Geocaching; what it is, how you do it, and my current adventure.

Geocaching is an outdoor activity that you can do for little cost. In the Geocaching community we like to say that we go out into the woods and find Tupperware using a billion dollar government satellite system. Getting out there and finding caches can be challenging at first, but after you get your "Geo Senses" dialed in, you will have no problem. You can ask my wife about when I first started. There was a lot of frustration until I got the hang of it. If anyone is interested in geocaching go to geocaching.com and they have all sorts of information to help you get started. The signup for the basic member is free and the amount of caches that they have is not that much different than that of the premium member. Next you will want a GPS Receiver. I started out with a generic Garmin Etrex for 80 dollars. In fact I had to use it today on my caching trip. I like my Delorme PN-40 a lot better, but it is out of commission. Once you have the GPS Receiver dial in the coordinates on the caching page, find the cache, sign log, put back, and then log it in on the website. Mission accomplished. On another blog I will go over the different cache types/sizes that you will run into on your travels. Today, we went on a small nature hike that ended up with a nice small find. With this one, I went through all the pre-hike foot work to include Geo pup, water, first aid kit, my Geo Coin, and a little bit of swag in case we ran across a decent sized container. Once we made it around the loop, the cache was fairly easy to find. We had originally planned a cache spree at Boettler Park in Green, but it did not allow dogs so we drove around until we found this gem. There are a few more left in this area, so we will definitely be back. (These images have spoilers) A spoiler is the revelation of a cache location.