Over at the DG, I write about cold weather, geocaching and how being outdoors during the winter is refreshing, but also exhausting.

Here's an excerpt:

"Every once in a while, I check in on Facebook to see what the theme of the day is.

Last Sunday, the theme was 'cold.'

When I stepped outside to walk to a nearby coffee shop, I pulled my hat over my ears and scrunched my face up into my warm winter coat. The wind seemed to pick up as I rounded the corner, and when I stepped inside the coffee shop my glasses immediately fogged up and I had to remove them in order to see. Also, it felt like it was about 95 degrees in there, and my face felt really hot. In other words, a good day to minimize my outdoor activity . . . right?

Well, not necessarily.

That afternoon, I had plans to go geocaching.

Geocaching is a nerd hobby in which participants use Global Positioning System technology to find hidden containers filled with trinkets, usually in the woods. Last Christmas my sister got me a geocaching device, and I’ve used it some, but not a lot, mainly because I don’t have any friends who geocache.

Until now, that is."

Click here to read the whole thing.