For clues I always put the clues that'll I'll put in the parent box. People won't be able to see them anyway until they've found the parent box and this gives me a set of clues if I forget where I've hidden the box(which I have done.)

However, if you put clues on the bonus box's page the finders of the parent box will be able to see the clue online. This may be what you want, that people will be able to see the clue and go back and find the bonus box, but it may also not be what you want. If you don't put the clue on the bonus box they the finder will have to figure out which box they need to find to be able to find this bonus box.

And if you want to keep the clue to the bonus box for your own use then enter it as a note on the box's page.

Just an option, if you want to use it.

National parks are NOT a big no-no. Read the guidelines.

I've found it easier to get permission if I call and speak to the Park Manager in charge of the regulations before I send in my forms. I'll give him/her assurances that my boxes aren't far from the trails, etc.

PuggleMom

Thanks for the help. I knew there was some way to do this I just couldn't figure it out.

I want to go but it’s 4 hours away and early the next morning we are driving to Maine for a week of camping, which I’ll need to be packing for. I’ll just miss an event there, too, so I’m getting antsy! I may be a last minute sign-up for this one...

I visited their with one of my daughters. We went to a prospective student orientation--the thing I remember most was sitting through the financial aid lecture (ouch!). The campus was lovely, it was close to where her older sister was already in college (Defiance) and it had the major she was interested in. She ended up going to Hanover about half the size and tuition was less due to being in-state. Sounds like you may have a chance at a scholarship.

{Are you allowed to plant in state parks? I know national parks are a big no no but what about state?}

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That's the official rule, everywhere I've planted . . .

It does depend on what state, my state of NC requires a permit and they charge a Very high price per box , so it seems that they are trying to discourage Letterboxing in their parks. Poo on them.

On the other hand our neighboring State of Virginia LOVES letterboxes in their parks and welcomes them. Some even plant their on LBs and they have a geocaching program where you can go to the office and pickup clues to LBs and caches , they will even rent you a hand-held device for the day to find their caches. How COOL is that?

They do like for you to give them a copy of your clues to the letterboxes you plant , but they don't care how many you plant at a time.

Ah, yes...I understand now. Thank you for explaining.

and grandfathered you in on those messages.

I appreciate your grandfathering in all of my saved messages. I would not have wanted to lose any of those.

Thanks, too, for the reminder about the Notifications and Email Preferences page. I had forgotten about that feature.

So...I guess it's time for me to become a premium member! --Long overdue, actually! :)

By cat hates blue jays. When one shows up and starts squawking at him, he starts the hunt. Within the next two days he roots out at least 2-3 of them. Blue feathers everywhere...

Lil Poo Slinger and I have a wonderful day with so many friends and so many boxes. We especially enjoyed tackling the cryptic clues, the shed, and the hides in the fairy neighborhoods. So much fun! Thank you for all the work to prepare for our attendance and for sharing your home with us.

Squirrel intelligence is vastly underrated.

We did this series too, a nice day spent in Kennebunk.

Great news! Sunia got her Staedtler AND her Joni Michell stamp in today’s mail!

Warrior Woman
greatly relieved

12 our of 14 boxes planted so far, in case anyone interested isn’t following the tracker ;-)

Kitkat

Thanks... There are a couple in local businesses to visit as well... The shop owners are a hoot!

If I try to log a find in Safari, there is no calendar/drop down menu thingie to get the date. It wants me to type in a date which isn't accepted since there is supposed to be a calendar thingie.

In Google Chrome the calendar thingie is there and working properly.

Anyone else experience this?

MM

Yeah, you and I would be seeing a LOT of jail time, Pete, if it were illegal here!!! ;^)

Congratulations!

The State of Connecticut waited until there were at least 1000 boxes (seriously) hiding behind all those rocks in the state parks and a good chunk of their park staff was getting laid off due to budget cuts and then said, hey, we would like you all to get permits. And most state boxers went, "um, no, that ship has sailed." I think I know one or two boxers that have ever bothered with permits. Because it's not just a permit. You're supposed to go check your box once a year, and put a special sticker on it, and tell them exactly where you want to plant it BEFORE you plant it so they can go check the spot first, meaning you have to go to the park twice. And then they have planting guidelines that their own state letterboxes don't even meet. Like they have state letterboxes in historic structures and in stone walls. And this is all in a state that was mostly clear-cut and covered with sheep about 100 years ago. The land here is not that delicate.

If I try to log a find in Safari, there is no calendar/drop down menu thingie to get the date.

Theoretically, Safari is supposed to support dates. I can't actually test it myself since I don't have anything Apple, but according to the documentation online, it should work. Do you know what version you are using?

It wants me to type in a date which isn't accepted since there is supposed to be a calendar thingie.

Even on older browsers where the calendar doesn't work, you should still be able to type in a date, but type it in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.

-- Ryan

Not being snooty - just curious - why would you want to use Safari if you have Chrome?

Squirrel intelligence is vastly underrated.

Agvree!! Zhe moose ist dumb, but zhe sqvirrel ist zhe vhone to bheat.

Yes thanks from me too! I really enjoyed the event. The stamps were all so wonderful! And love the creative way you hid them. I would love to have the bird houses set up at my house too! Much easier to clean out in the winter! You and Lori did a great job! Thank you so much

Personally, I don't like Google collecting so much information on my finances, identity, health issues, purchases, choice of newspapers/music/movies/restaurants/political associations, and so on.

Chrome seems like the King of info collecting. It could be I am just superstitious. Or naive. Or paranoid.

Most often, when I log cards, there are many at once. Maybe a tracker, for instance. Or maybe I did a personal exchange, or Marjorie's Potpourri. I use Advanced Search. But for each card, I have to change the status from Traditional to LTC. Every single card logged requires this extra step.

Is it possible to change the default so that we can choose to place it on LTCs, OR to make the default whatever we last used? For traditional boxes, I am probably only logging a couple of individual finds [or maybe one series]. I am doing at least 5 cards at a time, and if I get behind, it might be 25 cards.

Ok, there's my 2 cents.

If you do a Simple Search then you can directly enter the LTC number. That will take you directly to the card. That's how I start entering an LTC tracker. From there I just use the tracker to quickly get to the next card.

If they are miscellaneous cards then just keep entering the numbers.

Clue 2 Watch the following: https://youtu.be/1c1_aVXFuGA

I use Advanced Search. But for each card, I have to change the status from Traditional to LTC. Every single card logged requires this extra step

Under the 'letterbox' tab at the top of the page, dropdown menu, select "Record Find". The first time you can select type 'LTC' and enter the card #. It will take you to the card and after you log the find, use the page back to get back to the "Record Find" screen. The 'LTC' type is still selected, so just enter the next number you want to log. Repeat until finished.