Despite the number of times I have been to Old Town Seal Beach, this marked my first time geocaching there. I guess it’s because all the previous times I visited this lovely place, I spent my time either browsing around the shops and getting to know what’s around. After learning a bit of history on this place to write my “Back to the Past” articles, I made use of that knowledge by showing my friend Kambria around Old Town while geocaching earlier this week on Monday morning.
Our adventure started at …

Geocachers, this geocache is not one of the more creative geocaches I have found. In fact, it is very ordinary, being a small magnetic Altoids Strips container.
So why is this geocache called “Cars?” As the name hints, this cache has something to do with cars. If you guessed correctly, this cache is found in a parking structure, the one near the ball field and art buildings at UCI to be more precise.
What makes this geocache special is that it is one of the few UCI caches, and according to the …

Where can you find an African Safari? Well, there is one conveniently located at the University Town Center (UTC) in Irvine. And no, I am not talking about a real animal safari, but rather, it is another creative geocache and probably the cutest one I have come across so far.
This geocache is another one of those simple park-and-grab lampskirt hides, but the creativity lies in the time and effort put into this cache. Skirts are not meant to be lifted, except lampskirts if you are a geocacher. But anyways, lift …

Geocaching containers can be simple, such as Altoid tins or peanut jar, and there are plenty of ways to hide those caches. However, one of the more creative cache type I have seen are fake rocks. From my geocaching experience, I have come across two fake rocks, one of which was a cement rock and the other a plastic rock. Though these caches are exposed to the open, they are nearly impossible for most muggles, non-geocachers, to discover because of their location within a lot of other rocks. However, to …

Centerpointe. La Palma’s business center, built in the early 1980s and pretty much unfamiliar to the non-business community. On New Year’s Eve, my friend, Blair, and I went Geocaching at Centerpointe and while we were at it, we practiced our amateur photography skills and explored the place.
Our first stop was at the Geocache “Pandamonium,” a quick park and grab cache located around Panda Inn. According to the last log, this cache may be missing in action right now, but hopefully it will be back soon. For those who have never …

Summer vacation is nearly upon us! And whether you have plans to travel (plane fares are still cheap, right now, I think), or you are planning to find something active in the area to do on your free time, let me introduce you to a fun outdoor activity you can enjoy alone or with friends.
It’s a “high-tech treasure hunting” game called Geocaching, and it is definitely a past time favorite of us folks here at VitaminOC. If you have access to a GPS unit (iPhones and G1′s work great …