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An article recently posted in the Rocky Mount Telegram highlights two teachers using Geocaching as a learning tool;

Seventh grade teachers Anica Weeks and Susan Pridgen both are avid Geocaching players. The high tech treasure hunt – as Pridgen refers to it – uses global positioning systems to find objects hidden by other geocachers. In order to tap into students’ tech-savvy lives, the teachers are putting GPS units in the hands of students to get them out of their seats to search for things they once found in textbooks.

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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

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…

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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.

“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,’”

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Our first time out Geocaching was a little interesting - we were not sure exactly what we were looking for and we only had our GPS for a day or so. I had read the GPS (Magellan Explorist 200) instructions and was feeling pretty comfortable with my new toy - but my whole family was counting on me to make it work.

We set out for our first find - The Settlement of Adult Kirk.

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I (Andy) had gone out Geocaching with a friend and i was hooked. I had to figure out how to get my ands on a GPS. After talking it over with my wife (Sandra) for a bit we figured we could get one and try this Geocaching stuff if we didn’t go overboard and spen hundreds of dollars - after all - we had never really tried this yet.

I didn’t know much about the at the time - knew a few brand names and the basic features I needed for Geocaching. I had glanced through the buying guide on the Geocaching web site - I was ready to shop!

After surfing the web to try to find some online I ended up surfing through to eBay - why not try I figured. I am not a big eBay user but heck why not. After a quick search I found a unit that looked just perfect. It was a brand name I recognized - Magellan - and the price (at the time of bidding) was great. I placed my bid. I got out bid but decided to go up a bit more - I was now the highest bidder! Within a few minutes I won the bid!

After paying for it - shipping and all - it came to $105.11 - not bad at all. The Magellan Explorist 200 was at my home in two days - the third day we were out Geocaching and had our first find! We did 5 the first night as a family - we are now hooked!