Letterboxing - a quirky, fun hobby; the low-tech cousin of geocaching; a treasure huntFor those of you unaquainted with letterboxing , it is a treasure hunt of sorts where clues to hidden letterboxes are posted online. Then you follow the clues to the letterbox where you "stamp in" to the log book and in turn use the stamp inside the letterbox to stamp your own logbook, a passport of sorts. I read about letterboxing in Family Fun at the library and it sounded like the perfect fit for our family - getting outdoors, a treasure hunt where often you have to use a compass (hooray for husbands who were avid Boy Scouts) , and inexpensive. A quick look on www.letterboxing.org showed several sites in SE Idaho and 5 in Idaho Falls. Abi and Tal were out of school on Friday so we picked Kris up for lunch and went to find our first letterbox. This one was called "Just Across the Bridge" and was a quick and easy find. The logbook was full of stamps from as far away as California and South Carolina. According to the website there are over 22,000 sites in the US. Our first experience was so fun, we will be doing more of this again for sure.
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Thats looks like fun! We'll have to try that!
This is Becca and Steve, from old Moscow 4th Ward by the way! Our blog is www.tanfam4.blogspot.com
I'm excited, I followed Becca to you guys, I like to check in on you all once in a while. This activity looks so fun, I'm all excited to design a stamp and head out on our first mission. I think we'll go tonight. -Kalia (old Moscow 4th warder, you were the nurse who washed Atley after my C-section delivery of him in August of 2005) My blog is private, if you'd like an invite: thebowmancrew@gmail.com
What a neat idea. Did you design and make your own stamp?
no. i wish. thank-you target. they are totally the best for cheap decorative knock-offs. It seems like they have the Pottery Barn look down.
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