Looking for hidden treasure...Aaarg

Welcome to a sport/hobby called Geocaching. What is geocaching you ask? Call it a worldwide treasure hunt for hidden objects. At the time of writing this, there are 218,392 active caches in 219 Countries. Wow. For example, in Morin Heights, there are 1704 caches in a 100 mile radius. That's a lot of hidden treasure!

How to start out.

-First you get yourself a GPS unit.
-Create an account at www.geocaching.com
-Enter your postal code
-Find a cache you want to find
-Enter the coordinates on your GPS and start looking

Once you find the cache, you can find little treasures. Take one if you want, but also leave one for others to find. You might find a travel bug (trackable item that moves from place to place). If you have a travel bug, you can track its adventure as it travels to distant lands.

Give it a try and let me know how you find this activity. Worst case scenario, you get some good fresh air. Actually, I can think of worse...

• You are alone in the woods, and you start hearing dueling banjos from Deliverance
• You have number dyslexia and find yourself accross the country with nothing to show for it, but a huge gas bill
• The bear was hungry, and you were wearing Burt's Bees lotion
• You lick that geo marker during winter, to see if your tongue will really stick
• You are in the middle of the woods, no TP, and the Taco Bell lunch wants to leave your body

Happy hunting!