Our Hobbies on the Road
Geocaching
 According to Geocaching.com, geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.
 Arm yourself with the portable GPS unit of your choice (see below for ideas), then visit Geocaching.com and create a free account. Be sure to update your profile to share a little about you! Read the "Getting Started" page as it provides a lot of helpful information. Now you can select "Hide and Seek A Cache" from the menu and search for caches in your area. We suggest searching by zip code within about 20 miles.
Follow the instructions for your make and model of GPS and download the waypoints into your GPS. Grab a pen, paper and a camera and you are ready to begin your hunt.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching (If you are new to geocaching, get this!)
It's a Treasure Hunt! Geocaching & Letterboxing (A great guide.)
Geomate Jr. (GPS device for beginning geocachers.)
Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS Receiver (GPS device for average people like us.)
Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx (GPS device for the more proficient GPS user.)
Our cache is hidden at N 33º 00.424 W 086º 46.575
Waymarking
 Waymarking is a scavenger hunt for unique and interesting locations in the world. It is played world-wide but for us, we limit ourselves to the lower 48 states. Waymarking.com provides tools you need for you to keep track of all the places you have been. All you need is a sense of adventure, the desire and ability to travel and a GPS unit. Not all waymarks require a GPS to find, so if you don't have one yet, don't worry. There are many places you find and visit without one.
In our opinion, Waymarking is easier than Geocaching since you don't have to hunt for small items. Since we mainly ride our scooters once we are set up at our camping spot, we use them to get to most of the locations we have visited. If we happen to be in your area and you know of a place you'd like us to visit, send us an email and let us know.
Scooter Riding
We love to ride our scooters! We have a whole section set up about our scooter adventures so we'll just let you click on over to it and start reading. The section is located at http://RVRoadTrip.us/scooternation/.
Metal Detecting
We have a Garrett Ace 250 metal detector and a Garrett Pinpointer that we love to use. Whenever we get to a new location, we scout out for places to go treasure hunting. Local parks, playgrounds, open fields, farms, beaches... any place we can get permission to search. We have found all sorts of things like new and old coins, jewelry, belt buckles, hand tools, bullets and lots of trash. The item we find the most of is the pull tabs from soda cans. We sure wish people wouldn't litter!
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