Geocaching

Geocaching is a relatively new sporting phenomenon that combines hiking and treasure hunting. It involves hiking to a set of coordinates (latitude and longitude) to find a ‘cache’. Cache boxes are normally left in places of exceptional natural beauty and contain a logbook and momentos. The sport basically relies on two parties to play the game, the one who hides the cache and the one who finds it. The one who hides it must log the co-ordinates of the cache, usually on Geocaching.com, by inputting the latitude and longitude of the location. Then it is up to the other person(s) to retrieve the cache.

There are a few things you should look for though:

Glossary of Geocaching terms

Blair Witching: When GPSr readings appear to flip over a desired coordinate, preventing the seeker from locating a cache.

FTF: First to Find.

Geocacher: A geocacher who leaves valuable items in a cache.

Geosnatcher: A person who steals the contents of a geocache or the entire geocache itself.

Log & Dump: A cache carelessly replaced in its original location, often left unhidden and vulnerable to plundering.

Loose Bearings: The point at which the direction on your GPSr no longer points in the correct direction, mostly because you've slowed down to a point that it doesn't know in which direction you're moving.

Microcache: Much smaller than a regular cache.

Minicache: Between the size of a microcache and a regular cache.

Neocacher: An inexperienced Geocacher.

Minicache: Between the size of a microcache and a regular cache.

Signature: A specific item used and/or created by a geocacher to show that they've visited a cache.

TFTC: Thanks for the Cache!

Degree Confluence Project: The GPS based activity of visiting points where the latitude and longitude are integers (e.g. N 22° 00.000 W 096° 00.000)

TNLN: Took Nothing, Left Nothing.

Signature: A specific item used and/or created by a geocacher to show that they've visited a cache.

TNLNSL: Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Logbook.