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Latest revision as of 17:19, December 27, 2016
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, a type of paper chase. The coordinates of the place, where the "cache" is hidden, can be found on the internet. The geocachers use a Global Positioning System[1] (GPS) receiver or mobile device like Android-iPhone and other navigational techniques like compass to play "hide and seek" for buried or hidden containers called "geocaches" or "caches". These can be hidden anywhere in the world. A Geocache is a waterproof container, that contains a logbook to keep track of those who found the cache.
This hobby was founded by Dave Ulmer in 2000.[2]
Survivalist and preppers often practice geocaching as a way of pre-storing guns and other "preps"/supplies along a bugout towards their survivalist retreat.
See also
Further reading
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching by Jack W. Peters (ISBN 1-59257-235-9)
- Geocaching For Dummies by Joel McNamara (ISBN 978-0-7645-7571-6)
- The Joy of Geocaching by Paul and Dana Gillin (ISBN 1-88495-699-8)
- The Essential Guide to Geocaching by Mike Dyer (ISBN 1-55591-522-1)
- Geocaching: Hike and Seek with Your GPS by Erik Sherman (ISBN 978-1590591222)
- Let's Go Geocaching by DK Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7566-3717-0)
- The Geocaching Handbook (Falcon Guide) by Layne Cameron and Dave Ulmer (ISBN 978-076273044)
External links
- www.geocaching.com
- Geocaching Video produced by Wisconsin Public Television
- https://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Outdoors/Geocaching
References
- ↑ U.S Government: GPS accuracy. Gps.gov (February 17, 2012). Retrieved on December 5, 2014.
- ↑ May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer Beavercreek, Oregon in the American Redoubt.geocaching.com. geocaching.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2014.