| Sergeant Mike's Geocaching Page |
What is Geocaching, you ask?
Quite simply it's playing hide-n-seek using multi-million dollar satellites!
Okay, so there's a little more to it than that.
The Geocaching home page, geocaching is...
"... a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the
world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices..."
Basically, you go out and hunt for hidden containers, called "geocaches", or "caches", then log
your finds and experiences online. Geocaching is a family-friendly hobby... some consider it a
sport. It's a great way to get out and see places you might otherwise never see. It's also good
exercise. I've been doing it now since September 2009, and I'm hooked!
My Geocaching name is GeoVikingDude which is my mascot that you see in the background of
this page.
Getting started is easy! Go to www.geocaching.com and learn how!
Quite simply it's playing hide-n-seek using multi-million dollar satellites!
Okay, so there's a little more to it than that.
The Geocaching home page, geocaching is...
"... a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the
world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices..."
Basically, you go out and hunt for hidden containers, called "geocaches", or "caches", then log
your finds and experiences online. Geocaching is a family-friendly hobby... some consider it a
sport. It's a great way to get out and see places you might otherwise never see. It's also good
exercise. I've been doing it now since September 2009, and I'm hooked!
My Geocaching name is GeoVikingDude which is my mascot that you see in the background of
this page.
Getting started is easy! Go to www.geocaching.com and learn how!
| Some examples of cache containers that I made |
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River of the Yuchis EarthCache in Georgia on my
first day out Geocaching.
EarthCaches are really cool, and I look forward to
doing more of them when I can.
To learn more about EarthCaches, click the logo to
the right.
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River of the Yuchis EarthCache in Georgia on my
first day out Geocaching.
EarthCaches are really cool, and I look forward to
doing more of them when I can.
To learn more about EarthCaches, click the logo to
the right.
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A Geocaching event in
Rutledge, GA
Rutledge, GA
My 100th find!
| A Geocaching Event at the Augusta Canal |
| My Travel Bugs 145th Battle of Gettysburg Medallion and 145th Atlanta Campaign Medallion |
| Travel Bugs are trackable items that move from place to place, picking up stories on their journey. Go to www.geocaching.com to learn more about Travel Bugs |
| I am a proud |
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| Left: Phinizy Swamp Earthcache in Georgia. Right: Dunbar Cave Earthcache in Tennessee. |
| Benchmarks |
| Geocaching Events |
| Travel Bugs |
| Earthcaches |
A benchmark is a position that is known to a very high degree of accuracy, and is
normally marked in some way, often with a metal disk, or a metal rod driven into
the ground. Benchmarks are used by land surveyors and others.
Other kinds of benchmarks include radio towers and elevated water tanks. These
are a lot easier to find that the disks or metal rods.
For more information on benchmarks, visit www.geocaching.com.
Thus far, I've found and logged a few water tanks and radio towers near home.
normally marked in some way, often with a metal disk, or a metal rod driven into
the ground. Benchmarks are used by land surveyors and others.
Other kinds of benchmarks include radio towers and elevated water tanks. These
are a lot easier to find that the disks or metal rods.
For more information on benchmarks, visit www.geocaching.com.
Thus far, I've found and logged a few water tanks and radio towers near home.
| Waymarking |
Waymarking is a way to mark and share unique locations on the planet.
Waymarking is a tool for categorizing and adding information for such locations.
A waymark is a physical location marked by coordinates. I've found and logged a
few waymarks around home, including monuments, highway markers and
courthouses.
For more information about waymarking, visit www.waymarking.com.
Waymarking is a tool for categorizing and adding information for such locations.
A waymark is a physical location marked by coordinates. I've found and logged a
few waymarks around home, including monuments, highway markers and
courthouses.
For more information about waymarking, visit www.waymarking.com.