A cache a day keeps the doctor away

What do you do with two energetic boys, lots of woods, and beautiful weather? Go geocaching. Geocaching is like a worldwide treasure hunt. Anyone can hide a container, big or small, and list it on the website for other geocachers to find.
We started a few weeks ago by going on geocaching.com and finding a few caches within a few miles of our house with the same gps we use for driving. We were fairly successful, but somewhat frustrated because our nextar wasn't sensitive enough to pinpoint the exact cache location. With our magellan explorist gps which is designed for gecaching, we're doing much better at finding caches. Some are large enough to hold small toys which the boys can trade their old toys for. Some are smaller than the diameter of a dime and 1/2 inch thick.
It's a great excuse to go walking all through the woods in North Park, seeing some rather creepy places (cemeteries, etc.), lots of deer, and even a fox. We've taken full advantage of sunny, warm evenings, and, despite my falling off a very large log which rolled out from under me, I really enjoy the hunt and find adventure.