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Blogs on Logs
An opinion on the requirements for logging: Logging at the Cache: The real reason for logging at the cache is to provide some level of proof that the cacher actually found the cache. As a minimal requirement it lists the … Continue reading
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Salmon Arm Mega
British Columbia’s first MEGA EVENT! Please join us in Salmon Arm, BC on Saturday, July 16th 2011 Link to the website. Mark your calendars!
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Milestone
Congratulations to Rokman4. Rod reached his 1000th find in August and chose BCs first geocache as his milestone. Check out his new Celibate Celebrate Cache too!
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Spot – the GPS Transmitter
Geocachers use GPS Receivers to be connected with satellites and ground-based towers to fix locations. A product on the market called Spot works the opposite way. It also connects with towers and to satellites, but it sends information on location … Continue reading
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10-10-10
From Groundspeak: Plan to Go Geocaching on 10-10-10 We want to see how many geocachers can go geocaching on a single day! We’ve chosen 10-10-10, since the date represents 10 years of geocaching and 10 years of Groundspeak in 2010. … Continue reading
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GeoChecker
Geocachers develop puzzles and we look at them and work out the possible solutions. We are quite often not sure if we have deciphered the mystery or not. We area reluctant to drive to he coordinates, especially if it just … Continue reading
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Blitz Winners
The Winners of the 2010 BCGA Thompson-Okanagan Blitz were announced on Aug. 12: Congratulations to all! Category Cache Name Cache Owner Overall The 4 Elements Fayshadow Educational Spot / Environmental Awareness Through the Arch couloir Night Cache The Dark Knight … Continue reading
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Geocaching Maps – Part 3
Two previous posts have identified methods of producing geocaching maps. A third is offered here. 1. Obtain a copy of GSAK. Its free, but you will have increasing nag screens. Use it for a while and either pay for its … Continue reading
Making Geocaching Maps – Part 2
A previous post listed a way of making and printing a geocaching map using geocaching.com and a photo editor. Another method is to use GoogleEarth. 1. Google Earth can display geocaching maps which you can resize and print. Google Earth … Continue reading
Congratulations
Congrats to: Team Toyo – 1000+ caches Mbackmeyer – 1300+ caches Keep caching!
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