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This is an interesting article from one of our visitors, Ann,
who would like to share his first venture into geocaching:
My best friend and her family invited our family to join them for a family
adventure day. She said that all we had to do was plan to spend the day with
their family, dress in clothing that was comfortable and durable for outdoor
activity and prepare to have fun. Upon describing the event to my husband, he
agreed - with some trepidation. He likely also figured that the worst case is
that we would get to spend time with our friends and the kids could play. I
confirmed the outing with my friend.
I prepared ahead of time and during the week to ensure that my son had has
favorite “adventure” clothes washed and ready to go. It is this pant and top
set that we found online. He says he calls them his
adventure clothes
because when he wears them, he is invisible (they have camouflage on them) and
of course, when you are invisible and outside, you are on an adventure. He
loves the cargo pants (the Army Ranger pants) because of the pocket, the camo
pattern and the ripstop fabric. He tells me the sweatshirt is so soft that if
the real Army had shirts like this they would not need blankets. It is amazing
what toddlers come up with. What we like best about them is how durable they
are and the fact that they have an elastic waist, which allows us easy access
for potty breaks and the occasional remaining diaper changes.
The adventure day finally arrived. We started asking more questions as we
loaded up into our friend’s family van and started the drive. My friend’s
husband simply explained that we were going treasure hunting. Visions of
metal detectors
or panning for gold by a rushing river stream crept into my head. Our friends
were always off participating in all kinds of family adventures and treasure
hunts. As it turned out our friends introduced us to geocaching. It is the
perfect family adventure. Think of it like modern day treasure hunting with
GPS coordinates that mark the spot.
As the day came to a close, I also recalled that my friend had mentioned they
had recently begun
urban treasure hunting
as a way to acquire real treasures for pennies on the dollar and wondered what
that was all about. When I asked, she said that she would show me that on our
next adventure day.
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