Do you GeoCache?

I always thought I would try this. I haven't yet, but I am subscribed to the Geocaching website.

The link is to the first upcoming event listed. You do have to create an account to see all the details. I get a weekly update. I've just copied the upcoming events (mileage is given for how far away from my zipcode each event is). I've included the recent geocaches within 40 miles of my zipcode (pine), which would include most of Denver. Sorry it's a long list...................

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_de ... wp=GC27J23

Upcoming Events...

* Geocaching Scavenger Hunt (GC27J23) on 22 May 2010 by Team Laxson. 50.91 mi NE.

* May Team GCCO (Board of Directors) Meeting (GC28B1X) on 25 May 2010 by Geocaching Colorado. 27.28 mi E.

* 2010 multi event- meet-n-greet,geo-chat N party (GC26A3M) on 28 May 2010 by team tiger pride. 118.52 mi N.

* Memorial Weekend Campout (GC275YZ) on 29 May 2010 by KB+Witz. 194.48 mi E.

* 2010 Multi Event- challange,run, and puzzles oh my (GC2688F) on 29 May 2010 by team tiger pride. 122.67 mi N.

* 2010 multi event CITO (GC26ARE) on 30 May 2010 by team tiger pride. 118.52 mi N.

* Geocaching Junction (GC24WB4) on 05 June 2010 by Geocaching Colorado. 173.09 mi W.

* 2010 NoCo Geo-Night Out #6 (GC24XXW) on 08 June 2010 by kaiwarrior. 71.11 mi NE.

* 159th Day of the Year (DMMG June) (GC284DJ) on 08 June 2010 by Atwell Family. 23.47 mi NE.

* 5th Annual Rawlins Brownbag (GC25QP5) on 12 June 2010 by Rubiconlwb. 189.05 mi NW.

* 6th Annual Tribute CITO; in honor of billzjeep (GC24YK1) on 26 June 2010 by Team Laxson. 40.31 mi NE.

* Sax Man's Campout (7th annual) (GC286D1) on 10 July 2010 by Team GPSaxophone. 64.31 mi S.

* 2010 NoCo Geo-Night Out #7 (GC25Q6X) on 13 July 2010 by ecanderson. 52.74 mi N.

* 2nd Annual Brown Bag Meet and Greet (GC2838Y) on 24 July 2010 by Lady duckinc. 136.39 mi NW.

* Mountain Mardi Gras and 4x4 Caching Adventure (GC279G0) on 07 August 2010 by Team Red Rubicon. 37.04 mi W.

* 2nd Annual: Wyoming... Under the Stars (GC28KCT) on 13 August 2010 by Team SCR. 119.1 mi N.

Recent Geocaches...

* HC Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by tsnyder88. 3.78 mi S.

* Friendly Skies (Traditional Cache) on 25 April 2010 by Montyp76. 17.04 mi E.

* AUTO CACHE (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by jademaria. 17.7 mi NE.

* Sister City Park (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by lightspeed7. 20.12 mi NE.

* Surfin Rasin (Multi-cache) on 02 May 2010 by Adrenalin Junkie. 22.46 mi S.

* Don't Fall In (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Brane47. 23.81 mi NE.

* Eagle Cache (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Poke Fan. 25.71 mi E.

* 5,000 VOLTS FOR DIGITAL58 (Traditional Cache) on 07 April 2010 by Sandhillers. 26.24 mi E.

* Guarding I-25 (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Sandhillers. 26.54 mi E.

* Three Cryptos and the "Bubotis Entree" (Traditional Cache) on 18 May 2010 by daschpeeg. 27.18 mi NE.

* Not Another LPC... (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Sandhillers. 27.53 mi E.

* Trailhead (Traditional Cache) on 18 May 2010 by agarz. 27.82 mi NE.

* Beach Goin Raisins (Traditional Cache) on 26 March 2010 by Adrenalin Junkie. 28.07 mi SW.

* LoDo Cinema Puzzle (Multi-cache) on 12 May 2010 by theslaveys. 28.1 mi NE.

* South Metro (Traditional Cache) on 02 May 2010 by dstolzenberger. 28.24 mi E.

* Heavenly View - #41 - Abundant Life Christian (Traditional Cache) on 18 May 2010 by Ivy Dog Parents. 29.6 mi NE.

* Rockn Raisins Live On Stage (Unknown Cache) on 01 March 2010 by Adrenalin Junkie. 29.96 mi S.

* Cache to Eagle - Denver Area Council Pack 848 (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by mventi. 31.3 mi NE.

* Groovin Raisin (Multi-cache) on 01 May 2010 by Adrenalin Junkie. 31.31 mi S.

* Creekside Evil (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Derczech. 31.51 mi E.

* Burned Out (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Derczech. 31.6 mi E.

* Who Let The (Prairie) Dogs Out? (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Common Tables. 31.83 mi E.

* Road Walkin' #1 (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Common Tables. 31.85 mi E.

* Road Walkin' #2 (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.02 mi E.

* RV There Yet? (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.08 mi E.

* Road Walkin' #3 (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.15 mi E.

* Four plus One (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.17 mi E.

* Road Walkin' #4 (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.28 mi E.

* Cherry Oh, Cherry Oh, Baby (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.31 mi E.

* No Prospectors Here! (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Common Tables. 32.34 mi E.

* Bellewood Jail (Traditional Cache) on 01 May 2010 by clanofandersons. 33.06 mi E.

* Where the Antelope Used to Play (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by BluePearl. 34.11 mi E.

* Taj Mahal For Travel Bugs (Traditional Cache) on 15 May 2010 by Grassenhopper. 36.79 mi NE.

* -TwoCs- Power Pole (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by -TwoCs-. 37.26 mi NE.

* Anika's Hollow (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by TABAH. 37.43 mi NE.

* dsl on edge (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by cabledog8890. 37.44 mi NE.

* Cup Cake Cache #16 (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by Gatita Loco. 37.63 mi SE.

* Pick a activity you like to do (Traditional Cache) on 18 May 2010 by poolsharkycat. 37.67 mi NE.

* South Woodmoor Gas (Traditional Cache) on 13 May 2010 by Tom.dog. 38.21 mi SE.

* South Woodmoor Head-in-the-Trees (Traditional Cache) on 13 May 2010 by Tom.dog. 38.54 mi SE.

* A train's a comin' (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by TABAH. 38.61 mi NE.

* South Woodmoor Quercus Gambelii (Traditional Cache) on 17 May 2010 by Tom.dog. 38.63 mi SE.

* South Woodmoor Rain Drain (Traditional Cache) on 13 May 2010 by Tom.dog. 38.73 mi SE.

* Dr. Pepper Cherry #2 – A Soda Can Cache (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by fgmguy. 39.05 mi SE.

* Dr. Pepper #3 - A Soda Can Cache (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by fgmguy. 39.33 mi SE.

* Mountain Dew #2 - A Soda Can Cache (Traditional Cache) on 16 May 2010 by fgmguy. 39.99 mi SE.

Hey Pacamom!!

My wife and I just recently got into this.. I mean very recently. We have only gone on a few hunts but are on our 14th cache. It really is alot of fun. I was a little skeptical at first but my wife insisted and I have become quite the fan. We are on geocaching.com My wife signed up as Butter Lover Dont ask.. It has to do with a nickname for my son. You may see our sign in on some of the cache's you come across. Have fun. I really think you will enjoy it.

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We used when Margaret was younger. We enjoyed it.

major bean wrote: I am not a scavenger hunter but have found some of these caches while hiking in the various trails of Pike Nat'l Forest and have removed them. There is a regulation for the national forests that state that if you pack it in, you must pack it out. I do not know that there is an exception for the scavenger hunters.

Geo-caches are allowed on NF land, they are not allowed in National Parks. Virtual caches are allowed on NP land. You may have removed a Cache that was known to and allowed by the Forest Service. It's a valid use of the forest, and gets people out and about.

And yes I geocache. There is a pretty active caching community up here. I am Colorado_PopPop on geocaching.com

major bean wrote: I am not a scavenger hunter but have found some of these caches while hiking in the various trails of Pike Nat'l Forest and have removed them. There is a regulation for the national forests that state that if you pack it in, you must pack it out. I do not know that there is an exception for the scavenger hunters.

:loser: :WWE: :Loco:

The Dude wrote:

major bean wrote: I am not a scavenger hunter but have found some of these caches while hiking in the various trails of Pike Nat'l Forest and have removed them. There is a regulation for the national forests that state that if you pack it in, you must pack it out. I do not know that there is an exception for the scavenger hunters.

:loser: :WWE: :Loco:

He’s probably the same guy that drives the speed limit in the fast lane and won’t let anyone pass.

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I do not geocache. It's too much like things I do for a living when I go out into the field.

I'm going to weigh in here on the "junk". One person's junk is another's treasure. I suppose it would be prudent, especially after you identified it as a possible geochache, to see if this material was allowed (mind you this is 20/20 hindsight here). If not, then I would think you have every right to keep our national forests clean. Otherwise you are being very ass u me (ing). The good news for me is you brought this matter into the open and allows us to collectively learn more about what is and is not permissible and that some peoples treasures possibly are junk.

"Another's treasure" should be kept on private property and not hidden/forgotten/discarded/neglected in the national forests and public lands. Some of the caches that we have stumbled across were pretty weather worn as if they had been unfound by the gamers and not retrieved by those in charge of the game. The very first cache that my wife and I stumbled onto appeared to have been in the forest for a quite some time. I wish that I could be open minded about scavenger hunts, but that experience has jaded my view/first impression to the point that my opinion most probably cannot be rehabilitated.