Geo-Treasure Hunt

A couple of weeks ago Daniel and I made some time to go on a date. We didn't have a whole lot of time and we didn't want to spend a lot of money. We really didn't want to go to yet another movie so Daniel came up with the brilliant idea to go "Geocaching". I had never heard about it but after he sent me a link and I watched some videos I loved the idea of spending some time looking for "treasures" with him.  The purpose is to hide and seek containers called "caches" or "geocaches". I guess the most common one is the small waterproof container that has a logbook where you are supposed to write the date and your name when you find it. Some other larger containers may have inexpensive toys or trinkets for trading.


This could be something fun to do with the kids. They even have some items called "travel bugs" that you are supposed to take to another cache for another person to find and help take it to its ultimate destination. There are also "puzzle caches" that require information or solving a puzzle to find the cache.

Caches are located in cities, parks, trails and even people's front yards. This is a great way get out of the house and spend time with the family. Bring the dog along if you have one!


The first one we picked was close to our home but we failed at finding it :P It didn't help that we had no idea what we were looking for and the size of the cache. After driving around for a while and people looking at us suspiciously we headed south to explore another place. These "caches" are located EVERYWHERE and all you need is your cellphone with GPS, a pen and tennis shoes because you'll be doing some walking.

So, on our next attempt, we explored a trail and followed the clues. After much searching BINGO! Daniel found the cache right on the gas pipeline sign and boy did we feel like we had found a real treasure!! WOO HOO!

We walked about 500 yards north and we found another one! Holy cow! was this fun?!

So anyway, after walking and driving for a while we ended up our fun evening with some yummy Mexican food. I think these are the little moments in life I treasure the most :)


** Yesterday we decided to take Darren to find his first cache. He loved it! I can't wait to go and do it again! :)