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Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – May 9, 2012
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Geocaching and Facebook Geocaching.com and Facebook connect like never before. You can now log into your Geocaching.com account with your Facebook account info. It’s easy-peasy, like a stroll through the park. Logging into Geocaching.com with your Facebook account information is safe and makes it easy to share your geocaching activity. You control what’s posted to your Facebook wall. You also decide who sees those posts. Connect your accounts here. Decide who you share with on Facebook (everyone, friends, custom groups) and then click “Go to App.” You will be asked whether you allow Geocaching.com to post on your behalf. This [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 10, 2012, 8:54 am
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – May 2, 2012
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GPS Adventures Maze in Ohio Test your geocaching knowledge and sense of adventure inside a life-size maze. Explore the twists and turns of the GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit starting this May in Ohio. You can navigate the fun, interactive museum exhibit at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio May 25th through September 3rd. You will learn the inside story of GPS technology, unlock navigation history, and discover geocaching fun facts as you chart a course through the family-friendly maze. Those who log the maze even earn the unique GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit cache type icon. Boonshoft Museum will [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 3, 2012, 2:07 pm
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – April 18, 2012
Cache In Trash Out | Groundspeak's Weekly Newsletter
Celebrate the 10th Annual CITO Weekend Thousands of geocachers walk into parks, onto trails, and visit other geocaching-friendly areas around the world to clean up the environment each year. They walk out with bags of trash and a sense of pride. They’re taking part in Cache In Trash Out (CITO) events and helping to preserve the natural beauty of our outdoor resources through litter clean up, removal of invasive species, planting trees, and trail building. CITO events are held all year long, but you’ll have more than 140 to choose from on April 21 and 22 — the 10th annual [...]
Eric Schudiske on April 18, 2012, 11:55 am
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – April 4, 2012
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This Week… Be a Better Hider Being a better hider begins long before a lucky adventurer claims a FTF (First to Find) on your brand new geocache. It even begins before you submit your freshly hidden geocache for review. Some geocachers are already experts at hiding great caches. For the rest of us, here are four quick pointers to be a better hider. 1 — Land Owner or Manager Permission Make sure to get permission from the land owner or manager before placing a geocache – even many public locations require permission. This step will help to offer a [...]
Adela B on April 4, 2012, 10:37 am
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – March 28, 2012
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Geocache Maintenance Sometimes nature takes a bite out of geocaches. Cache containers end up battered by weather or broken from regular use. Does one of your geocaches need a new logbook, is the container cracked, or did the pen or pencil in the cache disappear? The changing of the seasons is a perfectly timed reminder to check your caches. And geocache maintenance is not just for geocache owners. Courteous geocachers often help with cache maintenance, which helps increase the quality of the game for all. It’s easy. You simply bring additional supplies such as an extra geocache container, swag, logbooks, and [...]
Adela B on March 29, 2012, 11:35 am
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