Letterboxing is an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth.

There are about 60,000 active letterboxes listed on LbNA alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and occasionally contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox’s stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox’s logbook.

1. My first letterbox Glendale, AZ
2. Spicing it Up! Stafford Springs, CT (4)
3. God’s Promise Crossville, TN
4. Sunny Days Ahead Farragut, TN
5. He will direct your path Lenoir City, TN
6. World of Girls Journey Farmington Hills, MI
7. Troop 6935 Melissa, TX
8. Santa Monica Brew Works Santa Monica, CA
9. June Cleaver Santa Monica, CA
10. Backbone Trail Agoura Hills, CA
11. Planet Of The Apes Beach Malibu, CA
12. Will Rogers Ranch Pacific Palisades, CA

More new letterboxes

1. Flowering Poppies Jamestown, NY
2. The Pizzelle letterbox Deep River, CT
3. Little Peep Elk Rapids, MI
4. Tarka the Otter Hamden, CT (2/2)
5. HINENI OCHRE Hamden, CT
6. Jolly Mean Giant Hamden, CT
7. Riding Kev Glastonbury, CT
8. Troll of Kernville Kernville, CA
9. Kountry Kritters #6 Allensworth, CA
10. Oops! Ducor, CA
11. Kountry Kritters #3 Ducor, CA
12. Reilly's Seventh Salem, CT

To save yourself time when stamping up bring along a date stamper. You can preset the date before heading out and quickly stamp the date with your trail stamp. The less writing you have to do when muggles are nearby the better. -- Sea Buddha and Me