Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 was a year full of quirky stories - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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2011 was a year full of quirky stories
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Two bags inside a small plastic tube left at the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Plant triggered a bomb scare on March 7 before employees found out it all was part of a game called geocaching. Geocaching is a high-tech, treasure-hunting game played ...

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Geocaching: the hunt is on - Scotsman (blog)

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Scotsman (blog)

Geocaching: the hunt is on
Scotsman (blog)
Scotsman writer Nick Drainey takes notes as he delves into the world of geocaching. Picture: Phil Wilkinson By Nick Drainey WITH the co-ordinates in the GPS, the distance to the cache was shown as a little over 200 metres but the compass arrow on the ...






Thursday, December 29, 2011

Geocache mistaken for bomb shuts down Victorville streets - San Jose Mercury News

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Geocache mistaken for bomb shuts down Victorville streets
San Jose Mercury News
By Beatriz E. Valenzuela, VICTORVILLE -- Authorities blew up a suspected pipe bomb outside a Victorville gym Wednesday morning only to learn it was actually a geocaching container. The suspicious item was first reported around 9:45 am outside Caliber ...
Geocache mistaken for bomb, shuts down Victorville streetsVictorville Daily Press

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Modern day treasure hunt - Hamilton Spectator

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Modern day treasure hunt
Hamilton Spectator
GEOCACHING In essence, it is an outdoor treasure hunt that could take you all over the city using a GPS-enabled device. Here, Amy Rutgers-Kelly is in a maze of branches, with a GPS satellite-seeking geocache phone. The activity can become highly ...






Take the kids hiking around WNC this winter - Asheville Citizen-Times

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Take the kids hiking around WNC this winter
Asheville Citizen-Times
John Fletcher/Jfletcher@citizen-times.com Kailey Roark participated in the NC Arboretum Geocaching Day this fall. The Arboretum hosts 10 geocaching sites and lends equipment so families can find them. / Special to the Citizen-Times Where: Pisgah ...