Geocaching can be best described as a world wide treasure hunt. People hide small containers or “caches” in various locations and log the GPS coordinates for others to find. Each container is filled with a wide variety of items ranging from emergency blankets and tool kits to lucky pennies and Kinder-egg toys. Each time someone finds a cache they are encouraged to take something and leave something in return.

Although very new, Geocaching is one of the fastest growing outdoor sports. It began in May 2000 when twenty-four new satellites were launched, drastically improving the accuracy of GPS technology. Deciding to make the most out of this, some GPS enthusiasts decided to start a game called the "Great American GPS Stash Hunt" in which someone would hide a container and log the GPS coordinates for others to find it. More and more people began hiding and logging these containers, and eventually “geocaching” was born.

Since that point, geocaching has grown tremendously. It is now a world wide phenomenon and can be enjoyed by everyone. The network for the caches starts at www.geocaching.com. Here you will find information on every logged cache around the world. Each cache has its own page complete with images, descriptions, GPS coordinates, a difficulty rating and a message board full of people who have found it. Some pages are so detailed that people simply print the photograph, read the descriptions and find the cache without ever using GPS.

The following is a list of caches in the Kittiwake Coast. For more information on these and others, please visit www.geocaching.com.