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What Geocaching Has Done For Us
Geocaching benefits our family!
We had heard my son Michael (Cache’ing in), talk about geocaching and it seemed interesting enough, but did not really know what he was talking about until he took us to look for a cache. Once I held that GPSr in my hand and actually found the micro cache, I was hooked!
It was so exciting to take that little bit of coordinate information, program it into the GPSr and let it tell us where to go. Of course, the hunting techniques evolved after finding a few more caches, but still the simplicity of the GPS and the fun of the hunt is what lured us in.
Geocaching has taken us out of the house and to some of the most beautiful places in and around the state of Alabama. We have been to places locally that we did not even know existed until we started caching.
The sheer beauty of these spots, like the “Graves Falls Cache” (GCTE0N) takes our breath away, and we had no idea these falls were here! We admire the people who find these areas and share them with the rest of us. We are always amazed at how beautiful our state is.
The best part is that geocaching takes us off the beaten path to explore more thoroughly the hidden sights to be seen and enjoyed.
Not only has geocaching gotten us out of the house, we are getting some much needed exercise. We are climbing up and down hills, jumping creeks, hiking the backwoods and loving every minute (well, mostly every minute!) of it. On some of our more strenuous cache hunts we come home exhausted but always fulfilled!
Another ‘best part’ of geocaching is meeting fellow geocachers with a kindred spirit and appreciation of the outdoors. We have met some of the nicest and most creative people in this hobby of ours. We enjoy the events and making new friends.
Geocaching has opened up a whole new world for us to enjoy. We love the thrill of the hunt (and more especially, the find!), the places we are going, the sights we are seeing and the people we are meeting! What more is there?
