Saturday, May 31, 2014
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Getting Started Geocaching
Getting Started Geocaching
By: Dave Wilkes
It’s Really Quite Simple and Doesn’t Require Must Equipment or Cost Much
Money
By 4 All Outdoors
Rating: ****
Unlike other activities
that require a significant amount of money to get started you can begin geocaching
without having to invest in lessons or much equipment.
This article, Getting Started Geocaching, explains
that all you really need is a GPS, good footwear and a pen or pencil for
signing cache logs and taking notes. Even
a good GPS is fairly inexpensive and this article mentions that you can even
buy one that comes with dedicated geocaching features. It is also a good idea
to take along basic items that you might bring along on a trail for example,
insect repellant, water, snacks, first aid kit and a jacket, since some caches
can be quite well hidden. Be sure you are
able to recognize poison ivy or stinging nettles as you will be digging in the ground.
Before you begin, you will
need to do a bit of research on one of the geocaching websites to identify the Latitude
and Longitude of a cache in your area.
Then, simply go out and start searching.
It’s as easy as that. The author
explains that once you find your first treasure, you will certainly want to
find more. Once you starting locating caches,
you will want to record your finds on the website so you will be able to keep
track and let others know what you found and where. It seems that the next natural step, after
you find several treasures will be to hide some or your own caches for other to
find. That’s what keeps the adventure
going and it is fun to know when your item has been recovered.
I was disappointed when I
first read the article because it did not provide any information on what items
are typically hidden and discovered. However,
this article did provide links to websites about geocaching and after I looked
at a few, I found that most things hidden are small items such as Hot Wheel cars,
Happy Meal toys, baseball cards, small stuffed animals, key chains, marbles,
beads, etc.
This article explains how
easy it is to get started geocaching and after reading it, I am certainly
interested. It sounds like a great way
to get outdoors, go walking and explore your surroundings and you will find something
interesting in the process. Another
benefit is that this inexpensive activity can be done alone, with friends or
can be a great family adventure as it is fun for young and old.
So get out there and start
finding treasures in your own backyard.
Citation:
published by 4 All Outloors
www.4alloutdoors.org. Copyright 2014
By Dave (the turtle) Wilkes
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