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In the state of Maine, there are almost 5,000 hidden treasures to be discovered. Mike Marino is a geocacher who takes the sport pretty seriously. He finds it hard to make it through a day without stopping here and there to hunt for a cache. He even holds a nationwide record for hiding the greatest number of caches in one day: 125. Follow Mike through the streets of Portland as he hunts for hidden treasure, and find out what makes a geocacher do what they do.
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In the state of Maine, there are almost 5,000 hidden treasures to be discovered. Mike Marino is a geocacher who takes the sport pretty seriously. He finds it hard to make it through a day without stopping here and there to hunt for a cache. He even holds a nationwide record for hiding the greatest number of caches in one day: 125. Follow Mike through the streets of Portland as he hunts for hidden treasure, and find out what makes a geocacher do what they do.
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INTRO:IF YOU SEE A PERSON CRAWLING AROUND ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, DON’T CALL THE POLICE. THEY MIGHT JUST BE GEOCACHING. GEOCACHING IS A HIGH TECH TREASURE HUNTING GAME PLAYED ACROSS THE WORLD. THE SPORT TOOK OFF IN 2000 WHEN GPS SERVICE WAS EXPANDED AND SUDDENLY PEOPLE COULD PINPOINT THEIR PRECISE LOCATION ON THE PLANET. GPS ENTHUSIASTS GOT THE IDEA THAT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD TO AN EXPANSIVE GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. ALREADY, THERE ARE CLOSE TO ONE MILLION OF THESE GEOCACHES HIDDEN WORLDWIDE, WITH FOUR THOUSAND IN THE STATE OF MAINE ALONE. WHAT KIND OF PERSON LIKES TO GEOCACHE, AND WHY? PRODUCER AMANDA THIEROFF WENT CACHING IN MAINE TO FIND OUT.
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