So today I learned all about geocaching and apparently it's a pretty popular activity which is sort of like a treasure hunt. I guess what happens is you sign up for this website (www.geocaching.com) and they tell you all about where you're supposed to find these caches. Then you have to find out where they are and begin searching for them like a treasure hunt. You have to be discreet about it too because you don't want the muggels (other random people who we don't know whether or not they are geocachers) to find out where the location of it is.
After you find the cache you can decide whether or not you can take something out of it or leave it. If you choose to take it then you need to leave something in it return to trade for it. There are also these things called travel bugs and those are items that are specifically marked so you can track them from place to place. Finally there are these micros and other containers that there are a bit smaller and only contain a log book to prove that you found it. (And like everything else you mark whether or not you found it through your online account.)
So yeah, it's really fun to do and I'm getting signed up in order to do it. Some places like national parks don't allow it so you do what's called a virtual geocach and take your picture by the location to prove that you were there. So has anybody else here heard of doing this before? And if you have, do you enjoy it?
After you find the cache you can decide whether or not you can take something out of it or leave it. If you choose to take it then you need to leave something in it return to trade for it. There are also these things called travel bugs and those are items that are specifically marked so you can track them from place to place. Finally there are these micros and other containers that there are a bit smaller and only contain a log book to prove that you found it. (And like everything else you mark whether or not you found it through your online account.)
So yeah, it's really fun to do and I'm getting signed up in order to do it. Some places like national parks don't allow it so you do what's called a virtual geocach and take your picture by the location to prove that you were there. So has anybody else here heard of doing this before? And if you have, do you enjoy it?