One of my favorite possessions is my Garmin Etrex HC portable GPS which was given to me for my birthday last month. Since then it's gotten alot of use, driving hiking, kayaking. I love discovering new places and keeping the digital record of exactly where I was and when.
So last weekend driving back from Vt. my brother told me about Geocaching and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it. It's popular hobby/game where peeps hide a cache of items or something somewhere and post the coordinates online. Then others can go find it, usually signing a log and taking something and giving something of their own.
Anyways it sounded really fun, combining my love of exploring and the outdoors and a childhood love of buried treasure. When I looked into it I was amazed to see how many geocaches there were in the area-they are everywhere!
The one I found yesterday was a cool book exchange located in the SLU Forest property outside canton. It was a short hike, but more perilous than expected: Bees attacked Me and Reggie stinging my legs and neck and reggie's tummy, prompting a mad dash through the woods to escape. Just like Indy:)
I know a million unique places around the region, maybe I'll place my own geocache...
Any suggestions about this are welcome!
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