Having purchased a Garmin eTrex GPS receiver before our vacation to McCall, Idaho, I thought it might be fun to try to find a few geocaches in the McCall area.
There is more information here at Geocaching.com
A geocache is generally a container that is located at a specified latitude/longitude. You might think, “What’s the big deal? The GPS receiver can get me within 20 feet.” It’s that last 20 feet that’s difficult, since the caches are hidden and/or camoflaged. I’m sure one learns the various hiding techniques, but right now (as a beginner) I think my learning curve is going to be kind of long and drawn out.
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