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The Second Annual Geocaching 101
Event
The San Antonio Geocaching
Association is proud to sponsor The Second Annual Geocaching 101
Event. This is an all day event with something for everyone, so
please come join us, meet other Geocachers, learn something new,
share your adventures, and have a great time.
The Austin Area Geo-Geeks will
have several presentations covering basic to advance topics of
Geocaching. Bring your wireless laptop or PDA to get hands on
practice with settings and shortcuts to make Geocaching more
efficient. Learn how to use many of the advanced features now
available on the Geocaching website.
New to Geocaching? This is the
event you can’t miss! Know anyone who loves the outdoors and has a
sense of adventure, bring them along!
The main purpose for this event
is to help all the new cachers in the San Antonio Area. We will
cover the basics of Geocaching, as well as several advanced
topics.
Basic Geocaching
Topics:
1. What is Geocaching?
2. Basic GPSr Skills
3. Basic Caching Skills
4. Basic Outdoor Safety Skills
5. Basic Features of Geocaching.com
Advanced Geocaching
Topics:
1. Paperless Caching
2. Mapping Software
3. Caching Software
4. Advanced Features of Geocaching.com
Location:
Richland Trace Apartments (Club House)
7791 Woodchase Dr.
San Antonio, Texas
78240
Date/Time:
Sunday September 17, 2006
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M
Wireless Internet:
We will provide wireless internet (802.11b), and if needed, we may
be able to provide a LAN line (Bring your own cable).
Food/Drinks:
We are asking that you bring an item for a pot luck lunch. Please
post a note to let everyone know what you are bringing. We will
have a refrigerator, and several coolers availabe to store food and
drinks. The club house has a full kitchen, including a stove and
microwave, if you wish to prepare something onsite. ("Adult Drinks"
are welcome!)
The swimming pool will be open
for those who want to cool off. so bring your swim suits. There is
also a tennis/basketball court avalable.
More details will be added as
they become available. Add this listing to your watch list to be
notified of updates.
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