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Geocaching: The sport for gifted kids of all ages
"This GPS "treasure" hunt is a high-tech
hide-and-hike-and-seek game, a cache-smash worldwide scavenger
stalk. Jeffrey Howe, 41, a chaplain at the Salvation Army Red Shield
Shelter on Broad Street, sees it as an opportunity to take kids on
adventures to unfamiliar territory. "Geocaching is a way to give
kids the idea that there's a whole world out there other than what
they know from their home neighborhoods and video games," he said.
Geocaching within Philadelphia city limits has its appeal, too,
particularly to history buffs. Old City is riddled with caches with
names that suggest founding-father themes..." from
Geocachers Get Around by Lindsay J. Warner, The Philadelphia Inquirer
 Geocaching.com- Welcome to Geocaching! Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting
game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS
devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches,
outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by
people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for
the environment. Also visit...
Cacheopedia
A wiki-based online encyclopedia, reference, and guide for the sport of
geocaching...
The
Essential Guide to Geocaching: Tracking Treasure with Your GPS by Mike
Dyer
With the introduction of the personal GPS unit, people everywhere use
these new devices to participate in what can only be called a high-tech
treasure hunt. By logging on to a geocaching website, anyone can locate
coordinates to a hidden cache, plan their route, and be on their way with
map, compass, and GPS receiver. The hidden cache contains a logbook and a
number of trinkets that can be traded by fortunate seekers. The Essential
Guide to Geocaching provides outdoor ethics and safety information,
including resources and product guides...
Geocachers Get Around
by Lindsay J. Warner, The Philadelphia Inquirer
This is geocaching. It's open to anyone - hiders or seekers - with a GPS
and access to www.geocaching.com,
where more than half a million registered users download and upload the
coordinates of nearly 1 million hidden caches and relate their experiences
from this worldwide scavenger hunt. Although some adventures can take
hours or even days, the contents inside the actual cache are rarely valuable
- many times just a logbook and a small, worthless trinket. But
participants aren't in it for the goods...
GeoCoinfest
Mega Event (or
GeoCoinfest Event at Geocaching.com)
Annual event to give geocachers an introduction to
geocoins with workshops about designing your own coin, vendor tables for
buying coins and trading tables for allowing collectors to meet and trade
coins...
GeoWoodstock
An annual get-together of geocachers from all over the world, the world's
largest geocaching-related event. It is a relaxed, friendly, and free
gathering. Typical activities at GeoWoodstock events have included meeting
people, prize giveaways, geocoin trading, travel bug swaps, classes and
seminars, and of course, caching like crazy!
What
the Heck is Geocaching? A Beginner's Guide
A more detailed introduction to basic and advanced aspects of Geocaching,
including Premium Membership, pocket queries, programs for your computer
including the free EasyGPS or reasonably priced GSAK, and hints on some of
the basic hide types: light pole caches and magnetic key holders...
Geocoin
and Travel Bug stores
A variety of stores featuring both simple and amazing detailed geocoins
and travelbugs, plus gear to hide your own geocaches, including cache
containers, cache ID stickers, cache logs. Also consider a Google
search for "geocoins" or "travel bugs."
Have your own Geocoins made for a special event or club...
updated
February 16, 2010
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