We started Geocaching two weeks ago when we took a trip down the Oregon coast to Newport. It’s a sport/game which combines the thrill of the hunt, hiking, sightseeing, culture, community, and more.

Basically, you check out the Geocaching web site and find a cache near you or a place you want to go. You whip out your handy dandy GPSr, download a waypoint, and follow the arrow to the hidden cache location. I don’t actually download the waypoints, I just follow the numbers and know which way to go based on basic navigation principles. Partly for the challenge, and partly because I’m too cheap to buy a cable to hook my GPSr up to the computer.

Some are easy to find, some are bloody hard. Some caches are nothing but a log book, while others hold treasures for fellow cachers to swap.

I’ve alreadyseen many views and hiked many hikes I never would ahve had there not been a cache there. I’m hooke on the hunt aspect and appreciate the views and learned culture along the way.

Just wait though, because I’m already refining some pretty nasty puzzles to solve to find a few I’m getting ready to hide. Eat your heart out Dayvi!