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Geocaching Game Triggers Bomb Squad - todaysthv.com | KTHV | Little Rock, AR
Tuesday the Conway City Bomb Squad detonated a suspicious package on Tilk Road in Conway only to find out it was just a geocache box full of toys and because of that, the popular hobby is starting to raise some red flags for authorities...Geocache boxes are often old ammunition cases because they can withstand any weather condition, but Conway officials are asking you to change the rules to stop false alarms.
He says this is the third geocache box they've responded to and even though some are labeled they still have to follow protocol.
So you're looking at probably six or eight fire department personal, two three four police men and than a squad from MEMS and it typically takes about an hour to handle a scene like this," Cardin adds.
Earthquake Awareness Week - News |WJTV - News Channel 12 - Jackson, MS
Tunica, MS is using geocaching to promote earthquake awareness. Participants locate a geocache container at the Tunica Museum and find various preparedness and disaster information. People can then share their geocaching experiences online.
Specs on new Lowrance units
A company press release has details on the new Lowrance GPS models.
New Lowrance GPS Units Launched
The Lowrance Endura Outback is the 5.9-oz introductory model that has a 2.7-inch touch-screen, basemap, and a microSD card slot. This is the most affordable of the three at $299.
The Safari and Sierra models on the other hand are more upscale GPS units. The Safari has the same basic features as the Outback with added barometric altimeter, trip computer, and electronic compass. This feature allows the user to be more aware of his locations and the condition of where he is standing at a certain point in time. It costs $385. The most advanced of the three, the Sierra is equipped with a 3D digital compass and barometric altimeter. High-detail outdoor maps are also integrated in the Sierra. You can count in the basic features aid about the Outback.
TheCabin.net ·· Bomb squad reaches agreement with geocachers 01/24/09
The bomb squad has responded to two geocaches recently, one in November and one Tuesday, after citizens reported the containers and those searching for them as suspicious. Both cost the city about $1,000 in personnel costs, Winter said.
Police and fire officials met Friday morning with geocachers including Tim Stone of Conway to work out a compromise. The plan, as it stands now, involves the fire department creating an account at www.geocaching.com set up to display cache locations within the city limits.
Geocachers also agreed to use clear plastic containers to minimize confusion.
The hunt is on for a geocache
The Burlington, Ontario Post offers a nice newbie tutorial on geocaching do's and don'ts, with much of the advice provided by the Ontario Geocaching Association.\n
Product review - Garmin Oregon 400t rugged handheld GPS
A review of the Garmin Oregon 400t geocaching-ready GPS concludes:
All in all, the Oregon 400t is the best outdoor GPS unit I have ever tested. There is no denying that the $599 price tag will scare you a bit, but if you spend a good portion of your time outdoors, then this is one investment you may want to consider.
Geocache or Geodash? Swag deterioration? Trache-caches the future?
Interesting thread on Groundspeak Forums on the topic of whether trash is becoming too much of a problem in traditional caches. Are people taking the fun out of the game by stealing the good stuff and substituting their refuse?
'Geocachers' and eagles will dot the Mississippi this winter - Your life - Belleville News-Democrat
American bald eagles have begun nesting in Mississipi, and tourism officials are trying to get locals to come out and see. They've planed 12 plastic geocache containers near eagle-watching hot spots between Alton and Hardin. "We're just trying to expose people to more natural areas and encourage them to get out of their cars while they're eagle-watching," said Suzanne Halbrook, public relations director for Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The World Geo-Gathering - July 16-19, 2009
Wyandotte, OK is the site for a new geocaching festival. "We will place over 100 event exclusive caches for this event. They will range anywhere from 1/1 to 5/5." There'll also be meet & greets, fun & games, a live auction and an event-exclusive cache race. Registration fees range from $20 to $50.
School taps into geocaching craze for education and history
The school recently received a $40,000 grant from the province's Innovative Learning Fund to develop a website using the Global Positioning System to highlight historically and culturally significant locations in the Hampton area. Students will research, write descriptions and create podcasts on some 30 chosen locations whose GPS co-ordinates will be posted on a website the students develop...By next May, the school hopes to add another 30, which will direct people with a portable GPS and a list of clues to possible places such as Frost Mountain, the Kings County Courthouse and the Hampton Marsh.
A Christmas Caching Series
The Harding Family of Spring, Texas placed a clever 12-stage multi at the holidays, with each stage corresponding to a different verse of the 12 Days of Christmas. CosmicCowgirl tells how she did it and offers some interesting background on the origins of this famous holiday song.
Police continue search for person who left geocache
Rescue units were on the scene for more than four hours in Waynesboro, Pa. to "disarm" what turned out to be a geocache. These stories appear to be more and more common these days, probably due to the popularity of the game combined with the paranoia of law enforcement agencies.
So You Wanna Go Geocaching? (Part 7)
A geocaching enthusiast continues his explanation and list of definitions. This is good stuff if you're brand new to the game.
'Caching in' on a unique family sport
This classic "intro to geocaching" story focuses in on the addiction of one family: Greg Bergman, Christy Noll, 35, and 14-year-old Cody.
Pennsylvania: 'Geocaching' device ties up authorities
In an all-too-familiar refrain, the Hagerstown (Md.) Herald Mail reports, "A suspicious object destroyed by a Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad Friday night near the former Landis Tool Co. turned out to be something from a hi-tech scavenger hunt, Waynesboro Police Chief Mark King said. "
"The object was a spherical holiday edition soda bottle with a capped piece of plastic pipe inserted down the neck. There was a plastic tie around the bottle neck and a wire loop was used to hang it from the shrub. After it was destroyed, police found a “geocaching” logbook rolled up inside the pipe."
A geocacher, God love him, responds in the comments: "We were one of the ones who tried to find this around 5 p.m. last night when the place was surrounded by police, fire, etc. We thought a house was on fire."
Driver follows GPS into lake
A Polish driver who was too sure of his GPS road navigation device ended up neck-deep in a lake after ignoring road signs warning of a dead-end ahead, Polish police said overnight.
"The man took a road that was closed a year ago...he ignored three road signs warning of a dead-end," police spokesman in Glubczyce, Piotr Smolen, said. "His GPS told him to drive straight ahead and he did." The driver had not been under the influence of a GPS, but apparently alcohol.
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