Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Poison Ivy Does It Again!

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)

Monday, December 12, 2005

Poison Ivy Does It Again!

Those of you that follow this website know how crazy we are about Poison Ivy (the letterboxer - not the plant!) You'll notice the Poison Ivy's Letterbox Rating System to your right, as well as that series of events we call Lady Prisspott's Dilemma.

Now, the latest Ivy idea is a Pub Crawl, to take place at 5pm in Leesburg, VA on January 14, 2006. Boxes will be located in pubs. There will be designated drivers and cab company phone numbers to encourage responsible and safe crawling. If you are interested in the crawl, check out PI's special crawl page. Sue & I wish it wasn't winter and was a little closer! We are so sorry we'll miss this one! Might have to have one up here in CT in the spring!

posted by Mark and Sue at Monday, December 12, 2005

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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.