Especialidades JA/Geocaching - Avanzado/Respuestas 2
| Geocaching (Búsqueda por GPS) - Avanzado | ||
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| División Norteamericana
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Destreza: 2 Año de introducción: 2005 |
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Requisitos
Be sure to read these guidelines for hiding a geocache. In short:
- Choose an area to hide your geocache
- Make sure it's legal, and that you have permission.
- Make sure that the added attention of geocachers will not damage a sensitive site (historic or natural)
- Hide it out of sight of casual passersby.
- Prepare your cache
- Choose a container. Popular choices include plastic food-storing containers such as Tupperware, ammo boxes, and water-proof boxes used on boats. The container should be waterproof and be able to withstand the rigors of the weather.
- Add a logbook and (optionally), a pencil. Ink freezes.
- Write a note to the geocachers who find your cache.
- Add a small gift (optional)
- Add a Travel Bug (optional)
- Get the GPS coordinates
- Make sure they are accurate.
- Take several readings and average them.
- Follow your GPS to the site from different directions.
- Write the coordinates on the container and in the logbook.
- Register your cache
- Find the form at http://geocaching.com
- Write up a good description of the area, including notes of interest (history, etc.)
- Double-check for accuracy
- Maintenance
- Check that the container is still water-tight and seals properly
- Check that the logbook is still there
- Assess the area for damage caused by cachers and make adjustments if necessary
Check the geocaching calendar to find an event near you. If there is not one, you could always host one yourself. If you host it at your church you will raise your community's awareness of your church. However, do not try to make this an evangelistic meeting, as this would be frowned upon by the geocaching community and would give you and your church a bad name. It is enough that people learn where your church is.
These types of trails come in various forms limited only by the imagination of players. Some are organized by tourism offices or other organizations tying together new and sometimes existing caches around a historic area, highlighting public art, or down a trail. They may provide a list of caches with additional information about the area. Some are just put together by geocaching players along a walking path. Sometimes finding all the caches provides information for a bonus cache or you can get a sticker or stamp or something from the sponsoring organization.
These are often more fun and educational then hunting random caches in random parks. Be prepared to show your instructor evidence of what the planned group of caches you found was.
Though travel bugs are not expensive, it's even cheaper to find them and track them than it is to buy one and send it out. Watch the geocaches in your area and look for TB's to be dropped off in them. Then pick them up and help them meet their goals.
You can record your finds on the geocaching website, so don't worry about setting up some sort of elaborate system. Getting each of these types of cache will most likely come naturally, so you don't really need to pay particular attention to that when you get started. As you near your 18th cache, check them over and see how many of these four types you already got "automatically" - then work on getting the rest. By the time you log your 18th, you will likely have found a new hobby, and more will come.
Virtual caches were discontinued and only a few remain grandfathered. Earthcaches, however, are a form of virtual cache.
From the Main Page of www.geocaching.com at the top right, click on “Create a Membership!”, for a free account choose “Get a Basic Membership”. This is a family friendly, kid-safe website. No personal information is available from this site. Emails are safe and password protected through this system. When you are a member you can post into the logbooks your cache finds.
Note to instructors: Notice that these requirements do leave the opportunity for a GROUP to go find a cache and use a pre-existing Geocaching account to write the log on the geocache website. Each individual Pathfinder does NOT need to write a log.
*The free geocaching app limits to five finds per day of caches with a D/T rating of 2 or less. Thus, a paid quarterly or annual membership would be necessary for this requirement if using a geocaching app.
Referencias
- Categoría: Tiene imagen de insignia
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Honors/es
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/es
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Skill Level 2/es
- Categoría: Libro de respuestas de especialidades JA/Especialidades introducidas en 2005
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/North American Division/es
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Unknown/es
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Unknown/Primary/es
- Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Prerequisite/Geocaching/es
