Geocaching

  Sue and I were introduced to Geocaching today.  I won't try to explain what it is, go to www.geocaching.com if you want to know.  Richard's wife, Joyce, was the brains behind this little adventure.  She got Richard a GPS for Christmas, cleverly planning to use it to go Geocaching.

  The four of us started out at a site on Coronado Heights, near Lindsborg, KS.  Famous locally for it castle and a great place of teens to park and drink beer.  The first find was called a Virtual Cache, that means there is no physical object to find, just a view or something.  That didn't stop us from looking for something though, this Geostuff has a steep learning curve.  Location number two was just a little ways south of the castle, down hill of course.  About half way down the hill it dawned on me that the truck was still on top of the hill which meant a steep hike back up once we were ready to leave.

  Joyce's excitement over finding number two made the hike worth while.  It was her first find (our's too) and she had to work for it.  We got to within 20' or so using my GPS and were all searching when Joyce dove into a thick stand of cedar trees and came up with the green ammo box containing the cache treasure. 

Joyce emerges from the thicket with the prize

With Richard on the camera, here are the three Geocaching rookies with the prize

  At site three we were unable to find anything and since this was supposed to be an easy one we are thinking that it has been removed.  The site it's self had historical significance at being the dugout home of an early McPherson County settler.  The six foot hole lined with rocks is still there.  It must have made a cozy home back in the 1800's but looked more the size of a storm shelter today.  Since it was full of ice and water it made us wonder if the same thing wouldn't have back then even with a roof on it.  Those old folks were tough that's for sure.  Coffee and conversation in Lindsborg ended the day for four intrepid adventurers.