First Find!

Geocaching is a sport that has been around for quite some time. Someone hides a container with a logbook and a trinket or two inside, publishes the latitude/longitude coordinates on the geocaching web site and waits for someone to find and log the discovery. 

I discovered geocaching a couple years ago and made some tentative - and unsuccessful - attempts to find nearby caches. It was humiliating to learn that there is a cache less than .2 mile from my front door, and even after several attempts, not be able to locate it! But TODAY, because of a last-minute change of plans, I decided to try once more. Today, the find was so ridiculously easy, I'm embarrassed to admit it took me three tries before succeeding. 

Next, I want to find the cache that is hidden outside the Central Library. I updated the geocaching app on my phone, and it's pretty good at showing me nearby caches and the most direct route to them. But once I'm there, solving the puzzle of locating the actual cache is the whole point of the exercise. The library cache has been found by others recently, so I know it's findable. I didn't see it on my first pass, but I'm going to keep looking.

My goal, in addition to the fun of exploring, is to learn enough about the activity to be able to hide one inside the library.  I've got the container already, plus the log and pencil. What I need to do next is write a description containing clues, and get the cataloger to create a label. We have no shortage of giveaway items, so the trick will be the creative hiding place. This should be a fun activity we can capitalize on to generate goodwill.