Tracker Jim’s Geocaching Outpost

FOund an odd comment in the Cleveland Advocate.

Strangely enough, some of these geocaches have themes where the treasures share some common element. Barbara Streisand seems to be one of the more popular themes to be found.

In over 50 caches, I’ve never encountered one with a Streisand theme.

Maybe it’s a Cleveland thing.

Green Bay Press-Gazette - Game’s prize cache sparks bomb scare in De Pere park

The package, discovered about 10 a.m. by a public works employee cutting grass, was a metal ammo can with the word “explosives” on the side, said Brown County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy John Gossage.

However, the ammo can did not contain a bomb or […]

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“When you’re out on the weekends and when there’s a lot of people around, you have to be careful to hide the stash so that no one who doesn’t know what you’re doing comes over and takes it,” Vyhnalek said.

Bitten by the geocaching bug, we retreat to the car […]

An article in The Wave Magazine touches on one of the most important reasons many people like geocaching — it gets you to new places in your area you might never have seen otherwise.

“The idea is to get you out to places that are in your own backyard,” says Ron Dorsey, a geocacher from […]

Geocaching came up in a conference call with journalists regarding the Where 2.0 (location services technology) conference:

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GPS in cell phones is also gaining some traction, O’Reilly said, pointing out interest in geocaching, which are treasure hunts played with GPS devices that are used to locate the coordinates of “prize” caches all over the […]

There’s a nice article in “Maine Today” entitled Geocaching: A high-tech treasure hunt for kids of all ages

Geocaching is a great activity for kids because it offers a chance to enjoy a local hiking trail, get some exercise, learn practical map skills — and have fun with the family. And the stories my children have […]