![]() In contrast to geocaching, which gives GPS coordinates instead of clues, letterboxing requires more puzzle solving, is very inexpensive and can be adapted to any age and difficulty level. Once the box is found, you sign your trail name (a letterboxing nickname or handle that you choose) into the logbook inside the letterbox, and stamp the book with your personal stamp. The goal is to find a letterbox - small, weatherproof boxes that are hidden, or “planted,” by fellow enthusiasts - by following clues posted online. Letterboxing, the low-tech cousin of geocaching, is a fun, environmentally friendly hobby that combines rubber stamping, puzzle solving, hiking and navigational skills. Letterboxing North America is also a good source of clues and information and has a section just for kids.Ĭheck out the ParentMap Starter Series on AtlasQuest, a letterbox adventure in Carkeek Park made just for our readers!.Atlas Quest is the world’s biggest letterboxing website, with a helpful set of icons (pet-friendly, bike-friendly, urban location) to help you find a hunt easily.Tacoma Nature Center offers letterboxing tips, resources, workshops and links to local letterboxes.One activity that satisfies all of our requirements is letterboxing. For the adults in the family, “meaningful” means no screens. When our family of five finally grabs a few hours together, I want our time to be meaningful. The air smells fresh from a recent rain shower, and it feels good to be outside with my whole crew. My husband and I walk more slowly, enjoying the spring afternoon. My 10-year-old reads aloud from a list of clues I printed out from a letterboxing website, as my 14-year-old gets out her compass. Our dog pulls at her leash and sniffs the ground as my 6-year-old races ahead, dragging a stick behind him. The sun warms my shoulders as we navigate the trail leading to a park not far from our home in Maple Valley, Wash.
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