Geocaching.

I took the family out geocaching today.

If you're not familiar with it (and chances are good that you're not), geocaching is a relatively new sport. Basically it's a treasure hunt.

You need to own GPS device and then where to look on the web for coordinates of a hidden cache. Plug the coordinates in to your GPS and off you go in search of the treasure.

It's great for the kids because they often (but not always) get to take a small toy as a treasure, and then leave one of their choosing behind.

My brother and his son introduced us to this sport a couple of years ago. We don't do this very often, but the kids enjoy it when we do get out.

If you're interested in learning more about this (chances are good that there's a geocache within a couple of miles of where you live), go to www.geocaching.com.