Geocaching anyone?

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Do you Geocache?

Yes, often, and I love it	10%	[ 4 ]
Yes, often, and I love it	10%	[ 4 ]
Yes, but not much	8%	[ 3 ]
Yes, but not much	8%	[ 3 ]
I have been but didnt like it	0%	[ 0 ]
I have been but didnt like it	0%	[ 0 ]
I have heard of it but havent gone	15%	[ 6 ]
I have heard of it but havent gone	15%	[ 6 ]
Never heard of it.....	13%	[ 5 ]
Never heard of it.....	13%	[ 5 ]
I would love to use all those techie toys in a sport, sign me up!	5%	[ 2 ]
I would love to use all those techie toys in a sport, sign me up!	5%	[ 2 ]
The State of South Carolina is foolish for trying to ban my sport......	0%	[ 0 ]
The State of South Carolina is foolish for trying to ban my sport......	0%	[ 0 ]

Total votes : 40

Ladysmokeater
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07 Dec 2005, 11:58 am

I was wondering if anyother aspies liked to Geocache.

for those that dont know what this is it is a global treasure hunt using GPS. People "hide" a container with trinkets in it and post the coord online on the site and people go off and find it.

http://www.geocaching.com

I love it. I go alone mostly, and I get to use all those map skills I have as well as those techie toys I love! If the website doesnt help answer any questions, please ask, and Ill try to answer what I can.

The state of SC, where I hail, is trying to ban it because one rep in beaufort thinks its bad. Many folks CITO (Cache In Trash Out) and help keep the parks clean that we visit.

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07 Dec 2005, 2:20 pm

Hi Ladysmokeater,
I love geocaching! When I was a child, I used to dream of finding buried treasure and such (I suppose it stems from my love of pirate-y things :lol: ) and gocaching is the next best thing

It combines my love of hiking and finding hidden treasures and I get to leave a little something behind for other people to find....how fun!

At first, when I started going "hunting" for hidden treasure, I've got to admit my OCD kicked in and I had a tough time believing that there were caches in those containers and not just icky discarded trash from some lazy person. Wearing gloves helps calm my senses now when I go searching.

It's too bad that one lousy rep in SC is trying to ruin the fun for geocachers there!

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07 Dec 2005, 2:20 pm

I Love Geocaching
My Geocaching user is
judahmann

I Made Nature'sWay, Downtown Blitz, And Cashew All In Michigan

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08 Dec 2005, 10:01 am

oh I'm so glad im not the only one!! ! I really suck at geocaching, but I love it just the same. my member name is the same as this one. I placed 4 caches in my area:

firemans secret cache
Nimitz's Cache
Honu's surprize
You aint lookin' for starbucks

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09 Dec 2005, 7:53 am

Ladysmokeater wrote:

You aint lookin' for starbucks

Funny Cache Name

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12 Dec 2005, 10:52 am

thanks

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12 Dec 2005, 1:30 pm

Ladysmokeater wrote:

The state of SC, where I hail, is trying to ban it because one rep in beaufort thinks its bad. Many folks CITO (Cache In Trash Out) and help keep the parks clean that we visit.

Isn't this the same guy that got in trouble earlier this year due to what he said about domestic violence?

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12 Dec 2005, 1:32 pm

same county, this is Cieps (a female) that wants to ban the sport...... *sigh* the stupidity reigns supreme......

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16 Dec 2005, 5:11 pm

anyone want to help flood the state with emails to protect the sport?

:!:

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23 Feb 2010, 3:06 pm

Some weeks ago I joined somebody on his search for a cache. It was really fun. Working with maps and compass have always been fun for me, now it is a good moment to freshen up my skills and use them for geocaching.

I already looked at a proper GPS receiver and am going to buy one this week. Next I am learning to work with it properly and then seeking the first cache on my own.

Good thing will be that I will walk during the geocaching, so it will also be good for my health.

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28 Feb 2010, 6:14 pm

I just bought a garmin device today so me and my son could do some geocaching together. They're saying we need to spend more time together, so we're giving it a shot. It does sound fun.

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01 Mar 2010, 4:22 am

Haven't done much geocaching, but I do the lower tech letterboxing quite a bit. I do want to get into geocaching too, just gotta get some $ for a GPS.

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