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. Girl Scout Troop 402 - Mission Park Carmichael, CA
2. Oldest Brewpub In TX Fredericksburg, TX
3. Reck 'Em Right Brewing Johnson City, TX
4. John Saunders Chase Cypress, TX
5. UH-McVea Cypress, TX
6. SMV GS Troop #20202 Letterbox #2 Elm Grove, WI
7. It keeps the doctor away Round Rock, TX
8. The Blue Bunny Torrington, CT
9. Old Rail Hiking Trail Series Slidell, LA (6)
10. Mill Creek Magic Dexter, MI
11. Churchill Fulshear Fulshear, TX
12. SMV Girl Scout Troop 20202 Box #1 Elm Grove, WI

More new letterboxes

1. Rogues Gallery: The Batman Tolland, CT
2. America the Beautiful...New Hampshire Somers, CT
3. Castles in the Air #6 Somers, CT
4. Loop Year Somers, CT
5. Dark and Starry Night Somers, CT
6. Just Enough Bull Kernville, CA
7. The Coyote Hole Stage Robbery- Outlaw Series Ridgecrest, CA (1/4)
8. Camp Allen Navasota, TX
9. September Seagull Coos Bay, OR
10. Angel and the Cross Navasota, TX
11. Buddy Dial Magnolia, TX
12. LaSalle Camp Stoneham, TX

The Status button on a clue page let’s members indicate when they found a letterbox... or attempted to find one. You should only mark a box as attempted when you feel confident that you found the location, but the box wasn’t there. Getting lost in the woods doesn’t count. :-)