Letterboxing in Colorado

  

While in Colorado several weeks back with my parents, I tried a local Letter box site near the town of Georgetown.  We had taken the train ride, had a nice picnic lunch and then, before heading back thru the Eisenhower tunnel, I clicked on my hand held device and followed the directions through the old Georgetown Cemetery.

The clues were very clear and descriptive. We walked over old grave sites dating back to the 1800's.  Uniquely situated off of I 70, the cemetery was overgrown and in disrepair.

Glenn signed the letter box log book and we placed the hidden box back under the rocks.  


Letter boxing is a fun activity and a creative way to learn history.  It is like a scavenger hunt.

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  Or check out my blog from 2010 when we went letter boxing with John and Carley
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Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with "treasure-hunts" in parks, forests, and cities around the world. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by cracking codes and following clues. The prize: an image from a miniature piece of art known as a rubber stamp—usually a unique, hand-carved creation.
Letterboxers stamp their discoveries in a personal journal, then use their own rubber stamp, called a signature stamp, by stamping it into the logbook found with the letterbox, perhaps writing a note about the weather or their adventures in finding the letterbox.