GeoCaching

Two weeks ago John and I joined our monthly Saturday boys club in a Geo caching expedi- tion. We went over to the nature center at North Park and met in the parking lot. We then followed one of the trails as the GPS lead us into the woods.

As you can see, it was not a flat trail. It was mainly uphill on the trip to the site, but that meant that we were treated to a downhill walk back.

The signal was weak because of the tree cover so the accuracy of the reading was about 400 feet. Amazing when you think about it, but vexing when you are trying to find something in the woods.

Here is the prize, a one gallon plastic bucket with a leaky lid. We signed in the log book with a crayon someone had left as a thank you. Some geocache sites have little toys and ask you to leave one behind. We opted for a nickel one of the boys found in his pocket. The smaller boys liked the small action figures someone left. But we had to remind them not to take any.

This activity was fun and made the best use of the outdoor setting, but I think we will revisit it in a few years when the boys are older. At the end one of the boys said his favorite part was walking through the woods to play with Spiderman.