stoshuaj Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 anyone out on the trail? anyone ever heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 We did it a lot several years ago when the kids were younger ... we placed a few ourselves, one of which is still there after a decade and many hundreds of visitors. It was a great way for the kids to be motivated to take a hike in the countryside if they knew there was treasure at the end. Often we'd choose a cache that had contents that would interest them. In an unfamiliar area, it was a good way to find hikes of interest, as often people would place a cache on their favorite routes that would be difficult to find otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoEd Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Wife bought me a GPS for Christmas, mainly for hunting but I'm curious about geocaching. Any good resources for a beginner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Evil idea I saw on a deal website (Fatwallet): The deal was for one of those fake rocks you can hide a key in, and somebody suggested putting a geocache in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Any good resources for a beginner? http://www.geocaching.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGoulet Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Evil idea I saw on a deal website (Fatwallet): The deal was for one of those fake rocks you can hide a key in, and somebody suggested putting a geocache in one. Someone apparently took that advice . I was caching in Carroll County in the summer and it was in a fake rock. Not cool man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoshuaj Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 yeah, any type keyholder thing will work. (even the old standby, fake dog poo) My son built a fake sprinkler head one and then a couple days later I saw one (for much less) billed as a keyholder and thought, damn, he could have just used that. did a 4.5 terrain the last wknd, now he doesn't want to do anything under a 3....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Never heard of this before, but I have to admit, it sounds like a ton of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I took my son and daughter out for the first time today, we hunted down 9 sites and found 6 caches, it was raining pretty much all day but it wasn't heavy enough to keep us indoors. We really had a good time and the kids loved treking through the woods looking for things. We even found a nano today, crazy small lil bugger!! I'll post pics tomorrow. *edit I'm just using my iPhone with the geocaching app installed, it's an awesome and quick way to log your finds, plus upload pics to your logs, not to mention that sat nav makes it easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Tried to find a few caches near my house along a bike trail..but people either took them, or they were fake lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 You can do it in a city too. My kids have gone geocaching all over San Francisco. Here's one of them nerdy local shows yakking about it. 25wrY3aVeJk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Here are the pics from yesterday's cache finds. Oh and in case you're wondering, we always take pics near the cache hide site but never of the site itself. His first find, and yes he actually found this one himself. #2 on the day...after spending almost an hour looking for one we finally gave up and then were rewarded with a near insta-find! #3 another cool find...we were pretty soaked by this point. #4 Sis decided that it was time for her to get in on the act, so the three of us headed out again. #5 Our first true nano cache, he found the spot for this one. #6 We got pretty muddy on this one, as we had to climb a bit of a hill with a nice layer of Kentucky clay on it...Momma was not happy when she got in her car later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Aw, lookit them cute kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 This Thanksgiving weekend we were at the in-laws and we decided to get some geocaches while we were there. Most of these are from two days of trekking. More trail pics, some others are some odds and end grabs. Her first find! Training them up Park n grabs Serious stealth required, many muggles A cave grab, this cave (and two others like it were created at Italian stone workers cut limestone out to build Mayo United Methodist Church in 1909. Mountain climbing The cache was in a cave at the top of this hill...we were grabbing trees all the way up and slipping all the way down, we seriously worked for this one. The first trackable we've managed to find yet, a nice geocoin that started in British Columbia, went to Hawaii, then Guam to Florida, South Carolina and now Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 So no one else geocaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Our first out of state cache...Indiana, moved a travel bug and a geocoin down the road. The son's 1st FTF (first to find), we found an Indian Rupee in it...cool beans! 2nd to find on this one...apparently someone got the FTF at 10pm the night before during a thunderstorm....that's commitment! My baby girl's 1st FTF, I had to hold her upside-down to look under the guardrail though...but she got it....and only then did we realize that my son had locked my keys in the truck...*sigh* A true nano cache. Last find of the day...another 2nd to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoshuaj Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 ok ASF, since I started this thread and you're the only one keeping it alive.........I'll geokibitz w/you a little bit. been at it for almost 2 yrs, have a little over 200 caches found in 7 states. placed 6 caches. my older son has gotten to where he won't bother going unless the terrain is at least rated 4. hate travel bugs. we got one, it rolled around in the car, got lost, found and lost again.........never again, too much responsibilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ok ASF, since I started this thread and you're the only one keeping it alive.........I'll geokibitz w/you a little bit.been at it for almost 2 yrs, have a little over 200 caches found in 7 states. placed 6 caches. Nice. We placed just two caches but we can claim caches found in 7 countries. But we haven't done it since 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ok ASF, since I started this thread and you're the only one keeping it alive.........I'll geokibitz w/you a little bit. Yeah, I really enjoy it and my kids are having a lot of fun with it, now the kids like the FTF's and the trackables. been at it for almost 2 yrs, have a little over 200 caches found in 7 states.placed 6 caches. Nice! We are now prepping to place about 5 or 6 caches, but we are making sure that they are going to be more interesting than "Hey I drive by this stop sign every day so I thought it would be a great place for a cache". I have several pretty nice ideas, plus I'm leaving for Guatemala in a month so I'll either be picking up a travel bug to place or making a cache to place down there. my older son has gotten to where he won't bother going unless the terrain is at least rated 4.hate travel bugs. we got one, it rolled around in the car, got lost, found and lost again.........never again, too much responsibilty We love the travel bugs and coins, I really like it when they are a key chain that way I just hook them on my keys. My kids love getting the FTF's and they're still young enough to enjoy some 1 and 2 rated terrains, but they like the occasional hike up a cliff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Still single handedly keeping this thread alive... Some Louisville, KY caches At Loserville's Football stadium At Churchill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I know I'm the only one keeping this thread going but since the move we are now in a target rich environment. Here are the caches my son and I have found over the past couple of days. This has been great for learning about and finding our way around our new home. This cache is virtual cache at the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 My dad used to do this a lot, we did some with him. Personally I often felt it was more trouble than it was worth, but my dad enjoyed it. I think he might still do this, but he's been busy with a lot of other stuff, so he mostly spends his fun time outside these days by biking or stargazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 My dad used to do this a lot, we did some with him.Personally I often felt it was more trouble than it was worth, but my dad enjoyed it. I think he might still do this, but he's been busy with a lot of other stuff, so he mostly spends his fun time outside these days by biking or stargazing. Some of the park-n-grabs are boring that's why we look for one's that take us into scenic areas or the one's that have trackables. We found a "Thin Blue Line" trackable today that we're going to move to the DC area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 We did this a lot when the kids were little. But we were never into trying to 'check off' a dozen in a day. What's the point? For us, it always involved a decent hike somewhere interesting, usually taking you to places off the beaten path that were a favorite for the cache owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 We did this a lot when the kids were little. But we were never into trying to 'check off' a dozen in a day. What's the point? For us, it always involved a decent hike somewhere interesting, usually taking you to places off the beaten path that were a favorite for the cache owner. Totally agree, we went yesterday to get two new state badges (W.V. and Ohio), when I have my daughter we do some easier finds, but with my son we step it up a bit. Yesterday though was anout getting out and running around a couple cities that are new to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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