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. DFW airport Grapevine, TX
2. Versailles 1971 Miami, FL
3. MGA airport Managua, NIC
4. RNI airport Corn Island, NIC
5. Cripta Esteli, NIC
6. Barena beer San Lorenzo, HND
7. SAL airport San Salvador, ELS
8. Regia beer San Salvador, ELS
9. Their Bodies Our Souls San Salvador, ELS
10. Cul-de-sacrilege Toronto, CAN
11. Bookworms: Stella (2) Lunenburg, MA
12. Bookworms: Edgar (1) Marlborough, MA

More new letterboxes

1. Siren's Song ???, CT
2. Think Spring Letterboxes Ashford, CT (4/6)
3. Agave Borrego Springs, CA
4. Anza-Borrego Letterboxes- Saguaro Cactus Borrego Springs, CA
5. Chuckchuckwalla Borrego Springs, CA
6. Anza Trail: Yucca Borrego Springs, CA
7. Feast of the Seven Fishes Kensington/Southington, CT (7/7)
8. Fly Away Fern Berlin, CT
9. Golden Delicious Kensington, CT (2/3)
10. Alice in Wonderland Berlin, CT (4/4)
11. Venus of the Bog Berlin, CT
12. Total Meltdown ???, CT

Before rushing out and planting your first letterbox, find 10 or 20 so you have lots of ideas on how it’s done. [by halfencer]