Welcome to the Houston GeoCaching Society; A loosely knit community of Geocachers in and around Houston, Texas including such areas as Huntsville, Beaumont, and Galveston. The Houston GeoCaching Society''s purpose is to promote "geocaching" in all forms as well as providing a means for geocaching enthusiasts to come together, communicate, and most of all have fun.
You can join the Houston GeoCaching Society by registering for an account and participating in the discussion forum. There are no dues and registration is free. There are no rules in location so if you would like to communicate with the locals feel free to do so.
We welcome everyone.
What is "geocaching"? Geocaching has many different variations, however in the basic sense it is simply the hiding and finding of objects using a handheld GPSr (Global Positioning Satellite receiver) or traditional methods such as a map and compass.
HGCS: What got you interested in caching? Maxwell's Hammer: My brother Brian (Me-Tarzan) was in town visiting, and my husband Rob (Mr. Maxwell’s Hammer) and I invited him to go with us for a walk. He asked, “Where are we going?” I replied, “Around the neighborhood. You know, for exercise.” He asked, “Well, can we at least see if there are any Geocaches nearby and go look for them?” I said, “Geo-what?” And that was the beginning of my obsession.
HGCS: How did you decide on your caching name? Maxwell's Hammer: That’s a good question. Most people think that I must be some crazy Beatles fanatic. I’m not, actually. I mean, they are a great band, but not my favorite. I was creating my account at Geocaching.com, and when I saw that I needed a caching name, nothing came to mind at first. But the song, “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by the Beatles happened to be playing on my iPod, and I thought, I’ll use that for my name. It turned out to be too long, so I omitted the word “Silver” and “Maxwell’s Hammer” was born. It turned out to be the perfect caching name for me...
