Anyone local wanting to go geocaching and/or letterboxing this weekend with me? John’s going camping, but I figured it would be fun to take Saturday and do some of the spots “over the hill.”
I’m thinking the Rancho San Antonio Park in Cupertino, which has a 3-box letterbox series and:
Lego #1
Lego #2
and
Our Lady of the River
If I get at least 2 others to come with me, I’ll make a travel bug in honor of the moment and we can release it together!
To do:
We’ll be hiking around in a park and searching for hidden stuff, so most importantly, you have to be stealthy. By “stealthy” I don’t mean “black ops ranger” stealthy. I mean you don’t scream “Didja find the cash?!?” every five second, and can generally look nonchalant when other people walk by.
Putting up with my bitching is also appreciated (I tend to whine when the hikes get hard). Co-bitching is even moreso. 
To bring:
Geocaching: If you have a GPSr, bring it. If not, don’t worry– no GPS’s are needed to letterbox, and they’re only useful till you’re about 15 feet away from the cache anyway; I usually set mine aside once I’m close to the coordinates.
Letterboxing: If you have one, bring a small stamp and a small, unlined logbook. Otherwise, again, don’t worry too much about it. I can bring a couple of extra stamps, and you can always use a thumbprint. A compass may also be handy.
Otherwise, bring what you would bring on a day hike: sunscreen, water, gloves (sometimes digging around can be yucky), a bandana, good walking shoes or boots, a hat, a walking stick if you want or need one, some trail mix.
It’s a great idea to bring a camera, binoculars and bird book, or a dog along to serve as “camouflage” for when “muggles” (non-geocachers/letterboxers) show up and look at you funny.