Sunday, June 24, 2012

Geocaching Adventure

 

Mom is always on the lookout for a fun thing that we can all do together. We decided that we’d try out “geocaching.”

It’s kinda like a big treasure hunt. People go out and hide stuff around town, mostly along hiking trails, parks, and other public outdoor places. Then they go and put the coordinates of the hiding spot on the computer (check out www.geocaching.com).

To find a treasure, you just look on the map, get the coordinates of a hiding place, and go find it! We used the GPS on Mom’s phone to help us get to the right spot. Then you have to use the clues to find the container that is hidden there.

Yesterday we tried our first adventure. We headed down into Ruffin Canyon, right by our house. It was an awesome walk, and we found our first hidden treasure. Of course, we didn’t take any pictures…but we had so much fun that we went and found another one that same afternoon.

Today we set out again to hike and find some more treasures. This time we headed into the north end of Tecolote Canyon.

Ryan and I taking off from the trail head.

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You HAVE TO throw rocks in the water. It’s the rule.

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Our first find of the day!

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We sat down to open up the container and see what was inside.

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This one had a bunch of neat little toys in it. We each got to choose one to take with us. But the rule is that if you take something, you have to leave something. We left Legos in this one…

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This little drum was the toy that Ryan chose.

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Each cache also has a paper or notebook that is the ‘log book.” Everyone that finds it writes down their name and the date. This one was pretty new, just from this year. Some of the others we found were a couple of years old!

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After you sign the book and swap out treasure, you have to hide the container back where you found it.

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Make sure to take lots of breaks!

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This was our second find of the day. This one had tons of fun things in it. We each chose a bouncy ball, and we left some matchbox cars there.

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Look at all of this treasure!

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Our senior guide.

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A “cache” container which looks just a tiny bit like a peanut butter jar…

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We will be posting more about these adventures soon. We had such a great weekend searching for stuff together!

Love,

J&R

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