Geocaching

Tia and my new favorite activity is Geocaching. We went to Sycamore Shoals to walk on the trail and explore our "nature" sides. While walking on the path, I remember looking up Geocaches around the Tri-cities area and seeing a couple at Sycamore Shoals. (Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.) I downloaded the app on my iphone and we followed the directions. Tia and I are walking around the general area that the "cache" is suppose to be. The hint said "a big tree with a knot". We found that tree and looked for a good 30 minutes. People passing by probably thought we were a little nuts. We finally gave up on finding that particular cache.

We soon became obsessed with trying to find a cache. So we found another spot while driving. As soon as we pulled up, we found it! We were pretty pumped to say the least. It was in a small, waterproof match container. We signed our names and re-hid the cache, but it did not stop there.

Later that evening, we were looking on the app and seen that there was a cache 27ft. from Tia's house. Needless to say we found our 2nd geocache, in a small plastic box!



(1st picture- our first cache near ETSU)                      

 (2nd picture- our second cache near Tia's house)

http://www.geocaching.com/