Geocaching

"Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online." (Click here for the website and an intro video.) There's an app for it too, which is completely worth it in my opinion. We gave it a try and found our first one less than a mile from the house.

It took 25 minutes to find. Mainly we were trying to decipher the clue: "Just because I'm made out of it doesn't mean I can't move." We thought it might be alluding to a tree....wrong.

Dwynne found it and signed our names to the roster. This particular geocache has been there since 2006.

A Cacher's Lament This hunt took us inside the loop of the off-ramp at Greenstone Exit. It's called Casher's Lament because of all the weeds that will get stuck in your socks if you venture there during the summer. (The coordinates came with a poem all about the poor cacher's socks.)

Michael found it!

Inside:

This time we left a hair barrette and took a Bigfoot Documentary which did not take itself seriously at all. We'll leave it at the next geocache we find.

The hunt also came with a set of coordinates to an old well! Who would have thought a well would be in that spot? It was lined with stacked stone and not too deep.

If you're ever bored, try this! Or come over and we'll do it together! It doesn't take long at all. And it's fun driving past those places knowing a secret is hidden there. I agree with Dad and think next time we go home we ought to hide one of our own.