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Geocaching

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binmke Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 1591 Posts: 9 Posted: 2005-01-24 17:51:00    I have just started this as a new hobby and it has been a lot of fun. It is like treasure hunting with satellite precision...finding little hidden caches in different cities, parks, on mountains, etc. with the aid of a portable GPS device. There are thousands of these little treasures hidden in every major city (and many in out-of-the-way corners where you would least expect them). Just curious - has anyone else out there had an experience with this? The geocaching website is http://www.geocaching.com if you're interested in finding out more. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact binmke   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2005-01-24 21:08:00    Sounds like an interesting sport. Also using GPS, a similar game is running at www.confluence.org where the aim is to find and photograph positions on the globe where whole degrees of latitude and longitude intersect. They have 40000 pictures online! Rudi --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   magsalex Premium account Joined: Sep 03 Points: 8701 Posts: 69 Posted: 2005-01-26 11:56:00    This sounded rather interesting. Never heard of geocaching before!!! Don't have a portable GPS - wonder is the old map and compass would be sufficient!! Just to show that i learn new things from this great site. Mags --- Enjoy it while you can! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact magsalex   magsalex Premium account Joined: Sep 03 Points: 8701 Posts: 69 Posted: 2005-02-21 11:37:00    Well i decided to follow this up. On On Saturday i found my first geocache and combined this for a lovely walk through the Sussex countryside. Good fun! --- Enjoy it while you can! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact magsalex