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Post by akcharger on May 1, 2008 13:46:54 GMT -9
Hello
I just heard about Geo caching last week...sounds like a ball! I have a handheld aviation GPS and my wife and I would like to give it a try. Any suggestions, threads or sites to visit before we go?
Thanks in advance!
Bill
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Post by FrostG1anT on May 1, 2008 14:00:02 GMT -9
This is a good place to begin. It takes about three days to read everything in the forums. There is a ton of good information in here. There is supposed to be an introduction to Geocaching course offered at Kincaid park sometime soon, but I don't know the dates off the top of my head. That is a great place to learn about geocaching. It is led usually by a great cacher who goes by NorthWes and several of the local geocache Alaska players are there to help teach and act as field assistants as people get to go out and discover geocaches on their own. The next best thing is to go to www.geocaching.com which is the web site that hosts and controls the entire game and look for caches in the Anchorage area. Look for parks and look for things that have a size indicator of regular or large. This will help narrow the search. Then either print the page off or the GPS coordinates and then go find the cache. It depends what GPSr you have but you should be able to input a set of coordinates and then track to it. The closer the GPS is to the final location the closer you are to discovery. Good luck in the hunt. Feel free to put a shout out on these forums and people generally answer. Cache On!
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Post by akcharger on May 25, 2008 18:46:12 GMT -9
What is a muggel? I see that poseted a lot
also I've looked for 2 caches so far and never founf them, what do they look like? are they buried under stuff or in plain view?
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Post by ladybugkids on May 25, 2008 19:37:47 GMT -9
What is a muggel? I see that poseted a lot also I've looked for 2 caches so far and never founf them, what do they look like? are they buried under stuff or in plain view? Muggles are nongeocachers. If someone gets muggled, it means they got caught looking for a cache by a nonplayer. Sometimes, people will say they delayed looking for a cache because of all the muggles in the area. Caches can look like anything from ammunition cans, to military decon containers, to bison tubes (you can check them out at REI), to nano containers (rave light battery holders) and all sorts of creative container types and sizes. Caches should never be buried in a way that digging is required, but they could be under leaves and sticks. Caches, by design, are usually placed so muggles won't find them and perhaps remove them. However, some of the best caches I've ever found were hidden in plain sight in public areas. The Geocaching Clinic at Kincaid Park coming up on June 7 would be an excellent event to attend to learn some of the basics of caching and to find some caches in the park with other cachers.
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