

smile