Category Archive for: ‘GeoCaching Beginners’
What are Virtual Caches?
0Have you been searching for a geocache and seen an icon that looks like one of the angry ghosts from the Super Mario games? Wondering why this cache icon looks different than you may be used to? You’ve stumbled upon a “grandfathered” type of cache …
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What are Pocket Queries?
Pocket Queries are the “Easy Button” of Geocaching! I was a long-time Cacher before learning what they were, so although you may already know all about them, I can only assume there are alot of Cachers who, like me, have been caching for a while …
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Hiding your very first Geocache
by: Larry Sullivan (localbiz) Once you have gotten some cache finds under your belt, it might be time to hide some geocaches. I would not recommend hiding any caches until you have found a good variation of caches, so that you understand the game pretty …
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Geocaching Travel Bugs and Geocoins – An Introduction to Trackable Items
One of the fun aspects of Geocaching is the thrill of the hunt and wondering what you’ll find in the cache, if you do indeed find it. The little toys (often called “Swag”) are always exciting for the kids, but obviously most adults don’t find …
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What is the Best Geocaching GPS?
Garmin 010-00422-00 GPSMAP 60CSx The best GPS for Geocaching is by far the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx! The price is a bit higher than some of the cheaper ones, but you will be so glad you spent the few extra bucks to get this thing! First …
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What is Geocaching?
Geocaching is an outdoors GPS “treasure hunting” game, which began in 2000, where people hide small, waterproof containers, called “Caches,” in various spots all over the world (currently over 100 countries throughout the world.) Inside the caches you’ll find a piece of paper or notepad …
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