Hi, I'm a lurker too.
I started Geocaching with my Pathfinder/Ranger Unit when another leader took us out on a Geohike! It was fun to watch the girls figure out how to use the GPS and along with a compass, try to find the cache.
I got my own GPS this past xmas and finally took it out a few weekends ago. I'm going out again this weekend.
It's fun to get outside and start hiking again, even in the middle of the Canadian prairies...