High-tech scavenger hunting
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
Each orienteer uses a compass and topographic map to locate way points.
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
Dylan Sands, 15, Robert Millard, 17, and Amy Keen, 16, are all members of the orienteering team at Charlotte High School.
PUNTA GORDA — For members of the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Charlotte High School, geocaching seems like child’s play. These students have taken the popular hobby, which leads outdoor lovers on a scavenger hunt through the woods using a GPS, to the next level — or maybe back a notch.
“Today everyone has a GPS on their cellphone,” said NJROTC student Dylan Sands, 15, “but what happens when your phone dies and you are out in the middle of nowhere?”