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Category Archives: For the Newbies
Why Is All the Swag Crap?
An interesting question has been put to the forums by a new Geocacher: “What’s the deal with degenerating swag?“. The responses are right on the money and I think I am in agreement with the masses. The quality of Geocaching … Continue reading
Posted in For the Newbies, Forums, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Forums, Geocaching, philosophy, SWAG
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More Geocaching Bomb Scare Nonsense
A thread got started in January on the Geocaching forums, Caches to Ashes and Ammo Cans to Dust, one that is right up my alley because things get asploded! Sadly, it’s a Geocache that gets blown up in this picture. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Bomb Scare, Education, Forums, Geocaching, Learning
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Follow-Up to a Questionable Hide
About a month or two ago a new hide popped up in the area. It was in a clearly marked “off limits” area but because other caches had been placed in the vicinity I believe the owner was under the impression a … Continue reading
Fun Geocaching Stuff Around the Web
I had 10 minutes so I took it. Google can be fun! Just what do you think this guy is after? And it must have been a slow news day when they quote the “ardent” Geocacher of 70 finds in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, For the Newbies, Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, Recreation
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Google, Newbies
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Another Good “How I got hooked…” Story
I love a good story about how people got hooked into Geocaching. They’re usually pretty funny and I know you people can relate. They also tend to come with those “WTF were you thinking?!?” questions from muggle family members. This … Continue reading
Posted in For the Newbies, Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies
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Interview With Marko Ramius: The Reviewer (part 2)
The Setup In the first article on Re-Introducing the 3rd Player: The Reviewer I just covered a few basics. This time around I have a bona-fide Reviewer who was kind enough to indulge me a few questions on your behalf. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies
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Some Good Background for the Newbies
And the oldies, too. Drat19 has some handy thoughts on cache hiding, some of which are just plain good advice no matter how long you’ve been at it. Try these two for some good reading: Opinions on Geocache Hiding His … Continue reading
Re-Introducing the Third Player: The Reviewer (part 1)
Deep in the bowels of Groundspeak headquarters, somewhere in the vicinity of N47 37.000 and W122 21.000 lies an ancient and terrible cult with enormous power and influence. Some call them the Tripartite Commission. Some know them as the “new … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies, Reviewer
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Why You Should Wait Before Placing Your First Hide
I read in one of the forums and how-to guides on Geocaching way back when that you should wait until you have at least 20 finds before placing your first hide. This was to give the new player time to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Philosophy
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies, philosophy
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How’d You Do That: Printed Routes Episode
A primer on setting up a Geocaching route using Garmin’s Mapsource software. Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Mobile Caching, Software, Strategy and Tactics, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Getting Started, GPS, GPX, Learning, Mobile, planning, pocket query, PQ, Routes, Software
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