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. Miniature Girl Scouts Kansas City, MO
2. Jarabek Trek San Diego, CA
3. Bless My Sausage Weimar, TX
4. Libraries Rock!-visit Webster Pubic Library Webster, NY
5. Half Moon Monroe, CT
6. Canadian Gator Okeechobee, FL
7. Picnic Table 29 Los Angeles, CA
8. Randel's Bolt ???, NY
9. Ski Alta Salt Lake City, UT

More new letterboxes

1. Imperial Ocotillo, CA
2. Farenheit 451 Bradbury, CA
3. Fosselman's 1919 Alhambra, CA
4. Robert Falcon Scott Tucson, AZ
5. 1912 News Tucson, AZ (5/5)
6. Spirit Music Oro Valley, AZ
7. New England Sugar Shack Tucson, AZ
8. Half Moon Monroe, CT
9. Funny Business in the Desert Oro Valley, AZ (2/5)
10. High Suspense! ???, AZ
11. Father of the Shadowed Graves Death Valley, CA
12. Chuckwalla Shoshone, CA

You might be thinking to yourself, "Wow, I wonder why this home page takes so long to load?" This is to give you time to read the Tip of the Day, of course! Now when the tip is really short you may be left with too much time on your hands and start drumming your fingers on the table.

If you’re still reading this then either a) the page is REALLY slow, b) you’re a quick reader, b) you feel that you should read the whole thing because it might be important, c) the weather outside is so bad that you can’t go letterboxing, or d) you’ve found all of the letterboxes in your area and are breathlessly waiting for the next new clue to post in your area.

To answer your next question... yes, I know there are two "b" options above. Happy Hunting!