Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure", usually toys or trinkets of little monetary value. (1)
We had been interested in trying geocaching for some time. I received a GPS unit from my wife for Christmas in 2006. On December 28, 2006 we tried our hand at geocaching. We made our first find that day and we were hooked.
Finding a Virtual Cache in Harrisburg, PA
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| Groundspeak Forums: The Groundspeak Forums are an excellent way to learn more about geocaching as well as become a more active participant in the online geocaching community worldwide.(2) |
| 1st Find: | "Sure a Fine Place for a Cache" (GCXDYZ), December 28, 2006 |
| 50th Find: | "Old Road to Hershey" (GCRYNP), February 19, 2007 |
| 100th Find: | "The Beginning or the End?" (GCJ1TH), March 24, 2007 |
| 150th Find: | "White U.V. (Night Only)" (GCRA1Q), May 13, 2007 |
| 200th Find: | "Llama Corner: Revisited" (GCKC11), July 7, 2007 |
| 250th Find: | "Voyage to Saturn" (GCR3WX), August 14, 2007 |
| 300th Find: | "Voyage Through the Solar System" (GCR3WK), September 8, 2007 |
| 350th Find: | "Dee Eneff and the Holy Grail: The Final Quest" (GC11GQ2), October 2, 2007 |
| 400th Find: | "GC: The Search for Truth" (GC164KH), November 10, 2007 |
| 450th Find: | "Gemberling-Rex House (c. 1758)." (GC178GY), December 2, 2007 |
| 500th Find: | "Four!!!" (GC18EJR), January 12, 2008 |
| 550th Find: | "TCD - NE - What A Wotzer!" (GC1979N), February 18, 2008 |
| 600th Find: | "The Legend of the Wretched Treasure of Cursed Gold" (GCRCNM), June 3, 2008 |
| 650th Find: | "Challenge of the Century: Micro" (GC19H6K), July 27, 2008 |
| 700th Find: | "Peanut's Confetti" (GC12V79), September 1, 2008 |
| 750th Find: | ?????, September 20, 2008 - October 5, 2008 |
| 800th Find: | ?????, October 7, 2008 - November 18, 2008 |
| 850th Find: | ?????, October 24, 2008 - December 31, 2008 |
| 900th Find: | ?????, November 10, 2008 - February 12, 2009 |
| 950th Find: | ?????, November 28, 2008 - March 27, 2009 |
| 1,000th Find: | ?????, December 15, 2008 - May 9, 2009 |
| First-to-Finds: | "O'Yes or O'No Joy" (GC155AB), August 16, 2007 |
| "O'no? O'yes? May'be? Ask Again!" (GC155AV), August 18, 2007 | |
| "R'Ode to Joy" (GC155B9), August 18, 2007 | |
| "A Stitch in Lime Saves Time" (GC172B6), October 30, 2007 | |
| "Au Lumber!" (GC17YXQ), December 15, 2007 | |
| "Gobbler's Peak" (GC198T1), February 11, 2008 | |
| "Squirrel Tree" (GC19ZG2), March 7, 2008 | |
| "a fun do cache" (GC1A18G), March 13, 2008 | |
| "in like a lion..." (GC1A47D), March 14, 2008 | |
| "Easy Waters" (GC1A3ER), March 24, 2008 | |
| "Coffee, coffee, coffee, cache" (GC1ANVY), March 31, 2008 | |
| "Lickdale Campground" (GC1AYGQ), April 7, 2008 | |
| "Stealthy (like Bob)" (GC1BNF0), April 28, 2008 | |
| "SBUX: What Fuels the Lion" (GC1C2NE), May 9, 2008 | |
| "I am a NEW cache" (GC1B4K6), May 14, 2008 | |
| "Greenbelt Star" (GC1CXQQ), June 4, 2008 | |
| "Shuey's Tree Farm" (GC1DBGY), June 18, 2008 | |
| "In a Pickle" (GC1EAG5), July 21, 2008 | |
| "Stationary Bike" (GC1EPDH), July 30, 2008 | |
| "The Great Ice Cream Challenge-Hershey" (GC1F0V6), August 8, 2008 | |
| "F.F.C.1" (GC1FE26), August 20, 2008 | |
| "It's Dark in Here" (GC1FE6M), August 21, 2008 | |
| Most Finds, Day: | 38 (December 2, 2007) 18 (November 12, 2007) 16 (March 3, 2007) |
| Most Finds, Week: | 45 (3 times, most recently December 2 to 8, 2007) 40 (November 29 to December 5, 2007) 39 (November 28 to December 4, 2007) |
| Most Finds, Month: | 67 (December 2007) 64 (September 2007) 55 (March 2007) |
| Most Consecutive Days with Finds: | 17 [42 finds] (August 24 to September 9, 2008) 8 [19 finds] (February 7 to 14, 2008) 6 [18 finds] (2 times, most recently October 8 to 13, 2007) 6 [17 finds] (July 23 to 28, 2007) 6 [ 6 finds] (July 16 to 21, 2007) |
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me (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching 
(2) http://forums.groundspeak.com/gc/