Goecaching...

When I was a young child, of course I played army, cops & robbers, cowboys & indians, with all the kids in my neighborhood, but my favorite was pirate.  ARRGH!!! lol
I have always been a treasure hunter/pirate.  I love to scour thrift stores, if we are up north, I'm looking for Petosky stones, and now I am starting to get into something new called geo-cacheing.  Some of you may already be a part of this new "treasure hunting" community, but for someone who is new to this type of hunting, this is totally cool!
What is it?  Well a group of like minded people who love to reasure hunt decided to start a website called http://www.geocacheing.com/ .  Now this type of treasure hunting is completely free to those that want to join in on the fun.  All you need is a GPS device and some fun people who like adventure.  Visit the site and see how many cache's are in your area.  I was surprised to find that in my small community there are 12 different "sites" just in our community park alone!  I have only searched for 2 and found them both and man was it fun!
I can't wait to share this adventure with my children.  Now what did I find?  I found 2 small containers that were filled with "trinkets" like stickers, erasers, pencils, things like that.  I didn't take anything because I didn't have anything to replace it with, but I know both of my children will get a kick out of this.
So now my friends, when it's the middle of Summer and your kids are driving you crazy with the "I'm booooored" song, you have something that is fun for all of you.  I'm planning on checking the site out whenever we go out of town.  What a better way to explore new surroundings and see cool things?  Pack a lunch, grab your GPS, and head out for a day of adventure!
Have fun and let me know if you try this.  I plan on taking pictures so I can show you some of the things we have found :)