Some people use their Global Positioning System (GPS) when they are lost, and some people use it for fun. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a GPS or other navigational techniques to hide and also seek out containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world.
Here's how it works: individuals and organizations set up caches anywhere they want (usually on hiking trails) and then they share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the latitude and longitude coordinates to find the caches. They can be found tied up in the branches of trees, in a field of grass, just off a path, or anywhere else along a trail. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is to leave something in the cache container if they take something.
What do you find in a cache? To find out read more
One of the things you'll usually find in a cache is a logbook. Everyone who has found that particular cache will write down their name, the date, the time they arrived, and any other info they'd like to share (great sites to see in the surrounding area or coordinates to other caches nearby).
What else can be found in a cache? Maps, books, software, hardware, CDs, DVDs, pictures, money, jewelry, tickets, antiques, tools, art, games - anything and everything (it just has to fit in the container). It's recommended that items in a cache be individually packaged in a clear zipped plastic bag to protect them. What shouldn't be in a cache? Food (wild animals, though cute, are not invited to play in this game), weapons, drugs, alcohol, or anything illegal are not cache-worthy.
Want to play? Check out this website, type in where you live (or where you're planning on going) and find the coordinates of a cache. Strap on your hiking boots, and have some fun while you get a great workout.
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This is so cool and such a great idea!! I have never heard of such a thing but this would be awesome to do with a friend or two!
1My grandparents do this (or at least use to). They had a blast! My grandpa always left behind a golf ball... cause he loves golfing.
2OMG. Thank you FitSugar for posting this. No one gets this at all. I was first introduced to this "sport" from my engineer-nerd fiance.
You rock.
3This looks like a blast! It reminds me of the "old school" scavenger hunt.
4my friend who initially told me about this says that in the geocaching world, people who don't geocache are called 'muggles.' ha ha. i loved that
5a bit less high-tech but also fun is letterboxing (letterboxing.org) and it also involves hiking/walking and it a great thing to do with young kids!
6Yeah arihm, I've heard of letterboxing... this seems really similar!
7This seems like a fun thing to do. I am hopeless with directions though, even with my car's GPS.
8I have done letter boxing and it's very creative and fun, but there usually isn't very much of it going on in my area....guess I could change that!
9OK?
10My relatives have so much fun doing this with their young kinds!
11I did this a few years ago on a vacation to the Outerbanks in NC with my ex and his family... his uncle had a GPS. It was pretty cool, you'd be amazed how many of these boxes are hidden all around you.
The only one I wasn't up for was a site where you had to hike through some really swampy land... I left that to the boys!
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I'm so excited to get a GPS so I can do this whenever I want - I've borrowed GPS'
from people and have done several around my town and even in Wales and Vermont, now I want to do it all the time. It's SO much fun; it's like a little treasure hunt whenever you want
Would anyone be up for a Geocaching group? Let me know!
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