Hi Holly,

My boys and I have been geocaching for about a year. We love the way it combines being active and outdoors with tech/geeky stuff like GPS and the excitement of a treasure hunt. If you type your ZIP code into the very nice Google maps search[/URL" target="_blank">, you will see all the geocaches in your area, and chances are you'll be surprised at how many there are. Although we've lived here for many years, we've discovered all kinds of new places--lovely parks and out-of-the-way hidey places. We also try to find some caches when we're on vacation. Finding one in a rain forest in Hawaii was a special thrill.

We don't take or leave much. The fun is in getting there.

Here are a few photos from yesterday's outing. As you can see, I just use my Garmin 201. This one was a multi-stage cache that eventually led to the big pretzel jar of knicknacks.

Quiet path through the woods:


One of the intermediate stages:


Finally, paydirt!


Happy geocaching!


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DaveinAA[/URL" target="_blank">

Been Geocaching since beginning of May and I am addicted.
First cache I took the Travel Bug Key to Good Health which I thought was an omen..........and then left it in a park here in Queens and took a CD music mix. The caches have all kinds of neat things, lots of stuff for the kids. Go to geocaching.com and sign up, it's free although the premium membership is worth it if you start to get into it. Your kids would love it, be sure to bring insect repellent and wear protective clothing cause some of the caches are in thorny or poisonous plants areas. Not sure if you can look people up without a premium membership but if you can it would be on your account page. My nickname is hallycat over there and I have some pictures posted too.
What I am loving is getting into parks and nature areas I would never have gone to otherwise, also finding new places to run and incorporating a run then a cache hunt into my day.
Go for it!

Barb

I keep thinking about buying a Garmin - this may put me over the edge. Hmmm....the baseball game isn't till 8 PM, leaving the entire afternoon for gadget-browsing...hmmmm.

Geocaching with the kids is a great way to justify the purchase of that FR305

My tribe loves it. We've had some simple, fun, caches, and a few epic bushwhacks.

We're experimenting with my old retired Palm Pilot and an app called CacheMate to carry cache data so we can stop dragging so much paper along with us on hunts.

Highly recommended. DaveinAA, thanks for the "friend" invite. I'd be happy to tie in with any boomers - my geocaching handle is the same as my old one here.

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Mustang Sally
Boomers and Beyond wiki[/URL" target="_blank">

OK.....new education. I have never heard of this and YES, I live in the United States, and YES, I do get out of my house sometimes.

Going to have to check into this new term.

Thanks for the tip.

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vista129[/URL" target="_blank">

quote:<HR>Originally posted by roy c:
What the heck is it and can I do it?
Roy<HR>

http://www.geocaching.com[/URL" target="_blank">

That will explain what it is and sure you can do it. Woody can go with you and MrsRoy too.

Thanks Barb
You always keep me well informed
Roy