"Roth is a geocachera person who spends their spare time scouring Earth's gridded coordinates to find hidden objects. And he's not just an enthusiasthe's president of Geocaching HQ, which runs Geocaching.com. Many hobbyists use this site to access a master list of geocaches and log their finds, which they can also do on an app. The hobby of geocaching is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. Though many have never heard of the pursuit, it's a game with millions of players around the world."
"There's almost certainly a secret array of geocaches all around youbehind retaining walls you pass every day, under that bush on your street corner, deep inside a dead log at the local park and even at the top of the mountain on your horizon. And as GPS becomes ever more integral to our connected society, geocaching is evolving, too, using smartphones' capabilities to lead people on increasingly immersive and expansive adventures."
Bryan Roth climbed into a cave in Pirkanmaa, Finland to retrieve a geocache, navigating tight tunnels and a subterranean room where people once hid from Russians. A geocache is a container stashed at particular latitude and longitude meant to be sought and signed in a log. Geocaching HQ runs Geocaching.com and maintains the master list and apps used by hobbyists. The hobby is celebrating its 25th birthday and has millions of players worldwide. Geocaches are hidden in everyday locations and remote places alike. As GPS and smartphone capabilities advance, geocaching is becoming more immersive and expansive.
Read at www.scientificamerican.com
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