Events

New this year to the NCTA Chief Noonday Chapter‘s Hike the County Challenge is geocaching!

Geocaching is a type of treasure hunting hobby that uses GPS coordinates to help searchers find “treasures” hidden by volunteers along the NCNST (and many other hiding places). You download an app on your phone to guide you toward the treasure you are seeking, and then the searching starts!

Our hope is to make hiking more exciting and fun for families and tech savvy folks. This event is open to anyone, but reservations are requested: Email geohikethecounty@gmail.com. Once you RSVP, we will email you the specific location prior to the event. This event (March 24) is in the NCTA Trail Town of Marshall (Michigan).

We will be meeting along the Marshall Riverwalk on the NCNST, though the specific location has not yet been determined – RSVPs will help! We are currently considering meeting at the dead end of West Pearl Street, which is east of the Dark Horse Brewery on Kalamazoo Avenue (GPS coordinates: 42.265874, -84.960610).

Please download the geocaching app prior to the event. We will have a short session on general caching techniques, then will head out as a group to find one. Families, youth, anyone is welcome! To earn a patch and certificate, you will need to find 10 different caches during 2022.

If this is all new to you, this YouTube video goes over the basics.