Saturday I went letterboxing with my mom. It was a lot of fun.
Here is a question that I get asked a lot: what is letterboxing?
Well, I have an answer for you.
Letterboxing is an intriguing mix of treasure hunting, art, navigation, and exploring interesting, scenic, and sometimes remote places.
Here's the basic idea: Someone hides a waterproof box somewhere (in a beautiful, interesting, or remote location) containing at least a logbook and a carved rubber stamp. The hider then usually writes directions to the box (called "clues"), which can be straightforward, cryptic, or any degree in between. Often the clues involve map coordinates or compass bearings from landmarks, but they don't have to. Selecting a location and writing the clues is one aspect of the art.
Once the clues are written, hunters in possession of the clues attempt to find the box. In addition to the clue and any maps or tools needed to solve it, the hunter should carry at least a pencil, his personal rubber stamp, an inkpad, and his personal logbook. When the hunter successfully deciphers the clue and finds the box, he stamps the logbook in the box with his personal stamp, and stamps his personal logbook with the box's stamp. The box's logbook keeps a record of all its visitors, and the hunters keep a record of all the boxes they have found, in their personal logbooks.
We went to this old 6 stone cemetery. Then we went to a wine and spirit shop. This box was planted in the store's wine cellar. It was like going to the caves of Europe. It was pretty neat. The wine cellar was created in 1734 out of all granite. I was the first person to stamp in this log book since October 2008! Next we ended up going to this HUGE cemetery. These 3 boxes were is bit difficult to find, but we did it.
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