Geocaching

[wildmaven]

Jim and I have taken up geocaching, where you use your phone's GPS to find hidden caches nearby. This month, we've found 5 caches, 4 of which had goodies inside that you can choose from and replace with something new. Do any of you do this? It's a great way to get some exercise. We do have to be on the lookout for rattlesnakes and poisonous spiders, but that doesn't scare us away from the fun. 

Here's what we've found so far, and you can see Jim out in the desert with his phone trying to find another one. 



Some of the caches can be ammo can size, but others are very small. One of them today was inside a small vial. All have a way to log that you've been there (date and name). There are TONS of them around our small town. 

[Retread]

Sept 13, 2020 10:00:04 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

Do any of you do this?

This is the first I've ever heard of such a thing. Sounds cool.

I like the idea that you replace what you find with something else. I suppose you could create a new cache and location and have it added to whatever list they provide?

[wildmaven]

Sept 14, 2020 8:44:36 GMT -8 Retread said:

Sept 13, 2020 10:00:04 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

Do any of you do this?

This is the first I've ever heard of such a thing. Sounds cool.

I like the idea that you replace what you find with something else. I suppose you could create a new cache and location and have it added to whatever list they provide?

Yep, you can! I just ordered a patch for my jean jacket that actually makes me a wandering cache, as it has a unique number that geocachers can add to their finds when they encounter me, haha. 

The best part of all of this is that it's free! Just download the app (more info on geocaching.com) and get started.

[Alan Vende]

Sept 14, 2020 14:03:00 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

Sept 14, 2020 8:44:36 GMT -8 Retread said:

This is the first I've ever heard of such a thing. Sounds cool.

I like the idea that you replace what you find with something else. I suppose you could create a new cache and location and have it added to whatever list they provide?

Yep, you can! I just ordered a patch for my jean jacket that actually makes me a wandering cache, as it has a unique number that geocachers can add to their finds when they encounter me, haha. 

The best part of all of this is that it's free! Just download the app (more info on geocaching.com) and get started.

I tried this once and it said some caches are not free. is that still the case? (Admittedly, I saw that and deleted the app. I wasn't in a position at the time to pay for things like that.) I've been hoping to give it another go, especially as I will be having a friend moving up here soon and thought that was a great thing for us to do together.

Hope you're healthy and well, wildmaven and Retread!

[wildmaven]

Sept 17, 2020 13:19:13 GMT -8 Alan Vende said:

Sept 14, 2020 14:03:00 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

Yep, you can! I just ordered a patch for my jean jacket that actually makes me a wandering cache, as it has a unique number that geocachers can add to their finds when they encounter me, haha. 

The best part of all of this is that it's free! Just download the app (more info on geocaching.com) and get started.

I tried this once and it said some caches are not free. is that still the case? (Admittedly, I saw that and deleted the app. I wasn't in a position at the time to pay for things like that.) I've been hoping to give it another go, especially as I will be having a friend moving up here soon and thought that was a great thing for us to do together.

Hope you're healthy and well, wildmaven and Retread !

I saw that, too, but there are hundreds of caches in my dinky town of 27,000 people to keep me occupied with the free version for now.