"SNOW...klahoma"

With all the winter weather...sleet, ice and snow that Oklahoma has received this winter, this song seems so fitting. If you know the song "Oklahoma"....sing this one to the same tune....

SNOW…….klahoma
Where the cold front's sweepin' down the plain
And the piles of sleet, beneath your feet
Follow right behind the freezing rain.

SNOW…….klahoma
Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Travel home from work and hope some jerk
Doesn’t wreck our car in passing by!

We know we belong to the land
But it could use s...ome more salt and more sand

That’s why we say…..WHOA!
We’re sliding the other way…….YIKES!

We’re only sayin’
You’re slick as snot SNOWklahoma
SNOWklahoma
SNOW-K-L-A-H-O-M-A

SNOWklahoma, SNOW-K!

Our Thoughts: Postals

Today, we received our very first "official" postal. We are in a Newbie Ring. Now you're probably asking yourself..."What's a postal?" and "what's a Newbie Ring?". Let us explain.

A postal is another type of letterbox. The difference is that instead of being outdoors, on trails, hiking to find the box....it's sent in the mail. You go to AtlasQuest.com and find the Postal Forum. There you can find a "ring" to sign up with. Before I explain a "ring" let us tell you what a "Newbie" is. A newbie is someone new to the hobby of Letterboxing....one that is still learning. A "ring" is a group of individuals that sign up to participate in mailing letterboxes to others in the group. There are some, that don't want anyone but experienced letterboxers. But to gain experience, you have to start somewhere...thus the Newbie Rings. These are hosted by individuals with lots of patience and are willing to teach as they go.

The Newbie Ring that we're in only has five in our group. A small group is easier to manage and guide along the way. Sending Postals is perfect for the wintertime, especially for those who live in areas where it's virtually impossible to get outdoors and hike (usually because of lots of snow and/or extreme temps) Some people who might be restricted because of health reasons... hard to walk, heart conditions, etc...participating in Postal Rings allows them to have as much fun with this hobby as those who go outdoors. That's the really cool thing about Letterboxing... there's something for everyone.

That's it... all in a "nutshell"....happy letterboxing and don't be afraid to participate with postals.

Our Thoughts: Letterboxing North America vs. AtlasQuest

There are two great websites online for learning about and getting clues for lettering boxing. The first... letterboxing.org was the first we found and we were thrilled at all the information we were able to glean from there. We then kept reading about in other's comments and clues about the second... atlasquest.com and decided to check it out. At first it seemed a little more complicated, mainly because we didn't know anything ourselves and didn't understand the terminology. As the weeks and months have passed and with the help of others, we have learned alot about "how to" and different terms used in this hobby.

Letterboxing North American is easy to navigate in... an easy place to leave and locate clues to boxes. It's easy to link those clues with AtlasQuest as well. However, it seems that most people prefer to or leave comments in Atlasquest more often. For us, it's easier to see if the clues to our boxes that we've planted have been looked at or even found. Not that we have that many to keep up with, but the ones we have planted....we've received reports on in AtlasQuest but never in Letterboxing North America...and we've link the two together. I guess you would say that we like the feedback and we get it atlasquest more than at letterboxing.

Conclusion:... In the future, any boxes we plant, whether it be a traditional, hitch hiker, postal, or LTC... we're leaving our clues in one place and one place only...atlasquest.com.

*This is strictly our thoughts and opinions and no one else's.