Geocaching

We were recently introduced to Geocaching, which is basically a real life treasure hunt. I guess it's been around for a long time, and I am not sure how we have never heard of it before, but so glad we know about it now. In order to figure the whole thing out we had some friends over that are really into it, and another family who wanted to learn as well. We had a dinner and then went out for our geocaching adventure.

For those who don't know what it is I will explain. So basically people hide "caches" all over the place, and there are millions of caches all over the country apparently. Caches can be anything from a box, to a fake rock, or even a tin can, and they may or may not have things inside. People who hide them add the cache to the web-site http://www.geocaching.com/, and anyone can then go find it. So as a beginner you go to the web-site and sign up, it's totally free, and then if you have a smart phone you can download the app. Once you have the app, it tells you where the closest caches are. We were shocked to see that there are tons within walking distance of our house. Once you get close there is a compass that can help guide you, but it's really only good to about 15 meters. The caches can be cleverly hidden so you really have to look. Once you find the cache you can log that you found it and if there is a treasure you can take it, but you have to replace it with something of equal or greater value. The kids absolutely love it and it's just a fun way to have an outside adventure!! It explains everything on the site, so check it out if you are interested!

We are headed to Sunriver next week and look forward to doing it there as well!! If you try it, let me know what you think!!