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Title: Introduction to Letterboxing and Geocaching


1
Introduction to Letterboxing and Geocaching
  • Jay Matzko

2
Introduction
  • Letterboxing
  • Geocaching
  • Getting Started
  • Geocaching and Scouting

3
Letterboxing History
  • Origin traced to Dartmoor, England in 1854
  • Became popular in the U.S. in 1998 after an
    article in the Smithsonian Magazine featured
    letterboxing
  • About 36,000 registered members of Letterboxing
    North America

4
Letterboxing
  • Find a starting point
  • Decipher the clues to the letterbox
  • Search for and discover the container
  • Stamp the register
  • Stamp your personal log book

5
Sample Letterbox
6
Letterbox Log
7
Geocaching History
  • 01 May 2000- U.S. Government disabled selective
    availability (SA)
  • 03 May 2000- Dave Ulmer hides the first
    geo-stash
  • Geocaching.com is launched, enabling cachers
    worldwide to join in the hunt
  • About 675,000 caches and 62,000 registered
    members of geocaching.com

8
Geocaching
  • Obtain the lat/long
  • Chart your course
  • Search for the cache
  • Trade items/sign the logbook
  • Record your find on the website

9
Sample Geocache
10
Getting Started
  • GPS
  • Coordinates
  • Stamp and logbook (for letterboxing)
  • Swag
  • An adventurous spirit!

11
Geocaching and Scouting
  • Cache in Trash Out
  • Cache to Eagle program
  • Travel Bugs
  • Geocaching games

12
Conclusion
  • Letterboxing
  • Geocaching
  • Getting Started
  • Geocaching and Scouting

13
Questions?
  • The game is afoot
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