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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGeocaching---I just heard about it.
Hide stuff anywhere in the world, post it's GPS, and people will
seek it out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)cilla4progress
(24,782 posts)When our daughter was young, 20 years ago!
panader0
(25,816 posts)All of my kids are gone---they used to keep me more up-to-date.
trixie2
(905 posts)like 15 years ago. I see they have really updated the activity. You can sign on to a site that notifies you of geocaches in your area and if you set the cache they can notify you if people are searching for it. The kids loved the cheesy prizes.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)interesting when one reads the Log entries as to who,and Where the players come from.
handmade34
(22,758 posts)I have a travel bug that started in Virginia and made its way to Europe and the last I knew it was in Czechoslovakia
samnsara
(17,650 posts)..I never saw the point.
Laffy Kat
(16,388 posts)That said, it's a great hobby for kids. My boys would go with their dad almost every weekend for a while when they were younger and would have little adventures along the way. Plus, it probably helps with spatial skills, etc. I had no idea it was still going on and am glad to hear it.
nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)It really is fun.
We only stayed local in VA but it was an adventure to go on, which made it a special outing to share with fam and friends!
You can also go to the Letterboxing site. That is what I used to do.
https://www.letterboxing.org
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Then those vultures who steal packages will be long gone before they realize that they've been had and it's on them to throw it away.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)The girls like going they call it treasure hunting
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)My best friend and I do it all the time. We call our little team. Team Free Will 3.0. We both love Supernatural and well...if you've seen it you'd know what I meant by that
Kali
(55,025 posts)Of course I'm a bit of a Ludditte and only know the general locations.