Hmm… so what was Cecil really doing?

For those who are not geocachers… consider getting a handheld GPS and trying it out.  It is a lot of fun (until you get so wrapped up in it you have to go for every challenge and you then suck the enjoyment out of the activity- then again that’s my opinion.)  Check out the geocaching links on this site for more information.  With now close to 1,000,000 caches worldwide there is bound to be one near you.  Some quick voacbulary-

FTF: First To Find, the cacher who is the first to sign a log.  It is an honor to be FTF- Cecil has done it 3 times.  Sue has lost count- (see FTF Hound)

FTF Hound:  A person obsessed with getting FTF.  These are the folks who have electrodes hooked up to their cell phone so when a cache is published they immediately are shocked and head out. “Just threw the kids in the car (at 3:00 AM) and grabbed this one.”  Every region has their pack of FTF hounds, some are nicer than others. Good doggy…

LPC:  Lamp Post Cache,  bet you never realized that the metal skirt on a lamp post is removable.  This cache, hated by some (OK most), is remarkably clever the first time you encounter it-  the 400th time- not so much

Phone-A-Friend:  This is a series around here (and probably across the country) where a cache is hidden at the location of a pay phone (or where a pay phone once was).  These are typically (like the LPC) easier finds although some can be more challenging.

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Posted on February 26, 2010 by Bruce
Hmm... so what was Cecil really doing? For those who are not geocachers... consider getting a handheld GPS and trying it out.  It is a lot of fun (until you get so wrapped up in it you have to go for every challenge and you then suck the enjoyment out of the activity- then again that's my opinion.)  Check out the geocaching links on this site for more information.  With now close to 1,000,000 caches worldwide there is bound to be one near you.  Some quick voacbulary- FTF: First To Find, the cacher who is the first to sign a log.  It is an honor to be FTF- Cecil has done it 3 times.  Sue has lost count- (see FTF Hound) FTF Hound:  A person obsessed with getting FTF.  These are the folks who have electrodes hooked up to their cell phone so when a cache is published they immediately are shocked and head out. "Just threw the kids in the car (at 3:00 AM) and grabbed this one."  Every region has their pack of FTF hounds, some are nicer than others. Good doggy... LPC:  Lamp Post Cache,  bet you never realized that the metal skirt on a lamp post is removable.  This cache, hated by some (OK most), is remarkably clever the first time you encounter it-  the 400th time- not so much Phone-A-Friend:  This is a series around here (and probably across the country) where a cache is hidden at the location of a pay phone (or where a pay phone once was).  These are typically (like the LPC) easier finds although some can be more challenging.

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