jumpr Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I recently acquired a Garmin eTrex Legend (for $119 - $10 coupon at OfficeMax) and immediately jumped into Geocaching. I went out this morning to try my hand at the new hobby. A few hours later, tired, sweaty and smiling, I emerged from the woods. I'd located my first benchmark (a flange-encased rod at my local airport) and my first cache (GC814E). I can already tell that I'm going to have a blast caching. My girlfriend isn't really into outdoor activities (she refuses to come camping with me! ), but maybe I can convince her to come along on a cache someday! Here are a couple pics from my first cache: This is how I found the cache. This is my Legend, sitting on my backpack (which was right next to the cache site). The coordinates are a little off...the averaging hadn't kicked in too much yet. Quote Link to comment
ScottFla Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Welcome to a lot of fun I'm new too, but my family went out Saturday and got six out of seven that we looked for and had a blast. Have fun! Quote Link to comment
+TinKan Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 (edited) Hello, I too got my first cache today... did a trail of 5 here in AZ but only found 2. Same problem with the GF here. She elected to sit in the truck while I wandered the desert for a little while. I can see this becoming a real habit. KAN702 Edited June 27, 2005 by kan702 Quote Link to comment
+Team Neos Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Ummm, is that poison ivy by the cache? Welcome to geocaching! You're offcially addicted now, I think. Quote Link to comment
jumpr Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Ummm, is that poison ivy by the cache? Welcome to geocaching! You're offcially addicted now, I think. Ha, I hope not! Actually that was a big concern of mine (and other cachers had noted it in the log book), but I'm decidedly itch-free today, so I don't believe there was any poison ivy. Quote Link to comment
+mrmnjewel Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Ummm, is that poison ivy by the cache? Welcome to geocaching! You're offcially addicted now, I think. Ha, I hope not! Actually that was a big concern of mine (and other cachers had noted it in the log book), but I'm decidedly itch-free today, so I don't believe there was any poison ivy. I consider myself pretty lucky. I don't react to poison ivy or poison oak. Granted, you can develop a reaction to it, so it may not always be so...but, 2 years into caching, and many traipses through poison ivy and nothing...so, I am pretty happy about that. Quote Link to comment
Geo_Lady Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I heard about geo-caching a couple of years ago, but just recently went out on a limb and bought a GPS. I did my first cache two days ago and I feel like I am addicted. It is so much fun and takes me out of my house and to areas in my city I never knew existed. I can even do it with my two young kids. I also enjoy the tougher ones too. I love hiking and biking and pretty much anything outdoors. I have been searching for a hobby that could rival my husband's paintball obsession and I think I've found it. Quote Link to comment
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