Geocaching
Grab a GPS - Time for the Scavenger Hunt!
It's technology...it's exciting...and best of all - it's outdoors!!
"The newest sport" as it is sometimes referred to as, is geocaching, and members of the ECO Club are willing participants in the game, mostly since you get to experience the great outdoors as you take part in the fun. There are many different twists to geocaching, but here's how it normally works: A weatherproof container of some sort is hidden and the person who hid the "cache" as it is called, marks the location with a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. The coordinates of the hidden cache are then shared with others, usually via the geocaching webite. People who want to search for the hidden cache put those coordinates into their own GPS units and navigate to the location of the hidden cache. When they find it, the cache usually has a log book and some trinkets for trading as its contents. Cache finds are usually also logged on the website so that others can see what kind of comments the searchers have and what kind of activity has taken place with the cache on which day they were found.
Geocaches Managed
by the ECO Club for ALL Geocachers to Find
(via geocaching.com)
Brandywine Lake Beauty
TO get descriptions and coordinates for these geocaches, you need a free account with GEOCACHING.COM
Geocaches Hidden by Mr. Gain for ECO members to find:
NOTE: THESE GEOCACHES ARE NOT LISTED ON GEOCACHING.COM. THEY ARE MEANT TO BE FOR ECO CLUB MEMBERS AND NOT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO, HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:
-PRINT OUT A PUNCH CARD (OR GET ONE FROM MR. GAIN)
-GET A GPS (OR CHECK ONE OUT FROM MR. GAIN)
-ENTER THE COORDINATES
-FIND THE GEOCACHE
-PUNCH YOUR CARD WITH THE PUNCH THAT'S INSIDE THE CACHE
-GO FIND ANOTHER!!
For a printable document will all coordinates, CLICK HERE
FRANKLIN
CLUB
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION & OUTDOOR
