On Saturday I went to my first geocache function. Some of the local hobbyists organized a CITO event at a nearby Crown Land woodlot on Pinehearst Line. Geocachers from Essex, Lampton, and Kent counties attended and they got over 2 pickup loads of trash carried out and registered 12 new caches for others to find. Later in the evening they held a meet & greet dinner at Glitters Restaurant in Chatham. Door prizes galore and a nice bunch of people to share a meal with. Continue reading →

For Mother’s Day, my family surprised me with a hand held GPS device that could be used for playing an outdoors GPS “treasure hunting” game called Geocaching. People hide small, waterproof containers, called “Caches,” in various spots all over the world (currently over 800,000 locations). The basic idea is to locate these hidden containers and then log and share your experiences on-line. Continue reading →