If you are an avid geocacher and are going to be in the Sacramento, California area (or want to make plans to go there), the sixth annual GeoWoodstock geocaching event is being held May 24, 2008 in Wheatland, California.

It is a free event and even though this is only the sixth year for it, it has become the world’s largest geocaching related event, drawing avid geocachers from around the world.

For more information, check out the official website for the event by clicking here.

And, if you have been puzzled by this entire post and are wondering what the heck geocaching is, I compare it to going on a scavanger hunt. People all around the world hide “caches” which contain a logbook for everyone who finds the cache to write in and often also contains trinkets or sometimes larger items that people who find the cache are welcome to take one of - but also are expected to leave something in return. When people hide a cache they note the coordinates which many people then post on geocaching.com. A GPS device is needed to hunt for the caches and while it may seem easy to find a cache if you know the coordinates; avid geocachers are quick to point out it can be very hard to find them. Some caches are very small and the people who hide them are very clever about placement and even making sure the container holding the cache is painted to blend into the surroundings so well that people walk right by it. It’s a fun activity though.