Archive for November, 2007
Travel with Mom
In a recent article on SunJournal.com a Geocacher from Utah tells the story of a very interesting travel bug. A couple who recently lost their mother decided to create a travel bug with her picture on it and see it travel the World. The mother (when she was alive) loved to travel and now does so through a travel bug!
“She has now traveled almost 17,000 miles in five months. “
Sounds pretty cool to me
What do you mean DNF?
We have been really enjoying Geocaching since we started in June. Lately we have been getting into the other half of the game - the hide!
Our first attempts went really smooth - they were published quickly - people seemed to find them easy enough and we had some great reviews about our placements and our write-ups. We didn’t have a single DNF (did not find) yet at all! Well - that was the first five hides anyway…
2 commentsWe’re not in Kansas
While I am not in Kansas anymore -not sure I ever have been- a Geocacher by the name of Trish Flock is based there. She has found caches in the US as well as countries like Mexico and Jamaica.
Recently a news story was aired on KSN TV about Geocaching focused around Trish.
You can see the story here and read the article that goes along with it.
No commentsHigh-tech treasure hunt
“The main thing is the thrill of the hunt and actually finding something that’s out there hidden,” Terry said.
This is a quote from a recent article posted in the Herald - a paper from south Carolina. Kimberly Terry is a fifth-grade teacher at Crowders Creek and a Geocacher. She has brought her hobby to the classroom and has started a school club.
“I got into it and I thought, ‘What a wonderful educational game it would be,’”
Read the rest of the article here!
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