Geocaching is a great activity for young and old

I started geocaching a few years ago with my son, because: Geocaching is an exciting treasure hunt for young and old that can be perfectly integrated into everyday life.

All you need is a free account on geocaching.com and one of the many geocaching apps for cell phones. I use “L4C Pro” and “Geocaching” on my iPhone. Both apps are not completely free (“in-app purchases”), but can be used to a limited extent, which is completely sufficient for me. Once you have logged into one of the apps with your geocaching account, you can view the geocaches in the area and go searching for them. Geocaches are small containers that are often well hidden and sometimes contain surprises. Once you have found a cache, you can send a so-called “log” to document that you have been successful.

The great thing about geocaching is that you can do it anytime and anywhere, for example during a walk or on a bike ride. Before boredom sets in too much, I usually scan the surroundings with my cell phone for possible caches on the side. My son loves looking for geocaches. He is particularly excited when there are small toys to swap in the slightly larger tins.

We also set off on vacation from time to time. We have often discovered interesting places that would otherwise have remained hidden from us. Geocaching is not only an adventure, but also a great way to spend time in nature and experience something together.

In the meantime, I have also placed my own geocaches where I live. Unfortunately, the caches go missing from time to time for unknown reasons, which is why I occasionally have to look after them. But the nice logs from the finders make up for it.

My geocaches are all located in Penzberg:

• Helix: Located at the traffic circle at the Roche plant.
• Glückauf!: Next to Rewe, coming from Bichl.
• Kohlentrasse: At the tracks in the direction of Iffeldorf.