Spiritwild

I've read stories about how geocaching invites people to explore places they really shouldn't be without experience About people who go out for long hikesgeocaching without supplies or proper attire to sustain them should bad weather pop up. One I remember was about a gent who went up into the mountains, got lost and called 911 demanding that a helicopter come rescue him because he was late for a meeting. I guess he just went for a quick cache and got lost. LOL !!! Anyone have any good stories about geaocachers that have gotten themselves into trouble?

I would love for my kids to go with me, I convinced my daughter to go last weekend and she thought it was pretty cool. She's 11 and I though for sure she would snarl at the whole idea of just being in the woods Other son is 14 and you can forget it !!! The thought of getting any dirt on those pretty white bball shoes........... he would just stroke out ! Now the third child has no choice at all, he's only 4 and he has to go where ever I go. It's cool, he likes the outdoors. None of my other children would play outside, they never developed that sense of imagination we had as kids. I could not wait to get home from school and hit the bikes. I got into geocaching because I stil have that "inner child" so to speak, plus I host a website for hiking and biking. And I've recently added a section for geocaching in hopes that it will get people out into the parks, out on a bike trail, anywhere but in the house on a nice day. it's sad that everytime I mention geocaching or hiking to someone I know they look at me like i'm are some kind of nerd freak. Like it's immature and beneath them. Maybe I should hide beer or cigarettes caches There was a time or two for me when a gigarette cache would have been just handy dang dandy!!! hahaha Back on topic: I think it's great to involve the kids in geocaching, I wish it were around when I was a kid. It gets them out into nature, away from the daily stresses. Funny though, it's an adult oriented game yet all you ever see is " took the happy meal toy and left the rubber ball" . I'm as guilty as anyone there. But I've been finding some first aid kits, extra batteries or cd's that I'm gonna add. Those little wetwipe pads for stings and skin irritation are really great when you in the thick off trail areas. So bring the kids, bring 'em all !!!!!!

oops, double post. Just like the old days

Mine is pretty simple. I ran a BBS system in the 90's called Spirit Of The Wild. Based on a song by Ted Nugent from the album with the same title

I like the micros, my first three caches are filmcanisters in the park deals. I've read the "drat19's" and I was aware how some would react to micro caches. They are simple and since my wife has not developed a roll of film in ten years, i could pollute this town with them Since I host a Hiking / Biking website, I thought "what a great way to get people out into the public parks on a nice day". Or to give them something to do in addition to a picnic or scheduled activity at the park. I have the ammo boxes ready to go, but I have to find the right spot. And that's not easy. Plus, I threw the micros out to get an idea of how the contents will fare in extremely wet conditions and climates. How well do ziplock bags work kind of experiment.