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You may notice that our 2008/2009 Official Visitor Guide, VisitFingerLakes.com, has a few references to "Cache This" along with a logo. We have become smitten with the 'Geocaching bug' and wanted to share the adventure. Below you will find some caches to try and also a brief overview of just what Geocaching is all about.

The information below has been taken from theOfficial Geocaching website's
Frequently Asked Questions page.

What is Geocaching?

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.

How do you pronounce Geocaching?

You pronounce it Geo-cashing, like cashing a check.

Are there any other names for Geocaching?

The GPS Stash Hunt, Global Positioning Stash hunt is interchangable. Geocaching has become the standard for the game, however. The word Geocaching broken out is GEO for geography, and CACHING for the process of hiding a cache. A cache in computer terms is information usually stored in memory to make it faster to retrieve, but the term is also used in hiking/camping as a hiding place for concealing and preserving provisions.

So what's the big deal? You gave me the coordinates so I know where it is.

Seems pretty easy. It is deceptively easy. It's one thing to see where an item is, it's a totally different story to actually get there.

What are the rules in Geocaching?

Geocaching is a relatively new phenomenon. Therefore, the rules are very simple:

Take something from the cache
Leave something in the cache
Write about it in the logbook

Ready to give it a try? The links below will take you to some Ontario County caches on the Geocaching Official Website:

It's Viewtiful

Trail Time

Grapes Galore!

Walk By Water

Creativity Central

Only "One" in New York State
This is a virtural cache

Time for a Walk

Tree Trail

A Walk Through Bloomfield History
This is a multi-cache - you pick a clue from the first find to get the coordinates for the next find.

We think the the important rule to Geocaching is: Have Some Fun! You'll be seeing some great sites and and also learn about new places to explore.

You may also like to look into the Routes 5 and 20 Geocache Adventure. Here is a chance to enter to win a prize while traveling the Authentic American Road and enjoying some spectacular Farms, Foods and great American Fun!