Geocaching is like a game of hide and seek, you are the seeker and the geocache is the "hider" and to find the geocache you use the Global Positioning System Receiver.
The
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a clutch of satellites that shows the Global
Positioning System Receiver (GPSR or GPS device) where you are on the planet by
sending radio signals to the receiver. The satellites are 11,000 miles above the ground.
There are ground stations that program the GPS satellites to move around the
planet in particular places. The ground stations can make the satellites move
back into orbit. The GPSR uses the radio signals from the satellites to tell
you where your location is. It multiplies how long it takes the signal to get
there by the speed of light to get how far you are from the satellites. It
needs to do all this with multiple satellites. Then it triangulates the
satellite’s radio signals so it can tell you your coordinates.
To go geocaching you go onto geocaching.com, select the geocache, and type in the coordinates to the geocache into your GPSR device. The geocache will be in an ammo box or a Tupperware container. Decrypt the hint and then go to location. The GPSR device will show you the way to the geocache, which should be an ammo box or Tupperware container.
The people who geocache are called geocachers and they have user names, for example: Moun10Bike or EraSeek. Some people use their real name and some people use a made-up name. People that are couch potatoes would not like to go geocaching because there is a lot of outdoor activity. People that like to be outdoors would love to go geocaching.
You are trying to find/hide geocaches, which will be in an ammo box or Tupperware container. The geocache will have a logbook and trinkets and sometimes a travel bug. A travel bug is something that is supposed to travel from geocache to geocache and gets stories. You trade trinkets for trinkets or a travel bug. Geocaches are hidden inside dead stumps, in brush, and in forests.
You should go geocaching because it is fun, challenging and sometimes teaches you some codes. You get to see places you may have never heard of. You should also go geocaching because you can do it anywhere in the world and with or without your family or friends.
In my experiences of geocaching I have found 12 geocaches and they were all very challenging. I had to decode messages, find paths, and so on. When we went to find “Metal Bugs of Mystery” we had a lot of difficulty finding it. We went to the coast and it was in the forest. We had to find paths then we had to use the metal bugs of mystery as a clue. When we were near the mysterious metal bugs our GPS devices went wacko! From there on we had to do everything on our own. We looked everywhere, under fallen trees, in plants and in dead tree trunks. We had to walk down a trail near a large field.
When I first went geocaching I was nervous, excited and everything in between. I was nervous because I thought we would have to go through dark places. I was also excited because I thought it would be fun.
We did a geocache exchange with Lake Forest Park Montessori. We went to look for their geocache on March 25, 2002. The geocache was great! We got mixed up a lot. We even parked in the wrong place! Our GPS device went crazy. We kept tripping and stumbling over dead stumps and rocks that were partially buried. I went in some brush where I thought it would be. When we finally found the geocache it had fallen from its original spot and its lid was off. It looked like it had been plundered! The geocache was fine. We took a puzzle/pen and left a holographic ruler.
My favorite thing about geocaching is getting outdoors. Geocaching is like a game of hide and seek and you use the GPS device to find the geocache by receiving radio signals made by satellites. If you want to go geocaching you should get a GPS device so you can actually get the radio signals. You go onto geocaching .com then choose a geocache from the list. You will want to go to a geocache that is close to where you are and low difficulty.