geocaching. if you dont know what it is, i will attempt to make a quick recapitulation of what the whole deal is.

Geocaching is like modern day treasure hunting. You take a GPS. You go to a geocaching website.
you locate caches (i’ll explain those in a minute) in whatever area you choose by typing in the zip code.
pick the cache, get the coordinates off the site, plug them into the GPS, and go find it.

caches can be many things. they can be a container. some of these containers contain things. some include a camera to take a picture of yourself, some a notebook to write name and date of find, some are like those prize chests you had in kindergarten—take a little something. BUT you have to leave something too. there are lots of different things you can do with this. i’ve seen coupon caches. take a coupon, leave a coupon.

some of these caches are in really eay to get to places (the gazebo at Augustana College) or out in the middle of nowhere. they are usually hidden pretty well… under rocks, inside trees, etc.

i went a few times with my gifted science class in the summer of 2005. it’s wonderful.

problem is… i dont have a GPS. someone should lend me theirs.