Cache out…zero
June 22nd, 2009 | 
Author: After working a short day I decided to take the girls on a little adventure. Back in November I learned about the geocache adventure. I have been wanting to pursue the treasure hunt opportunity, but did not have the tools or time to do it. With my LG Incite I have a handy GPS that I can use for the adventure. Today we embarked on the geocache journey…
I logged on the the gc site and found two cache sites in a nearby park. They were considered easy hits, so I thought we could handle it with just the GPS and a compass. You know why geocaching is supposed to be fun? It’s because it is a challenge.
We drove to the park and found a space near the tennis courts where the first cache was hinted to be. Walking toward the tennis courts, the coordinates were not matching up. We then decided to do this the right way and use the compass and watch the coordinates. After getting off the beaten path and finding ourselves on abandoned rail tracks we decided to give up and pursue the other cache. The other cache had a hint so I thought it would be easier to find. (You know where this is going, don’t you?) We made it to the rock mentioned in the hint. We faced the RR tracks, turned right, took 21 steps, and it was clear we were not in the right place. I squished my way out of the muck and decided they had to mean a different rock and tree…yeah, that one wasn’t it either. Wait…is this even the right coordinates? No. If you haven’t figured it out yet, the coordinates are key to success. We were not successful today.
After well over an hour of searching we realized why there are so many applications available for GPS units and phones that are used for geocaching. I have since installed one of the applications and will use it next time. This time all we did was sweat and roam…but I did get a few cute pics:
The girls were collaborating
This was the point that the girls decided to take a more active role in the search.
Hmmm...I so don't want to walk through that.
…and the point we realized it was going to be a little more difficult than we thought.
Squirrel!
He was too cute to pass up. It isn’t a great shot, but holding my camera steady while zooming is a trick.
off the beaten path
This is one of the areas where we got off the main path in hopes of reaching our destination.
Another foot path diversion that only turned up a cute bunny pic:
Lil Bunny Foo-foo
It looks like two furry critters were our only finds for the day.
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I’ve never heard of this geocache you speak of. But at least you got to see some cute animals. Oh man, my sister used to drive me crazy singing that Bunny Foo Foo song, over and over and over.
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Geocaching has been on my “tadoo” list for a long time. Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, sounds like time to fire it up!
I’ve never heard of geocaching, but it sounds fun! Looks like you had quite an adventure
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*chuckles*
See, that’s one reason I probably never get started with that.
I am just to stupid to read coordinates
Love the pics, especially the squirrel
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Nice post! Geocaching is really hard, but I think there’s more to find on the way than just the cache…it looks like you had a great time with your girls and got some cute pictures!
My little girl is a little young for geocaching, but we are going to try to do some later this summer when we go to California. I’m sure it will be REALLY hard to do in an area that I’ve never been to before, and I’ll get to see some things not on the regular tourist itinerary.
Anyway, happy caching! I’ll be looking for more of your adventures on your blog!
Smiles,
Ana =)
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I haven’t tried geocaching. I’ve avoiding getting into the GPS age (except for one car).
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I heard of geocaching months ago, but just started. It is not easy, but it is fun.
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