A high-tech treasure hunt using GPS to find hidden caches.
This is a compilation of two words, geography and caching.
A hobby with many similarties to letterboxing. The main differences are that the clues are given as GPS coordinates, and geocachers use the 'take an item, leave an item' system when finding a cache, instead of stamping in. See http://www.geocaching.com for the definitive source on geocaching, or visit our Geocaching board to discuss geocaching with other letterboxers.
a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity
This is a popular 'sport' among GPS owners. With information regarding position, scavenger hunters search for waterproof containers containing treasure. This style of scavenger hunt is a real challenge, especially in suburban areas. Anyone can participate, as long as you have a GPS unit. The only rule you'll need is to make certain you leave something in the cache once you have found it, and not to place caches in delicate, historic or archaeological sites.
A high-tech version of hide-and-seek. Geocachers seek out hidden treasures utilizing GPS coordinates posted on the Internet by those hiding the cache.
(say "geo-cashing") A sport or hobby involving hiding and finding objects, using GPS data to log the location of the cache and share this data with potential players.
The sport where you are the search engine, and you have to hunt for treasure caches with your GPS .
Pronounced "gee-oh-kash". Geocaching comes from the terms 'geo' (earth, geography) and 'caching' (hidding a cache). It is a real life, high tech treasure hunt. Previously also called 'GeoStash,' 'The GPS Stash Hunt,' 'Global Positioning Stash Hunt,' 'GPSH,' 'The Great Stash Game,' 'Geostash,' and even 'Planeteering' and 'Geosatplaneteering.' Geocaching became the game's official title in May, 2000, when Matt Stum suggested changing the accepted title of "Geostash" with "Geocache." The rest is history.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure", usually toys or trinkets of little monetary value.
