Geocaching

With the arrival of summer, young and old alike have to look for new occupations. Things to do in our free time that motivate us and make us enjoy the good weather outdoors. And the truth is that there are many things you can do. A very interesting one? Look for treasures around you.

Did you know that there is an application called Geocaching with which you can locate treasures near you? It is a very popular tool that lovers of nature and exploration activities use to find and hide treasures.The community around this activity is vast, so if you want to add a new occupation to your summer, here's something you'll love.

Getting started with Geocaching

If you want to start enjoying the activity of looking for interesting treasures near you, then we are going to offer you all the information you need to get down to work. Too easy. What you will need, of course, is a mobile phone with an Internet connection and location services (GPS) activated. Follow these instructions:

1. The first thing, of course, is to install the application. Geocaching is available for both iOS and Android.

2. Once the application is downloaded, you will have to create a new account, registering Another option is to log in with your Facebook account.When you're inside, you'll see a welcome message, telling you that there are over three million geocaches in the world. You can now join the community by clicking on the I'm excited button.

At this point you should keep in mind that:

• By accessing the tool, you will also receive warnings about the dangers that any outdoor activity can pose. Pay attention to your surroundings while you play: lest by collecting a treasure, you end up in the hospital.
• It will be necessary to always have the positioning services activated. It's the app's way of showing you nearby geocaches. Hit the button I'm ready.

3. You will then need to give Geocaching permissions to access the location of this device.

4. As soon as the system has loaded, a map of your area with indications of all nearby geocaches will open before you. As you may have guessed, these are the treasures.

5. And what do you have to do to find them? Well, very easy. Click on the geocache you want (there are several types) and read the description. If it is a Traditional one, it will be the most common. You have to navigate to the geocache location and search for the hidden container. If you get stuck, you can take a look at the Details.

6. Go to the place and search following the instructions of the person or people who have hidden the treasure. Keep in mind that many of these geocaches are hidden along nature trails, so the path to finding it can be truly beautiful.

7. The geocache in question will be inside a container.But beware, there is a whole ritual to carry out. When you find the treasure, you will see that inside there is an object of small value that you can take, if you discover it. However, you will have to do something in return. First, write your name in the logbook, a logbook that will be included inside the container. The next step is to leave something of equal or greater value in exchange for the next explorer to discover.

If you want to hide a treasure, you will have to prepare the package as indicated, choose a nice place and (always) stick a label that identifies the object as geocache. Keep in mind that now any package can arouse suspicion.

The Geocaching Community

Geocaching has a vast user community all over the world.Some go out to enjoy the routes following the tracks of others, exchange conversations and tell, in the comments section of each geocache, how the search for the geocache went treasure, if they have found it and if they have left something in the place.

If you dare to enjoy this new exploration activity, most likely you will enjoy a lot and at the same time, have the opportunity to discover previously unexplored natural landscapes.