Anyone into Geocaching?

Good Morning Steemit

I started to plan some Spring activities last night, and came across some pictures of one of our favorite outdoor activities.....GEOCACHING!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, geocaching can be most simply(and humorously) described as using multi-billion dollar government technology to find pieces of Tupperware hidden away in the woods! It can, however, be much more or much less than that as well.

Here is a great picture of my son's first find...A watertight ammo box filled with goodies:

Basically, you hide and seek caches placed by others that take part in the game. All the GPS coordinates are logged on a website including users' logs, profiles, and achievements. The website www.geocaching.com is where you need to register, and has a great deal of tutorials and explanations. It has been described as "The world's largest treasure hunt."

Here's a camo plastic box my son found:

These cashes can be placed in the city as well, although you certainly attract a lot of negative attention if you appear like you are rummaging to look for a box in a city.

Each cache should have a description on the website that speaks to its difficulty level. How much hiking, what kind of elevations, and the difficulty of the hide are all major factors used by you to decide if it is one you'd like to attempt. Not all caches are kid friendly, and some are downright crazy difficult!

If you are looking for a fun activity, then check out www.geocaching.com. Did I mention it is free??? That's probably one of the best parts!!!

Thanks for reading.

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Cheers

Tim