Stone Mtn Echoes: Another Stone Mountain Letterbox LbNA #49503 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Stone Mountain |
| County: | DeKalb |
| State: | Georgia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Crouching Panda  |
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| Found by: | Eidolon |
| Last found: | Sep 7, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 6, 2009 |
Prologue:
On August 7, 2004, letterboxing in Georgia became something more than a little-known hobby. On that day, an article appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The Game's Afoot" featured interviews with Mark and Red's Bunch. On that same day, the first-ever Southeast Gathering was held at Stone Mountain Park.
At the end of that day there were 14 letterboxes inside the gates. Five years later, there are more than 250 active boxes -- THE greatest concentration of letterboxes per acre ANYWHERE.
The Stone Mountain Echoes letterboxes have been planted to commemorate those first 14 boxes, to honor what the pioneers started at Stone Mountain. The locals visit these old haunts regularly on our hikes through the park, as some of the original boxes are still active. And yes, some of those old boxes have been lost forever. Even so, while the locations and trails are much more familiar, those spots still retain a sense of mystique and wonder, as if the amazement some of us felt seeped out of us and became part of the mountain. We hope these new reprointerprecreations can help bring those same feelings to the folks who are just starting out, or who just haven't been there yet.
The original Another Stone Mountain Letterbox letterbox was planted by uneksia on July 1, 2004. It is still active.
Clue:
After returning 'Another Stone Mountain Letterbox' to its hide, stay put where you are and pull out your compass. Take a bearing of 85* and walk in that direction about 55 steps to a tree that curves to the right. At the base of this tree, covered by rocks and debris, you will find what you seek.
Replanted on January 31, 2010. The original echo box fell victim to the September 2009 flood.
On August 7, 2004, letterboxing in Georgia became something more than a little-known hobby. On that day, an article appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The Game's Afoot" featured interviews with Mark and Red's Bunch. On that same day, the first-ever Southeast Gathering was held at Stone Mountain Park.
At the end of that day there were 14 letterboxes inside the gates. Five years later, there are more than 250 active boxes -- THE greatest concentration of letterboxes per acre ANYWHERE.
The Stone Mountain Echoes letterboxes have been planted to commemorate those first 14 boxes, to honor what the pioneers started at Stone Mountain. The locals visit these old haunts regularly on our hikes through the park, as some of the original boxes are still active. And yes, some of those old boxes have been lost forever. Even so, while the locations and trails are much more familiar, those spots still retain a sense of mystique and wonder, as if the amazement some of us felt seeped out of us and became part of the mountain. We hope these new reprointerprecreations can help bring those same feelings to the folks who are just starting out, or who just haven't been there yet.
The original Another Stone Mountain Letterbox letterbox was planted by uneksia on July 1, 2004. It is still active.
Clue:
After returning 'Another Stone Mountain Letterbox' to its hide, stay put where you are and pull out your compass. Take a bearing of 85* and walk in that direction about 55 steps to a tree that curves to the right. At the base of this tree, covered by rocks and debris, you will find what you seek.
Replanted on January 31, 2010. The original echo box fell victim to the September 2009 flood.