A - GB 1 - Welcome to Geocaching Traditional Cache
Hidden : 8/29/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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GeoBasics 1


Welcome to Geocaching


At it's most basic level, Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunt that uses GPS-enabled devices to locate containers hidden at a a particular set of longitude and latitude coordinates.

The GeoBasics series you're about to start assumes you have no previous experience beyond reading the statement above. New concepts will be introduced as you progress, and by the end of the "basic" section most major features and common terms should be touched on.

For your first adventure, we're going to start with a traditional cache. This type of cache is represented by the green lid shoebox icon and is the most common cache type. They follow the basic concept of a set of coordinates leading directly to the container.

Put the coordinates listed on this cache page into your GPS device and follow the device's instructions to get to ground zero. If you've done it correctly you should be taken to a lamp post in the middle of a parking lot. This is called an LPC - a Lamp Post Cache, or a "Skirt-Lifter". The metal boxes at the base of lamp poles are rarely attached to anything. They're just cosmetic metal skirting used to hide the bolts that attach the pole to the concrete base. You should be able to just slide them up.

Side the skirt up and remove the container from underneath. Congratulations, you just found your first Geocache.

Many Geocachers don't consider LPCs all that fun, but they're one of the most common types of geocaches you'll see in the wild. They have the added benefit of leaving nothing to the imagination when testing a GPS (unless the cache container has been taken).

Inside it, you will find a piece of paper. That's the log sheet. Some caches have notebooks. Others have a thin strip of paper. The common denominator is that there will be something for you to sign to prove to the cache owner that you actually found it. Sign log sheets with your Geocaching account name or just your account initials if it's only a thin strip of paper. Don't use your real name, because the cache owner won't know which signature goes with which log online.

Always bring a pen with you. It is a TOTT - Tool of the Trade. LPCs and other small caches don't have room to keep a pen.

Now that you've signed the sheet, put everything back the way it was before you were there. The sheet needs to be back inside the container, and the container needs to be put back inside the lamp skirt. You're now done with the onsite portion of finding this Geocache.

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To get credit for your find, you're going to need to look at the cache page on the Geocaching website again and click "Log your visit" in the upper left hand corner. This will take you to the "Post a New Log" page. Under type of log, select "Found It". For Date Logged, you want to put in the date you signed the log sheet, not the date you're filling in this form. (Some people find several caches over multiple days before they sit down to log them all at the same time.) In the large text box type in whatever comments you have about your find. Now click "Submit Log Entry" at the bottom of the page, and you'll be taken back to the main cache page. You've now logged your find and have received credit for it in your account.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the cache page you will see other people's logs. There may be some terms you're not familiar with.

DNF - Did Not Find. This means the Geocacher did not find a cache. This is also an option in the drop down list when you're on the logging page of a cache. When you don't find a cache, it is a good idea to say so online because it may not be due to any fault of your own. It is possible that the cache was taken and if this happens the cache owner will need to replace it. Cache owners have no way of knowing their cache is missing without DNF logs.

FTF - First to Find.

TFTC - Thanks For The Cache.
TFTH - Thanks For The Hide



The primary purpose of The GeoBasics Series is to introduce common concepts of Geocaching to new players leading to full game immersion as the players are guided through a selection of progressively more difficult caches.

The secondary purpose of this series is to satisfy the requirements for several standard Geocaching challenges.

The series is broken up into 4 subsections based on the skill level required to attempt the caches within each. The numerical order assigned to the caches is intended to allow a player to easily track their progression through each subsection before moving on to the next one. However, this is not a requirement since the series is not placed entirely in a geographically linear order. (For someone completely new to the game, following the numerical order for the duration of the introduction is advised.)

The GeoBasics Difficulty Chart
Section 1 Introduction 1-9
Section 2 Basics 10-25
Section 3 Intermediate 26-49
Section 4 Advanced 50-81

Terrain
Difficulty 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
1 [[ 1 ]] 2 5 10 17 26 37 50 65
1.5 3 4 7 12 19 28 39 52 67
2 6 8 9 14 21 30 41 54 69
2.5 11 13 15 16 23 32 43 56 71
3 18 20 22 24 25 34 45 58 73
3.5 27 29 31 33 35 36 47 60 75
4 38 40 42 44 46 48 49 62 77
4.5 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 64 79
5 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 81

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