What Is Geocaching?

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What Is Geocaching?

How The GPS System Came To Be

Testing The Technologies

The GPS Constellation

Adding a Second Satellite

Adding a Third Satellite

Three Satellites

3-D Trilateration

Selective Availability

The Father of Geocaching

In The Beginning

What Will You Need?

Why Create an Account?

Setup an Account

Creating a New Account

Just a Basic Menmbership For Now

Membership Registration (1 of 3)

Membership Registration (2 of 3)

Membership Registration (3 of 3)

Account Created, Wait For Email

Here's The Email

Account Validated

Your New Account Page

My Account Page

Searching for caches

Searching for caches by Zip Code

Advanced Search Options

Types of Caches

Traditional Cache

Regular Picture #1

Regular Picture #2

Regular Picture #3

Regular Picture #4

Regular Picture #5

Regular Picture #6

Regular Picture #7

Regular Picture #8

Multi-Cache Picture #1

Letterbox Hybrid

Event Picture #1

Event Picture #2

Event Picture #3

Event Picture #4

Event Picture #5

CITO Event Picture #1

CITO Event Picture #2

Mystery or puzzle cache

Mystery Cache Picture #1

Bench Mark Picture #1

Cache Page - Header

Cache Page - Body

Cache Page - Additional Waypoints

Cache Page - Maps

Cache Page - Logs

Cache Page – Logs (End)

Download a Waypoint

Download a File

Programs For LOC or GPX Files

Printing a Cache Page

Don't Leave Home Without...

Leaving For Your Caching Adventure

Re-hide the Cache

Describe Your Adventure

Logging TBs – Start Here Or There

Enter The TB's Tracking Number

The Travel Bug Page

Select Type Of Log

Add Your Comments

Submit Your Log

Examples of Swag

Swag Picture #1

Swag Picture #2

Swag Picture #3

Location Is Everything

What Goes Inside a Cache

Finding a Spot To Hide Your Cache

Marking The Cache's Spot

Michigan Geocaching Organization

Helpful Links (2 of 3)

Helpful Links (3 of 3)

Author: Tom LePage