I have written
numerous times about how much Hubby and I love to geocache. A few weeks ago, we found our first cache of the year, and we were off and running. Last weekend, we found our 100th geocache. Now, I know a lot of cachers break a hundred within their first month, but we have been real casual cachers, so this was kind of a big deal for us.
However, I have recently become addicted to something new. This thing is called the munzee.
While out looking for a geocache, I stumbled upon a QR code hidden near the cache location. Being the nosey person I am, I pulled out my smart phone, used my code scanner, and decided to see what the code was for. It directed my phone to download an application called
Munzee. Basically, these codes are hidden in different locations, and, like geocaches, you use the GPS coordinated to find the location of the codes. Once you locate the code, you scan it with the application on your smartphone, and it registers that you have "captured" the code. In short, it is paperless geocaching. I was instantly hooked. In the three weeks since then, I have captured 44 munzees.
Each munzee is worth points, and by collecting points, you go up in levels. But there is another way to earn points, by deploying your own munzees. Tonight, Hubby and I deployed our first munzees ever. I noticed that some areas near me have virtually no munzees, so these are the areas we hit tonight. I plan on deploying more soon. It is so easy, you go to the munzee website, and you can create the codes there. Then you print them, weatherize them, and off you go to deploy them.
I am someone who much prefers urban geocaches to the ones in the woods, so munzees really appeal to me. While they too can be hidden in the woods, I have found most to be more out in the open. It is a quick way to make a find without fighting ticks. Perfect for this girl!
So, if any of you are geocachers, I hope you will check out munzees as well. And feel free to add Hubby and I as friends on both the geocaching and munzee websites, our user name in both places is "Coase".
Happy Hunting!
