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Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960639 by Frankie and Benjy
May 31, 2018 9:36am
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and then the hole grows closed and the box can't be extricated

I would never have expected that!
Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960639 by Frankie and Benjy
May 31, 2018 9:46am
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I planted in a hole at the bottom of a small tree at the edge of a cemetery. I had a strong wire attached to the box so it held the box up inside of the tree. The wire, even though it was black, must have been too visible because it kept disappearing. I had re-carved and re-planted once, but didn't want to carve it for a third time so I gave up. I had permission to plant in this City owned cemetary, but I don't think the grounds crew was ever told. I suspect they are the ones who kept removing it.
I've had a bonus box disappear too. When I replanted, I made sure to include instructions to leave it there! It was weird, because they left the clue in the initial box, but kept the bonus box (or it was muggled, you never know!)
Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960620 by Stitches
May 31, 2018 9:46am
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Ideally, I should plant it so it is hard for it to be found accidentally, but still provide a clue that allows it to be found intentionally!

The trick is to make the clue so mind-numbingly impossible that no one will ever notice it went missing. Saves you on the blizzard of hate mails that say you did this wrong and you did that wrong even tho you did all the work for the community at large's amusement.

More practically, the cardinal rule is "zero chance of accidental discovery". What that means, at least to me, is under a rock about 10-20 feet off trail. Find a moderate sized rock, pull it up, dig out a boxed sized cavity below it, disperse the dirt, put down the box, put the rock back exactly as it was.

DO NOT EAT before planting or finding letterboxes. Animals are smarter than you, and off goes the box when they think it smells like trail mix or a PBJ sandwich.

OK, some locations don't have rocks, and even for those that do, this suggestion represents an ideal scenario as opposed to where the clue says the box should be (you do write the clue beforehand, I hope :)). You get the gist. Don't hide it under a pile of sticks or a rotted log. We've all done it, and we all know it doesn't work. If not practical, take the principle of my suggestion. Good luck.
Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960642 by Stitches
May 31, 2018 10:23am
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I would never have expected that!

Neither did I! :D But I was able to get the box out by removing the lid - one-handed - and then squeezing the lid, the box, the contents out one by one. Definitely a lesson learned!
I need some carvers!!
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
May 31, 2018 10:36am
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for a short-notice event in August. Greek themed images.

https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gTrackerId=9860
Greek themed stamps needed.
Board: LTC: Trades and Trackers
May 31, 2018 10:38am
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I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
May 31, 2018 10:55am
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I started letterboxing in late 2016, but I REALLY started letterboxing several months ago. Since that time, I've gotten my first tick (ever) and poison ivy (for the very first time). These are things I expected, but yesterday, something happened that I couldn't believe, and I just had to tell someone.

My letterboxing friend (Flutter Fairy) and I were "on the hunt" in a park that has informative signs along the path about Red-Tailed Hawks, Owls, Coyotes, Bobcats, etc. We had already passed several of these signs when the next letterbox clue read, "What do you have left to fear? Continue down the road until you encounter the Bobcat on your right." This clue was referring to a Bobcat SIGN, but as we looked up the path instantly after reading the clue, a Bobcat walked out onto the path (from the right, of course!). I took pictures of the Bobcat walking down the path towards us, with the clue in the foreground of the picture (because I didn't think anyone would believe us), and then another picture when the Bobcat was about 5 feet from us, but I don't know how to post them here. We did report back to the owner of the box that her clues were VERY LIFELIKE AND SPOT ON! Be careful out there!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 11:02am
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I want to see those pics.
Go to Toolbox at the top of the AQ page and select photo gallery.
Click create photo album. Fill in the info. Select upload photos and there you are. Please make it a public album so I can see that bobcat.

If it'd been snake, you could have uploaded it here: https://www.atlasquest.com/gallery/viewalbum.html?gAlbumId=3467
Re: Han Solo Mouse?
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960604 by Oberon_Kenobi
May 31, 2018 11:39am
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Wait... What?
Re: 2018 Mini Golf Challenge
Board: Event News and Planning
Reply to: #960638 by Happy Daze
May 31, 2018 11:44am
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what's the prize for the highest score? I'm a contender for that one.
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 1:00pm
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And the rest of the story??? Clearly, it didn't attack and eat you and your friend . . . did it just walk on by? Did you make yourself large and make noise to scare it off? Anxious to hear the outcome of your encounter 😳
Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960637 by NLW
May 31, 2018 1:17pm
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Hey, I planted a box on a beach, and it was found on an island in the Gulf of Mexico. I had tied it down with string, but string doesn't hold up well.
Re: I lost another one of my plants!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960639 by Frankie and Benjy
May 31, 2018 1:19pm
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Ah, the 'tree with a hole'... and then the hole grows closed and the box can't be extricated.

I have cut at least two out of such trees. No, I didn't cut the tree down, I just widened the hole until the box could be retrieved.
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 1:43pm
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How exciting!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960650 by Wronghat
May 31, 2018 1:55pm
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I’m with WH, let’s see the pics!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960657 by Wise Wanderer
May 31, 2018 2:29pm
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How did the story End?
Re: Han Solo Mouse?
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960653 by PapaSolo
May 31, 2018 3:32pm
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Wait... What?

I've come up with an idea for a stamp that I want to plant based on this idea. The names I came up with for it were the ones I gave, but I figured that this group of creative people could do better. Y'all did!

I haven't carved the stamp yet so the name is still up for improvement, if you can come up with something better than has already been given.

You'll have to see the stamp (when it is planted) to see the idea I came up with.
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 4:19pm
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I had some clues telling me to look in the "serpent's den", but in front of the little cave was a real live copperhead, who then proceeded to go into the cave.
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960668 by Trailhead Tessie
May 31, 2018 5:30pm
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Did you look in the den? 😁
Re: Greek themed stamps needed.
Board: LTC: Trades and Trackers
Reply to: #960647 by aMAZEing adventure frog
May 31, 2018 6:29pm
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Hi, We will be working on a stamp of Neptune (Poseidon) and Themis (Justice).

Will keep you up dated.

Blacksheep 1-2. Linda & Wally
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 6:50pm
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This is too much of a story and I just had to add on to it. After reading what happened to you, Huntress, I also had an similar occurrence. I know exactly how you felt because I am also sure that I found the exact same box in TX, lol. Here are the pics that I took while boxing I encounter this bobcat. I managed to return the box and grabbed my things. This happened almost 5 years ago. Cute kitty!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960664 by twofreetimers
May 31, 2018 6:55pm
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That Bobcat just kept walking toward me...and passed by about 4 ft from me! One of the joggers in the area said, “oh yeah, they are around...if you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you!” But the bad part was that the box was missing!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960673 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 7:03pm
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But the bad part was that the box was missing!

I guess the bobcat was first finder!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960650 by Wronghat
May 31, 2018 7:09pm
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Ok - I made the photo album, The Huntress’s Bobcat” But I don’t know how to put a link in this message. Note: the close up picture is not on Zoom, and it was taken with my iPhone. The other picture is just as the Bobcat walked out when we read the clue (added the highlighting later), but this wasn’t a great picture...I was in a hurry and a little nervous!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960675 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 7:19pm
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But I don’t know how to put a link in this message.

The Huntress’s Bobcat Photo Album
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960675 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 7:21pm
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I think that's an amazing picture of the bobcat!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960648 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 7:45pm
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What an incredibly beautiful animal! How lucky you were to see it! And what a crazy coincidence!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960672 by scouttrekkie
May 31, 2018 8:34pm
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Oh, my g-d! Those bobcat photos!
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960672 by scouttrekkie
May 31, 2018 9:26pm
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Cute kitty!

It just sat there on the log while you took its picture? That is one semi-tame cat.
Re: I just had to tell someone...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #960675 by The Huntress
May 31, 2018 9:56pm
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Awesome photos, Huntress! Yes, it just like the clues read at box 9. What an amazing coincidence.