Memorial Day geocaching

For those that don't know, this is from www.geocaching.com - Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.

We spent a few hours geocaching in the afternoon.  We actually tried to find 11 different caches but only found two.  I guess having a GPS that is geared more towards this kind of thing would help but it doesn't really matter because we have more fun just searching.  I also love to get some good nature photos while we are out there.

S was with us and that was a good thing because she did the tree climbing when necessary.  I'll spare you the photos she snapped of me trying to climb.  Let's just say that those photos will provide some good motivation to lose weight.

S thought these mushrooms looked cool.  The big ones were each probably about ten inches around.

The girls were just happy to find sticks and to do their own exploring in the woods. 

S also was the best one to go crawling into the smaller spaces.  She found the box for this cache but it was empty.  Someone must have really wanted the silly peanut butter jar with the little trinkets.

There were tons of these trees with these weird web things around all of the branches.  Upon closer inspection we found the webs were filled with tons of baby caterpillars.

I was trying some features of my camera and got some great pictures of these bugs and some neat foliage.

Here's one of the caches we found.  

Here's the girls checking out some bugs they found.

The girls were a handful but we still had a little fun.  Next time I think it will just be S and me caching or else we'll have to drag another adult along with us.