James McWhorter » Geocaching

Little Carlos’s Cache

james — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:12:38 +0000

My company has begun placing geocaching around Fort Myers Beach so my awesome grahic designer and I created this layout to go on the geocache listing page.

If you like to explore the outdoors and like high-tech gadgets then find a geocache near you!

Little Carlos’s Cache

My failed geocaching adventure

james — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:41:45 +0000

Here is a video of my FAILED geocaching experience last week.

Enjoy!

Geocaching in Miami University's Natural areas

james — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:34:38 +0000

Over the last couple of months I’ve been busy populating Miami University’s Natural Areas with Geocaches. They are all located along the 15 miles of hiking trails that surround Miami University.

Here is the current list:

End of Trail (GC17NXJ)
College Woods Loop 2 (GC17J49)
College Woods Loop 1 (GC17J45)
Blow that Honeysuckle away! (GC1780V)
Between a tree and a hard place (GC1780N)
Not Tire(d) yet (GC1780J)
Wood Trash (GC16DRY)
Gnome Home (GC1675A)
Method is in the Methane (GC146J8)

Update: I’ve recently archived the following geocaches to encourage new caches to be placed. Happy caching!

What is Geocaching?

james — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:28:20 +0000

I get this question a lot so here it is…

Geocaching (pronounced Geo-cashing) is a high-tech treasure hunt for gps users. Geocaches are hidden all over the world and the locations of these caches are posting on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. These coordinates, along with other details of the location, are posted on a website. 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. The finding geocachers record their exploits in the logbook and online.

Today, well over 480,000 geocaches are registered on various websites devoted to the sport.

Microcache hidden and found beside the Roman Colosseum

Typical cache treasures are not high in monetary value but may hold intrinsic value to the finder. Aside from the logbook, common cache contents are unusual coins or currency, small toys, ornamental buttons, CDs, or books. Also common are objects that are moved from cache to cache, such as Travel Bugs or Geocoins, whose travels may be logged and followed online. Occasionally, higher value items are included in geocaches, normally reserved for the “first finder”, or in locations which are harder to reach.

A Travel Bug

Geocaches can range in size from “microcaches,” too small to hold anything more than a tiny paper log, to those placed in five-gallon buckets or even larger containers.

If a geocache has been vandalized or stolen, it is said to have been “muggled” or “plundered.” The former term plays off the fact that those not familiar with geocaching are called “muggles”, a term borrowed from the Harry Potter series of books.

If a cacher discovers that a cache has been muggled, it can be logged as needing maintenance, which sends an e-mail to the cache owner so it can be repaired, replaced, or archived (deactivated).

History

The first documented placement of a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Oregon. The location was posted on the Usenet newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav. By May 6, 2000, it had been found twice and logged once.

Source:

http://www.geocaching.com/faq/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching