"We tried to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices," she says. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The basic idea is to locate containers hidden outdoors, called geocaches, and share your experience online. ❋ McClatchy Newspapers (2010)
The idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, that are placed somewhere outdoors. ❋ Unknown (2009)
"The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online."
This amazingly cool family activity is an outdoor treasure hunt in which the participants use a GPS receiver (or GPS-activated cell phone) to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches") hidden all over the world. ❋ Sharon Duke Estroff (2010)
Inside "Maphead," Mr. Jennings offers a dozen breezy chapters, each a survey of an obsessive subculture: e.g., antique map dealers who strike secret deals; scavenger hunters who seek "geocaches" by following Internet-posted coordinates; globetrotters who try to visit every country on the planet; geography-bee students who can name the highest mountain in Morocco but grumble that their spelling-bee rivals receive more acclaim. ❋ John J. Miller (2011)
Another "Dinosaur Train" game that merges technology and reality lets children and their parents use GPS-enabled devices to find "geocaches"—boxes that are hidden at specific coordinates and contain dinosaur-themed material. ❋ Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (2011)
Mr. Kelley says his geocaches are more fun to find because they are better hidden and in more scenic locations. ❋ Stu Woo (2011)
That grew to 500,000 in 2007, to one million in 2010 and 1.5 million last month, as more people play to explore cities and to hunt for geocaches that are often hidden in scenic locations. ❋ Stu Woo (2011)
California has nearly 100,000 hidden geocaches, Mr. Schudiske says. ❋ Stu Woo (2011)
One potential risk is that the Chirp may be taken by accident, as geocaches are commonly filled with toys and trinkets that participants exchange. ❋ Unknown (2010)
These apps use a combination of the phone's GPS capability, Wi-Fi, and cell towers to determine your location and point you to local geocaches. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Today, it is GPS coordinates available for download to a handheld hiking device that leads 21st-century adventurers to modern, shared treasure troves known as geocaches. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The eXplorist 310 can store 10,000 paperless geocaches. ❋ Unknown (2011)
