Today is Geocaching Day. Geocaching is a hobby that's a bit much to explain, so let's get straight into it. People get these typically plastic containers full of low value but potentially sentimental items, and they leave a notebook in this tub. They then hide the container and use a geocaching service to log its location.
Geocachers then seek out these geocaches. When they find them they leave their name and player code in the book to prove they were there. They also trade one of the caches treasures with a trinket of their own. And it's a self sustaining system.
But it's a great experience if you travel a lot. I don't travel as much as I'd like to but if I ever get to a point where I am going around the country, I'd likely take up geocaching.
[CONTRIBUTOR’S NOTE: I’ve been able to do some geocaching locally - think of it like a self-imposed scavenger hunt or a video game quest. It’s a fun way to get yourself out of the house, especially since a lot of geocaches are outdoors in parks or hiking trails.]
I. LOVE. GEOCACHING. It’s actually been a very long time since I’ve been a part of it, and it wasn’t really me—my dad used to be part of a local geocaching community. There’s this nature center two towns over that we used to frequent on weekends when I was little, that’s when he was doing geocaching. Across the street from the main property is a big forest with color coded hiking trails. This is where some geocachers would hide containers, and my dad would bring me along to find them and see what was inside. I remember how they used to be hidden inside trees or under bushes. I forgot how fun it is, if I get out more agai…
I don't leave the house much, but it sounds like a lot of fun