Geocaching

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Geocaching is a worldwide scavenger hunt that uses a GPS or phone app with GPS. There are over 3 million active caches around the world. Some are as small as a dime, others are big enough to walk into, all of them provide a unique adventure. We invite you to share your stories, photos, and experiences!

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What's Geocaching? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Jackolantern@lemmy.world to c/geocaching@lemmy.world

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I just saw [Phlogiston@sh.itjust.works]post and that got me curious on geocaching.

I subbed to this to help grow the base but I’m still curious as to what Geocaching is all about?

Is it like Pokémon Go where there are areas with “cache” like in the game but the difference is that this is a real physical thing?

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[–] AttackPanda@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Competitive littering. I kid I kid.

[–] kersploosh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's a community treasure hunting game. A person hides something, then posts GPS coordinates and/or clues to lead you there. Often the hidden item is a sealed container so people can leave log books or unique trinkets. Some of the trinkets have serial numbers you can use to see where they've traveled.

I haven't done it in years, but I remember it being a lot of fun. Hunting for caches led me to a bunch of interesting new places that I would never have explored otherwise.

[–] TheTurducken@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A fun hobby that was ruined by smartphones.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Am I supposed to take a laptop with me to read the cache description or what?