We were watching our oldest son at ball practice one night a few weeks ago, our little ones were off looking for home run balls. We spot the two little ones running toward us with a box. They are both talking/squealing in high pitch voices, very excited about a "treasure" that they found. "What is this?", Steve asks. I told him, "Its a geocache".
What is geocaching? Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. There are currently over 7oo,ooo people geocaching worldwide, and we just jumped on the bandwagon. The kids went home searched through their own treasures to find things that they could "trade". The next weekend we spent two days with the GPS, finding only about half of the caches we set out to find. It is very exciting when we find a cache, the kids really go wild. We cannot wait to geocache each weekend. We found out that there are 140+ caches within a 15 mile radius of our home!
There is a cache on the tank, after we searched for 45mins., we gave up. Later we found out that it is a micro-cache (size of a pill bottle) We were looking for something much bigger.
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