Geocaching.....

Geocaching is our familiy's newest hobby and it is a blast!!!!!
What is it, you ask?
Geocaching is a worldwide treasure hunt via the internet.
The tools you'll need are a GPS unit -a global positioning satellite unit- and a good pair of hiking shoes/boots.
It is so easy to get started: go to geocaching.com and log-in.
There are literallay hundreds of thousands of "caches" around the world that people like you and me have placed for others to find.
There are hundreds just in our area alone and the fun is in the hunt and the adventure.
The "treasure" is junk stuff for kids, mostly, but yesterday we found a cache that had movie tickets in it and a pair of needle nose pliers. The rule is: if you take something then you have to leave something so don't forget to bring along those Happy Meal toys you have laying around.
All caches have a log book in them to sign and read. It's fun to see when the cache was found and by whom and to read their comments.
Yesterday, when we were hunting for a cache down in the Nature reserve, we spooked a great-horned owl and that was cool since we are also bird-watchers, so bring your binoculars, too, cuz you never know what you might see.
Have fun;-)