Difference between revisions of "Getting Started"

Revision as of 16:13, 27 August 2010

It's easy to get started, just follow these simple steps:

Feel free to ask questions! Any question, no matter how simple or strange, is OK to ask.

Find a friend to go geocaching with you!
Always take a pen or pencil with you.
If you want to trade trinkets, take some with you. The accepted rule is if you take something, you must leave something.
Mark your vehicle as a waypoint so you can easily get back to it!
Leave the geocache just as you found it.
Make sure the public (aka muggles) doesn't see you retrieve or hide the cache.
Be safe... watch for critters, snakes, bugs, sharp objects, dangerous areas, etc.
Be sure to carry extra batteries, water to drink, etc.

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 # Register for a [http://www.opencaching.us/articles.php?page=impressum free]  Opencaching US account. ([[Registering |How?]])
-# Click '''Seek A Cache''' from the menu.
+# Select [[wikipedia:geocache|geocaches]] to hunt. ([[Cache filtering |How?]])
-#* Set your search criteria or leave the defaults.
-#* Enter your zip code and select a radius distance.
-#* Click Search!
-# Choose 1, 2 or all of the [[wikipedia:geocache|geocaches]] shown in your search results.
 # Enter the coordinates into your [[wikipedia:GPS|GPS Receiver]] or software ([http://www.gsak.net GSAK], etc.)
-# Find the cache! Sign the logbook, trade trinkets, etc.
+# Find the cache and sign the logbook.
-# Once found, return to [http://www.opencaching.us Opencaching US] and log your find.
+# Go online and share your experiences at [http://www.opencaching.us Opencaching US].
 '''Feel free to ask questions! Any question, no matter how simple or strange, is OK to ask.'''