Geocaching

If you have never heard of geocaching, you are going to find this blog amazing.  Suppose I told you there were thousands of buried treasures around the world.  I am not talking about chests of gold and silver.  I'm talking about something like a coffee can filled with small trinkets like bubblegum cards and such.

Well there are.

There is a website called www.geocaching.com where you can find the GPS coordinates to these treasures.  When the GPS system became available to the public, geocaching became a natural outcome. You go to this site, put in you GPS Lat. and Long. and it will tell you where the nearest treasures are.  There are probably several within a mile of where you are right now.

The website is free.  All you need is a GPS.  Some of these are very easy to find, others are very hard.  Each one has a difficulty rating as for the terrain and the difficulty of finding the treasure.  Keep in mind, even the most accurate GPS (and most are very accurate) will only get you within ten feet or so.

My son and I have been geocaching for several years.  It is a great way to get outdoors and spend time with your family.  I know several people in their 50's that do this as a hobby.

Here are several pictures from my geocaching experiences.