Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining navigational skills and rubber stamp artistry in a charming "treasure hunt" style outdoor quest. A wide variety of adventures can be found to suit all ages and experience levels. (from the Letterboxing web site, linked above)
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My wife learned about Letterboxing two weeks ago from a former student whose children are roughly the ages or our grandchildren and who love to do the activities. We decided to try it, and it was a blast.
Our first adventure took us to the Logan Elm State Memoriala few miles south of Circleville, Ohio. We chose that site in part because there were multiple letterboxes hidden there. We figured if we failed to find one letterbox we'd surely be able to find another.
As it turned out, we located three of four - not bad for newbies to the activity. However, of those three, we only opened two. We were itching to retrieve the third found letterbox from its hiding place, but we decided against scratching that itch in deference to the prodigious growth of poison ivy protecting its lair.
So, on a sunny afternoon in July, our grandchildren were exposed to a bit of Ohio history, learned how to use a compass to take a bearing, and had a great deal of fun in the process.
I made a Smilebox of our adventure using some of the pictures my wife and I took. I hope you like it.
Oh! In case you're wondering, Letterboxers use trail names. Our son and his wife didn't really name their children Pink Moo and Mr. Calvin.
To find out more about Letterboxing, visit letterboxing.org or simply click the link below:
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