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	<title>Tracker Jim's Geocaching Outpost</title>
	<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog</link>
	<description>A Place for Geocaching News, Humor and Information</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Regarding Ticks</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/07/17/regarding-ticks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/07/17/regarding-ticks/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Northeast Geocaching has an article up on ticks and Lyme disease.

LymeNet Guide to Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is called the "Great Imitator" because it can mimic many other diseases, which makes diagnosis difficult. A rash can appear several days after infection, or not at all. It can last a few hours or up to several weeks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poison Ivy: Geocacher&#8217;s Bane</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/07/02/poison-ivy-geocachers-bane/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/07/02/poison-ivy-geocachers-bane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/07/02/poison-ivy-geocachers-bane/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you think you know what poison ivy looks like, eh?

This annoying plant, often referred to as "PI" by geocachers, is sneaky, tenacious and has a number of different guises. There are only two rules I've learned about Poison Ivy which seem to be universal:


	The leaves are grouped into triplets
	The leaves never have a sawtooth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babs and Geocaching?</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/29/babs-and-geocaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Commentary</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/29/babs-and-geocaching/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cache sparks bomb scare in Wisconsin park</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/23/green-bay-press-gazette-game%e2%80%99s-prize-cache-sparks-bomb-scare-in-de-pere-park/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/23/green-bay-press-gazette-game%e2%80%99s-prize-cache-sparks-bomb-scare-in-de-pere-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/23/green-bay-press-gazette-game%e2%80%99s-prize-cache-sparks-bomb-scare-in-de-pere-park/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secrecy of Geocaching</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/21/the-secrecy-of-geocaching/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/21/the-secrecy-of-geocaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Commentary</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/21/the-secrecy-of-geocaching/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Columbus Online Community - Columbus Telegram
"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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wave Magazine : High-Tech Hiking</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-wave-magazine-high-tech-hiking/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-wave-magazine-high-tech-hiking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 02:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-wave-magazine-high-tech-hiking/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where 2.0: Geocaching Interest Noted</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/07/where-20-geocaching-interest-noted/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/07/where-20-geocaching-interest-noted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/07/where-20-geocaching-interest-noted/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Geocaching came up in a conference call with journalists regarding the Where 2.0 (location services technology) conference:

Where 2.0 preview


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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor With Children</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/06/outdoor-with-children/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/06/outdoor-with-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/06/06/outdoor-with-children/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CITO: Broken Glass</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/30/cito-broken-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/30/cito-broken-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 19:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/30/cito-broken-glass/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most geocachers know what CITO means: Cache In, Trash Out. It's the geocaching philosophy of trying to carry out some trash with you to help clean up the sites you visit.

This weekend near a cache where I encountered some trash I was unable to CITO because I didn't have a means for safe disposal. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsweek Tip Sheet on Geocaching</title>
		<link>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/29/newsweek-tip-sheet-on-geocaching/</link>
		<comments>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/29/newsweek-tip-sheet-on-geocaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2005 18:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracker Jim</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
		<guid>http://trackerjim.com/blog/2005/05/29/newsweek-tip-sheet-on-geocaching/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek has set its sites on geocaching in this recent Tip Sheet article:

The Tip Sheet - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com


When you start looking at every article about geocaching, you notice that the phrase "high tech treasure hunt" shows up in an unusually large number of articles. This would seem to be the journalist's preferred [...]]]></description>
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