Geocaching

Geocaching

Geocaching is a recreational activity using GPS receivers to describe the location of a hidden object using coordinates in latitude and longitude, and then challenging other people to use the coordinates to try and locate the hidden... [more]

Geocaching is a recreational activity using GPS receivers to describe the location of a hidden object using coordinates in latitude and longitude, and then challenging other people to use the coordinates to try and locate the hidden object. The hidden object is called a "geocache", and is almost invariably some type of container which holds a log book at the very least, and usually some trade items. Anyone who finds the cache must sign the log book and then replace the cache as they found it. The person also has the option of trading something they brought with them for a trade item from the cache. All it requires is a GPSr, and an internet connection and computer. Map skills certainly help, but in many urban areas and along many trails, even that is not a requirement.

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Yes you read that right... In September of 2010 there will be a 30 minute television show dedicated to the game, sport, yes obsession of geocaching . I was so pleased to be able to give the announcement of this history making event at this years Cachercon 2010 in Troy, Michigan. I braved two snow storms, twelve hours of driving and 750 miles to make it to Cachercon . There I had a great time as one of the many geocacher speakers who gave some of our knowledge from within the geocaching world. After my presentation the announcement was made and I still can ... Read Full Story
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Right off the bat I would like to personally thank the Motor City Cache Machine , DarrylW4 and Firefly03 for inviting me to participate in Cachercon 2010 Metro Detroit . This was an amazing geocaching teaching event that I had the pleasure of speaking at. It was held at a Holiday Inn in Troy, Michigan. This was an all day event which included presentations on GSAK, Earthcaches, Paperless Geocaching and so much more. I personally did a lecture on Geocaching in the Media . The atmosphere of the entire event was very relaxed and the geocachers were free to wonder into any session that ... Read Full Story
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Well this was definitely one for the books kiddies. Not necessarily the find itself but the situation it caused. I started out the same as always with the closest geocache on my list. Headed over and within moments spotted the cache. Nothing out of the normal until I heard a voice from behind me. "Can I help you?" I instantly thought security or police but when I turned around I observed a woman in a fairly nice car looking at me with quizative eyes. I replied, "No, just looking for something." It was then that she identified herself as the property owner. This cache ... Read Full Story
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Nothing gets my heart pumping like the prospect of a FTF (a first to find) in the geocaching world. Well today literally as I was walking out my office door an alert went off of a new geocache and it was only four miles from me. GO FOR IT! So I hit the gas pedal and took off at lightning, err, posted and safe speeds until I reached my destination. Looked around for about three seconds and found my prize. Breathlessly I opened the container with the hopes of finding clean sheetz. Ummmmm, no. Somebody beat me to the geocache 19 minutes before me. ... Read Full Story
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Since late last year when the first snow flakes appeared in North America I have been asked by our viewers when GeoSnippits would be coming out with a wintertime geocaching video. Now for Michigan Magazine TV I have been filming in different locations during the winter but there just wasn't any snow. The one time I really wanted to do some caching while it snowed was on a trip coming back from Ohio and I happened to find myself in the Virginian Mountains during a blizzard. Sorry folks but all I wanted to do at that point was get home in one piece. --> ... Read Full Story
Yeah it was just a skirt hide but it brought about a smile and a smiley to my day!Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TSee all our Geocaching Tutorial Videos at HTTP://www.GeoSnippits.com  
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Right off the bat I would like to personally thank the Motor City Cache Machine, DarrylW4 and Firefly03 for inviting me to participate in Cachercon 2010 Metro Detroit. This was an amazing geocaching teaching event that I had the pleasure of speaking at. It was held at a Holiday Inn in Troy, Michigan. This was an all day event which included presentations on GSAK, Earthcaches, Paperless Geocaching and so much more. I personally did a lecture on...  
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The photo above demonstrates one of my favorite must have thing-a-ma-bobs while geocaching. The humble tweezers will get you out of many a situation. Not only great for thorn and splinter removal they are very useful for retrieving log books from nanos and other small caches.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TSee all our Geocaching Tutorial Videos at HTTP://www.GeoSnippits.com  
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Most of us would have heard of geo-tagging, where it is a way to add map coordinates to photographs and gadgets in order to employ positional markers, helping you remember where you went for the summer holidays in 2010 half a century from now. Well, there is nothing quite like seeing a reverse position – [...]  
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Macht aus dem iPhone einen GPS-Empfänger mit Live-Anbindung an die weltweit größte Geocache-Datenbank von Groundspeak zum Aufspüren der von Geocachern versteckten Schätze; zeigt alle in der Datenbank eingetragenen Caches auf einer live heruntergeladenen Karte an, Mobilfunkempfang vorausgesetzt  
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Geocaching is an amazing, fun filled way to spend time outdoors with friends and family. As you become more experienced with your finds you realize that many times a special tool, gizmo or thinga-ma-bob is needed at one point or another to help either retrieve the geocache or to obtain the log book. This video helps show you many of those items to help make your geocaching experience even more enjoyable.If you cannot see the player above then...  
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We turned off the snowmobile tracks half a mile back, as they bent to the west and GPS pointed north to our destination. The trackless snow is knee-deep and I’m sweating as we push forward, one heavy footstep after another. 250 feet from destination. We scramble up a ridge, heading towards an outcropping of rocks [...]  
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We Are Cachers: Hear Us Roll Down Hill

Going for our Flashmob 3.5 difficulty cache we found this sign.

We Are Cachers: Hear Us Roll Down Hill

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