Calling all Geocaching enthusiasts!!

k2charmed4u
k2charmed4u Posts: 282
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi there. My husband and I had our first geocaching adventure today. We didn't manage to find it but we had a great time looking and it was nice spending time with the husband and our 2 lovely Dalmatians. It certainly is a fun excuse to get out the house for some adventure and a great way to exercise.

I'm intrigued by the whole geocaching experience and would love to hear about your geocaching adventures wherever you are in the world :happy:

We live in the Leicestershire area of the UK and there are 9000 active caches within 30 miles of our home so we have plenty of adventures lined up for the future.

What was your most memorable cache adventure?

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  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
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  • coolsmartygirl
    coolsmartygirl Posts: 299 Member
    My dad did it with us kids for a long time. I am the oldest so I kind of stopped doing them when I got later in high school. My brother has more experience, he had a choose your own path kind of one at a college and he liked that one. We had one where we had to use public transportation and find caches near the train stops. I definitely want to do it with my kids. I love the hiding around like a secret spy, no one can know!
  • coolsmartygirl
    coolsmartygirl Posts: 299 Member
    Oh and I am in Oregon, USA!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    There's a Geocaching group on here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/186-geocaching
  • LNRoss
    LNRoss Posts: 101 Member
    Hi my hubby and I have been geocaching for a couple of years. We've done night time geoches, we like hiking in National forests and just getting outside in general. We live in West Virginia. Geocahing is awesome because no matter where you go, if you have a GPS or i-phone ....you have something to do. : ) you're welcome to add me as a friend.
  • ImNotThatBob
    ImNotThatBob Posts: 371 Member
    Combine that with something like the endomondo app to track your burn and really enjoy it.

    I've always been fascinated with geocaching, especially where someone is sending an object around the world (you find it in one location and take it to the next one closer to the goal destination). Have yet to try it though. Enjoy!
  • Maggie821
    Maggie821 Posts: 55 Member
    Hi - it's a great way to get exercise in, but definitely never go alone! My daughter and her husband were very active in it before she became pregnant with the twins, and I got started going with them. We had plans to go to Ireland this year on a geocaching adventure trip, but we found the twins early! lol

    I am a paid member, but haven't gone in over a year, mainly because I haven't found anyone to go with (Bob thinks its stupid). Maybe I'll get back into and try to find an active group. It's a little harder here with all the snow we get!
  • bikhi
    bikhi Posts: 175
    i've been caching since 2003. hiked 8 miles last saturday to find a 12 stage cache in maybury state park in michigan. i especially enjoy going to some of the monthly events.
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    We were avid geocachers when we started. We have something like 1000 finds. I forget exactly how many. Sadly we don't get enough time to go out now, but we had some good times and great adventures.

    The best part of geocaching is that you get to see things you would not normally know about. The caches tend to take you to places that are extraordinary. I learned so much more about my home state of NJ. It's a fantastic thing to do.
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    Ooooo thanks for all the stories :smile: can't wait to do more exploring.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    We started it many years ago when our kiddo was little - she loved it, it was like a treasure hunt! It is an awesome way to get out of the house and go do something. Sadly, we have slacked off over the years as life just gets busy, but we still like to do some caching, especially when we go out of town. Hunting caches in other cities is a great way to find the "locals-only" places like great hidden parks, restaurants, and killer views that the locals know about.

    We were at the point where we had found every cache in a 10 mile radius of our home, and would pounce any time a new one was placed! But as the interest has grown and more people are participating, there are heaps of new caches out there we need to go find! We have several of our own hidden out there, that have been going for 10 years or so. Love getting the notifications when people find and log them.

    We are in central California. :bigsmile:
  • spearfox
    spearfox Posts: 276 Member
    Started back in 2004. Have the same username as here.
    Not really active anymore. Have several friends that are still active.
    I've been up trees, down in tunnels, dealt with all sorts of animals and had some interesting times.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I've wanted to try this with my kids but never got around to it. What do I need to start equipment wise? What websites for finding the info? I'm in Michigan in the US
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    I've wanted to try this with my kids but never got around to it. What do I need to start equipment wise? What websites for finding the info? I'm in Michigan in the US

    All you need is a basic account which is free at www.geocaching.com, a gps enabled device like an iPhone and a sense of adventure :happy: now you're ready to go.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Is there a particular app for my iphone? I remember looking a few years ago but couldn't decide what would work.
  • Zalli
    Zalli Posts: 132 Member
    We like to geocache when on holiday...

    On my recent trip to Peru, I helped set up a geocache with my friend on the Inca Trail. (My cache is called "Dead Woman's Pass"). And while in Peru, we found many different caches--some in urban areas like Cusco and Arequipa, others out at ancient rock cairns high in the Andes, at Macchu Pichu, and old Incan burial sites

    We've also geocached in Egypt (at the Pyramids and Colossi of Memnon among others), and spent a lovely time with a rental car driving around the islands of Naxos and Santorini finding caches.

    Oh, and we went on a lovely hike around Tintern Abbey and the Forest of Dean in Wales...so many caches to find in the British Isles.

    Actually my home geocache stomping grounds, here in British Columbia, are also fabulous! SO many great hikes and walks. .happy geocaching!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Is there a particular app for my iphone? I remember looking a few years ago but couldn't decide what would work.
    There is an official Geocaching app for the phone - a free version, and the full is $9.99 I think. Not cheap, but dang convenient!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I've wanted to try this with my kids but never got around to it. What do I need to start equipment wise? What websites for finding the info? I'm in Michigan in the US

    All you need is a basic account which is free at www.geocaching.com, a gps enabled device like an iPhone and a sense of adventure :happy: now you're ready to go.
    Bring a pen or pencil in case it's a micro-cache that doesn't have room for a pen, and some small items for trading items in and out of regular caches.
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    We're going on our second geocaching adventure this weekend near my grandmothers in nottingham, england. Bestwood woods are only 10 minutes from her house and there is one there apparently. We're taking our Dalmatians along so they can explore the woods. I haven't been in those woods in 12 years when I used to bike up them regularly with my grandma so will be nice to see it again even if we don't find anything :happy:
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Is there a particular app for my iphone? I remember looking a few years ago but couldn't decide what would work.
    There is an official Geocaching app for the phone - a free version, and the full is $9.99 I think. Not cheap, but dang convenient!

    Thanks! $10 is fine, but I'll try the free one first to make sure we like it.

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