Up until now I have not really explained to you how you get
started in geocaching. Well today is the day. It is very simple for anyone to
do.
First, you need to go to www.geocaching.com
and sign up for a free account. This only takes a couple minutes. This is the
website where you will go to find geocaches to search for, load the information
if you placed a cache or just looking around at all the different information
they have on this site. I do recommend that you go to the link they have that
is “Geocaching 101” under the learn tab. This will answer a lot of your
questions you may have. They also have a short video that you should watch that
is “Geocaching in 2 minutes”. If you click on these two links it will give you
the best information to get started.
Second, you need a GPS unit. You can use your smart phone;
they have an app that you can download. Or you can buy your own handheld GPS
device. We personally have always used a Garmin and have 3 different styles. It
just depends on what style you like and how much you want on it. That is your
own personal preference so if you go to www.garmin.com
you can search around and see what you like. Just a little note if you are
using your smartphone, if you do not have a signal on your phone then your geocaching
application will not work. So if you are planning on going out hiking in the
mountains, sometimes it will not work because the coordinates will not be
loaded on your phone due to the lack of signal.
Third, Once you have signed up for an account, learned how to use your GPS device and how to load the geocache coordinates, whether it be your smart phone or other handheld device, you are ready to go out and search for the geocaches that you would like to find. Are you going to start your new adventure today?
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