My first cache.

[#6]

I recently discovered geocaching.com and was rather intrigued with the concept. My girlfriend and I decided to give it a shot since we both like to hike and do outdoor activites.

 

Last night I went to Walmart and purchased a Garmin eTrex unit and I spent about 1 hour last night learning how to use it.

 

TOday was a test run. My GF didn't have time to go with me but I wanted to get an idea of how this works. After navigating to about 50 feet of my destination I began to look around. After spending the better part of 20 minutes mindlessly wandering I started to try and think of good hiding spots.

 

Since this was in a wooded area there were lots of rocks and other items that the cache could be hidden under. Finally after almost giving up (I was short on time) I happened to see a railroad tie sitting along the trail. I didn't really think much of it but I tilted it on its side with my foot.

 

There it was, an ammo box was hidden well underneath the railroad tie. I entered my log in the book and rummaged through the items in the box. I chose to keep a small toy dinosaur as a throphy for my first cache found. Unfortunatly I forgot to bring an item of my own but I will be returning within a few days with my girlfriend to drop something off.

 

[This message was edited by #6 on May 09, 2003 at 10:53 AM.]

[Captain Chaoss]

Congrats and welcome. I learned about geocaching thru a newspaper article, and a few months later got a Magellan. By the weekend, I had my first find, and the fun has just gone on.

you'll find how well it fits in with your other outdoor interests; theres a cache for everyone.

Enjoy !

 

Two roads diverged in the woods and I,

I took the one less traveled,

and that is how I found the cache.

[+Renegade Knight]

You are allready developing the instincts.

 

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[+BigJon]

Good to see I'm not the only one that is impulsive. I was messing around the web and stumbled across geocaching.com and I ordered my GPS 2 days later. The day after I got it in the mail I logged 2 finds. I found one at lunch today and will be taking my wife to dinner tonight but we will be stopping at 2 more caches I have stored in my GPS. Hopefully I can get her hooked so we can make this a family sport.

 

[+wimseyguy]

Ah yes another convert. Soon all will be assimilated into the collective.

But seriously-Welcome aboard and have a great time out there. You have already started to learn to trust the force more than the equipment. And remember above all-not everything you read around here is intended to be serious. (But this post is)

 

These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes;

Nothing remains quite the same.

Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane

[+flask]

be afraid. be very afraid. it's probably too late for you, but your girlfriend can quit now if she wants.

 

it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six.

[+Satch47]

I too am new to Geocaching, and finding that first cache was all it took for me to be bitten by the bug. I guess we all will remember that first find. One other great benefit for me was that my 26 year old daughter is as interested in Geocaching as I am and it has drawn us closer together than we have been since she was a young teen. For that I am very greatful.

[Enos Shenk]

Hehehe sounds like your finding strategy just needs some thinking. I prefer the "hang GPS on tree where it says the location is and search circles around it" method myself.

 

But then again, a year and a half in this, and i still suck at finding caches in the woods.

 

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[Star_Wolf14]

Ditto, I'm also new to geocaching, and I have yet to try out my SporTrak Map.. Hopefully tomorrow, since I'm meeting with other cachers. I can't wait.

[+zoltig]

I am your FATHER, Luke.

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Come over to the DARK SIDE

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Welcome Friend

 

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