GEOCACHING

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Geocaching is fun game of hide and seek for kids from 8 to 80. If you are just getting into geocaching, you are a seeker. When you've been at a while, you can become a hider. Most traditional caches are easy to find because they are large enough to see when you get within a few yards of the cache. Micro caches can be more difficult to find but offer beginners a fun way to take geocaching to the next level. You can use a GPS to find caches or a cell phone AP. Cell phone APs are typically free or less than $10 whereas a GPS can cost $150 or more. But cell phone APs are less accurate because they use cell phone towers to triangulate a geocache's location, not the actual latitude and longitude coordinates of the cache. And most cell phone Apps run in the background so they continue to drain your battery even when you are not using the App. Battery life and accuracy are two reasons why I prefer my eTrex.

GARMIN ETREX APPLE APP CACHLY APP

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS EXAMPLE

Someone hides a small container with a log and a pencil.
S/he names it QWERTY and posts its coordinates and a hint
You creat an account at Geocaching.com and enter your zip code.
Geocaching.com displays a map of the caches near you.
You click on QWERTY to launch the page for that cache
You record its coordinates and the coded hint... ZNTARGVP
You enter the coordinates into your GPS or Phone App
You decode the hint using the letter to letter decoder... MAGNETIC
You follow the GoTo arrow on your GPS or phone App to the cache
You write your name on the log and return the cache to its hidng spot.
You go to the QWERTY page and enter the date you found the cache.

GEOCACHES IN WILDWOOD

MAPSOURCE (GDB)
BASE CAMP (GPX)

BOX OR LIZARD » N34.22022 W118.91788
PLACE TO RUN » N34.21725 W118.91052
MOONRIDGE » N34.21585 W118.90725
ROCK & ROLL » N34.21740 W118.90110
SWIFT KICK » N34.21915 W118.92198
MAGNETIC » N34.21933 W118.90210
DYGRAPH » N34.21993 W118.90615
HOBBIT » N34.21690 W118.90700

GEOCACHES IN LOS ROBLES AREA