Author: Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666345717
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Have you always wanted to search for secret treasure? Try geocaching! You can get outside and search for hidden treasure in your very own neighborhood. Learn about geocaching around the world, the supplies you'll need, and the fun that awaits you in this exciting activity!
Go Geocaching!
Author: Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666345725
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Have you always wanted to search for secret treasure? Try geocaching! You can get outside and search for hidden treasure in your very own neighborhood. Learn about geocaching around the world, the supplies you'll need, and the fun that awaits you in this exciting activity!
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1666345725
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Have you always wanted to search for secret treasure? Try geocaching! You can get outside and search for hidden treasure in your very own neighborhood. Learn about geocaching around the world, the supplies you'll need, and the fun that awaits you in this exciting activity!
The Birthday Cache
Author: Amanda Zieba
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539576525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
While twelve year old Mason Miles and his parents love their nomadic lifestyle living and working across the nation in their RV, his twin sister Molly is craving a normal life and scheming to put a stop to their endless road trip. For their twelfth birthday the twins open a GPS receiver and fall in love with the sport of geocaching. When they stumble upon a mysterious puzzle cache will their travels become interesting enough to change Molly's mind? In this first installment of the geocaching series Adventures Await, author Amanda Zieba weaves an exciting middle grade story full of geocaching adventures; geography, technology and national landmark content; and family fun. Join the Miles family for the first of many geocaching adventures to come! "Through their conflicts, adventures, and fun, the close-knit, but realistic family in this fast-paced chapter book sucked me into their world and made me care." - Jan Fields, author of the Monster Hunter Series
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539576525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
While twelve year old Mason Miles and his parents love their nomadic lifestyle living and working across the nation in their RV, his twin sister Molly is craving a normal life and scheming to put a stop to their endless road trip. For their twelfth birthday the twins open a GPS receiver and fall in love with the sport of geocaching. When they stumble upon a mysterious puzzle cache will their travels become interesting enough to change Molly's mind? In this first installment of the geocaching series Adventures Await, author Amanda Zieba weaves an exciting middle grade story full of geocaching adventures; geography, technology and national landmark content; and family fun. Join the Miles family for the first of many geocaching adventures to come! "Through their conflicts, adventures, and fun, the close-knit, but realistic family in this fast-paced chapter book sucked me into their world and made me care." - Jan Fields, author of the Monster Hunter Series
Geocaching For Dummies
Author: Joel McNamara
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118054385
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Find a high-tech hobby in the great outdoors! Dig into this fast-growing detective sport that's fun for all ages Once you get your coordinates, your GPS receiver, maps, compass, and this book, you're ready for adventure! Seek out containers of goodies hidden around the world by other geocachers, hide a cache of your own, see new places, and get a little exercise to boot. Here's where to start! The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: * Choose and use a GPS receiver * Find and download coordinates * Pack the right gear * Share experiences with the geocaching community * Search for benchmarks * Use geocaching as a teaching tool
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118054385
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Find a high-tech hobby in the great outdoors! Dig into this fast-growing detective sport that's fun for all ages Once you get your coordinates, your GPS receiver, maps, compass, and this book, you're ready for adventure! Seek out containers of goodies hidden around the world by other geocachers, hide a cache of your own, see new places, and get a little exercise to boot. Here's where to start! The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: * Choose and use a GPS receiver * Find and download coordinates * Pack the right gear * Share experiences with the geocaching community * Search for benchmarks * Use geocaching as a teaching tool
Geocaching
Author: Erik Sherman
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430206802
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
* This is the only book out on a phenomenon that has been growing at exponential rates since its introduction in 2000: hundreds of thousands of people participate. * Geocaching has received wide coverage on television, radio, newspapers, and magazines—it is particularly popular with extreme sports and high-tech aficionados. * Teaches navigation techniques, including GPS, compass, and map; offers effective strategies for geocaching tournaments and events.
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430206802
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
* This is the only book out on a phenomenon that has been growing at exponential rates since its introduction in 2000: hundreds of thousands of people participate. * Geocaching has received wide coverage on television, radio, newspapers, and magazines—it is particularly popular with extreme sports and high-tech aficionados. * Teaches navigation techniques, including GPS, compass, and map; offers effective strategies for geocaching tournaments and events.
How to Puzzle Cache
Author: Cully Long
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781312753822
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
FACED WITH A MAP FULL OF BLUE QUESTION MARKS AND NO IDEA WHERE TO START? Geocaching novices and pros alike are often daunted by puzzle and mystery caches. Ciphers, enigmatic photos, nonsensical text, or just a blank page -- it often isn't clear what the CO wants or expects you to do, and even less clear how any of it will lead you to a cache. THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU ASK -- AND ANSWER -- ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 300 pages of lessons, tips, tricks and hints for dealing with even the trickiest puzzle caches, plus step-by-step techniques that start with examining the cache page and lead you through codes, ciphers, steganography, math, music, and dozens of other common puzzle cache types will have you on the trail in no time.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781312753822
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
FACED WITH A MAP FULL OF BLUE QUESTION MARKS AND NO IDEA WHERE TO START? Geocaching novices and pros alike are often daunted by puzzle and mystery caches. Ciphers, enigmatic photos, nonsensical text, or just a blank page -- it often isn't clear what the CO wants or expects you to do, and even less clear how any of it will lead you to a cache. THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU ASK -- AND ANSWER -- ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 300 pages of lessons, tips, tricks and hints for dealing with even the trickiest puzzle caches, plus step-by-step techniques that start with examining the cache page and lead you through codes, ciphers, steganography, math, music, and dozens of other common puzzle cache types will have you on the trail in no time.
Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching
Author: Geocaching Com
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592578771
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Second Editionis a comprehensive yet entertaining and easy-to-understand book for getting started and having fun with geocaching, a high-tech version of hide and seek for global positioning system (GPS) users. The basic idea is individuals and organizations setting up caches all over the world and sharing the locations of these caches on the Internet. GPS users then use the location coordinates to find the caches hidden in city and state parks, outside buildings, alongside hiking trails, and even in local neighborhoods. In this edition, Waymarking and Wherigo (pronounced 'where I go') are also covered. Waymarking enables GPS users to catalog and record their favorite locations and share them with others, build communities around categories of interesting and unique places or things. Wherigo, which works with Geocaching, is a Beta platform that enables users to create basic tour guides or complicated interactive adventure games using the real world as a backdrop. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Second Edition, readers will find- A complete explanation of the game, along with Waymarking and Wherigo, two new GPS games. Expert tips from the founders and operators of the most popular geocaching website. Solid advice on purchasing and using a GPS unit to locate treasures (caches) Valuable information on how to create your own online geocaching profile. Basic rules and game variations. Practical guidance on safety and accessibility issues, along with commonly accepted do's and don'ts. Helpful ideas on finding or starting a local geocaching group, forum, and competition Tricks for geocaching without a GPS unit (using a map and compass) The future of geocaching and GPS gaming.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592578771
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Second Editionis a comprehensive yet entertaining and easy-to-understand book for getting started and having fun with geocaching, a high-tech version of hide and seek for global positioning system (GPS) users. The basic idea is individuals and organizations setting up caches all over the world and sharing the locations of these caches on the Internet. GPS users then use the location coordinates to find the caches hidden in city and state parks, outside buildings, alongside hiking trails, and even in local neighborhoods. In this edition, Waymarking and Wherigo (pronounced 'where I go') are also covered. Waymarking enables GPS users to catalog and record their favorite locations and share them with others, build communities around categories of interesting and unique places or things. Wherigo, which works with Geocaching, is a Beta platform that enables users to create basic tour guides or complicated interactive adventure games using the real world as a backdrop. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Second Edition, readers will find- A complete explanation of the game, along with Waymarking and Wherigo, two new GPS games. Expert tips from the founders and operators of the most popular geocaching website. Solid advice on purchasing and using a GPS unit to locate treasures (caches) Valuable information on how to create your own online geocaching profile. Basic rules and game variations. Practical guidance on safety and accessibility issues, along with commonly accepted do's and don'ts. Helpful ideas on finding or starting a local geocaching group, forum, and competition Tricks for geocaching without a GPS unit (using a map and compass) The future of geocaching and GPS gaming.
Geocaching Handbook
Author: Layne Cameron
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493027921
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
This book introduces the reader to the fast-growing outdoor sport of geocaching, which combines aspects of treasure hunting, high-tech navigation, and exploration. New to this book: --Updates to technology and use of social media. --Full chapter on smartphone apps. --Updates to photography—showing more technology and diversity of participants. --Mention of National and State Parks, which are now promoting geocaching. --Updates to swag, with official geocaching containers, special edition coins, and micro containers, etc.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493027921
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
This book introduces the reader to the fast-growing outdoor sport of geocaching, which combines aspects of treasure hunting, high-tech navigation, and exploration. New to this book: --Updates to technology and use of social media. --Full chapter on smartphone apps. --Updates to photography—showing more technology and diversity of participants. --Mention of National and State Parks, which are now promoting geocaching. --Updates to swag, with official geocaching containers, special edition coins, and micro containers, etc.
Local Treasures
Author: Margot Anne Kelley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Emerging from the intersection of the virtual world with the real."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Emerging from the intersection of the virtual world with the real."--BOOK JACKET.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching, 3rd Edition
Author: Editors & Staff Geocaching.com
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1615642617
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Geocaching has steadily grown into a fun and enduring outdoor adventure and with the popularity of GPS units and the development of applications for nearly all of the most popular smartphone platforms, it has become an adventure that's available to pretty much anyone. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Third Edition, the editors and staff of Geocaching.com open the world of geocaching up to a much broader audience and 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 the new GPS-enabled games that will take cachers to an entirely new level of fun and adventure.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1615642617
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Geocaching has steadily grown into a fun and enduring outdoor adventure and with the popularity of GPS units and the development of applications for nearly all of the most popular smartphone platforms, it has become an adventure that's available to pretty much anyone. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Geocaching, Third Edition, the editors and staff of Geocaching.com open the world of geocaching up to a much broader audience and 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 the new GPS-enabled games that will take cachers to an entirely new level of fun and adventure.
Geocaching practical knowledge
Author: Them Entor
Publisher: epubli
ISBN: 3758444101
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Modern treasure hunting has a name: Geocaching. 'Geocaching Practical Knowledge: Finding Hidden Treasures, Discovering Unexplored Paths' is your comprehensive guide to finding these hidden treasures. Learn how to use GPS devices and other tools to find hidden caches while discovering the wonders of nature and unknown places in your area. This book not only offers you practical tips and tricks for beginners and advanced hikers, but also takes you into the exciting world of geocaching adventures. Get ready to solve puzzles, explore new trails and have unforgettable experiences in the great outdoors. Pack your equipment and set off on your next treasure hunt!
Publisher: epubli
ISBN: 3758444101
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Modern treasure hunting has a name: Geocaching. 'Geocaching Practical Knowledge: Finding Hidden Treasures, Discovering Unexplored Paths' is your comprehensive guide to finding these hidden treasures. Learn how to use GPS devices and other tools to find hidden caches while discovering the wonders of nature and unknown places in your area. This book not only offers you practical tips and tricks for beginners and advanced hikers, but also takes you into the exciting world of geocaching adventures. Get ready to solve puzzles, explore new trails and have unforgettable experiences in the great outdoors. Pack your equipment and set off on your next treasure hunt!