Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure. A geocacher can place a geocache in the world, pinpoint its location using GPS technology and then share the geocache's existence and location online. Anyone with a GPS device can then try to locate the geocache.
For those that don't GeoCache pictured on the left is a Travel Bug (Trackable) he's an example of a Hitchiker that is moved from cache to cache. The middle piece of paper tells his story. On the right is our GPS system. He was our first Travel Bug find! :)
This Travel Bug is Mr Lemon. He came from Pennsylvania, United States. His note says he hopes his Travel Bug goes to every country in the world, but if that does not happen then he hopes it gets to Denmark. He's currently on the move in Canada.
We enjoy Geocaching because it uses different tallents (you have to use a Compass/GPS, able to read and figure out clues, and one of the biggest is that it gives us time in the outdoors (and sometimes indoors) to enjoy and appreciate our country and community. It's a great opportunity to spend time together as a family and that's why we enjoy it most. Always bring the camera because you never know what you will find or where you will go. We enjoy it for it's history lessons. We have learned so much about new places and 'old' places. We then return home to log our 'finds'. It's free to join and all you need is a sense of adventure and a GPS.
Maybe we will see you out and about in this 'new sport'.
We are neo-geocachers, we are newbies to the sport. The thing is now that we have begun, we have to return to places we had previously visited because when we were there the first time(s) we weren't geocachers. We sometimes wondered why those folks were wondering about looking at the trees or in the bush, and now we know.
CITO - Cache In Trash Out is an on-going environmental initiative adopted by Geocachers to encourage good outdoor civic responsibilty. While out Geocaching, carry a trash bag to pack whatever trash you find along the trail.
For more informaiton, please visit http://www.geocaching.com/
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Hubby and I have looked into doing this, actually. So nice to know of someone who HAS done it and can give me some info and feedback!!! Sounds like a fun thing to do.
Oh yes, we enjoy it and encourage others to try it too. Start with the 'easy' finds as in challenge and such.
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