We started geocaching back in April of 2002 just after we bought our brand new New Beetle, we had no idea how our life would change, as in the lifetime friendships we have made with owning the car, and the adventures that geocaching would take us on. If you are not familiar with geocaching, it is game/hobby you can play if you own a GPS. There are over a million caches hidden all over the world, meaning a cache can be anything from an army ammo can to a Rubbermaid plastic container to a tiny magnetic metal cylinder big enough to hold a rolled up piece of paper, and then there are some geocaches that are nothing, they are virtual, that you have to find answers to questions that are there, usually a historical marker or something of that nature. The caches that are larger, the ammo cans, and plastic containers have a log book that you sign and will trade items inside (usually bubble gum machine trinkets), you can take something and then leave something, we have found some neat things some of the caches, but sometimes we just sign the log book and go one to the next one. When you get home from you day of geocaching you log on to the official geocaching web site and enter your logs, and that is what keeps track of your caches. Geocaches will take you to places you would not think about going, whether it is just a city park a few blocks off the main road, to a forest road out in the middle of nowhere with awesome views of nature. If you would like to find more about this fun game with your GPS, please check out their web site www.geocaching.com it will have all the information about getting started on your new adventure!
Our 1000th cache took us almost to the top of Hahn’s Peak (elevation 10,839), we have been wanting to hike up there since we arrived in Columbine in May. But due to dramatic change in elevation that we have been at in the past couple of years, we decided to wait until our lungs were up to speed, and that happened to be last Sunday the 15th. It was perfect for our 1000th cache, as it was an inspiring hike up, with great views all around. We are so glad we had hiking poles as it was a very steep climb up, and going down was a test on the knees! We came across 2 abandoned cabins, it really makes you think how hardy the pioneers were living up there and braving the elements! Here are a few pictures from our adventure!
