tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post4730226029528644991..comments2024-02-11T09:28:28.294-08:00Comments on Atlas Quest: Rock StashingRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-67514449543167111862010-03-18T12:00:02.681-07:002010-03-18T12:00:02.681-07:00Are there any rocks stashed near Albuquerque?Are there any rocks stashed near Albuquerque?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-53785560755526465542009-03-25T15:37:00.000-07:002009-03-25T15:37:00.000-07:00Environmental implications of rock stashing? Hope ...Environmental implications of rock stashing? Hope the artists use only non toxic paints.. many contain lead, cadmium etc which are very damaging to amphibians. Clear polyuretahne glaze is also sorta non enviro.<BR/><BR/>I don't feel bad about one little ziplock baggie (for log)and a sturdy container going into the environment when I see the very huge amount of trash generated for NO purpose. <BR/><BR/>Actually I use a recycled-art parts warehouse here in SF for most of my card stock, fabric scraps, images from old cards and illustrations, magnets if I am lucky and- yes- Altoids and other tins. <BR/><BR/>I try to reuse as many containers as possible, like screw top glass jars and- these are the BEST- screw top plastic containers from hair pomade that my students use by the bucketful.(see also: face cream plastic tubs like Noxema)<BR/>SuziLivvi in Green SFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-1245085081422135732009-03-21T22:23:00.000-07:002009-03-21T22:23:00.000-07:00Rock-stashing??? Not sure I understand. Wonderin...Rock-stashing??? Not sure I understand. Wondering if MrOspital's wonderful camoflauged letterbox rock would qualify as both letterboxing and rock-stashing. Hmmm...<BR/><BR/>hansenclan in So. Calif.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-79984471203848737332009-03-21T15:25:00.000-07:002009-03-21T15:25:00.000-07:00Ok I MIGHT be an April fool but never a March one!...Ok I MIGHT be an April fool but never a March one! ;) TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-2378638291591274902009-03-21T11:54:00.000-07:002009-03-21T11:54:00.000-07:00For those of you in Northern California, I recomme...For those of you in Northern California, I recommend The Rock Shop, 5115 Quinn Rd, Vacaville. I dropped a small fortune there on my recent trip (before remembering that I had to lug it all home). :)<BR/><BR/>SStacy Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251777017462533341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-69092220402018337062009-03-21T08:01:00.000-07:002009-03-21T08:01:00.000-07:00Your mention of Alki Beach really takes me back. W...Your mention of Alki Beach really takes me back. While growing up, many more years ago than I like to remember, there was a concession stand in or near the beach house at the Park which offered the best Fish and Chips that I have ever had anywhere in the world. Yummy1SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470511117124834486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-43699159723747502612009-03-20T18:50:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:50:00.000-07:00Ryan said "but frankly, it urks my sense of order ...Ryan said "but frankly, it urks my sense of order to add something completely unrelated to letterboxing to Atlas Quest."<BR/><BR/>I find this statement amusing since AQ already has boards containing everything from prayer to television. Why not hit rock bottom and add this, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-6946667273188296522009-03-20T16:42:00.000-07:002009-03-20T16:42:00.000-07:00As an old, retired Army officer, this whole thread...As an old, retired Army officer, this whole thread makes me think of the Army term, "painting rocks," a term we used for make-work, to keep the young soldiers busy during frequent "hurry up and wait" periods around camp....Grumpy Grinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547275926260199340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-7481675911620778242009-03-20T12:06:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:06:00.000-07:00I like rocks. I have a rock collection, and like ...I like rocks. I have a rock collection, and like to collect small, shiny stones from the beach. My children are attracted to cool rocks on trails, and sometimes bring them home as a pocket treasure.<BR/><BR/>However, rock-stashing sounds kinda dumb. Do you take the rock when you find it? Do you just take a pic of it for grins? <BR/><BR/>I like letterboxing, and do not consider letterboxes trash, and I don't think any planters intended them to be trash. I like the carving aspect of letterboxing and collecting of other people's efforts. I guess I'm thinkin' that rock stashing is missing something vital - the sharing part.<BR/><BR/>*shrug* just my two-cents.<BR/><BR/>~SHH :-)Liz Henderson (Hendel D'bu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04633416677421015136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-4030951711688974532009-03-20T04:56:00.000-07:002009-03-20T04:56:00.000-07:00postal rocks sound like they would be expensive to...postal rocks sound like they would be expensive to mail.. and I don't think traditonal rock stashers would like the idea of us mailing rocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-371509894134838612009-03-20T04:16:00.000-07:002009-03-20T04:16:00.000-07:00I stumbled upon rock stashing by accident. I was ...I stumbled upon rock stashing by accident. I was hiking a trail when I discovered an odd rock at the base of a tree, then another in a crook at eye level. On the way back, I realized I was following a trail (almost) of polished rocks. But I have seen little online - rockstashing.weebly.com and the yahoo group. Interseting to see it here, but I would rather not have to see it on a LETTERBOXING site.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401212928816209939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-88561307544258045172009-03-19T21:37:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:37:00.000-07:00This is a really interesting idea.Traditional rock...This is a really interesting idea.<BR/><BR/>Traditional rock-stashes are cool. But there are some really clever variations.<BR/> - rockbook (flat rectangular rock, shelved in a library).<BR/> - magnetic rock stashed in some unlikely location<BR/> - micro-rock (sand) for placing in locations with high traffic. <BR/> - postal rock<BR/> - rock trading cards. <BR/> - hand carved<BR/> - synthetic (cement) rocks<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking about some variations: rock-book (a flat rock, shaped like a book, and shelvedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-48372085889466037922009-03-19T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:52:00.000-07:00I'm not sure this is as good as last year's April ...I'm not sure this is as good as last year's April Fool's Day joke...but I'll play!<BR/><BR/>I have a really cool rock that looks like a tuna steak. Really! It's granite, so it's a dark red, and has some white-ish veining...totally sushi-grade tuna! Found it in SE Missouri; I guess I need to carry it someplace else to stash?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-40515734082114634842009-03-19T14:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:31:00.000-07:00hummmm I really hope this is a joke of some sort.....hummmm I really hope this is a joke of some sort... becuase its very annoying otherwise. First of all letterboxes are not trash (don't we write that on the outside of our boxes) if they get destroyed its a shame but the intent is not to LITTER - LITTER is what you see by the highway LETTERBOXS have a lot of care and love put into them. They actually encourage people to get off their fat asses and go out and see nature and maybe even start to respect it a bit more.... ok I vented I feel better now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-63195403821864496222009-03-19T13:51:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:51:00.000-07:00April fools day is FUN!April fools day is FUN!Mary Gerberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649344286625765133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-75887072260478764862009-03-19T10:45:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:45:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628471774296555013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-11273592337013736352009-03-19T10:33:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:33:00.000-07:00Heh, heh, heh. Thirteen more days.Heh, heh, heh. Thirteen more days.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628471774296555013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-45723163866183561942009-03-19T07:40:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:40:00.000-07:00I've given up my letterboxFor painting bunnies on ...I've given up my letterbox<BR/>For painting bunnies on some rocks.<BR/>Environment these rocks will spare<BR/>From logbooks, baggies, tupperware.<BR/>With artists' brush and lead-free paint<BR/>I'll hit the trails without restraint.<BR/>Igneous rocks appeal to me<BR/>Metamorphic, sedimentary<BR/>Are for the taking, mainly free.<BR/>I have some reservations, still<BR/>That Grinch, who bears a stubborn will, <BR/>Won't want to lug her rocks uphill.Grumpy Grinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547275926260199340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-52973259841809833172009-03-19T06:02:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:02:00.000-07:00Hmmm... anyone check the date that is fast approac...Hmmm... anyone check the date that is fast approaching on the calender??? I smell a set up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-70062407542227885692009-03-19T05:55:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:55:00.000-07:00lighten up guys- or are your pockets full of rocks...lighten up guys- or are your pockets full of rocks?<BR/><BR/><I>smile and laugh</I>- it just may be the intention of the author!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-47421947987886509512009-03-19T04:43:00.000-07:002009-03-19T04:43:00.000-07:00Cool!Cool!erichrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185890663767969901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-87258836406423527052009-03-18T22:43:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:43:00.000-07:00I already said that I think rock stashing deserves...I already said that I think rock stashing deserves its own website and NOT as an addition to Atlas Quest. Not sure why everyone is in a tizzy about my adding support for it to Atlas Quest.<BR/><BR/>As for waiting until April 1st, making a new rock stashing website will take far more than two weeks time. So I solemnly promise there will be no rock stashing sites (at least not of my doing) until long after April 1st comes and goes.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-56828923009352925432009-03-18T22:28:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:28:00.000-07:00the rock stashing site I ended up on (and now I ca...the rock stashing site I ended up on (and now I can't recall how I got there) seemed to be photos of unusual natural rock formations, or natural rocks with unusual shapes, along with a very vague clue on where to find it. there wasn't anything said about taking or leaving or painting rocks, only finding the rock in the photo.<BR/><BR/>the photos were cool, but I don't think there are many things I'd go hiking to see in person when I'd already seen a photo of it.<BR/><BR/>RomanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-15683979693300302832009-03-18T21:15:00.000-07:002009-03-18T21:15:00.000-07:00You can always stamp an image on the Rock. I think...You can always stamp an image on the Rock. I think that will work very well. :-D<BR/>Or you can try stenciling too. That's easy to do.<BR/><BR/>Sally-OSally-Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989262021842700662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-30412164473163181762009-03-18T21:10:00.000-07:002009-03-18T21:10:00.000-07:00Grumpy Grinch said...."Since AQ was set us to supp...Grumpy Grinch said...."Since AQ was set us to support the letterboxing community, we would hope it remains focused on that."<BR/><BR/>Anonymous says....Which it seems to do less and less. Focus or support. What the hell does rock stashing or whatever this crap is have to do with letterboxing? Let them go somewhere and start their own site about rocks. This site is supposed to be about LETTERBOXING. <BR/><BR/>The crap just grows more and more ridiculous. And it's not anywhere close to April 1st. <BR/><BR/>This site has become more and more about the ego of the owner than anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com