Friday, September 5, 2008

Geocaching around Lac Le Jeune

We love what the Lac Le Jeune area provides in the way of outdoor activities.
Hiking, mountain biking, water sports, snowmobiling, X-country skiing, 4x4ing, the list is endless.
If you have GPS, a sense of adventure and enjoy these outdoor activities, you should try geocaching!

What is Geocaching? Think of it as a hi-tech treasure hunt. A geocacher hides a container (the cache), then posts the cache coordinates and description on an Internet website allowing others to hunt for the cache. There are about 20 caches placed in the Lac Le Jeune area ranging in size from a small magnetic container up to a large ammo-can. They contain at minimum a log book which you sign, and some contain small trade items, usually things from a dollar store.
Some caches require a short walk, others require a hike, bike ride or a trip in a boat.
It's a fun activity for the whole family.

To learn more about geocaching visit http://www.geocaching.com
If you want to search geocaching.com for caches close to LLJ use:
N50 28.980
W 120 28.9370

Steve

2 comments:

Sylvia Currie said...

Uh oh! Looks like another hobby I need to check out. I have a GPS and barely know how to use it. I think this is just the adventure that will motivate me to figure it out. Thanks for the info, Steve!

Steve Roy said...

We cache as "Team K1W1" (I was born in New Zealand, hence the kiwi part).
The caches we have placed around the LLJ area are:
"Road to Ross Moore", "Sidewinder", "LLJ Lookout", "LLJ Rocks", "Road to Ross Moore II" and "That Was Easy". Our friends placed "Nooky Hill"