My first success story happened on a Friday when I took 4 kids out to go geo caching. Originally, six individuals had signed up but I presume the rainy weather may have scared them off. Nonetheless, we grabbed our GPS’s, punched in the coordinates then set out on our journey. On the walk there I started explaining what Geocaching was and even told them some of my own adventures. Just like that, the mood changed rapidly and they seemed more exited. We ended up running to the location where we searched frantically for the small plastic container mentioned in the description. We found the cache several moments later, hidden by the base of the pole of a power line. We signed our names on the paper, stuck it back in the cache and re-hid it before sprinting through the rain back to the comfort of the library. Upon our arrival, several kids asked me where to buy a GPS. One of them mentioned wanting to plan a geo caching trip with their family. Having done lots of geo caching with my uncle when I was much younger, it was nice to pass on my experience to others. I do hope they benefited from the experience.
-Noah van Nostrand
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