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The geocaching handbook : the guide for family friendly, high-tech treasure hunting / Layne Cameron ; with a foreword by Dave Ulmer.

by Cameron, Layne Scott.

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Falcon Guides, c2011.

796.58 C182g 2011

Geocaching (Game)

9780762763832 (pbk.)

xiii, 129 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes index.

Geocaching: the global sensation -- Let's go geocaching -- GPS units and smartphones -- Creating caches -- Geo-games -- Backcountry safety and outdoor etiquette -- Geo-happenings -- Clubs and websites -- Cachionary 2.0.

Covers everything a geocacher needs to get started, and provides plenty of information to help practicing geocachers take their skills to the next level. Learn how the game began--in a new foreword by its founding father, Dave Ulmer--and discover how to: select a cache listing and begin your hunt for the treasure; buy a GPS receiver and use it to navigate to the cache; create and hide your own cache for others to find; practice backcountry safety and geocaching etiquette; play other geo-games, such as "Are U Nuts?" and "Geodashing"; and connect with other geocachers through clubs, online communities, and geo-events.

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