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. Sphere - Eagles Las Vegas, NV
2. Christmas in Ragtown Boulder City, NV
3. When Beavers Dream Boulder City, NV
4. Poker Chip: 2024 Las Vegas, NV
5. The Towers North Bay, ONT
6. Beachside Box North Bay, ONT
7. Cascades Letterbox North Bay, ONT
8. It's a Wonde-ful Life Hacienda Heights, CA
9. Love Those Movies: March of the Penguins Hacienda Heights, CA
10. Michelle Brooks-Totress Tempe, AZ
11. cicLAvia Hello Kitty Reseda, CA
12. GS Troop 2403’s 1st box Eldridge, IA

More new letterboxes

1. Old Vegas Las Vegas, NV
2. cicLAvia Hello Kitty Reseda, CA
3. The Great White Hut 1947 Glendale, CA
4. Resting in Peace #7==Bats, Butterflies, Salamander Bozrah, CT (4/4)
5. Winnie-the-Pooh and the 101 Aker Wood ???, MA
6. The Goldsmith Bug ???, MA
7. The Goldsmith Reservation Epic Quest Andover, MA (2/5)
8. Quilt Codes Andover, MA (1/10)
9. Pepperland Series: All You Need Is Glove! Andover, MA
10. ISSY or ISN'T HE Lake Isabella, CA
11. Pointer? Canebrake, CA
12. Lebanon Loop Lebanon, CT (1/4)

So you find a letterbox and open it up and there are TWO logbooks and TWO stamps! What the heck, right? Relax, odds are that one stamp and logbook are a "hitchhiker".

You can exchange stamp images with the hitchhiker just like the letterbox. The difference is that you have the option to take the hitchhiker with you. The catch is that a) you have to remember not to let is gather dust in the bottom of your letterboxing pack, and b) you should exchange images between the hitchhiker and the letterbox where you drop it off.

Do not feel that you HAVE to take a hitchhiker when you find one. It’s your call!