Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: A Gem of a GEM!

Mark & Sue Pepe hail from Kensington, CT USA.

After finding our initial box in June 2002, we have since found letterboxes in 18 states and placed them in 13 states; 4 countries: Aruba, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Great Britain; and on a cruise ship! Thanks for stopping by our website and we appreciate your continued support.

"Have fun and just get out there & box!!!"

Email us: mjpepe1@comcast.net (Mark) or suepepe1@comcast.net (Sue)

Saturday, July 17, 2004

A Gem of a GEM!

Our meeting today at Deanne & Dave's cabin in Orange, MA with our Dartmoor trip attendees was the best! Eleven of our 13 travelers showed up for this Greet, Eat, and Meet, with Judy from VA attending via a conference call! We have decided to call ourselves, "The LBNA Baker's Dozen." A common group stamp will be carved to speed the stamping in process on the moors at Dartmoor. Thanks to Deanne & Dave for a great job in an awesome spot and all who attended. This should really prove to be a fun group since we all seemed to mesh very well. Now - if we're still all talking to each other when return - it will truly be a great trip!!! ;-)

posted by Mark and Sue at Saturday, July 17, 2004

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What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing enthusiasts hide and hunt weatherproof containers in remote or scenic places. Each container holds a logbook, a rubber stamp and stamp pad. The planter of the letterbox distributes clues to it's location via the internet, Word of Mouth, on websites or via other means. Clues can be easy to difficult. Finding a letterbox may require a combination of skills such as mapreading, orienteering, and puzzle-solving.

Letterboxers carry their own logbook and personal stamp when hunting for hidden boxes. Upon finding a letterbox, they will imprint their own logbook using the found stamp, and leave their own stamping or personalization in the letterbox's logbook. Some artistic letterboxers carve and even design their own stamps and logbooks. Letterboxes are hidden in various locations throughout the world.

Letterboxing has its beginnings in Dartmoor National Park in England, where the first letterbox at Cranmere Pool was placed in 1854 by a Dartmoor guide named James Perrott, who left his calling card in a container there while guiding tourists through Dartmoor.