Hiker and Letterboxer

In the Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette News of 13 June 2007, there's an article about the hobby of letterboxing (look it up) by Kim Ring, headlined "Love and the letterbox; Low-tech version of geocaching grows in popularity." In the midst of the article there's mention of one participant:

"For letterboxing legend Wanda Kurdziel of Rhode Island, the hobby was never about being first. She’d logged in at 14,127 letterboxes as of June 7 and that number has grown — since she letterboxes just about every day.

"The best part of letterboxing is the hike, she said. Mrs. Kurdziel is a well-known backpacker. An Army veteran who began hiking to recover from a car accident, she’s hiked the Appalachian Trail five times and has traversed the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. She’s happy to visit places she’s never been — though few remain — and to find the hidden treasures planted there.

"'That’s what the hobby is about,' she said. 'It’s about people telling you about their special places.'"

So, I guess, keep your eyes open both for letterboxes and for Wanda "The Breeze" Kurdziel while you're out hiking.