Please follow this link to get more information regarding geocaching. Fun video that gives you a good idea what geocaching is about. Thanks to Geocaching. com for the use of their videos!

As I mentioned in my last post. I would like to share other activities that  my family and I enjoy in the outdoors. The first activity I would like to introduce is geocaching. You ask what is geocaching? Geocaching is using a GPS to locate hidden treasure by entering map coordinates into the GPS unit. GPS stands for global positioning system. A little history first. This technology is used for many things today. It was first developed for the military to determine exact location, and for weapons guidance systems. Today we use the technology for navigation in cars, planes, boats cellphones, ect. The first item you will need is a GPS. Most people already have one in there smart phone. Now we can get started. Let me recommend that you now go to geocaching.com as a source to get more information and helpful hints and caches to find. When you go to geocaching. com you can find a list of the hidden caches. Grab the wife and kids and "Lets Do This." More to follow.

  

Check out my new video on YouTube.


  http://youtu.be/H7GJiXhpsTo

This video takes you on a photo journey of some of my family's outdoor adventures over the years and some of the activities that we enjoy. The photography is provided by my wife. My children and grandchildren are the "extras" in this video. As you can see we have outdoors activities that span all four seasons. Never a time of year that you can not enjoy the outdoors! The video provides some insight into the things we enjoy doing as a family. We have more, so stay tuned to Rea's Place. 

Let us now take a look at the " My Great Outdoors." I would like to share some of the experiences and activities that my family and I have done over the years. Check out the video!

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The Great Outdoors!

The term outdoors means different things to different people. To me the outdoors is camping, hunting, fishing and spending time with the people that I enjoy! The purpose of this blog will be to share my experiences and to learn from others and their experiences. Let's Get Started!

 First things first. To do anything right starts with proper planning. Nothing ruins a trip in the outdoors quicker than poor planning. Ask yourself where are we going and what activities are we doing? From there make a detailed list. The list should start with transportation. Start with an inspection of your vehicle from the front bumper and stop at the back bumper. Truck problems are no fun. From there the list should include clothing and gear. Do a thorough check of all of your gear and clothing before packing it for the trip. Make a daily list of the things that you are going to do. Match the daily list to the first list so that you are sure you will be taking everything you need. You do not want to be the one that is stopping at the local hardware store in a small town to buy a can opener because you forgot yours at home.