A few days ago we traveled to San Francisco to concentrate on finding all the virtual geocaches there. We found close to 20 (there were some earthcaches thrown in for good measure). What a day!
We saw sights we had never seen before and we have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding communities all our lives. Treasure Island, for example. We can now say we have been on Treasure Island! We even spent some time gawking at the oversized sculpture. I'm sure it is art but maybe not our form of art.
We checked out the Embarcadero and discovered some new things to us. Of course, we found our way to Fisherman's Wharf and spent some time reminiscing. We stopped at the beach near the old Cliff House and shared a picnic lunch with our friends Dennis and Dorothy (aka 2Dee2Dee).
The Presidio was a must see. We visited Inspiration Point and loved the view in the distance. This virtual required we be creative and post our log as a poem. I'm glad we were able to get a little inspiration while there.
Along the way, we made it to Coit Tower, Mission Delores, Golden Gate Park, and so many more highlights of San Francisco. We didn't have to search any bushes, lift any lamppost skirts, turn over any rocks, or beware of muggles. We just traveled the wonderful streets of SF and took in the incredible views and added to our memory banks. We shared the stories of what used to be compared to what is.
It was such a fun adventure! That is one of the things we love about geocaching. Virtual caches take us places and give us information and don't require that we leave behind any evidence of our visit. Virtual caches are definitely environmental and user friendly. They will slowly disappear as Groundspeak is not allowing new ones to be "hidden". What a shame! Maybe we should start a campaign to bring them back. We certainly enjoyed every one we "discovered"!
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