I found this entry on my old blog, and I just couldn't let it die.
MAY 19, 2008
For months, I’ve been hearing about this “geek sport” called geocaching. Since I recently purchased a TomTom, I’ve really been getting interested in the concept.
“What is geocaching?”
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value. Today, well over 650,000 geocaches are registered on various websites devoted to the pastime. Geocaches are currently placed in over 100 countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica. (Wikipedia)
Well, today, i finally went on my first mini-trek. As shocking as it may [not] sound, I was not exactly ready to get dirty, running through the woods, trying to find a cache as small as a 35mm film canister. Anyways, I came back with no success, but I did learn some valuable tips, regarding the sport.
For starters, WEAR OLD CLOTHES! I nearly tore a hole in my $50 jeans, trying to jump over a barbed-wire fence. And if you’re going through the woods, WEAR LONG SLEEVES! I’m just lucky that I didn’t run into any poison ivy out there.
With my luck, one of my caches was located by a lake behind a government building. The BAD part was that the fire alarm went off, just as I was coming back from the lake. I was caught with small electronics in my hand (my GPS) and a sheepish look, as I feared the worst, worried that they might think I tripped the alarm as a joke, seeing as I clearly didn’t belong among the rest of the middle-aged people in business dress. Lucky for me, I only suffered strange glances. I got back to my car, and in my haste, I accidentally peeled out of the parking lot, only adding to my worry that the Feds would jump out of the bushes and run me down.
Anyways, that was my adventure for the day. Just thought this might be a fitting way to jumpstart the life back into my blog.
Later peeps!
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