A Light in the Darkness by EllBee

Luray, Virginia

Finds: 4


Our first letterbox away from home.

Luray Caverns is absolutely amazing! I could probably come back every year, and never get bored with seeing these amazing geological phenomena. We are on our way to a weekend at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, and took a detour on the way to see the carverns. Benjamin rode on my back in the backpack and William walked/was carried for the 1 hour tour. Again, it is absolutely amazing!!! It makes you wonder how many more caves like this there might be that have yet to be discovered!

The stalactite organ was incredible - to think that music can be made with stactites. It was amazing. And the crystal lake was sooooo clear. You couldn't even tell that it was water. It looked exactly like you were looking down at stalagmites growing up. I could have explored for another hour down there and still been in awe.

After the tour, we took a little break down by the bus parking lot and had some snacks and drinks. A great cover-up for my clandestine operation. The box was easily found and stamped in. I'm having a hard time trying to determine what exactly it is a picture of though. Maybe stactites and stalagmites. Regardless, we were very pleased with our find.

"The Centennial of Baseball" by Postmystress

Mystery, Virginia

Rutherford Park

Annandale, Virginia

Finds: 3


Our 2nd letterbox today. This one was called a mystery letterbox. It had actual clues we had to figure out and then follow. But we found it. It was at a park somewhere in Northern Virginia. (I am not going to give the answer away on here, but let's just say it is quite close to home. It is a nice park, with a GREAT playground for William. Following the trail into the woods, you come across a wonderful stream there that was perfect for throwing stones into. Kids from neighboring houses were running through the footpaths in the woods. I know we will definitely be coming back to this park. And there should be another letterbox across the street. But we'll save that one for another day.

Deerlick by jem heist

Deerlick Park in Annandale, VA



Finds: 1

Just found our 1st letterbox. What a great article I found in Wonder Time magazine. Letterboxing - you look up clues on the computer, then go out and follow the directions to find the box with the stamp in it. What a perfect thing for a family to do together. It's free and it gets you outside moving! What is not to like about it. To find out more about it, check out the following link: www.lbna.org

So we found the little park right off Braddock Road. Put the little guy in the stroller and William walked along with us. Fortunately it wasn't too long of a walk. We ran into several people walking their dogs and passed a few trails that lead out of the park into the neighborhood. I was worried what with all the people passing by, that someone would come upon us while we were looking for the box. But it was easy to find and stamp and put back in place. We continued around the trail and came back out at the parking lot. This was easy, and not too long. I can totally see us doing this a lot!

I am extremely pleased to have discovered this pasttime. It gets us out of doors, and walking, and learning the area.