Geocaching

Mark has downloaded about 100 geocache sites for our area so we decided to look for a few of them.

Geocaching is a type of treasure hunt using a GPS unit (Global Positioning Satellite receiver) to help you find hidden "caches" placed by people all over the world.  Geocaches are everywhere.

What is a cache?  A cache is typically some type of container, from small to big, which contains something inside.  Sometimes, it is simply a paper on which you write your name. 

Sometimes a cache will have treasures. 

When you find a cache, you may take what is hidden inside, but geocaching etiquette suggests that you replace it with something else.

I use to carry a ziplock bag of little trinkets I’ve collected but I seem to have misplaced it when we moved into the new RV.  We rarely take anything out of a cache but I think it’s fun to contribute a little something, especially if it has a Texas theme.

We looked for 7 cache’s but only found 4.

At one of the sites we went to we found ourselves standing in the middle of a brand spanking new paved parking lot.  No geocache there.

Another site had a new fence.  And frankly, after our recent encounter with a Prairie Rattlesnake, I wasn’t too interested in stomping around the tall grass.  We looked around a while but thought that maybe with the new fence, the cache had been removed.

We had the best luck in the cemeteries where we found 3.

It’s a fun hobby that gets us out and about and exploring the area.  If you’re interested you can find out all about it at www.geocaching.com.