Getting Started with Geocaching Welcome to the geocaching community! If you still have questions after reviewing this information, we recommend that you search our Help Center or ask a question in the geocaching Forums. The Game Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. At its simplest level, geocaching requires these 8 steps: Register for a free Basic Membership. There are many other levels to the game. If you take something from the geocache (or "cache"), leave something of equal or greater value. The only necessities are a GPS device or a GPS-enabled mobile phone so that you can navigate to the cache, and a Geocaching.com Membership. Geocaches can be found all over the world. Yes. It's a very cool story, actually. Getting Started Cache Type: Traditional Difficulty Rating: 1 Cache Size: Regular or Large Inputting Coordinates by Hand Finding Geocaches
DIY - Single Use Antibiotic Packs | Brian's Backpacking Blog The ongoing trend in the consumer market of providing small, ready-to-go, individual size packages of consumables has been a win-win for the lightweight and ultralight backpacking communities. Always looking to shave a few extra ounces or grams off of our overall pack weight, these individual servings are the perfect fit for trail snacks, drinks, condiments - you name it. However, these nicely packaged individual servings can come at a premium. Which brings me to today's topic - individual size packages of antibiotic cream. I recently stumbled upon a really clever solution to this problem that involves a tube of antibiotic ointment (generic), a plastic drinking straw, a Bic lighter and a pair of needle-nose pliers (I use my Leatherman Squirt PS4 ). We're going to make very small, single use packets of antibiotic ointment using a generic alternative to Neosporin and a clean (unused) drinking straw. Turn the straw around and find the point where the ointment went up to inside the straw.
Wilderness.net Camping Guide – Camping Tips and Advice From a “macro” perspective, the general principles of camping are relatively simple. More than anything else, it’s a matter of adaptation and acclimation to living outdoors rather than within four walls. Regardless, there are a multitude of tips and tricks to help make that transition easier, and allow your time spent camping to be more relaxing and enjoyable. General Outdoor Tips The tent is the focal point of most camping trips. Campers can also benefit from a few non-specific outdoor principles. What to Bring on a Camping Trip With any luck, each camping trip proves to be a unique experience. How to Budget for a Camping Trip Like most anything else, budgeting for a camping trip is easiest when you start big and work your way down. As that line is tested, you’ll have to make the nitpicky decisions that ultimately determine your trip’s bottom line. Camp life is made easier by gaining experience and learning the tricks. Reader Tip: Keep Clean while Camping with a Pump Sprayer Avoid the Itch
10 of the Best Places to Hike in the United States The United States is a huge country with tons of variety, so there’s no shortage of awesome places to lace up the boots, get that blood pumping, and take in some amazing views. Want to add US hikes to your trip itinerary? If you’ve been stuck indoors much of the winter and spring, here are ten great places around the country to get out and hike. Zion National Park – Utah With a wide variety of options and a multitude of landscapes, Zion National Park in Utah is a hiker’s and climber’s paradise. Popular hikes in Zion There are a lot of challenging trails in Zion, and it’s imperative to be aware of weather and time of year, particularly when it comes to hiking in the canyon, as flash floods can happen at any time. Angels Landing - One of the most popular hikes in the park is also one of its most challenging. There are literally hundreds of different intersecting trails in Zion, so be sure to check out the following links for more information about hiking in Zion: Grand Canyon Backcountry Hiking
Magic BACKPACKING LIGHTWEIGHT - Backpacking & Hiking Resources Hiker near Clingmans Dome, Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains NP Index | Galleries | Main | Home Hiker near Clingmans Dome, Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains NP BackpackGearTest.org - Home Page Video: Hike the 2,200-Mile Appalachian Trail in 4 Minutes | Playbook While there is no governing body, the unofficial record for completing the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail was set by trail runner Andrew Thompson in 2005, at 45 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes. Thing is, Thompson didn’t turn his record-setting trek into a slick stop-motion video the way filmmaker Kevin Gallagher did. Gallagher’s first-person short film, The Green Tunnel, allows anyone to experience his six-month hike from Georgia to Maine in less than four minutes. Back in spring 2005, the Virginia-based hiking enthusiast — who goes by the trail name “Fester” — hiked the Appalachian Trail and stopped every day to take 24 snapshots of quintessential sections of this famed route. By the end, he’d collected more than 4,000 slides — yes, slides — which, at first, sat in storage boxes due to tight finances and a still-restless wandering spirit. “I went off to do other stuff like walk from Mexico to Canada” on the Pacific Crest Trail, Gallagher told Wired.com.