What’s Geocaching you say?

It is treasure hunting with GPS.

Basically, someone goes out and hides something in public and posts the coordinates online. You are then supposed to go to that website, get the coordinates and put them into your GPS (hand-held GPS, not your car navigation).

The coordinates get you pretty close to the item (or “cache” as it is called) and you have to use the clues they post online to find it.

The caches ranges in size from a small matchbook to a big ammo box. Inside you’ll always find a log where you can put your name, and in the bigger ones people leave little knickknacks and toys. It’s great for kids because they can trade one of their old toys for a toy that is inside.  Some caches even have stuff for grown ups like movies (my buddy got a Willow DVD out of one).

Geocaching is a great hobby for technical geeks like me who like to “figure things out” and for families who want to spend time together outdoors.

So far, me and my family have found 48 caches in and around our city.   How about you?  Are there any other geocachers out there?