Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that requires the use of a GPS receiver to find given latitude and longitude coordinates. Given these coordinates there is a box with a code to indicate to prove that you are there. The box can also contain trades. The hideout also makes an exchange of goods if he wants. Trade crafts cost almost nothing from dollar toys handicrafts to key chains and lamps. It is a hobby that acquires people abroad and secretly seeks their own countries.
For the history, rules and features of this hobby, I refer you to the main website: www.geocaching.com. This page has all the info you need to get started in this hobby, including clues and coordinates to hidden treasures all over the world. If you are new to this hobby, I encourage you to read this info carefully before you go to find a cell and be sure before you put your own “hidden treasure.
There are things to think about before you start setting up your closet and be sure to follow the rules when finding a closet. If one of us doesn’t follow the rules, it destroys everyone. For example, see New York State Parks.
Parks do not allow geocaches or boxes to be planted on that property without permission. This is due to security issues and the fact that this is public land, although there is public access. National Parks do not allow geocaching at all. This is in some way a growth factor. There are so many of us that they can get to the secret box of the well-established deduction that they are actually exposed to the environment. Consider the number of cards in this region. If we all walked the same way to the cell, we made a new way…herd to nowhere. We want to trample fragile plants and disturbing wildlife and birds. It’s not that I liked this. That’s why there are rules to be followed so that everyone can enjoy the original outdoor experience. It only takes one irresponsible cacher to ruin this for the rest.
So here is the next site you want to see: www.geocreed.info. This website does not have coordinates but what it does have is a way to get you started with the geocache. We must all aspire to uphold the code of conduct. You need to respect the environment, respect other people on the trail (even if they want to enjoy it), and respect the hide itself. Read the info on this site, it’s priceless and we all need to stick to it.
Rules, precepts, precepts… who needs these? If the nature of geocaching is secretive, why bother? No one but the geocacher will find my cell and I won’t go. It’s false. It is the responsibility of every cacher to make sure there are no caches where they don’t belong. It is common for cachers to monitor themselves. It’s not just the administrator’s job at geocaching.com to make sure the caches are where they should be. They cannot know all the details of a location from a set of coordinates. We who are looking for these rooms must also let people know if we think they are repulsive rooms. It’s not “rock”. The integrity of this loved one can be enjoyed by so many people without fear of repercussions.
Geocacher jobs are to be taken seriously. We are on the roads, we are in the parks, enjoying the scene, and playing games. In order to continue this, we must make sure that these trails are kept in the same good condition in which we found them. We must make sure that the environment is not harmed by our activities. When we begin to neglect our duty to the places where we plant, we have no business pursuing this hobby. Don’t trust anyone to approach you. Do what you can to ensure that this hobby of getting out and enjoying nature continues and seeing places we didn’t know were in our own backyard.
