This document provides an introduction to the outdoor treasure hunting game of geocaching. It explains that geocaching involves using GPS devices or smartphones to find hidden containers called geocaches located all over the world. Common items inside geocaches include logbooks to sign and trackable tokens that can be moved between caches. The document outlines the basic equipment needed, types of caches, rules, and etiquette to help beginners get started in the hobby of geocaching.

1. An Introduction to Geocaching

2. Who are we?

3. Find # 2000 for The Incredibles

4. GPS egg hunt – Mount Doug

5. Geocaching 101– Oct 2013

6. Maker Madness– March 2014

7. Outline
1.Geocaching 101
2. Let’s go outside and find some caches!

8. What is Geocaching?
A high-tech treasure hunt
A game of hide-and-seek
A sport combining technology with adventure
Worldwide, outdoor game

9. “I use multi-billion dollar military satellites to find
Tupperware in the woods.”

10. What is Geocaching?

11. What do you need to go geocaching?
• A GPS or
smartphone
• Membership on
geocaching.com
(free)

12. Technology – Smartphones and GPSrs

14. Where are geocaches hidden?
• Public parks and
walking paths
• Public libraries
• People’s yards
• Inside businesses

15. Where are geocaches NOT allowed?
• On or across from
school properties
• Military bases
• Government
buildings
• Certain parks

16. How many geocaches are there?
• Worldwide, there
are over 2 million
active geocaches
and over 6 million
geocachers

17. What does a Geocache look like?

18. Micro Caches

19. Small Caches

20. Regular Caches

21. Large Caches

22. Geocaching for Beginners

23. What’s inside a Geocache?

24. Logbook (always)

25. Good Swag

26. Bad Swag

27. Travel Bugs and Geocoins
• Trackables are not to be kept; They have owners
• If you pick up a trackable, you need to log it online
using the trackable number
• It is recommended that you place the trackable in a
new cache within 2 weeks

28. Geocaching Terms
Cache Short for Geocache
Muggles Non-Geocachers
Ground Zero Place where geocache is hidden
Coordinates Latitude/longitude of Geocache
Swag Trade items
GPSr Device used to find a Geocache
DNF Did not find
FTF First to find
Muggled Cache has been vandalized or
stolen.

29. Types of Geocaches?
There are 18 different types of geocaches. We’re
going to talk about the 6 most common types.

30. Traditional Geocaches
• The original type
of geocache and
the simplest
• You will find a
container at the
listed coordinates
• Has a container
and a logbook.

31. • Involves 2 or
more locations
• The final location
has a container
and logbook
• Each stage has a
clue to help you
find the next
stage
Multi caches

32. • Includes all
caches which do
not fit into
another category
• May have to solve
a puzzle to get the
coordinates
• Includes night
caches: follow a
string of firetacks
to the cache
Mystery/Puzzle Cache

33. Earth Caches
• No physical cache
to find
• The focus is on a
unique geological
feature at the
listed coordinates
• To log a Find, you
must answer a
series of
questions

34. Event Cache
• A social gathering
of geocachers
• Include flash
mobs, potlucks,
award
ceremonies,
Christmas parties,
Easter events and
more

35. CITO Event
• A special type of
event
• Geocachers pick
up trash in a local
park or pull
invasive species

36. What are the Rules of Geocaching?
Picture of someone thinking of rules

37. #1 Sign the logbook

38. #2 Trade even or up

39. #3 Rehide well in the same place
you found it

40. #4 Log your find online
Cache owners and other cachers LOVE to read
about your adventures! Photos are fun too!

41. Geocaching Etiquette

42. Thanks for listening!