Geocaching Treasure Hunt
Everybody loves a treasure hunt. It may sound like a game for kids, but adults enjoy it too. There's something exciting about finding something hidden, especially if you get a prize. Combine a treasure hunt with hiking and you have geocaching, a fun outdoor adventure.
Have you ever set up a treasure hunt for kids? It takes longer to set it up than it does for the kids to find the treasures. Geocaching is a treasure hunt that's already set up in parks, wilderness areas and even in cities across the United States and worldwide. Here's how it works.
You need a GPS, or Global Positioning System. Fortunately prices have come down in recent years. You can get a basic GPS unit for well under $100. Better yet, if you have a cell phone, you have already have one. Many smartphones are equipped with GPS. If you have an iPhone, you can get a geocaching app very inexpensively. …show more content…
You'll see a list of active geocaches near you, along with their coordinates. Use your GPS to get to the correct coordinates. This puts you within about 20 feet of your goal. Now you need to use your creativity and good old-fashioned thinking. Where could it be hidden? In a pile of wood, in a cavity on a sign post, tucked into a bush? The container itself could be almost anything. A Tupperware container covered in camouflage duct tape, an old ammo box, or a cache box made just for geocaching. It's probably not bright red with blinking lights, so you're going to have to search around a
Have you ever set up a treasure hunt for kids? It takes longer to set it up than it does for the kids to find the treasures. Geocaching is a treasure hunt that's already set up in parks, wilderness areas and even in cities across the United States and worldwide. Here's how it works.
You need a GPS, or Global Positioning System. Fortunately prices have come down in recent years. You can get a basic GPS unit for well under $100. Better yet, if you have a cell phone, you have already have one. Many smartphones are equipped with GPS. If you have an iPhone, you can get a geocaching app very inexpensively. …show more content…
You'll see a list of active geocaches near you, along with their coordinates. Use your GPS to get to the correct coordinates. This puts you within about 20 feet of your goal. Now you need to use your creativity and good old-fashioned thinking. Where could it be hidden? In a pile of wood, in a cavity on a sign post, tucked into a bush? The container itself could be almost anything. A Tupperware container covered in camouflage duct tape, an old ammo box, or a cache box made just for geocaching. It's probably not bright red with blinking lights, so you're going to have to search around a