Shakusky&Bishop

Hahaha you know it, wmpastor! Thanks everyone!!

Many times when I see a new cache listing, the FTF log says something along the lines of "I was in x area on my way somewhere when this one popped up--we did a quick search and got a FTF!" How can I be alerted to new caches in my area? I'd like a FTF!!

I am on a listserv for catalogers (librarians) and someone asked about how to catalog a geocache cut out of a book. I read the conversations and then Googled geocaching and was immediately intrigued. We've gone from intrigued to obsessed in about 2 weeks.

I totally agree with TeamSeekAndWeShallFind--I just started geocaching about 2 weeks ago with the paid app on my iPhone 5. I have been doing a lot of research for a GPS that will give me the same features but there are none. You simply can't beat the convenience of searching for nearby caches, navigating to them, reading logs, viewing photos, and logging a find all from one place! I, too, am SUPER worried about something happening to the phone--we've already been out in the woods at the beginning stages of Hurricane Sandy and I kept having to tuck way inside my rain jacket to read the phone. I heard about lifelock and think the $80 is totally worth it. I'm just waiting bc they still have the iPhone 5 case in development. My only question, as I am a totally new smartphone user, is does using the geocaching app use much data? I only pay for 2GB @ month and I'm not sure how much damage I'm doing when I'm out running the GPS and the app itself. Any ideas??