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You
can find over a dozen GeoCaches on its shores and nearby tributaries
in trees, rocks, road signs, bridges, and stumps. There are hundreds
of them in the DFW Metroplex and with 184,000+ active caches in
215 countries, there's a pretty good chance there are some near
you! It's guaranteed to show you places and things you haven't seen
before. (We'll have to try for the six in Afghanistan some day!)
To go GeoCaching all you need is a GPS unit (we use
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Garmin eTrex Legend) and an internet capable computer. The adventure
begins at www.GeoCaching.com
where you can find the coordinates for all the caches near you.
Once the waypoints are on your GPS, you strike out in search
of mint tins, ammo boxes, and camouflage painted peanut butter
jars.
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Your
GPS will lead you to within ten to twelve feet of the location.
Then all you have to do is find it. Check every tree hole, rock,
bush, sign, pole, trashcan, bench, rail, and bridge. These guys
are sneaky. One dude in Idaho makes cache boxes out of hollowed
pinecones and then hides them up in trees! Hollowed-out rocks are
not uncommon, nor are 35mm film canisters with a coat of dark green
spraypaint. The "MagnaCache" is also very popular.
So
if the idea of trudging for miles through the muck mire to get some
remote part of the planet just to say you've been there is appealing,
check it out. You never know what you'll find...
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