Geocaching and Letterboxing are challenging treasure hunts that can add excitement and fun to your drive. It’s great sport for the entire family.
With Geocaching you need to use a GPS (least expensive is around $100) to locate the cache. Letterboxing uses clues from one location to get to the next, and sometimes a compass is needed.
Both use the Internet to provide maps and offer forums for cache hunters.
In Geocaching, you are searching for the hidden container which has a log book and sometimes prizes (maps, books, toys, even money).
If you remove anything from the cache you’re honor-bound to leave something else in its place. When you find the cache, you add your name and the date in the log book.
In Letterboxing, when you find the Letterbox you leave your personalized rubber stamp and then stamp your log book with the rubber stamp that is usually there.
Creators of letterboxes provide clues to its location, and finding them might require a compass, a map and solving puzzles and riddles.