We first discovered geocaching a few years back, but only really became interesting/involved in this fun family activity last year. In the time of too many TV shows, video games and computers keeping us indoors, we love this activity that gets the family out of the house, enjoying the fresh air and exercising your inner explorer.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game played worldwide. Using GPS-enabled devices (handheld or even a smartphone with GPS capabilities), users track small containers called geocaches. The GPS leads you to the area of the geocache and that’s when the fun begins! The containers are usually the size of an old film container, up to maybe a large tupperware lunchbox. The caches are hidden in their surroundings – in a tree trunk, under a bench – and players must use their hunting skills to uncover the hidden treasures.
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