Geocaching is the real-world treasure hunt that's
happening right now, all around you. There are 2,175,300+ active geocaches and over 6 million geocachers worldwide.
Terri and I (Stonearch [First cache was at Stonearch bridge] and Tom724) have found 48 of them over the years. Haven't done it in awhile but it
is a lot of fun and you get to be outdoors, discovering new and interesting places. AND, it is a lot of fun for
the whole family. A treasure hunt for the youngsters. Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which the
participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device to hide and/or to seek containers,
called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world. Many smartphones have apps specifically for geocaching.I use an Android app called c:geo.
A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook where the geocacher enters the date they found it and signs it with their established code name. After signing into the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where found. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammunition boxes can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little financial value. When you find such a cache you can take one of the toys and you should leave something in its place. We (StoneArch and I) carry an assortment of trinkets with us when we geocache.
Here are three of the most interesting caches found by Stonearch and I (Tom724).
Do you have any "comments"? I'd be happy to hear of your geocaching experiences.
Mail them to me at tmurray@surewest.net