Monday, June 18, 2012

Geocaching

Mark has downloaded about 100 geocache sites for our area so we decided to look for a few of them.
Geocaching is a type of treasure hunt using a GPS unit (Global Positioning Satellite receiver) to help you find hidden "caches" placed by people all over the world.  Geocaches are everywhere.
What is a cache?  A cache is typically some type of container, from small to big, which contains something inside.  Sometimes, it is simply a paper on which you write your name. 
Sometimes a cache will have treasures. 
When you find a cache, you may take what is hidden inside, but geocaching etiquette suggests that you replace it with something else.
I use to carry a ziplock bag of little trinkets I’ve collected but I seem to have misplaced it when we moved into the new RV.  We rarely take anything out of a cache but I think it’s fun to contribute a little something, especially if it has a Texas theme.
We looked for 7 cache’s but only found 4.
At one of the sites we went to we found ourselves standing in the middle of a brand spanking new paved parking lot.  No geocache there.
Another site had a new fence.  And frankly, after our recent encounter with a Prairie Rattlesnake, I wasn’t too interested in stomping around the tall grass.  We looked around a while but thought that maybe with the new fence, the cache had been removed.
We had the best luck in the cemeteries where we found 3.
It’s a fun hobby that gets us out and about and exploring the area.  If you’re interested you can find out all about it at www.geocaching.com.

3 comments:

  1. Did I know you were geocachers when you were here last year? What's your geocache name? We've been hunting ... and sometimes finding... those things since 2005 and I never tire of going caching! Hmmm... there's one in Caribou I haven't been able to find... maybe tomorrow? We're "RVers"

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  2. We are (at best) casual geocachers. We tend to only geocache after we've been in an area for a while and it occurs to us to start looking!! We are much more likely to be birding... But the two activities are pretty complimentary!

    Our geocache name is Mptjelgin. Initials plus our home town.

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