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Geocashing... Anyone ever heard of this? I caught a little piece of this on Discovery or National geographic channel, one of the two, it was the end of the show and it got my attention when one of the participant was excited because their next destination was to be Belize...

Apparently, there are 13 of this hidden treasures in Belize:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?country_id=31

What is Geocaching?
http://www.geocaching.com/about/

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.

How do you pronounce Geocaching?

You pronounce it Geo-cashing, like cashing a check.

Are there any other names for Geocaching?

The GPS Stash Hunt, Global Positioning Stash hunt is interchangable. Geocaching has become the standard for the game, however.

The word Geocaching broken out is GEO for geography, and CACHING for the process of hiding a cache. A cache in computer terms is information usually stored in memory to make it faster to retrieve, but the term is also used in hiking/camping as a hiding place for concealing and preserving provisions.

So what's the big deal? You gave me the coordinates so I know where it is. Seems pretty easy.

It is deceptively easy. It's one thing to see where an item is, it's a totally different story to actually get there.

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Its a great hobby. learn basic land nav, get a decent GPS and have a blast. the idea is that it motivates ppl to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
very popular in NV and AZ as well as Wash state.
whole differst game though desert vs. rain forests

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it is a lot of fun if you can figure out how to use the gps. i have never felt so stupid in my life.


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