Geocaching is a sport, where you use a hand-held GPS to find caches that have hidden by other players. Our family has been doing this for several years now, and have a great time doing it. It is a hobby, enjoyed by people of every background, single soldiers, families with kiddos, retired couples, you name it! It is good clean fun!
You could think of it as grown-up hide and seek, or a scavenger hunt. Sometimes the geocaches require long hikes to get to, sometimes they are right in the middle of a parking lot. Some have many steps to get to the final stage, some have puzzles to solve. Geocaches are about as creative as a geocacher can be. I have met great people, made wonderful friends, learned about local history, and found amazing views I would have never known about....not to mention fresh air and sunshine!
To learn more, go to http://www.geocaching.com/about
Yesterday, my mother-in-law (Mamaw), my children and I headed out and "hunted" several geocaches in the area. We found 17, didn't find 7 others. We had a wonderful time, enjoyed a lovely day, and had fun!
While my youngest and I were searching for the last cache of the day, Mamaw snapped a picture of us...My name is "The Skirted Cacher" - can you guess why?
This weekend, weather permitting, I'll be taking a group of homeschoolers out on a geocaching adventure at a local park. We can't wait!
1 comments:
Oooh! Looks like you guys had a great day. We haven't gone geocaching in a couple years now. I love it that its an activity that the whole family can enjoy.
Have fun this weekend. :)
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