Come learn about Geocaching at the Funky Picnic!
Are you new to Geocaching? Have you been caching for a little while but want to pick up some additional tips? Come join us for an introduction to Geocaching. This class is meant to be a community introduction to the fun, high-thrill hobby of Geocaching.
Class will cover the following:
- What is geocaching?
- Brief history of geocaching
- Rules of Geocaching
- Explanation of cache types and useful terms
- Geocache ratings
- Geocaching attributes
- Containers and container types
- Trackables
- Introduction to GPS and satellite technology
- iPhone geocaching Apps
- Types of geocaching accounts (free and paid/subscription)
- Setting up your geocaching account and logging your caches
- Placing geocaches
Check out this link for a brief introduction: https://www.geocaching.com/sites/education/en/
Once we have gone over the items above we will have time for questions, or we can just chat about geocaching. We can help you set up your account. We will also have a live geocache with us for you to log your very first find!
We are looking forward to seeing you there! Come learn about this exciting game and get your first cache!