Why Do You Geocache?

[+P1623]

For a speech on Geocaching, I was wondering why you geocache. In a comment, put your reasons why. The most popular answers will go into my speech.

[+P1623]

Because it is a fun way to get excersize!

[+WindMoonRain]

I like puzzles, the outside and walking, natural light and success.

[+StarBrand]

For Fun.

Time with Family.

For the creativity.

For excercise.

Use technology.

Pass the time.

[+briansnat]

For the cool places it brings me.

[+niraD]

Sometimes, it's an excuse for a trip, whether that trip is a detour of a few miles on my bike ride to/from work, a hike of several miles through the woods, or a drive to somewhere off the beaten path.

 

Sometimes, it's about interesting places, whether those places are historic, scenic, or artistic. (I especially enjoy caches that draw attention to public art.)

 

Sometimes, it's about the challenge, whether the challenge is solving a puzzle, finding a well-camouflaged cache, or retrieving a cleverly placed container. (I especially enjoy on-site puzzles and caches with 4-star camouflage.)

 

And sometimes it's about companionship, although I don't make it to events, unevents, and group hikes very often...

[+Touchstone]

A friend I used to hike/climb with a fair amount summed up outdoor activities in this way:

 

I enjoy listening to the wind whistling through the holes in my head

 

That pretty much sums it up

[+BikeDH]

I started geocaching as a way to get excercise but it's become more than that. I like the hikes in the woods and being taken to places I would never have known about except for geocaching. I love the thrill of finding the cache and adding my name to the log. I also like the social aspect. Going to events helps me be more outgoing and I enjoy discussing with others how they cache or solve puzzles or what geo-challenges they're working on.

[+StarBrand]

For the cool places it brings me.

That too.

[+Kameharem]

I don't like to hike or walk for exercise alone, I only like to hike or walk if I have a goal and geocaching gives me that goal.

[sir_jesters_court]

I geocache only when my sister comes home because she is addicted to it and well she has a GPS so it makes it much easier because i really just don't have the ambition to go searching myself without a the place being pinpointed out for me.

[+southeastalaska]

I'm a GPS freak and I figured I might as well put them to good use. Then I got addicted. My favorite aspect now is recruiting new people to the game/hobby.

[+Rckhnd]

I like the sense of adventure and exploration.

There is a unique feeling of gratification when any cache is found, almost like belonging to a secret society filled with individuals I've never met, but might someday which will be another sense of accomplishment.

 

Prowling around through some new forests being stealthy.... It's like I'm 17 again! - WITHOUT being chased by the police!

[+maymacarn]

I've just started but what drew me in, was a goal when out out hiking and exploring. Since I want to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors, geocaching is bringing me places I never would have thought of. The thrill of the find is very rewarding.

[+NicknPapa]

Because 10 minutes outside doing something with my grandson is worth more than weeks of sitting in front of the stupid TV

[+popokiiti]

Seeing new places in my own "backyard" or city.

Going to places I have never been further afield...because some kind folks put caches there.

Justifying a trip to the mainland with "there are caches we could do there."

Getting fresh air and exercise.

Using my brain.

Using my sleuthing skills. (or lack thereof)

Seeing the world around me and wondering - is there a cache there?

Wondering if all the geocachers in the world stood hand in hand, would we encircle the earth?

Checking vehicles for travel bugs - and finding them...even at work after a 9+ hour day. (Gotta love finding fellow geocachers in the waiting room!)

Events.

[uperdooper]

my brother made me do it.