I used to do this all the time. I've been to a meetup for them as well. They have some seriously good ones out there. There was one here where you actually went on the roof of a skyscraper if you went at a certain time. There's also been very nice walking sticks as "prizes" for first to find. It's a great hobby because it gets you outdoors, it shows you places you might not even know about in your city, it challenges the mind!
My ex-wife used glow in the dark tacks to mark a path for one of her caches. So if you go at night you see these little glowing markers to tell you how to get there.
It's also awesome when you are out of town to go grab a few caches. Did that while driving somewhere and picked up a few.
It does have it's downsides though. There are some that you end up wading through water because the area flooded, poison ivy/oak grows around some of them, climbing over debris can cause injuries.
All in all, I love it, and now that you've reminded me of it, I might have to pick up a new GPS and get back doing it one of these days.
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