+travisl Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I've signed up to Google's ''news alert'' feature, so I'll toss a link into this thread whenever I see a new geocaching story come up. Like this one: High-Tech Texan: Geocaching Oddly, they talk about geocaching with the GPSrs that are built into the cars. That'd be a bit difficult for most caches. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 That reporter is a moron. Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted September 14, 2003 Author Share Posted September 14, 2003 Markwell gets press: Some forest officials fearful of high-tech treasure hunts (Chicago) WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted September 14, 2003 Author Share Posted September 14, 2003 Also, in the same paper, In it for the thrill of the hunt For 'anyone with a sense of adventure' , with a mention of Chicagogeocaching.com. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 The Fresno Bee reports, Geocachers use GPS to find treasures. Geocaching also got an allusion at Enterprise IT Planet.Com: AntiOnline Security Spotlight: Wardriving. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Brian - Team A.I.:That reporter is a moron. Brian Team A.I. At first I thought this was a rude comment. But after looking at the article I have to totally agree. Just what we want, people driving around with PDA and Laptops in their hands looking at the screens and not at the road. Officer that car wasn't on my map so it's not my fault. Team Sand Dollar Quote Link to comment
skydiver Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 People can get a complete list of geocaching in the news at Google's News Site, and sign up for their own alerts if they want. --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
+Etrex Pirate Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Daily News 9-20-2003 Geocaching - using GPS devices to find an outdoor reward Quote Link to comment
+MREAGLEWO1 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 there was an article in Boy's Life, from Boy Scouts of America. that is how i join and found out about it. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by MREAGLEWO1:there was an article in Boy's Life, from Boy Scouts of America. that is how i join and found out about it. Hey, that's pretty slick, what a great idea to hit the Boy Scouts. Welcome! ~robert www.CacheGear.com Quote Link to comment
Team_Peppy Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Our local newspaper, the Ashland Times-Gazette, does not have a web site, so I wanted to post this news article that was written today about a local geocache: New Nature Preserve (Keep in mind that this is a small college town, so not a lot of things happen and any news is often hard to come by) A 21st-century scavenger hunt Geocaching lets players use GPS to find items By Irv Oslin – T-G Staff Writer Guided by fate and satellites, an Indiana couple, a local hobbyist, a newspaper photographer and a reporter converged 1 p.m. Tuesday at a remote spot inside the Jamison Creek Nature Preserve. In the world of geocaching, such chance meetings are fairly common. In less than six months of geocaching – hunting for hidden treasure troves using GPS units – Footloose & FancyFree of Huntertown, Ind., have met other people at geocache sites on four occasions. F & F were finishing up a six-week vacation and headed home from Newfoundland when they stopped Tuesday at the Jamison Creek preserve on the east side of the city. They arrived at the geocache the same time an Ashland resident was demonstrating geocache hunting techniques to a Times-Gazette photographer and reporter. There they emptied the black plastic container, discussed the various trinkets left by fellow geocachers and signed the log book. F & F left items they had found at another geocache and took an item to be redistributed at another geocache later. The Ashland resident simply signed the log book, with a standard entry: “Took nothing, left nothing.” The Jamison Creek site has been visited so many times since it was established June 8, 2002, a second log book had to be added. According to the log books, a majority of the seekers happened to be passing through on Interstate 71. Many of those who found it in the spring and summer wrote something to the effect of “Nice park, terrible mosquitoes.” Other accounts of finding the treasure trove are posted on the official geocaching Web site, geocaching.com. A typical comment entered Nov. 27, 2002, read: “Stopped by on our way to Lexington, KY, for a Thanksgiving visit with Li’l Bears. Neat little park … nice hide! Took a turtle and wooden chip, left soap and fishing worms. Thanks for a nice diversion on a long trip. Mama Bear, Auburn, N.Y.” For the uninitiated, geocaching is a fast-growing, international hobby. Geocachers hide small containers, usually in public natural areas. Directions to the hiding spots are provided on the Web site. Those who establish geocaches provide verbal directions and clues plus GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) coordinates. Other geocachers search for the containers. When they find them, they usually leave a trinket or two and take items to place in other geocaches. Finds are logged at the site and on the Web page. According to the official Web site, geocaching originated three years ago when, thanks to the Clinton administration, GPS signals became less restricted. The first geocache reportedly was hidden in Portland, OR, May 3, 2000. Within three days, it had been visited twice. What started as a small game among computer and GPS enthusiasts quickly grew. Geocaches now can be found in 50 states and more than 100 countries. F & F, who are retired, found 50 caches while they were in Canada. They have found 130 since they began searching in April. “It takes you to a lot of places you wouldn’t see otherwise,” Mrs. F & F said. Among the items they left at the Jamison site was a travel bug. Travel bugs are printed on special dog tags and are distributed through the Internet. They are placed at various sites and move from geocache to geocache. Their progress can be traced through the Web site. Some geocachers place items with specific instructions to direct them toward a specific location. Among the items F & F found was a photo of a Canadian schoolgirl, which came with instructions to add key rings and move it along to other sites. The girl hopes to get it back by the beginning of the next school year, Mrs. F & F explained. Finders log their items on the Web page, so geocachers can keep track of them. The Ashland resident suggested leaving disposable cameras so those finding them can take pictures and post them on the Web site. Great idea, F & F told him, but other geocachers already have done it. “So much for an original idea,” the resident responded. The Ashland resident, a free lance photographer and writer, found geocaching by a mysterious route. “I got this thing in the mail to do a write-up for Bluesology,” he said. He was trying to figure out how to have fun with the GPS unit and that’s when he stumbled upon geocaching. Ashland High School horticulture teacher Mr. Mayer is familiar with the Jamison Creek Preserve. His students helped prepare the preserve for the public when it was established two years ago. He also is an avid geocacher. Mayer believes geocaching cannot be reduced to a science. “You can follow technology to a point,” he said. “Then you’ve got to use intuition.” The GPS can provide a general idea where the cache is hidden. Honing in on it requires a measure of animal cunning. “This thing (the GPS) will get you there, but that doesn’t mean you are going to be able to find it,” Mayer said. “You have to think how the planter was thinking.” That can be a challenge, especially given the adventurous souls who wander into the wilderness with GPS units and a set of coordinates. “What kind of person goes out looking for geocaches?” Mayer asked. “An ambitious, can-do sort of person … or maybe someone with nothing better to do … or someone looking for a challenge … or maybe it’s the notion of buried treasure.” Judging from the contents of the Jamison Creek geocache, it could be “all of the above.” Keep on Caching! Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted September 26, 2003 Author Share Posted September 26, 2003 The Buffalo News mentions geocaching in an article discussing WAAS: GPS units position themselves in the marketplace. And the South Reporter (Holly Springs, Mississippi) says that "Technology gifts, such as a GPS locator, can be used in the games for school children to simulate interest in technology." I hope they meant stimulate. It's part of a longer article that is kind of all over the map. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 Pretty much in it's entirety, the South Bend Tribune (Indiana) writes, in its Library News story: quote:A demonstration of geocaching will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Francis Branch. All you need is a GPS unit and Internet access for geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 9, 2003 Author Share Posted October 9, 2003 "Hi-tech treasure hunt: Geocachers use hand-held GPS to track down hidden trinkets" is in the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune. quote:"Caches outside of the wilderness are OK," said Ron Yates, a recreation specialist with the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Great Falls. "But wilderness caches are prohibited." Ron Aasheim, an administrator with Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks, said, "We've had no problems with geocaching. As long as cachers don't disturb wildlife or destroy public property we have no problem with it. We'll not regulate it unless we have to." WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
Team Kender Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by travisl:Oddly, they talk about geocaching with the GPSrs that are built into the cars. That'd be a bit difficult for most caches. The new cure to bushwacking. Just drive up to the cache! Team Kender - "The Sun is coming up!" "No, the horizon is going down." Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 Montgomery Newspapers (Pennsylvania) reports PWC hosts atypical 'Walk For Water' quote:"You go out with your Global Positioning System and you actually try to find a hidden cache of something," he said. "We got someone who actually does that and he'll give an overview of Global Positioning technology." WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 The St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, in their story Techno treasure, have two great graphics; mentions Brewmeister, Smelly, and Eagle Dad; quotes Rothsafari; and contains this great quote: quote:Now, the satellite technology that guides precision bombs and rescues lost hikers helps weekend trekkers find hidden Rubbermaid containers filled with Finding Nemo toys and wheat pennies. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+woodsters Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 In the Augusta Chronicle yesterday... Brian www.woodsters.com My Stats Found: 70 Hidden: 2 Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 20, 2003 Author Share Posted October 20, 2003 A well balanced article, with a couple minor factual errors, was in yesterday's Santa Cruz Sentenel (California). Caching In: New sport being played under Santa Cruz’s nose: quote:"All that way for a bouncy ball?" WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 Two new ones: the first from someone who's obviously never geocached pushing virtuals, the second from my long ago home town of Minot, North Dakota. Geocachers should revise their game, Herald Tribune (Tampa Bay, FL): quote:The thought of areas being sprinkled with little boxes and canisters of trinkets and notebooks for participants to find leaves me with some concerns. Are they picked up and retrieved after each event? If not, what is to be the long-term effect on the wilderness? Finding the cache; Geocachers use GPS devices to locate hidden caches (Minot Daily News): quote:"If they don't rent me a boat, I don't know what I'll do," he says on the drive to the park. Captain Kit's was deserted. It's closed for the winter. "This is not happening," Farrell says. A half-hour later, he's talked a pair of Dickinson fishermen, Martin and Art Decker, into taking him to the island. WWJD? JW RTFM. Quote Link to comment
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