Mandelon
12-29-2003, 07:37 PM
Anybody here heard of this?
Heard about it from some friends. People hide stuff around the countryside, city and desert. Then they post the GPS coordinates on the internet at www.geocaching.com along with some clues. Usually its a tupperware container filled with odd stuff, a log book and a pen. You can enter the zip code or nearby city for a list of places where these things are hidden.
We found a bunch of them out in the desert over the weekend. I have to admit I felt like a techno-geek wandering around the desert with a GPS unit in my hand like some sort of electronic divining rod......but it is cool to locate some hidden cache of goodies. You take something and leave something else. The kids were loving it.
You enter the area where you want to look and some local caches should show up.
We found a buried coffee can up on top of this sandstone face. It was a bit of a hike, but the narrow slot we climbed up was amazing.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/24BorregoXmas03_019-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/24BorregoXmas03_025-med.jpg
Heard about it from some friends. People hide stuff around the countryside, city and desert. Then they post the GPS coordinates on the internet at www.geocaching.com along with some clues. Usually its a tupperware container filled with odd stuff, a log book and a pen. You can enter the zip code or nearby city for a list of places where these things are hidden.
We found a bunch of them out in the desert over the weekend. I have to admit I felt like a techno-geek wandering around the desert with a GPS unit in my hand like some sort of electronic divining rod......but it is cool to locate some hidden cache of goodies. You take something and leave something else. The kids were loving it.
You enter the area where you want to look and some local caches should show up.
We found a buried coffee can up on top of this sandstone face. It was a bit of a hike, but the narrow slot we climbed up was amazing.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/24BorregoXmas03_019-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/24BorregoXmas03_025-med.jpg