What are Hitchhikers, Cuckoo Clues, and Mystery Boxes?
A Mystery Box is a box with an unknown or very vague starting location (e.g. Colorado). These are usually very vague, cryptic clues where even finding where the hunt starts is a big challenge. Some of these sorts of boxes can be akin to Armchair Treasure Hunting in some of the challenges posed. (Mapsurfer #2 is believed to be the original North American mystery box). A Hitchhiker is a letterbox that is placed in another letterbox, and is moved from box to box as it is found. It is typically simply a stamp and a logbook, although it can have its own container as well. Hitchhikers count towards P’s and F’s; the creator may count it as a P, while everyone (except the creator) who finds it in the future, regardless of where, counts it as an F. Wanda and Pete keep a hitchhiker tracking page. (Y2K Bug is believed to be the original North American hitchhiker). A Cuckoo Clue is a clue to another letterbox that moves from existing box to box by the last person who found it, with space on the cl
