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The Wonder of Geocaching

July 10, 2008 by  
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I’ve heard of geocaching here and there, but didn’t give it much attention before. I’d always heard about in the context of wealthy Californians in the Redwoods forest, loaded with heavy-duty equipment and who have loads of time for frivolities (kind of like global travel or mountain-climbing or kayaking the river rapids). I never thought about it being a short-term weekend scavenger hunt for the Average Joe. A friend of mine, Carole, is an experienced geocacher and she sent me a link to check out the hobby.

WOW!

At the Geocaching website, I punched in my zip code, and was surprised to find geocaching goodies in my area! This looks like a ton of fun! Only problem is that, in order to participate, I need a GPS. I don’t have a GPS. And I doubt I’ll be getting a GPS anytime soon, because right now I really need a vacuum cleaner and a new kitchen, before the ceiling caves in. But I’ll keep geocaching in mind for some future time.

P.S. Geocaching is enjoyed on all the continents of the world– even Antarctica!

Photo from Wikipedia.

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5 Comments on "The Wonder of Geocaching"

  1. Geocaching Online on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 7:34 pm 

    Forget the vaccum cleaner! Buy the GPS! Once you start Geocaching you’ll have no time to clean anyway! :)

  2. Mrs. Mecomber on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 7:47 pm 

    ROFL!!!! Now that’s the best thing I’ve heard all day!! :D

  3. minnemom on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 12:22 am 

    We tried geocaching a few times this summer. It’s a neat family activity. I, too, was surprised that there was a cache very near our home, out in the middle of nowhere! You actually might be able to do some geocaching without a GPS, especially in an area you’re very familiar with. Based on the description of the location, plugging in the coordinates to a Mapquest-like program would have put me in the right area just as easily as the GPS did.

    I also learned that my father-in-law’s cheap little handheld GPS was more accurate than our car/portable unit. We got some good exercise figuring that one out!

  4. tonka_boy on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 7:49 pm 

    You can get a GPSr for WAY less than a vacuum or a kitchen ceiling. Ceilings are way over-rated anyway. My wife and I have been geocaching for just over a year now, and we are having a blast. (And we still have the same old vacuum sweeper.)

    Stop by our geocaching blog and see how fun it can be.

  5. anajz on Mon, 14th Jul 2008 4:17 pm 

    DH, DD, and I all jumped in the car one day to go geo-caching within 60 miles of our home. I have to admit that they enjoyed it much more than I did, but it was a fun day nevertheless. That was a few years ago, with one of those geo cache stops was in Greensburg, a town totally destroyed by an F5 tornado last year. About a week ago, as we were driving through town, DD and DH both said aloud…I wonder if the geocache is still there. So, DH turned the vehicle around to search for the tiny little tube, and there is was, still intact.

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