Letterbox baseball is the scene in the movie where Ace and his gang are cruising around in their car smashing letterboxes with a baseball bat. In the car you see Ace, Eyeball, Charlie and Billy. You do see more gang members throughout the movie, but as they have non speaking parts, you dont really get to know about them.
In real life, pro baseballers, particularly the batters, would actually go around playing letterbox baseball. They said it taught you to followthrough with the bat as if you didn't, you wouldn't break the letterbox and it would jar your wrists and arms.
It's the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon. The story is about four boys, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern, are great friends who are 12 going on13. After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into woods to see it. Along the way, they learn about themselves, the meaning of friendship and the need to stand up for what is right.
This is one of my most favorite films. It was made in 1986 (released in Australia in March 1987) and based from the book by Stephen King called 'The Body'. It was such a great movie that I thought that I'd make a series taking you on an adventure much like the characters in the film. There is even a railway line to follow...but the only thing you won't find is a body! This railway line however, has been disused for years and you will see on your journey, where the disused line has been pulled up making it impossible for any trains to use this line. There is an old service track next to the railway line that is now a multi use track for walkers, mountain bikers, 4 wheelers, dirt bikes and 4WD's.
The cache you are looking for is a bison tube that has a log only. Bring your own scribble stick.
The movie starts in town, so to keep with the theme, you will find the first cache (Gordie) of the series in town. Once the first cache is found, it is just a case of following the track. Should you decide to follow the series from start to finish, it will be about 10km or so. Enjoy!