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This looks like a lot of fun - Tech Treasure Hunting! I need a GPS device, or good map reading skills and a compass.

You see, it looks like there are lots of "caches" in the Imperial Valley. Here's how it works: someone hides a "cache" (inside it, a logbook and some sort of trinket), and they provide the waypoint (the longitude and latitude coordinates) on a web site www.geocaching.com

Then, you use your GPS device to go out and hunt for it. It's usually hidden in some kind of container (military or Rubbermaid). When you find it, you sign the logbook, take a trinket and leave a trinket (called TSLS - take something, leave something).

Caches in the Imperial Valley, but read carefully, because some of them have spoilers:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?zip=92243&dist=50

Geocaching in the news:
The thrill of the hunt from Palo Alto Weekly
Geocachers find hidden treasure with GPS from Pittsburghlive.com
Frugal Family Fun from Budget101.com

People all over the world do this. It looks like travelers from around the world (who are passing by on I-8 or 111) look for these caches in our valley!

Anyway, looks like fun. Know anyone with a handheld GPS??