WEEK’S EXPLORE OUTDOORS. WHEN WE GET UP HERE, WE’LL WANT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HIKING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN COMMONS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE AN ADVENTURE. MAYBE JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACY’S BUILDING, BUT ...

Geocaching is an outdoor activity using GPS to find hidden containers (caches). Participants use a smartphone app to locate caches, often hidden in public places like parks. Once found, geocachers ...

Bryan Roth had been hiking and scrambling for a while, with drop-offs evident around him, when his guides held out coveralls and pointed between two rocks. “We have to go in the hole,” one said. Roth ...

Searching for a trove of hidden treasure is not just the stuff of pirate stories or Nicolas Cage movies. Geocaching gives countless people, including many in Yakima County, the opportunity to head off ...

Wow — this is a lot of canisters, log sheets and trackables. Geocaching.com, the database of record for the worldwide geocaching community, is poised to reach a major milestone in a matter of days: 2 ...

Before smartphones were really ‘smart’, youngsters were traipsing around the countryside on the hunt for hidden treasure – with GPS device as their guide. Geocaching became a worldwide phenomenon in ...

As physical collections shrink in response to the digital revolution, most libraries are looking for ways to keep the turnstile spinning. In central New York near Syracuse, Liverpool Public Library ...

It’s been 10 years since HackAttack and Ma Bell planted one of the longest-active geocaches in the country and the oldest in Texas — known as Tombstone, in Arlington — but since then it has been found ...

Treasure hunts aren't just for pirates anymore. Every day, thousands of people across the world partake in the thrill of treasure hunting in the great outdoors. Gold and jewels aren't what they're ...

On a recent too-hot morning at Papago Park, I try my hand at a high-tech treasure hunt that’s become an international craze. It’s called geocaching, and it’s both tougher and more fun than I expected.

NEW BEDFORD — When looking for a outdoor winter activity that’s COVID-19 safe, consider joining the vast number of locals in the SouthCoast searching for geocaches. Geocaching recently turned 20. And ...