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Any Geocachers out there?
Does anyone geocache. Our kids and grandkids started and then got us a GPS. We aren't that good but enjoy it as it gets you to places you might not ordinarily go.
Nancy
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Nancy, I don't even know what geocache means! Can you elucidate? -
What is a Geocache
I figured anyone who did it knew what it meant.
Simply put: Someone hides a cache and lists it on Geocache website. You use a handheld GPS to search for it. Kids really enjoy it because many of the caches have items in them and you are supposed to leave something if you take something. When you find one, you sign the log and update the website saying you found it. (There's more to it than that because types of caches can vary.)
Hubby and I aren't very good at it, but you get out and see different areas while looking for them. For instance, for the last few years we've had a yearly pass to the local state park and went often. Yesterday seaching for a geocache we found an area we didn't know existed (and didn't find the geocache, but will try again).
Website is: www.geocaching.com
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I have friends that were into this, they really enjoyed it.Comment
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I have never heard of it, but what a great idea!
I went to the website, put in my zip and was surprised there were 5642 records on 283 pages!!
I'm sending this one to my son...he will enjoy it immenselyComment
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We haven't searched for any but I've visited web sites about it. Maybe, we'll geocache around the lake this year.Comment
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Busy caching
We've been busy geocaching as there are many near us here in Florida, and not so many in Virginia when we head north. Today was interesting as we encounter a snake and almost fell into a creek.
We found 3 out of 5 we looked for. We're running about 50%. It should be higher than that, but I think we lose patience or our eyes are too old. 
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Geocaching is great. It gets us out with the kids, and it's a wonderful way to find out about a place.
When I was in Nice, France in Fall 2005, I sent into the hills above Monaco to find a cache. Got some great pics there and dropped off a travel bug that was here in Syracuse but wanted to go to a particular spot on the Cote d'Azur. I figure I got him within 50 miles in one shot, so that was a good day's work :-)
There are several geocaches within 2 miles of our house here in Syracuse. In tracking them down, we've found some "wild" places that we didn't even realize were there.
There are a few geocaches I know of in the Charlottesville, VA area, if you're in that part of Virignia.
Regards,
sc
--"Because there is good, and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."-- Rorschach, WatchmenComment
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50
Just wanted to add, yesterday we found our 50th. I think it is great because you can set your own goals. Wasn't even planning for 50, but someone said we were getting close. Boy we hate the DNF's (do not finds). Been back to one site 3 times and still no luck. It was found yesterday and serviced earlier this week, so we know it's there but no luck finding it.
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That sounds awesome!
Please educate further on how to do this! I live in Orlando, are there many near me? I would love to do this in my spare time, what equipment do I need? Does anyone ever put it in some challenging spots like caves?
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Geocaching
I've done a few around Geneseo, NY south of Rochester. They are great for getting some exercise. Geocachers often get you to different spots to educate ya on the region you're visiting. Hope to do more. Our college library has GPS's that you can sign out like books so people can use these for Geocaching. We had a less than serious geocaching competition that we all enjoyed last summer.Comment
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For it to really be geocaching, you need to be able to receive a GPSOriginally posted by TalkToMeForAdvicePlease educate further on how to do this! I live in Orlando, are there many near me? I would love to do this in my spare time, what equipment do I need? Does anyone ever put it in some challenging spots like caves?
signal, which wouldn't work in a cave. Even outdoors, under heavy
tree cover, it can be tricky depending on how good the reception is
on your GPS unit.
sc
--"Because there is good, and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."-- Rorschach, WatchmenComment
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Just learned about it last week
Just last week my Nephew in law and grand nephew were at our house visiting. They were hiking in the hills behind our house and the 7 year old was rummageing around in the sage and found a geocash box. They came home all excited to find out what it was. They researched it on the internet, made sure these things were safe to open, and looked through the log book. They are now excited to get into finding more when they get home. They have a handheld GPS but found this one by accident.
I think is a cool way to make hiking and or traveling fun.
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Originally posted by TalkToMeForAdvicePlease educate further on how to do this! I live in Orlando, are there many near me? I would love to do this in my spare time, what equipment do I need? Does anyone ever put it in some challenging spots like caves?
Belows are a couple of links that will get you started. If you go to the www.geocaching.com Web Site and enter your zip code, you'll see how many sites are in your immediate area. When I checked for just the "Orlando city" area (since I didn't know your Zip Code), I found 246 sites.
http://www.cacheopedia.com/wiki/Geocaching_on_a_budget
http://www.geocaching.com/faq/Comment
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