Arizona Geocaching
Oh yea. We were up and at'em again this morning. The kids seem to enjoy this as much as their grandmother. There were two chaches within an 80 mile circle from where we are staying so about 11 am out the door we went. Grana is excited because the 3 kids are very excited. Off to find a real geocache.Here they are fixing to head out into the desert for the first treasure of the day.
Hmmm, does "illegals" come to mind?
You can see them following the gps across the desert. I am following the trail in the vehicle. I was enjoying the car more than they were trying to avoid those cacti.
You can see them following the gps across the desert. I am following the trail in the vehicle. I was enjoying the car more than they were trying to avoid those cacti.
Well, they made it to where I was.
Getting close to the first treasure. Click it up and see the coral in the background.
Up the side of this mountain they go. If you look really hard you can see them chasing their dream.
And, they found it covered in rocks.
Here they are 25 miles from the first find. Following that little yellow box that Teri is holding. That thing is accurate.
The second find of the day. These guys are excited.
This is a marker for two brothers. Click the next two pictures up and read what it says.
Ain't this something? These two bothers were killed here by Indians back in the late 1800's. If not for geocaching we would never have seen this area.
Grana and Josh closing the "cowboy" gate behind us.
The poppies are coming right along.
Click this picture up and see what we found. This is the roadside marker telling about the two brothers and what happened to them. This is about a mile from the actual site. The little lizzard was as curious about us as we were him.
Up the side of this mountain they go. If you look really hard you can see them chasing their dream.
And, they found it covered in rocks.
Here they are 25 miles from the first find. Following that little yellow box that Teri is holding. That thing is accurate.
The second find of the day. These guys are excited.
This is a marker for two brothers. Click the next two pictures up and read what it says.
Ain't this something? These two bothers were killed here by Indians back in the late 1800's. If not for geocaching we would never have seen this area.
Grana and Josh closing the "cowboy" gate behind us.
The poppies are coming right along.
Click this picture up and see what we found. This is the roadside marker telling about the two brothers and what happened to them. This is about a mile from the actual site. The little lizzard was as curious about us as we were him.
Now, lots of folks are asking me what in the world are we doing out here "geocaching", what is that?
I am not the pro, Teri is, but I will tell you what I know:
People hide various things all over the world. They get on the internet and tell the coordinates, www.geocaching.com, I think. Sometimes there are clues and sometimes only coordinates. Well, nuts like us, get a handheld gps unit and head out. Sometimes we find things that want to travel to other areas. We take them and will deposit them at other sites. Sometimes we take nothing and leave nothing, just log in on the paper log inside the container. Teri then logs all of our finds on the website and might comment on the find. Am I making sense here? We will hide some of our own for others to find when we get home or before we leave here. I guess it is something to get folks out and about to see what our beautiful country, and those over the seas, have to offer. Some beautiful sites that one would never see unless hunting for a "treasure". Our three grandkids here just love it. Beats video games for sure. If you are old, like me, and have a little spare time think about taking your grandkids out and doing this. If you are young and busy, well, take the kids out in the afternoons or on Saturdays. I guarentee you that they will love this. Or, if you just want your wife to learn directions, this is the way to do it.
So, no rest for the weary. I am glad tomorrow is Sunday. Teri will not be heading out doing this after church so I can sit here and watch the race.
posted by Dan & Teri Gregg @ 1:25 PM
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