The essential guide to geocaching : tracking treasure with your GPS / Mike Dyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyer, Mike, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geocaching (Game).

Global Positioning System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Other Title:

Geocaching

Place of Publication:

Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GEOCACHING is designed to provide a broad overview of the sport, tailored to the novice but also designed to educate the expert. It includes essential information on how to get started, in-depth detail about the various types of cache activities, how to find and create your first caches, and a section on land navigation.

Contents:

What is geocaching?

A brief history of geocaching

Who should get involved in geocaching

Where is geocaching today?

Getting started

Tools of the trade

GPS receivers

GPS accessories

Compasses

Maps

Outdoor ethics and wilderness safety

General wilderness principles

Outdoor ethics

Basic geocaching principles

What is in a cache?

Game types and cache sizes

Rules and general guidelines

Finding your first cache

Creating your first cache

A geocacher's guide to land navigation

Reading topographic maps

Basic functions of GPS receivers

Map scale, distances, and working with a compass.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46764-6

9786612467646

1-55591-818-2

OCLC:

609854047