Treasure hunting in Pine and Richland
Geocaching is fun, easy and inexpensive.
On days that we may want to try something a bit different than our usual hike, my husband and I will go treasure hunting. Modern day treasure hunters, like us, are finding caches of treasure in dozens of locations in Pine and Richland townships. We are participating in a relatively new worldwide sport, geocaching (pronounced geocashing), and we are called geocachers. Today there are over 1.2 million caches hidden around the world. Using our hand-held GPS units and information we obtain from the official geocaching Web site, www.geocaching.com, we can find these treasures hidden in parks, parking lots and other public places. You can use your own zip code or other locations to find nearby geocaches. The treasures a.k.a. caches are hidden …
