geocaching with a garmin 40
We actually began playing a geocaching game with our grandchildren in the late 90s . We have explored the Ouachita forest extensively since 1990 and bought an early gps for tracking . We would place a flag ,ie ribbon, and see if we could return to find the sucker, or, place one and dare one of the kids to find using the gps , all in an effort to keep them from getting lost on future trips . I read about official geocaching in 2002 in the Wall St Journal , saw the web-site and began going after the very few available at that time. We rarely geocache without our kids or going with friends . My totally precious little Alex is a veteran geocacher but refuses to go if its too hot. She is 4 1/2 , and , in my unbiased opinion , one of the neatest kids on the planet . Bryce , my shadow and running buddy,is almost six ; he likes to geocache from a 4 wheeler . Both are easily distracted . They have found and refound blu beards , squealing with delight on every occassion : ransacking with glee . We cache , build camp-fires ,roast dogs n smores ,nap by big red-oaks, and they listen patiently to poppys yarns...they love my story of walking 5 miles to school through three feet of snow, uphill both ways . even in the summer. We swim in streams , throw rocks , build imaginary castles and hunt saber tooth tigers. We have eaten some of mountainborns MREs . They have found indian arrow-heads and zillions of crystals. I buy iron pyruvite locally and seed areas for them to find 'gold'. I did'nt learn about ark geo till 2004 and when we signed on we were number 50. As it should be , we all have our own reasons and goals for geocaching ; ours is family n' friends .