  Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 580 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.42.162.164 |
I was surprised to find little mention of geocaching (GPS-guided treasure hunts) on these forums. It's good exercise with a thrill-of-the-hunt flavor. It's a good way to discover interesting new places in your own neighborhood. Here are some caches in Detroit: Detroit Caches | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 2934 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.74.4.205 |
Interesting.... | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2920 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.211.42 |
More than I expected, Belle Isle is covered with caches. Get out your Garmin's. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 968 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 65.54.154.115 |
Always seemed pointless to me. Do adults play hide and seek? | ||
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 69.222.64.9 |
Hey Jimaz, I assume you are a geocacher? My girlfriend and I have done several caches in the D. Haven't tried the Belle Isle ones yet though. Urban caching is way different than the usual "Tupperware-in-a-park" ones. Look me up sometime on GC...JeepGPS | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2925 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.211.42 |
1953, I don't do it, but know about it from acquaintances who do. It is more like a treasure hunt with surprising rewards. Many geocaches contain local color information about, for instance, interesting places to see, eat, drink etc. The coordinates for the geocache are placed online and the hunt is on.You can also register your finds online and build your list, kind of like birdwatchers. Often there is a log book to sign and a memento you can take. Etiquette requires you to leave something in return. There are also 'hitch-hikers', objects that are passed from cache to cache and often circle the globe. For those who are into it, like business travelers with spare time in boring locations, it can enrich their experience. See the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G eocache It is a goodwill audience-created sharing activity, like a forum in many ways. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 4302 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.236.229.212 |
Lowell, is it true that you placed a cache for us on the 8th floor of the Michigan Central Station and on the roof of the Book-Cadillac Hotel? What's the prize? jjaba. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 583 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.42.162.164 |
Lowell, thanks for those informative links! Yaktown, I've known of geocaching for several years but only recently had a chance to try it. The thrill of closing in on the target caught me off guard. It's like finding the box of treasures in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird. If anyone's up for an adventure, now might be a good time to start since the the mosquitos have begun to subside. It's best to bring a partner for safety and to share the experience. We did find a teddy bear/baby photo hitchhiker trying to get to her grandfather in Malaysia. It had already passed through Germany and Scotland. We passed it on to a cache in Ann Arbor. I've also been using GPS with Google Earth to make some hiking trail maps for Shelby Township. | ||
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 70.236.209.96 |
One Travel Bug I picked up last year had a specific mission. It came from Arizona I think and it wanted to go to a Tigers game! So I obliged since I hadn't been to a game all season. I left my ticket stub in the Ziploc bag, along with its logbook. Last I heard, it was somewhere in Utah. I hope the owner gets it back. As for Shelby Township, have you been to River Bends Park? There are a few caches there and the fall scenery is just beautiful. Worth going to just for the hike alone. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 588 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.42.162.164 |
Yaktown, great story. Yes, I just recently delivered a map of the River Bends Shadbush trails to Dan Farmer at the nature center there. He's a bit concerned about geocachers trampling off the trails but I think I persuaded him that we're a conscientious group. Cache in, trash out! I now have the old RURA eastern trail all plotted in Google Earth. I'll hunt the caches there soon. Fall scenery, yeah, it gets to me too. <sniff> |
