Earlier this week we headed out to do some Geo caching with cousins. We started out the day with 5 sets of coordinates. Our first stop was at a park. We never found the cache, so we let the kids play on the playground for a little while.
Caches two and three were on very busy roads. We had 9 kids with us. We tried. We failed. Cache four we (the adults) were more determined than ever to find the dang thing. We hiked around in ankle high scratchy weeds while the kids waited in the comfort of the car. I think it may have been anti-climactic for the kids, but eventually we did find the cache (Darin was the lucky winner) and called the kids over from the car to choose their treasures. We gave a slight attempt at cache #5, but decided we had had enough treasure seeking for the day.
Kamryn, Coleman, David, Sean, Warren, Aunt Jodi, Darin
Jodi chose coordinates that were close to the Bingham Canyon Mine so we could stop by after geo caching. It was free admission that day (bonus). We stopped in long enough to snap a few photos, let the kids look through the binoculars (a childhood dream of Darin's) and spend our money in the gift shop. The boys each got a pocket knife and Liv chose a necklace with a miniature penny charm.
David and Warren
The ginormous tire
At this point we parted ways and our family went to dinner, then rented College Road Trip. It is a family favorite. We are determined to become much less amateur-ish when it comes to geo caching. Practice makes perfect, right?
5 comments:
What a fun experience for your family. What is geo caching?
I've never heard of geo caching. How is it that you know all these fun family activities in Utah and I know none. We will have to talk so I can pick your brain on family things
The binocular thing is so funny! John has the same feeling about them up at the mine.
You are determined. I would have stopped at the park. That is fun in and of itself. Park and ice cream that is what I would call a fulfilling day with the kids! Fun! I went geo caching once and was sorely disappointed! Maybe I needed to venture out of Cache County to do it!
Where is that park. It looks pretty cool. And I have a cache close by that I need to send you after, it is super cool and very close.
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