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Letterboxing is a outdoor recreational activity which combines collecting, puzzle-solving, and treasure hunting. Briefly, letterboxing enthusiasts hide and hunt weatherproof containers in remote or scenic places. Each container holds a guestbook, a rubber stamp and stamp pad. The planter of the letterbox distributes clues to its location; solution of these clues may require a combination of skills such as mapreading, orienteering, and puzzle-solving. Letterboxers carry their own stamp book and personal stamp when hunting for hidden boxes. Upon finding a letterbox, they will impress their own book using the found stamp, and leave their own stamping or personalization in the letterbox guestbook. Letterboxing has its roots in Dartmoor, England, in 1854.

Resources in This Category

• About Letterboxing

  http://www.atlasquest.com/about/
  Learn about getting started in this hobby and its history. Includes FAQs, message boards and search clues.

• Have Feet Will Travel

  http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~have.feet/boxing/boxing.html
  An introduction and guidelines to finding letterboxes on Dartmoor. Includes details of National Park by-laws and contact details for checking military activity.

• Letterboxing Kids

  http://www.letterboxing.org/kids/
  Includes a map-reading game, photo album, story and instructions for making rubber stamps.

• Letterboxing North America

  http://www.letterboxing.org/
  Includes a FAQ, links, glossary, and clues for letterboxes all over the United States.

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• Home > Kids and Teens > Games > Puzzles and Mazes
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