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The two-day geocaching treasure hunt celebrates the Third Annual Opening Day Lake Tahoe June 16-17, 2007 ... Back to the geocaching -- You can use your own personal GPS device or, they are are available with free rental to the first 100 teams each day. (Suite101.com)
Tourists on trail in city scavenger hunt Apr 7, 2007
Tommarello, a graduate of Babson College, said he was inspired to create a tour of Boston that incorporated Global Positioning Systems after participating "geocaching," an outdoor treasure-hunting game that uses GPS to find hidden objects. " The tour is not only a great way for people to have a good time and see Boston, but to really be introduced to some interesting GPS technology," he said. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
More of this story Apr 6, 2007
SECRET STASH - Treasure hunters love the high-tech adventure known as geocaching ... SECRET STASH - Treasure hunters love the high-tech adventure known as geocaching ... A few Cape Cod innkeepers team up during a geocaching experiment last month. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Letterboxing adventure to begin soon Mar 31, 2007
It's a game similar to geocaching, where seekers use a compass or a tracking device to locate a letterbox in a certain location-but people playing the game won't need a GPS tracker to find their prize at the end of the search. All they'll need is the ability to read the clues. (New Milford Times, CT)
Geocachers use GPS units to find hidden treasure Mar 25, 2007
DANIEL GILES/TimesDaily Geocacher Larry "Keymaker" Boroff shows off his handheld GPS unit and his PDA that he uses in geocaching. FLORENCE -- It was 2003 when Larry "Keymaker" Boroff was surfing the Internet for some software updates for his global positioning system unit when he discovered geocaching ... Geocaching involves finding a hidden treasure using a GPS unit and the navigational coordinates of the hidden item's location. (Shoals TimesDaily)
High-tech treasure hunting Mar 17, 2007
"I don't smoke and I don't drink, but they do call me The Obsessed One," said Anderson, a 39-year-old rising star in the international game of geocaching, a 21st-century treasure hunt ... "It's just been absolutely tremendous," said Bryan Roth, a co-founder of Groundspeak, which runs the sport's official Web site, geocaching ... "On the average, we get a new account every minute."With GPS units starting at about $100, and cache boxes little more than waterproof Tupperware, it can be the start of... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Board designs trail strategy Feb 17, 2007
Among the items discussed were construction timelines for the first phase of the Shoreline and Austin Ranch trails, connection to trails in surrounding cities, creation of a city dog park, using public/private partnerships for funding, and the use of geocaching and geowebbing, new technology that is thought to improve the lifespan of the trails. The plan aims to establish guidelines for implementing a master trail plan, planning strategies for future projects, communicating with the public and... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Geocaching taking hold: Local hi-tech treasure hunt planned this weekend Feb 16, 2007
It's called "geocaching" and it's a game ---- sort of a high-tech treasure hunt ---- that's growing in popularity not only in Southwest County but around the world ... Through geocaching, Bohorquez said, they've become part of a growing community ... One of those friends is Jodi Marutori, a 39-year-old Murrieta resident who says she took up geocaching so she could train to climb mountains with her husband. (North County Times)
80 Hours Calendar Feb 15, 2007
DANCE Scandinavian/Nordic Fest: "Dances with the Maia" - see related story," 8 p.m., North Hall Space/Place Theater WORDS Writers' Workshop faculty reading with James Galvin and Tony Eprile, 8 p.m., John Pappajohn Business Building Room W151 FILM , 5:30 p.m., Bijou Theater, Room 166 IMU , 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, Room 166 IMU , 10:30 p.m., Bijou MISC. English Conversation Group, 10 a.m., Public Library SATURDAY 2.17 MUSIC Lunatix on Pogostix, Spare Parts, and Nickelbagofunk, 9 p.m.,... (Daily Iowan, IA)
• 38th Tribune sports show offers more Feb 9, 2007
Other seminar topics range from geocaching and mountain biking the Maah Daah Hey Trail to the 2007 Farm Bill and mountain lions. Also on the schedule are two seminars on off-highway vehicles, including one on certification for kids 12 to 16 who want to ride but don't have a driver's license. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
• Sports show seminar schedule Feb 9, 2007
Sports show seminar schedule. Friday, February 9, 2007. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dobbs: Even with a GPS, geocaching not easy Feb 3, 2007
Geocaching is the modern-day equivalent of a treasure hunt ... I wanted to try geocaching to see if I could figure it out by myself. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Modern day treasure hunting with a twist Feb 1, 2007
Photo by Brandon Hatfield/Republican Geocaching, simply put, is GPS aided treasure hunting. The word Geocaching broken out into GEO for geography, and CACHING for the process of hiding a cache ... t's an entertaining adventure game for all ages, said Michelle Evans, a local geocaching enthusiast. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop set Jan 31, 2007
BOW activities and workshops include camping, backyard wildlife, nature crafts, map and compass, mountain biking, shooting sports (pistol, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader), fishing, hunting, canoeing, nature crafts, archery, ATV handling, motor boat handling, geocaching and much more. Participants can also obtain their Hunter Education Certification and Boating Safety Certification during the weekend event, which is held twice a year. (Demopolis Times, AL)
Commission delays action on paddlefish conservation measure Jan 20, 2007
Rules for geocaching activities on commission-owned properties. A $35,000 budget increase for the Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs program, to buy a floating classroom for aquatic education programs at schools, teacher workshops and other programs. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Byte by Bite Jan 20, 2007
Wrote Barbara from Diamond Springs, "If you moved from S.F. to Big Oak Flat, that suggests you love the mountains, so you also would probably love geocaching. If you go to geocache.com you can join the hundreds of us in the foothills who love to explore these mountains and have extra fun along the way. The hidden treasures' are a trip to find, and usually we get to see parts of nature we might never otherwise chance upon. If you have kids, they'll have a ton of fun too, because the caches... (The Union Democrat)
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