10:00am Saturday June 7th...
Learn how to geocache during this Anchorage Parks
& Recreation Activity (taught by local geocachers) at the
Kincaid Chalet, 9401 West Raspberry Rd., Anchorage AK. MOA Parks
Activity Fee $10.00 per class participant.
We begin at 10am indoors with an overview of finding geocaches
online, loading coordinates into GPS units, and preparing to go
afield in search of the cache itself. Gear, travel bugs, geocoins
and other aspects of the game will be discussed, with a special
emphasis on the 'etiquette' of the game and good land stewardship
practices. Take-home handouts will cover details step by step,
assisting in exploring beyond the introductory level.
By 11:30am we'll move outdoors with GPS units in hand to begin our
journey of discovery... ending with the 'find' of an actual
geocache located close nearby the chalet. A team of experienced
field assistants will be on hand to ensure everyone gets as much
personal attention as necessary to make their first geocaching
expedition a success! Our training session will be completed by one
pm.
A follow-on group caching session will occur on Saturday June 14th
at 10am. This session will help new cachers gain confidence
navigating across Kincaid Park's 1,400 acre 'backcountry' in search
of the many geocaches hidden in the park. Each small group (led by
an experienced cacher) will finish their 'hunt' by noon.
Participants must bring a handheld GPS unit (a team can share),
spare batteries, footwear & clothing suitable for a blustery
late spring (late winter?) day at windy Kincaid Park. Geocaching is
an all-weather all-season outdoor activity involving the entire
family - however, for the first Saturday training session please
leave dogs at home. Well-behaved dogs on leash are encouraged to
come along on our second training jaunt June 14!
PLEASE NOTE - All TBs
and geocoins in this event listing are placed by NorthWes for
training purposes. We prefer any TBs brought to the event be placed
in Kincaid Park caches before or after the event, rather than
logging them into this training session - Thanks!
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