Pokemon GO is not NEW
There may be a few people in the world who have thought WOW! this is such an innovative concept, why didnt i think of this?
For those of you who dont know Pokemon Go is a new APP craze that has taken the world by storm, the game allows you to search the world for little cartoon creatures known as pokemon, it has been bringing people together and getting people off their butts and making them go outside! Getting some VITAMIN D!
but what was there before Pokemon go?
Before Pokemon go there was a thing called Geocaching, and you may have heard this term and wonder what it was and just glazed over, or you may have never heard of it
According to Wikipedia
Geocaching /ˈdʒiːoʊˌkæʃɪŋ/ is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver
or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek
containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world.
Theirs already an app for that? YES THERE IS!
At any given moment you could be walking by a small hidden treasure right by you, by the sidewalk, in the park, at the lake!
so instead of a virtual creature you find a real thing, that you can hold in your hand!
The concept is you carry around little trinkets and everytime you find a "caches" as they call them, you put in a trinket and there should be one inside waiting for you, it could be a small toy, a coin, the possibilities are endless.
Imagine walking around and collecting little treasures you could put in your home and start a collection of your worldly travels!
Getting the GEOCACHING app will show you exactly where the caches are in your area and its your job to find them, they come in many difficulties from EASY to advanced for the adventurous (maybe at the top of a very high mountain, or at the bottom of a lake!)
so if Pokemon Go is a fad and it doesn't end up sticking around too long just know that there is a massive community of people in the geocaching and there will always be little treasures hidden around the world that wont disappear into the virtual world.
To learn more go to https://www.geocaching.com/play
(this is in no way bashing pokemonGO i am totally playing it but if im going to play with my children im probably going to choose geocaching so i can stick with a more nature walk and promote healthy activities and living)
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