GeoCaching

I had my first geocaching expedition last weekend with my girlfiriends Sarah & Susan.

What fun! Check out what geocaching is by clicking HERE.

We were each armed with our own GPS units & as we entered coordinates for where caches were hidden around town (found at the GeoCaching site), we were eventually led to the exact location. It's so fun driving around, zig-zagging (& often back-tracking) to try & pinpoint where the treasure is!

We even found a fun cache that required us to write a story about our adventure. (Which actually inspired my column in this week's newspaper.)

I found my first cache at our first stop. It was a tiny bugger & I needed help getting it out. 

Apparantly some caches include simply a log & pencil for treasure seekers to sign their name & the date. That's what this one was.

Others are filled with trinkets & doo-dads like rubber noses, rubber bands & coupons for free ice cream. (Well, other stuff too. Any little thing will do!) You take a prize out & put one back in. I brought along some tiny handmade things to deposit.

Here, we say goodbye to a Betty Boop Travel Bug keychain.

Lots of fun was had & I'm excited to bring the girls on the next geocaching ride.

Oh, if you want to add me as a friend on your Geocaching profile, my name is: adventureGEEK

(Attempting a jumpy pic with my new camera. We couldn't quite get the timing right. I'm still learning the beeps.)

A lot of my photos are "close-ups" because I'm trying to honor the GeoCacher's Creed. I don't want to give any hidden caches away. (Because, there are actually muggles that might take them!)

Click HERE for a list of GeoCaching lingo.

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