article in The Times-Picayune

[+Justin Of Terrytown]

Free things to do on the north shore: Become a treasure hunter with geocaching

 

The Times-Picayune had an article about Geocaching.

[+narcissa]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

[+wmpastor]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

Well, at least they made clear there are only trinkets in the caches. The treasure is the journey and the hunt, right?

[+Manville Possum]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

 

Or bring a metal detector and a shovel.

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

 

Or bring a metal detector and a shovel.

One ringy-dingy...

[+niraD]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

Yeah, I tend to use the term "scavenger hunt" for that reason. The items you search for on a scavenger hunt are generally worthless, and the experience of the hunt is the real point of it all.

[+narcissa]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

 

Or bring a metal detector and a shovel.

 

Yeah, that too.

 

I have a Google notification for news items about geocaching. They're almost universally terrible in this regard. It's no wonder land managers freak out about geocaching all the time.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

I always cringe when they talk about "treasure." It gives non-geocachers the impression that geocaches contain something valuable.

 

or is something buried.