Adventures in Geocaching
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- By Alpha Books | 14 August 2012 | 115
The thrill of a good ‘ole fashioned treasure hunt was not lost with the pirates in Davey Jones’ locker. Geocaching, the real-world outdoor treasure hunting game, is available to anyone with a smartphone and a sense of adventure. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Geocaching, Third Edition, the editors and staff of Geocaching.com open the world of geocaching up to a much broader audience
and take the reader through all of the core essentials for caching including:
• How to play
• Tips and tricks for finding and placing caches
• Variations on traditional caching
• How to use geocaching as an educational tool
• Leveraging geocaching for activities like team building experiences
In addition, the reader can learn about exciting new changes to the game and the new GPS-enabled games that will take cachers to an entirely new level of fun and adventure.
About the Authors
The staff and editors of Geocaching.com (Seattle, Wash.) have been involved with geocaching since its inception, and are widely recognized as pioneers and stewards of this rapidly growing, adventure-based activity. Based in Seattle, Washington, the Groundspeak team is entrusted by the geocaching community with the responsibility of keeping geocaching available to all who want to play, and for ensuring that it is done in an environmentally friendly and cost-free environment.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Geocaching, Third Edition
ISBN: 9781615641949, August 2012, $18.95
Authors: The staff and editors of Geocaching.com (Seattle, Wash.)
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