Geocaching
Follow GPS coordinates to a container someone hid for you to find.
~$106Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$106 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $106 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupSpaceOpen area
The path14 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order
- Install the free app and make an account
- Put a pen in your pocket
Then the quests
- Find your first cache and sign the log
- Find a cache rated difficulty three or higher
- Find five caches around your area
More on Geocaching
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Crack clues and chase your own city for things hidden in plain sight.
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