High-tech Easter egg hunt
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Members of the Hull family celebrate finding an egg at the Easter egg geocache event at Mingo Creek County Park.
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Crystal and Marco Caccamo of East Washington and their children, Sullivan, 4, and Nicolo, 7, use a GPS device to hunt for Easter eggs as the fog rolls in during an Easter egg geocache event at Mingo Creek County Park.
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Beth White and her son, Louis, 2, use a GPS unit to search for an Easter egg hidden somewhere near Ebenezer Bridge in Mingo Creek County Park.
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Participants of the geocache Easter egg hunt at Mingo Creek County Park were given GPS units to aid them in their search for eggs hidden in the park. Each group had to find four eggs.
Participants in the Easter egg geocache hunt at Mingo Creek County Park make their way across Ebenezer Bridge.
A misty fog did little to scare away those seeking a new way to hunt Easter eggs Wednesday. Three families of four each participated in an Easter egg geocaching program at Mingo Creek County Park, where they used a handheld GPS device to search for candy-filled Easter eggs hidden in the park near the office and Ebenezer Bridge.
Led by Sarah Sandin, a recreation program coordinator at the parks department, participants were taught the basics of geocaching before being sent out in small groups on their own to hunt for eggs. Geocaching uses a GPS to locate items, called caches, hidden in various locations around the world. The caches are marked with longitude and latitude coordinates, and those coordinates are then used to find the hidden object.
While the coordinates for the eggs were private for the program, those looking to try geocaching can find information on caches at www.geocaching.com. Three more geocaching programs are scheduled in Mingo park. Check www.co.washington.pa.us for more information.