1. Triangle Adventure Ideas

2. Who am I? I have 3 boys. I love to be outside.
Mom in Chapel Hill
Triangle Moms on Main
Vend Raleigh
I have 3 boys.
I love to be outside.

3. Why Get Out? From letsmove.gov : It’s good for everyone
Regular exercise in nature is proven to improve children’s physical and mental health. Outdoor activity helps kids maintain a healthy weight, boosts their immunity and bone health and lowers stress. Let’s Move Outside, administered by the Department of Interior, was created to get kids and families to take advantage of America’s great outdoors-which abound in every city, town and community. And together, these agencies oversee more than one-fifth of the nation’s land – including millions of acres of National forests, parks and trails.
Kids need at least 60 minutes of active and vigorous play each day to stay healthy, and one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to meet this goal is by playing outside. By linking parents to nearby parks, trails and waters – and providing tips and ideas – Let’s Move Outside can help families develop a more active lifestyle.
Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. If we don't solve this problem, one third of all children born in or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma.
Why Get Out?
It’s good for everyone
Little explorers need to explore
Be a good role model
Family bonding
Family memories

4. Ways to get going
Geocaching
Letterboxing
Scavenger Hunts

5. Geocaching
What is it?
Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.

6. Geocaching What Do I Need? Internet access GPS device
Trinkets to trade
A good name
Good shoes
Sense of adventure
GPS device:
A handheld GPS device
GPS-enabled Cell Phone

7. Geocaching How Do I Do It?
Log on to Create account (free!).

8. Geocaching
What is it?
Create account.

9. Geocaching How Do I Do It?
Log on to Create account (free!).
Search for a cache.

11. My zipcode
+ 25 miles

12. Map this location

13. Geocaching How Do I Do It?
Log on to Create account (free!).
Search for a cache.
Pick your cache and get information.

14. Name of cache
Coordinates
Information
Hint & code

15. Geocaching How Do I Do It?
Log on to Create account (free!).
Search for a cache.
Pick your cache and get information.
Load coordinates in to your GPS and go find your cache.

16. Geocaching How Do I Do It?
Log on to Create account (free!).
Search for a cache.
Pick your cache and get information.
Load coordinates in to your GPS and go find your cache.
Log your cache.

17. Geocaching Tips & Tricks Last Found Date Look at Icons
Read logged hunts & comments
Codes to know – TFTH, TNLN
Apps

18. Geocaching Other Fun Things Microcaches Virtual caches Ghost caches
Minicaches
Log in!

19. Geocaching Consider Planting a Cache Fun to track
Be prepared for maintenance

20. Letterboxing What Is It?
Letterboxing is an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth. There are about 20,000 letterboxes hidden in North America alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and may contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox's stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox's logbook .
Letterboxing is said to have started in England in 1854 when a Dartmoor National Park guide, James Perrott of Chagford, left a bottle by Cranmere Pool with his calling card in it an an invitation to those who found the bottle to add theirs. Eventually, visitors began leaving a self-addressed post card or note in the jar, hoping for them to be returned by mail by the next visitor (thus the origin of the term “letterboxing;” “letterbox” is a British term for a mailbox). This practice ended in time, however, and the current custom of using rubber stamps and visitor’s log books came into use. It caught on in the US in 1998 after an article in Smithsonian magazine.

21. Letterboxing How Do I Do It? What you need: Internet access
Rubber Stamp
Ink Pad
Sketch Book
A good name
Good shoes
Sense of adventure

22. Letterboxing How Do I Do It?
Log on to (No account needed.)

23. Letterboxing

25. Letterboxing How Do I Do It?
Log on to (No account needed.)
Search for a letterbox.

27. Chapel Hill, NC + 30 miles

29. Letterboxing How Do I Do It?
Log on to (No account needed.)
Search for a letterbox.
Pick your box and get the clue.

30. Name
Location
Clue
Comments

31. Letterboxing: Clues
Take the red trail at Wilson park. The trail meanders up and down, and can be muddy at times.
When the red and green trails intersect, go green and you will see a rail fence. Follow green trail to creek.
Cross creek here and keep straight passing playground on left.
At 2nd Bolin Forest II HOA sign there is a foot bridge. Cross the foot bridge and turn left.
Before raised manhole #4 you will see a post on you right. With your back to the post with #12 on it.
Walk straight down the path 140 steps. Always keeping the water on your left.
When you reach 140 steps STOP. Turn Right and about 10 steps off trail is a spiky tree root.
Chatham is tucked under left side under rock. This stamp was carved just to honor my youngest son's great imagination. Hope you enjoy.

32. Letterboxing How Do I Do It?
Log on to (No account needed.)
Search for a letterbox.
Pick your box and get the clue.
Go find your letterbox.

33. Letterboxing How Do I Do It?
Log on to (No account needed.)
Search for a letterbox.
Pick your box and get the clue.
Go find your letterbox.
Stamp away. Consider logging your find.

34. Letterboxing
You Might Want To Know…The Icons

35. Rules for Letterboxing & Geocaching
Cache in/Trash Out
Leave it as you found it, if not better
Don’t let “muggles” see
Respect the game (“spoilers”, planting a find)
You’re going to win some and lose some
Share the information

36. The Scavenger Hunt How to Nest for Less- I am Momma Hear Me Roar-
Pinterest
camping/kids/scavengerhunt.htm
How to Nest for Less-
nature-hunt-project/a/1341/
DIY
I am Momma Hear Me Roar-

37. Consider the Age What can you expect your children to do?
What do they enjoy?
Try it all out before committing too much.

38. The Nitty-Gritty
Know Before You Go
Disasters
Things to Take

39. Know Before You Go Plot your hike Know how to get there
Know where to park
Know the hours
Know the weather
Know when the sun goes down
Have a Plan B
Strollers/ Carriers

40. Disasters
Bathrooms
Fatigue
The right clothes
Don’t get lost!

41. Things To Take Water Snacks or picnic Information for your hike
Sunscreen & Bug Spray
Hats
Diaper bag?
A Camera

42. Literature & Resources
Your local parks & rec website
Apex Cary
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Carrboro
Pittsboro
Morrisville
Jordan Lake

43. Have Fun! Send me your feedback! Allison at info@mominchapelhillnc.com
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