If the idea of searching for buried loot has always appealed to you, there’s no need to wait until a mysterious pirate map falls into your hands while cleaning out the attic. (We can’t all be Goonies.

WEEK’S EXPLORE OUTDOORS. WHEN WE GET UP HERE, WE’LL WANT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HIKING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN COMMONS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE AN ADVENTURE. MAYBE JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACY’S BUILDING, BUT ...

Lisa Lopez is one gung-ho geocacher. Lopez, 60, of Manlius, leads Central New York and is fifth in the state overall when it comes to most geocache “finds” with a career total of more than 62,000, ...