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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.
In recent years, geocaching — a sort of high-tech treasure hunt using GPS technology — has exploded in popularity, and caches can be stashed anywhere and everywhere, urban or rural.So you don’t have to pack survival gear and gas up your car before heading out on a search. Instead, click over to www.geocaching.com, download a few of the hundreds of caches hidden within Bend city limits, and enjoy a leisurely few hours scouring the town’s...
- Modern Day Treasure Hunts: Geocaching (atgeist.com)
- GPS brings 'gold' (suujournal.com)
How can geocaching survive in a world when the ammo boxes so often used for hiding are pegged as possible bombs or other weapons by local law enforcement?Contributor: DantePublished: Nov 17, 2009
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If you have ever seen my GeoPuppy Emily in either my GeoSnippits Videos or on the blogs you know that she loves to walk the trails while I geocache. She is not too keen when I actually stop and start searching for said geocache but loves to walk.I have found that when I take my geopooch geocaching it changes the experience quite a bit. I have to pay way more attention to her as we drive from geocache to geocache making sure that she doesn't...
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- Geocaching…the humor (blogsearch.google.com)
Come hear the talks and do the geocaching at GIS Day at McGill, November 18, 2009.
10:30-11:30: Talks on how we use GIS
1:30 onward: Geo-caching - around the city and campus! Students will be able to participate in a geo-caching race with GPS units, the winning team will be granted a cash prize (in addition to team fund raising efforts) to be donated to charity. This event will be followed up with refreshments and discussion.
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From rose.geog.mcgill.ca
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It was another really beautiful fall day in North Carolina. The sun was shining and the temps in the upper 70s. Miss Geoness and I wanted to see how many geocaches we could get during today's bright afternoon hours. So off we drove off into geocaching goodness.Our streak of finds was spot on and we quickly wrote off 22 finds before heading back home. As I added the smileys into our profiles I realized that we both hit milestones today. For...
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In my humble opinion geocachers are an amazing group of people. It is a community of fellowship that goes way beyond just finding Tupperware in the woods. Geocachers care about the game, sport, obsession which also includes the environment. In other words, the world is our game board and we like ours clean.Each year we attend CITO events. That's Cache In Trash Out which as a general rule means a geocacher picks up trash while out geocaching...
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I opened up a rather interesting topic recently in the Geocaching.com forums. Fall has finally come to North Carolina and even though many other states are way past peak autumn colors. It is just now becoming bright and wondrous. Also with the leaf show comes the cooler temps and even though we are mostly in the low 70s right now the nights are crisp. After having to close my bedroom window the cold breeze made me start to wonder about the...
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- Cellphone scavenger hunt is underway in the Hub (news.google.com)
We Are Cachers: Hear Us Roll Down Hill
Going for our Flashmob 3.5 difficulty cache we found this sign.
