GC1VQJV GeoCaching 301, 201, 101 at Wickiup (Event Cache) in Iowa, United States created by SuperGoober

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SuperGoober: Had a Great time.
Looking forward to the next set of classes this Winter!

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Hidden : Saturday, September 5, 2009

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GeoCaching 301, 201, 101 Event at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center

When: Saturday, 5 September 2009
Where: Wickiup Hill Outdoor Leaning Center (10260 Morris Hills Rd, Toddville, IA 52341)
Price: $2.50/adult, $1/child 16 and under, or $5/family. (For one or all classes)

Schedule:
11:00am - Noon: GeoCaching 301 (for Garmin 60CSx GPSr users)
Topics covered:
* Creating custom icons for your Garmin 60CSx
* Creating a macro in GSAK to allow your “notes” to tell you the Cache Size, Difficulty & Terrain, Hint, Status of the last 4 finds for your Garmin 60CSx .

Noon - 1:00pm: GeoCaching 201 (Paperless GeoCaching)
Topics covered:
* Using virtually any PDA to store all the GeoCache information you need.
No more printing out the Cache listing!
* (bonus)* - Creating a "Route" using Pocket Queries from anywhere (Using GoogleEarth & GeoCaching.com)
This will create a "Route" Pocket Query from point "A" to point "B".
This is GREAT for GeoCaching during vacation trips and outings!

1:00pm - 3:00pm: GeoCaching 101 (Introduction to GeoCaching & finding some Cache's)
Topics Covered, Classroom from 1:00pm - 2:00pm:
* What is GeoCaching?
* How do I start?
* Where are the GeoCache's?
* Who GeoCache's & why?
* What is a GPS and how does it work?
* Looking up a GeoCache
* Marking a Waypoint
Lets go find some Cache's!
Thank You AB-n-AP for providing this tutorail!!!
I have made some 'minor' changes to it .
(2:00pm - 3:00pm)
There will be (pre-loaded) GPS' available for those that need one.

There will be thirteen (13) Temporary Cache's Placed for this Event,
The data sheet for the Temp Cache's is HERE
The .gpx file for the Temp Cache's is HERE

If you would like to log your Temp. Cache's as a find plase log them into the Tombstone Cache

The "Temp. Cache's" will be available until the afternoon of Tuesday, 8 September 2009
You can download the tutorail's here (until I can get them on the IGO Site)
GeoCaching 101 (The basics) HERE
GeoCaching 201 (Paperless Caching) HERE
Custom Icons for the Garmin HERE
Note field Macro for the Garmin HERE

*** BONUS ***
Creating a "Route" HERE
Creating "My Stats", (using FindStatGen3 & GSAK) HERE

Thank You for all that attended!!!
I had a GREAT time!!!

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