It’s supposed to work the other way around. By following “clues” posted on the web, you are supposed to find the letterbox, stamp it with your own personal stamp, then re-hide the box for someone else to find. As the dogs and I were walking along the
Until we “met” I had no idea that “letterboxing” even existed, yet there is apparently an entire community seeking these hidden boxes. To learn more, here is a link related to letterboxing in North America; here is the link to Dartmoor Letterboxing where it all began, and here’s the Wikipedia write-up. And yes … as soon as my stamp is carved I’ll be joining the “club,” a great excuse to find new places to walk my dog(s)! Through some detective work and luck I have actually found its rightful home, and it shall be returned tomorrow.
Any Letterboxers among CDP’ers?
5 comments:
I am a letterboxer and I use atlasquest all the time.
Letter boxing is a fun activity. You use clues to find the letterboxes. They are usually hidden in parks and along hiking/walking trails. But some are hidden in zoo's, at stores (the store keeper is always in on it), and other fun places. We asw it in Family Fun Magazine a few years ago and started letterboxing. So far my family has hidden 9 letterboxes. People from all over the US and a few from other countries have found our letterboxes.
I hope you will contact the person that left the letterbox. They should have left an email contact somewhere in the box.
Hi Jana:
Thanks for visiting. I did e-mail the letterboxer. I've also re-packaged everything and am returning it to its rightful place today. Now that I know a little more about the topic, I can see where there was a clue to its origin which would have made it easier to find on Atlasquest. But all is now right with that particular letterbox.
I never knew about letter boxing until I saw your site. I did a search in south east Michigan just to see if there were any letter boxes in my area. OH MY GOSH! There's one right here in Harrison Township. If I get time and the snow melts more I might take a walk and see what I can find.
Thanks for visiting. I'll be curious to hear about your Letterboxing adventures!
Glad to hear you are interested in letterboxing and contacted the letterbox owner. Letterboxing sounds a little silly, but is really a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy it!
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