Today, Father's Day, we went out Geocaching for the first time. It is something I have wanted to do for a while, but David finally got with the program and decided to check it out also.
If you don't know what it is... the best way I can describe it is a world wide treasure hunt. People create boxes and hide them in various locations, and record them on website for you to go search for. There is usually some sort of thing you can mark saying you found it.When you return home, you log in and comment that you found it. There are different skill levels and such. You can of course create your own caches too. You can check it out at this website .
We don't have a GPS, yet. Maybe we will get one. We printed off and map (instead of using a GPS, you can use the map it option) for one at a park nearby. (Discovery Park in Gilbert). It was really fun and kinda tricky. It was a considered a "Nano cache" meaning it was really small. YEP, it was. It was in a metal, magnetic case, that was smaller around than a dime and about 1/2 inch thick. Inside was a small scroll of paper to sign. I'm not going to spoil it and say where we found it, of course. But it was fun.
You can find them all over the country - so when you are on vacation you can search for them too. Of course, if you have a GPS, that makes it a bit easier, and some are very complex and some are in the middle of nowhere. I really like that this was in the city and close by. It was a quick and fun family adventure.
Who knows where the next one will lead us!
2 comments:
So fun!! We keep hearing about it, but one of these days will have to go out and find one!
Sounds like a lot of fun. I looked at the site... maybe some day we can try it out.
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