Geocaching By Thomas
We first geocached a while after mom got a Geocaching for Dummies book from the library. We did our first cache near Baker Park this summer. It was a camo-duct taped film canister. Ever since then we've been hooked.
Geocaching is where you have a GPS and you're basically on a "wild goose chase" for a camo-duct taped container that is usually far enough above the ground so that it won't get buried in the snow (at least in Minnesota). There are several geocaching websites that tell you where the coordinates are for them.
When you hide a geocache, you find a spot in some rocks, a log or in the woods. Sometimes they are hidden in the sides of cliffs. You bring your GPS and mark the coordinates of that spot. Geocaches have to be more than 528 feet apart. So then you log it in on the website. And then you wait for them to respond. If they say that there is one hidden less than 528 feet nearby, you have to take it out and find another spot. That happened to us once. If they say that it is an ok spot, then you if you've put it there already, you have to rush it out there. Ours almost got found before it got hidden. That was really funny.
Geocache difficulties and terrain difficulties are rated in stars, from 1 to 5. One is the easiest and 5 is the hardest. We've done a 4 before in terrain. That was really cool.
I do geocaching for the hunt. Irene and Mari do it for the trinkets inside. Mom and dad mainly do it because it's fun.
GPS's are usually about $150. Go buy one and try it!
Geocaching is where you have a GPS and you're basically on a "wild goose chase" for a camo-duct taped container that is usually far enough above the ground so that it won't get buried in the snow (at least in Minnesota). There are several geocaching websites that tell you where the coordinates are for them.
When you hide a geocache, you find a spot in some rocks, a log or in the woods. Sometimes they are hidden in the sides of cliffs. You bring your GPS and mark the coordinates of that spot. Geocaches have to be more than 528 feet apart. So then you log it in on the website. And then you wait for them to respond. If they say that there is one hidden less than 528 feet nearby, you have to take it out and find another spot. That happened to us once. If they say that it is an ok spot, then you if you've put it there already, you have to rush it out there. Ours almost got found before it got hidden. That was really funny.
Geocache difficulties and terrain difficulties are rated in stars, from 1 to 5. One is the easiest and 5 is the hardest. We've done a 4 before in terrain. That was really cool.
I do geocaching for the hunt. Irene and Mari do it for the trinkets inside. Mom and dad mainly do it because it's fun.
GPS's are usually about $150. Go buy one and try it!
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