Global Hunts Lead Travelers to Treasured Locations

by Jeff on April 19, 2009

courtesy: transitions abroad magazine
by Kelly Amabile

During a trip to the southern coast of Portugal last year, I probably would have seen only the sandy beaches of the Algarve if it were not for local friends who took my visit as an opportunity to introduce me to the joys of geocaching. This high-tech adventure activity took us inland, up into the picturesque hills and green sloping mountains of Monchique, to magnificent vistas miles from shore that I would have never trekked to otherwise.

Using a TomTom for Geocaching?

by Jeff on December 27, 2008

This is something I was always wondering…

Article courtesy  Andrew Muirhead

Geocaching, if you are unfamiliar with the phrase, is the word used to describe the sport which utilizes billion dollars worth of military hardware to find tupperware boxes in the outdoors!

Like some kind of modern day treasure hunt, A ‘geocacher’ will hide an object (usually a small tupperware box) in an interesting location, then go online and post the grid reference on a website. Fellow geocachers will then download the GPS co-ordinates and locate the hidden object using their GPS receiver. They would then log their find in the included log book, and possibly take an item from the cache and replace with another of equal or higher value. Once home, they would log their find on the website.

Urban Geocaching with Google Maps Street View

by Jeff on November 1, 2008

courtesty Adventures in Geocaching

Have you ever been out of town on a business trip and somehow have a little free time between meetings but didn’t happen to bring your GPS receiver with you? Well, do as John did on a recent trip to Houston using the Google Maps street view feature.

Is a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver necessary for modern Geocachers?

Garmin Tour Guide with the Garmin Nuvi

by Jeff on October 6, 2008

 GeoCache Tours

courtesy Travel by GPS.com

Here is how to do paperless geocaching by creating Garmin TourGuides for Garmin nuvi.

As you may know, GeoCaching is recreational activity for GPS enthusiasts.  It’s a game like hide-and-seek or a high-tech treasure hunt. The game involves hiding the “treasure” - a cache of dollar-store items stashed in a tupperware container - and publishing the exact coordinates of its location on the internet for others to find. GPS users then enter the coordinates of the cache’s location into a handheld GPS receiver and go to look for it.

Discovering Georgia Geocaching as a RV Adventure by David Porter

by Jeff on September 16, 2008

If you loved adventure books and spent your days locating “buried treasure” as a child, go grab the keys to your RV. There’s a new sport on the horizon for Georgia recreational vehicle enthusiasts called geocaching.
Geocaching is an adventure game that relies on a GPS unit and the Internet to help travellers track down caches (the treasures) that others have set up and shared locations for. There are hundreds of cache sites listed on the Internet right now, and your Georgia RV dealer can probably recommend a website to help you get started.
Setting out well armed with a list of GPS coordinates that you’ll visit can be a great way to help pass the time on the road. Kids will be thrilled to track down each cache, and it will certainly help keep them busy until you reach your destination. Some caches are more easily found than others. A scuba enthusiast may have left a cache under water, for example, which would certainly qualify as a very difficult find! You’ll find plenty of caches located on hiking trails, in parks and at beaches, in fairly accessible spots. Caches will never be buried, placed in a way that disturbs the environment or located too close to a railroad track or roadway.

Geocaching vs. Leave No Trace Can they coexist? by Geoffrey F Moore

by Jeff on September 10, 2008

Leave no trace is an organization devoted to educating the public on how to properly enjoy the outdoors without disturbing it. They have a collection of 7 principles on how hikers and campers can accomplish this. The overall theme is to leave nature how you found it. This movement started in the late 70’s and early 80’s.  Geocaching is a newer development. It is a global treasure hunt played with GPS devices. There are over 600,000 boxes hidden worldwide. Many of these boxes or caches are hidden in outdoor areas.