Who doesn’t love a treasure hunt? We know we do at the Greater Lovell Land Trust. To that end, Dr. Bubby and Captain Dave have teamed up and planted geocaches on our properties so that you may go in search of them. (We do ask that you not create your own cache.)
To get started, download the geocaching.com app on your smartphone or GPS device.
Before heading out, determine the GLLT property you wish to visit (that has a geocache site, of course), navigate to the trail, and then navigate to the site. The coordinates will lead you to the general location and then you’ll need to search within +/- 16 feet to find the actual cache.
In the geocache box you’ll find several trinkets. Take one and leave one that you brought from home, thus making an even exchange.
Then in the log, jot down the date, your user name, and a comment or two about finding the cache. Be sure to put the box back exactly where you found it so others may do the same.
Then log into your account on the Geocache website, and write a note such as this:
Echos of the Past (GC7ZE11) has a new log:
Logged by: ZATnKAT
Log Type: Found it
Date: 9/28/2019
Location: Maine, United States
Type: Traditional Cache
Log:
Met three of the wonderful GLLT folks on my way in to the cache. The trail was beautiful on this bright warm fall day! We walked straight down the path to where the GPS pointed left off the trail - up, up we climbed until we found the cache. Thanks, drbubby and captaindave, for one more great hide on GLLT land.
On November 16th, I had the wonderful opportunity to head out with the Monteith family of Lovell in search of a cache. Fifth grader Oren was in the lead with a smartphone and property map in hand.
With his parents and younger brother, we stuck to the trails . . . until that is, fox tracks and then a fisher sighting led us off. A little Nature Distraction Disorder is always a welcome opportunity to learn some more . . . in this case about the mammals with whom we share this space. By the number of tracks we saw, we were all grateful for the wildlife corridor the land trust has created.
It was a brisk day that felt more like early February than mid-November and the boys were grateful that their mom had planned ahead and packed some hot tea. If you decide to go out for a geocache adventure, don’t forget the fluids.
I guarantee that your fellow companions will be happy campers.
Snacks are another essential to keep treasure hunters happy.
As it was, we searched high and . . .
low. In the end, we came up empty handed and blamed it on the snow cover, but we sure had a lot of fun working together to try to find the hidden treasure. We ended up as DFN: did not finish. But that seemed not to matter for today we got a taste for the quest and talked about future adventures.
The good news is that ten days later, Oren, accompanied by his friend Sy, tried his hand at geocaching again, this time at Chip Stockford Reserve on Ladies Delight Road in Lovell. The boys navigated directly to the spot, quickly figured out the meaning of the clue, and bingo.
Delightful Lady (GC804D1) has a new log:
Logged by: Chirpieone
Log Type: Found it
Date: 11/26/2019
Location: Maine, United States
Type: Traditional Cache
Log:
Grateful for the opportunity to explore the woods today. Thanks GLLT.
The boys celebrated their success by relaxing in style, naturally.
Geocaching with the GLLT. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should. Already, Dr. Bubby and Captain Dave are planning to hide more caches in the spring.