The complete idiot's guide to geocaching

The editors and staff of Geocaching.com take the reader through all of the core essentials for caching including how to play, tips and tricks for finding and placing caches, variations on traditional caching, and much more. In addition, the reader can learn about exciting new changes to the game and...

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Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Alpha, Ã2012.
Edition: 3rd ed. /
Series: Complete idiot's guide to.
Geocaching.com.
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Table of Contents:
  • Welcome to a new kind of adventure. What exactly is geocaching? ; The basics of the game
  • Time to get out and play. Your adventure begins at home ; What you need to know to play the game ; Geocaching tips and tricks ; The different types of geocaches ; Creating and hiding your own geocache ; Travel Bugs, Geocoins, and trackable treasures
  • Get in gear. Understanding how GPS works ; Choosing a GPS for geocaching ; GPS setup and understanding all those features ; Smartphones : the next step in geocaching ; Geocaching with computers and software ; Going old school : using analog maps
  • Beyond basic geocaching. Getting involved in geocaching communities ; Geocaching goes social ; Hitting the road : geotourism ; Geocaching evolves : the variations ; What the future holds for geocaching.