| In a nutshell Geocaching is simply a high tech | | | | As the sport has evolved new types of caches |
| treasure hunt. A traditional Geocache consists of a | | | | have come about, for the more enthusiastic |
| waterproof container housing a variety of items, | | | | Geocacher small caches known as micro or even |
| the container is normally hidden in a location which | | | | nano caches can prove more challenging. Due to |
| can be reached by the public without the need to | | | | their size these smaller caches will normally contain |
| trespass on to private land. Once a new | | | | just a log book but thanks to their size they are |
| Geocache is placed the cache's owner will normally | | | | perfect for place in more urban areas. Other |
| publish its GPS co-ordinates on-line, so when it | | | | types of cache's can also involve visiting more |
| comes to tracking down your first find your | | | | that one location to collect clues which will |
| primary hunting tool will be a GPS unit. | | | | eventually reveal the GPS coordinates of the final |
| Geocaching began back in 2000 and is widely seen | | | | cache. |
| as a global sport, most participants take part to | | | | As I briefly mentioned earlier traditional Geocaches |
| enjoy the hunt rather than the contents of the | | | | normally contain a variety of items, some items |
| cache itself. Only a small number of rules oversee | | | | known as "Travelbugs" and "Geocoins" can be |
| the sport, on finding a cache it's generally | | | | tracked on-line with their own unique number. The |
| expected that you sign the log book and if you | | | | objective of these items are to travel from |
| decide to take something from the cache you are | | | | cache to cache using Geocachers as their means |
| encouraged to replace it with something else. | | | | of transport, most have their own individual goal |
| At the time of publish just under 23,000 caches | | | | to archive such as visiting the world mountains or |
| and related events are currently placed or planned | | | | travelling to a specified destination. |
| within the United Kingdom, many Geocaches are | | | | Geocaching is a great way of finding places you |
| family friendly and can be great activity for all | | | | would never normally find and probably the best |
| ages. Most traditional caches can be found in rural | | | | way to see the UK's best kept secrets - most of |
| locations and many believe the secret of a | | | | which cannot be found in any tourist guide. |
| perfect cache is its location. | | | | |