Category Archives: Letterboxing

Bee Cave, TX Letterbox Hunting and Sculpture Garden

Posted on July 19, 2017 by walktx

We had lots of fun today hunting for six letterboxes in Bee Cave.  We looked in Central Park for two boxes.  Baseball Goofy and Chick of the Month -April were listed on the Atlas Quest website.  Unfortunately both of the boxes … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing Adventures – Stamp Carving

Posted on June 5, 2017 by walktx

PART III – STAMP CARVING When I started letterboxing I used stamps I bought.  Before long I found that buying stamps would make the hobby very expensive.  So I researched stamp carving and learned about Speedball Speedy-Carve Carving Blocks aka the “pink … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing Dripping Springs, TX

Posted on May 3, 2017 by walktx

We were looking for a letterbox and when we found it this bug and note was inside. I have stumbled upon geocaches before so I have an account. I went to geocaching.com and put in the number on the piece … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing and Waymarking – Grand Saline, Mineola, Canton and Gun Barrel City

Posted on February 16, 2017 by walktx

 We did a volksmarch in Grand Saline. After the walk we went looking for a letterbox called “Make your own train #3 – The Caboose”.   The last time anyone had looked for it was in 2010.   We knew it was probably gone, … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing and Waymarking – Hempstead, Brenham, and Giddings

Posted on November 26, 2016 by walktx

On our way home from Thanksgiving we did lots of waymarking and a little letterboxing. Hempstead Waymarking and Letterboxing This tower provides a permanent home for the bell and clock which were functional adornments on the 1894 Waller County Texas … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing in Central Texas 7/23/16

Posted on July 25, 2016 by walktx

We went to College Station to do a volksmarching event (urban hike).  Since we were in the area we took the opportunity to do some Letterboxing and Waymarking in College Station and Bryan.  First we  went to visit Lick Creek … Continue reading →

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Wasting Speedball (pink speedy carve rubber)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by walktx

There are two sides to the hobby of Letterboxing.  There is the fun of seeking a letterbox to collect the stamp imprint in your logbook, and there is the fun of carving a stamp and then hiding for others to find. … Continue reading →

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Letterboxing in/around Bee Cave, TX

Posted on April 4, 2016 by walktx

Charro Ranch Park This is a small park between Dripping Springs and Driftwood.  I’ve planted a couple of boxes here and Silver Eagle has added a new one so I needed to go find “Jack Hays“.  We were successful in … Continue reading →

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San Marcos Letterboxing

Posted on March 20, 2016 by walktx

San Marcos City Cemetery Our volksmarch took into the cemetery by the back way so we had to orient ourselves to follow the clue instructions. We spotted this doe while we were searching for the right location. Spotted this home made … Continue reading →

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Central Texas Letterboxes & Waymarking

Posted on March 15, 2016 by walktx

 On our way to do a Volksmarching event we did some other stuff. Plantersville Waymarking  Letterboxing in Montgomery Cemetery There are three boxes located in the cemetery.  We found all three. AC/DC is listed on both Atlas Quest and Letterboxing. … Continue reading →

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