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How do you describe Geocaching to a muggle?

A Blog Post:

Okay, before I even get started, let me say that this is a rant hidden in a question. It’s a pet peeve on a genuinely trivial topic and I acknowledge that before I get ramped up.

What metaphor do you use to describe Geocaching?

I’ve seen: A high-tech game of hide and seek A high-tech scavenger hunt A high-tech treasure hunt (I’ve seen “modern-day” substituted for high-tech.)

We use these in an attempt to quickly describe to muggles what Geocaching is. To be effective, the catch phrase should simplify and project an image or vision to the non-geocacher. Do some of the above metaphors do that well? I don’t think so. Let’s take a look at couple definitions that I copied from Wikipedia (just to give us a starting point).

“Hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek is a game in which a number of players conceal themselves in the environment, to be found by one or more “seekers”.”

My memory of playing Hide and Seek when I was a kid was that of hiding MYSELF (I was pretty good at it too, being small, I could hide pretty easily) not a container. Have any of you played Hide and Seek

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19, 70 and 1000

So, I’ll bet you’re wondering what on earth those numbers mean?!? Someone needs to learn how to count!

Actually, we are on our way to Yosemite for a brief camping trip with 19 family members to celebrate Sandy’s Dad’s 70th birthday, and on the way we plan to get our 1000th cache at the breathtaking overlook at the entrance to Yosemite Valley.

If you’d like to keep posted with updates you can check our travel blog “PodCacher: Off the Beaten Path” here:

http://podcacherotbp.blogspot.com

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For those of you concerned about Jake the fat cat, no worries. We’ve got a highly-qualified cat-sitter at Jake’s beck and call poised to make sure that he’s well fed and loses none of the girth that gives him his trademark “Jabba the cat” profile that he’s come to be known for.

Have a great weekend and go get ‘em!!!

Show 217.1: PMM – Packing for GW7

Listen To The Show (8:41)

On this geocaching nano-show Sonny takes you on a short sound-seeing tour around our house while he tests out a geeky recording set-up. Also, Sonny & Sandy chat about getting ready for Geowoodstock 7, and some topics we have in store for the next show.

Check out Sean’s ducky bath and Sonny’s recording hat: Photo Set

GeoWoodstock VII

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Have a Great Weekend! Go get ‘em!