Anyone Geocaching?

[KOKOPELLI]

OK, Unomike,
I understand , and appologise for my previous post. I actually am in this MD thing in a
purely treasure hunting way. I want to find something of real value to financially support
my family. I selfishly assumed that every one else was doing the same.
I hope not to have offended any one, or family, with my off handed comments about
"geo caching".
In fact, one of my fantasies is to amass a HUGE amount of TREASURE , and then, after
hiding it give really vaugue clues as to where it is. On my death-bed.That way, no one
knows exactly where it is or if its even true, but some people just never stop looking...
I guess in a way that would make me a "geo-cacher" too!
Sorry for my grumpy-ness I like all of you that I have spoken too.
KOKOPELLI

 

[Carol K]

We took some time out from our "projects" and drove the westside of the Missouri River.

Then since we took our GPS, we thought, might as well find some geocaches while we're here.

Here's some pictures of the two caches we found.

Cache #1 was easy to find, it was hiding under a large cedar tree.



Cache #2 was real easy to find hanging in a small cedar tree along side the road.



Other caches nearby were under water!



The Missouri River is pretty flooded from all the rain!

 

[Silversmith45]

I just got an etrex GPS like the one in the picture from a guy who owed me some money. I haven't had time to try it out yet. I downloaded the manual (All 52 pages of it) and haven't read through it all the way either. Is it a good unit? I hope to learn more about geocashing and give it a try. I figure it might be good when its eityher to hot or to cold for metal detecting.

 

[Waytago]

My wife and I do some Geocaching most of our finds are in our home stae, New Hampshire. Aprox 400 finds, Been Caching about 4yrs now.
Geocache with Garmin 60csx. One of the best out there for Caching. With built in Geocaching icon.
Looking to step it up a bit and go for real cash & jewels.

 

[PSYS]

I actually got a Garmin Colorado 400i for my birthday. The 400i has preloaded inland lake maps since I do a lot of fishing... but I just ordered the Garmin City Navigator chip. Once I get it, I'll be able to do some geocaching. Never been and I'm interested in giving it a shot!

 

[The Mucks]

I am/ We are! MuckSavage on geocaching.com & sjgeocaching.org.

 

[MidnightRider]

Whoa! This is the first I've ever even heard of geocaching. I went to geocaching.com and typed in my zip code and it came up with 1050 results. The thing is, there's probably less than 2000 people that live in this zip code. Going to have to do a little more research into this stuff it sounds interesting.

 

[father/son/ohio]

Whoa! This is the first I've ever even heard of geocaching. I went to geocaching.com and typed in my zip code and it came up with 1050 results. The thing is, there's probably less than 2000 people that live in this zip code. Going to have to do a little more research into this stuff it sounds interesting.

i think it give something like a 50mile radius.

 

[dieselmark]

Anybody tried this? We're thinking about doing it for a change of pace, and we might even find some new spots to detect.

We just signed up at geocaching.com and couldn't believe how many caches are hidden in our area.

Learned not long ago about geocaching. There are many hidden in our area. I bought the book, "The Idiots Guide to Geocaching" at the Books-A-Million store. Waiting for cooler weather to get started.
While doing some research about geocaching I learned of another GPS related hobby called waymarking. It combines use of GPS, photography, reseach and writing. I have posted a few sites on the http://www.waymarking.com/ page. Hope to add some more soon. This is a great way to spot some metal detecting sites too.

Mark

 

[doug2060]

I took the kids geocaching for the first time today. It was a lot of fun.

 

[evilxenu]

Fergus Falls, MN has a city sponsored geocache hunt in September the past three years running. I've done that with my father and sons and it's been fun. I used to geocache hardcore, but after a while the thrill kinda wears off. There's only so many nano/micros you can find before they become kinda .. meh, boring to find. The bigger caches are nice, but you get tired of just seeing the junk trades (and out and out garbage) that people leave in 'em.

So, lately, the Fergus Falls geocache hunt is pretty much all I do for geocaching during the year now.

--ex

 

[007tallguy]

Anybody tried this? We're thinking about doing it for a change of pace, and we might even find some new spots to detect.

We just signed up at geocaching.com and couldn't believe how many caches are hidden in our area.

i've been caching for just over 2 years now. i don't have a "lot" of finds (192) but it's a great hobby and most of the ones that i've done were some good hiking types of caches. i don't get as much time as i'd like to devote to the hobby, but i plan my adventures and hit up certain areas and go from there.
numerous places that i've cached also look like they could be great places for detecting as well, so maybe i can combine these 2 hobbies. like another poster said, it's quite easy to save a spot in the GPS and go right back to the same area with the md. i'm also right on the Atlantic within an hours' drive of a dozen beaches, so i'm thinking there's lots of potential around here. i know the caches are around, hopefully there'll be some metal kicking around too.

for a GPS unit i have a Magellan Triton 400 series and it's a great rig! i store waypoints in the dash mounted unit to "get me close", then go on foot with the handheld to get even closer. and like they say: the last 10 feet are the hardest! most are very well hidden and i've seen (found) some great cammoed caches and of course, some of which i haven't been able to find.
but thinking back to some of the areas i've been from caching, that i didn't even know existed, makes me think detecting will be every bit as fun!

anyway, that's my 2 cents.

 

[AusomeFun]

I love geocaching. I loved loved loved Easter egg hunting as a kid (once a years was never enough) and between geocaching and metal detecting I can hunt any day. I live in a big city and there are thousands here. I've found some that have lead me to beautiful and interesting places that I never would have found on my own.

I'm new to metal detecting and gold prospecting so forgive me if this is a dumb question (I'm sure it is) but are there good websites or maps or books available that give the coordinates of good places to hunt for gold?

 

[GoBanana]

Been using a Magellan Explorist XL for a few years now geocaching. It's a lot of fun, remember not to go with anyone who is good at it, they always find it first, lol.

 

[Coyote65]

My wife and I geocache on and off and have been for several years now. We are still using the old Garmin GPSMaps 60cs.

 

[howitzer-1]

Been geocaching for a number of years. My wife and I have as much fun hiding a new cache as finding one. Out here in Nevada its much harding leaving a trail so they are much harder to find. Been out four times before finding a particular
one. Many out here are by historical areas old ghost towns ect. First time I found one was by accident in the old cemetary of Aurora Nv. 40 miles from any pavement. Also try to locate them without using gps just have to have a good topo map.

 

[JimmyBlueTSI]

Two years ago I was detecting out in the woods. I happened to notice a plastic tupperware box wedged under a large rock. I had no idea what it was. Turns out it was a geocache (sp?). I just stumbled upon it. I signed and dated it, and wrote a little note too. Heck now that I think of it, I ran into another one in the woods a few towns over the following spring. Really neat to find them, and neat idea in general.

 

[Troop 375]

not yet but i will get that merit badge at summer camp and im excited

 

[wayne_etc]

I'm a little over 900 finds now (wayne_etc on gc.com). I've found good detecting spots while caching, and have even hid a couple caches at some of my detecting spots. The two hobbies go together nicely.

If you want to find some potential detecting spots go to geocaching.com, click on "hide and seek a cache", then search by the postal code of your area.
When the results come up just scan for caches that contain "detecting relevant terms" like "old".


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[SniperNinja]

I love geocaching almost as much as my love for metal detecting. It's just really fun.