So we've found 31 caches so far. Now what?
It's time for our first hide. When you hide a geo cache the first thing to do is to find a unused spot. How do you do that? You check on geocaching.com for other caches in the area you wish to hide your cache. You cannot hide a cache within 528 feet (1/10th) mile of another cache. On Geocaching.com you can pull up maps of anywhere that show the locations of geocaches. Once you find an "open" area you go to that area in person and locate a good hiding spot.
Our good hiding spot was inside a fallen tree. The container was a plastic jar covered with camoflage colored duct tape. On the lid were the words "Geocaching.com"and "Please leave here". This warning is to keep "muggles" or non geocaching persons from stealing your cache should they stumble across it. There is also a note inside the cache explaining our sport.
Inside our cache we left a disposable camera with a note for persons finding the cache to take their picture so we can see who finds it. This picture of 2 adorable girls and their dog was taken at our cache. It was used with permission of their parents, MNWanderer.
Also in the cache was a reward for the First to Find (FTF). In this case it was a battery powered headlamp. There is also a logbook and pen. The log is part of every cache for persons discovering the cache to sign and date. Some folks write a note of thanks or something interesting that may have happened during the search. Visitors to the cache usually take something out of the cache and leave something new in the cache. Tradition states it should be of equal or greater value.
Once hidden its back online for us. We must send the coordinates to Geocaching.com for approval. We did this and received approval in about 30 minutes. The site then publishes you cache for others to find. It was found the next morning, and had been found at least once every day since. 10 people so far, in 5 days.
It's time for our first hide. When you hide a geo cache the first thing to do is to find a unused spot. How do you do that? You check on geocaching.com for other caches in the area you wish to hide your cache. You cannot hide a cache within 528 feet (1/10th) mile of another cache. On Geocaching.com you can pull up maps of anywhere that show the locations of geocaches. Once you find an "open" area you go to that area in person and locate a good hiding spot.
Our good hiding spot was inside a fallen tree. The container was a plastic jar covered with camoflage colored duct tape. On the lid were the words "Geocaching.com"and "Please leave here". This warning is to keep "muggles" or non geocaching persons from stealing your cache should they stumble across it. There is also a note inside the cache explaining our sport.
Inside our cache we left a disposable camera with a note for persons finding the cache to take their picture so we can see who finds it. This picture of 2 adorable girls and their dog was taken at our cache. It was used with permission of their parents, MNWanderer.Also in the cache was a reward for the First to Find (FTF). In this case it was a battery powered headlamp. There is also a logbook and pen. The log is part of every cache for persons discovering the cache to sign and date. Some folks write a note of thanks or something interesting that may have happened during the search. Visitors to the cache usually take something out of the cache and leave something new in the cache. Tradition states it should be of equal or greater value.
Once hidden its back online for us. We must send the coordinates to Geocaching.com for approval. We did this and received approval in about 30 minutes. The site then publishes you cache for others to find. It was found the next morning, and had been found at least once every day since. 10 people so far, in 5 days.
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