Letterbox hybrid concentrations?

[+Trekkin' and birdin']

Letterbox hybrids seem to be rare animals, which we really enjoy. Seems that if an area has more than a couple, it's one hider who also enjoys them. So....I'm curious to know of areas in the lower 48 that are letterbox hotbeds, where a trip could be planned and a nice pile of the finds could be letterboxes. In the case of letterboxes, 5-10 in an area would be great!

 

Thanks for any direction.

[+J-Way]

Overland Park, KS (suburb of Kansas City, MO). 26 LB-hybrids within 25 mile radius. 21 are part of two series that run along an awesome hiking/biking path in the middle of town. You can either follow your GPSr straight to the point, or follow the storyline listed over at a letterboxing site, or printed on papers at the first cache.

 

I used to live in the area (pre geocaching) and highly recommend the walk. I was planning a trip there recently and was pumped about these two series, but the trip was cancelled

 

Also, the oldest surviving cache (Mingo) is located not-too-many miles (only 350 or so) to the west of there.

 

Edit: I neglected to give a link. Arrow is the first cache in the first series, and Here is the storyline on www.letterboxing.org.

Edited August 16, 2008 by J-Way

[+briansnat]

The area just south of Provo Utah has a high concentration of them. I see 29 within a 30 mile radius. Momma Owl is a prolific LBH hider in the area.

 

But if you enjoy LBHs so much, then why not just go to a letterboxing site like Atlasquest, or letterboxing.org and look there. You'll find so many more and you can put your GPS away.

 

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

Edited August 17, 2008 by briansnat

[+izce.nine]

There are a few on the Illinois side of St Louis in Collinsville. One was particularly tricky that I did a few days ago: GC712

[J.A.R.S.]

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

 

It's very relevant to me. I'm a geocacher, started in 2001. In 2002 I found my first letterbox then started hiding my own. Collecting the stamp images, especially the one-of-a-kind hand-carved images, is more satisfying then trading swag.

[+Trekkin' and birdin']

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

 

It's very relevant to me. I'm a geocacher, started in 2001. In 2002 I found my first letterbox then started hiding my own. Collecting the stamp images, especially the one-of-a-kind hand-carved images, is more satisfying then trading swag.

 

That's where I'm at with it, too. I do look for the non-gc.com ones as well, but Trekkin' isn't as interested then. The hand-carved stamp images are cool, and I know there are others who geocache but enjoy this particular style of hide, too.

 

Thanks for the tips. Hmmm, Provo Utah is also Scrapbooking Central!

[+Trekkin' and birdin']

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

 

It's very relevant to me. I'm a geocacher, started in 2001. In 2002 I found my first letterbox then started hiding my own. Collecting the stamp images, especially the one-of-a-kind hand-carved images, is more satisfying then trading swag.

 

That's where I'm at with it, too. I do look for the non-gc.com ones as well, but Trekkin' isn't as interested then. The hand-carved stamp images are cool, and I know there are others who geocache but enjoy this particular style of hide, too.

 

Thanks for the tips. Hmmm, Provo Utah is also Scrapbooking Central!

[+Trekkin' and birdin']

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

 

It's very relevant to me. I'm a geocacher, started in 2001. In 2002 I found my first letterbox then started hiding my own. Collecting the stamp images, especially the one-of-a-kind hand-carved images, is more satisfying then trading swag.

 

That's where I'm at with it, too. I do look for the non-gc.com ones as well, but Trekkin' isn't as interested then. The hand-carved stamp images are cool, and I know there are others who geocache but enjoy this particular style of hide, too.

 

Thanks for the tips. Hmmm, Provo Utah is also Scrapbooking Central!

 

Sorry about the double post, I don't see where I can delete the extra.

[+briansnat]

To a geocacher, the fact that a cache is a LBH really has little relevance, other than the cool icon you can add to your stats.

 

It's very relevant to me. I'm a geocacher, started in 2001. In 2002 I found my first letterbox then started hiding my own. Collecting the stamp images, especially the one-of-a-kind hand-carved images, is more satisfying then trading swag.

 

I meant to a pure geocacher. If you have your personal stamp and a stamp book to collect stamps I'd argue that you've crossed the line and become a letterboxer.

[+The Leprechauns]

Two areas to check out are Rochester, New York (search on the advanced search page for LBH caches near zipcode 14622) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. In fact, you could construct a terrific LBH-only roadtrip beginning in Dayton, heading south to Cincinnati, and then traveling along the Ohio river all the way to West Virginia. See map:

 

[+Trekkin' and birdin']

Two areas to check out are Rochester, New York (search on the advanced search page for LBH caches near zipcode 14622) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. In fact, you could construct a terrific LBH-only roadtrip beginning in Dayton, heading south to Cincinnati, and then traveling along the Ohio river all the way to West Virginia. See map:

 

 

Wow, thanks, I think we have next summer's big road trip planned!