[Az-Geocaching] Question

Ken Henson az-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:35:21 -0700


GEOCACHE SITE - PLEASE READ

Congratulations, you've found it! Intentionally or not!

These are the opening lines from:

http://www.geocaching.com/articles/stashnote.txt

My question is:  Is there another site that gives a BRIEF description of
Geocaching?  I wish I had something I could have handed to the reporter
this afternoon.

I read in the Groundspeak forums where someone had a card printed up that
was twice the size of a regular business card with information about
Geocaching on it.  The card could be folded.

Here is what was on the card:

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Geocaching is a worldwide outdoor activity for GPS (Global Positioning
System) users, their families, and friends.

"Caches"(weatherproof containers of goodies) are hidden in exciting
locations around the world and their exact GPS coordinates are then posted
on the Internet.

Anyone with a GPS and a sense of adventure is invited to try their hand at
finding them. When you find one, take any trinket you like from the cache
and leave one of your own to keep the cache full.

There are caches of all kinds for all ages, making geocaching a wonderful
family activity.

If you'd like to join in the fun it's easy (and free). If you already own a
GPS and have access to the Internet, then you have everything you need.

Just logon to www.geocaching.com and check for caches in your area.  There
are over xxx caches within xxx miles of Anywhere.

So, go to the website and read more about geocaching. Then plug the
coordinates of a cache near you into your GPS, and go find it!

Geocaching.com encourages a friendly attitude towards natural resources
with its 'Cache-In, Trash-Out' philosophy.

Geocachers are encouraged to tread lightly in the wilderness, respect
private property and to remove litter from public places whenever possible.

Geocachers understand that the future of this activity depends on
maintaining respectful, open communication with local, state, and federal
officials.

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Should anything be added or left out?  Is this type of information already
on the geocaching.com site, and I just can not find it?  - Ken