Monday, October 28, 2013

The HikerJamz Geocaching Talk Show: October 26th, 2013


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Sunday, October 27, 2013

(TheGCDoc Video) Epic Halloween GEOCACHE Series! Part 1


Published on Oct 25, 2013
The Doc brings you along while hiding his EPIC HALLOWEEN GEOCACHE SERIES! Enjoy Part 1 of this 2 Part Series!

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Sporadically featured OCNA Cache: Mt. Elbert Summit


The highest peak in the picture above is Mt. Elbert, located in the San Isablel National Forest, in Lake County, Colorado. Rising to 14,433 feet above sea level, it is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, the 2nd highest peak in the 48 contiguous United States (after Mt. Whitney in California, which is less than 100 feet higher), and the 14th highest peak overall in the United States. Obviously, it is also the highpoint of the State of Colorado. Hiking to it's summit, although very strenuous, and involving a minimum 4,000 foot elevation gain, does not require any special mountaineering or rock climbing skills. Reaching the summit also happens to be a virtual cache on our website, Mt. Elbert Summit, and is our latest Sporadically featured OCNA cache on the blog.

Monday, October 21, 2013

The HikerJamz Geocaching Talk Show: October 19th, 2013


OCNA Blog note: Excellent show! Well traveled Geocachers Josh & Liz from the Peanuts or Pretzels blog call in for the whole hour.

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

The OKAPI Project: The OpenCaching API


We at OpenCaching North America like to promote the fact that there are several Smartphone Geocaching apps compatible with our website (as well as several of the other OpenCaching nodes, as they're called). We owe this to OKAPI, the OpenCaching API, and of course to the independent European developers who have written these applications. You can always access the list of currently compatible phone apps from any page on our website, at the link www.opencaching.us/articles.php?page=apps. Not a very fancy webpage, but it gets the job done.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

(The GCDoc Video) GEOCACHING Karma!


Published on Oct 15, 2013
The Doc and his son practice some good karma GEOCACHING! They need all the luck they can get as the Doc misplaces... something!

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    Sunday, October 13, 2013

    The HikerJamz Geocaching Talk Show: October 12th 2013


    OCNA Blog Note: Co-host Kenny Gibb calls in live from Geocoinfest in Las Vegas. Groundspeak Lackey Love, and Lisa from Cache-Advance.com make brief appearances on the show, among others.

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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013

    The Space Coast Geocaching Store


    The Space Coast Geocaching Store is located at 860 North Banana River Drive, in Merritt Island, Florida, and is owned by Dale and Barb Swinehart. It was the first brick and mortar Geocaching store in the United States. You can also buy many of their items online from their website at http://shop.spacecoastgeocachers.com/ (or alternatively, you can click on their banner above). There is a Facebook Fan Page, and you can sign up for their newsletter as well. 

    There are advantages of going there in person, should you find yourself in, or nearby the Space Coast Region of Florida (note the store is about 60 miles from Walt Disney World). Namely they sell more items in the actual store than online, and they host a large sized traditional cache outside (available only during business hours, or by appointment otherwise).  As of the date of this blog post, GC15RQB, A Cool Cache has been found almost 2,000 times, and has over 500 favorite points on Geocaching.com. This is the OCNA blog though, and we might note that Dale and Barb joined our website less than a week after it was launched in 2010, and cross-listed the cache as A Cool Cache and Store - OU004A, the 74th cache listed on our site. We contacted the owners via their profile on our website, and Dale was nice enough to take the time to conduct an email interview with our blog. 

    Sunday, October 6, 2013

    The HikerJamz Geocachng Talk Show: October 5th, 2013


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    Wednesday, October 2, 2013

    Guest Post: Tips for Geocaching with a Metal Detector

     If you happen to live in the Northern Latitudes like our primary Blogger (North 43, to be exact), where the snow flies, admit it, you've considered this before in the winter! Or maybe that elusive "needle in a haystack" ammo can in the woods with hundreds of potential hiding spots, all while under heavy tree cover with a spotty GPS signal. We were approached by Michael Bernzweig, and his brother Daniel Bernzweig, co-owners of Detector Electronics Corp. (found on the web at Metaldetector.com) and asked if we'd be interested in publishing an article that Daniel recently wrote. Absolutely we will! Check out their website of course, for all your personal and commercial metal detecting needs, and be sure to check out the History & Friends page on their site, which gives an excellent history of their family owned business (they are brothers, and the 2nd generation owners), and be sure to check out the Customer Reviews page on the site as well. Note that we've made the text "Metal Detectors are useful in Geocaching" a clickable link to an article by Michael, that is hosted on their website.


    Tips for Geocaching With a Metal Detector
    By Daniel Bernzweig

    When you’re out geocaching a metal detector can be a great help. Similarly, if you’re looking for new places to go with your metal detector geocaching can be the perfect solution. Basically, geocaching with a metal detector can be a lot of fun and, will make finding most caches easier.

    Geocaching of course doesn’t require a metal detector in any way. In fact, most geocachers use only their GPS to find the hidden caches. However, in many situations using a metal detector while geocaching has proved very helpful. For example, in colder climates geocachers can only enjoy their hobby when there’s no snow on the ground, unless they have a metal detector that is! And, when out with the family, using a metal detector can help make finding the caches easier, and will give the kids something interesting to do along the way for added enjoyment.

    When choosing which machine will make the best geocaching metal detector, be sure to consider the terrain in the areas you frequent most. There are geocaches hidden all around the United States, and the world in all types of locations. If you want to focus on underwater geocaches for example, you’ll want an underwater metal detector. Other features to consider are the machine’s weight, display (visual or audio), and size. Be sure to read the article entitled “Metal Detectors are Useful in Geocaching" for some great tips on equipment selection.

    You’ll also want to be sure to be well prepared for your trip. In addition to your metal detector and your GPS you’ll want to be sure to pack along extra batteries for both, food, water, a first aid kit, a map of the area, and other necessities like these. And, while most geocaches aren’t buried, if you find other treasures along the way, you’ll want some digging tools including a metal detecting shovel and serrated digging knife. 

    Both Geocaching and Metal Detecting are also hobbies that hold a respect for the land they get to enjoy.  Basically, any participant in either hobby is to leave the place as they found it. Don’t cut trees or otherwise deface the property. If you do dig, use your tools to lift up sod so its easily replaceable and disturb the area as little as possible. 

    Lastly, both of these hobbies also insist on having a good time! Participants in geocaching and metal detecting are looking for adventure and excitement; and they find both with these hobbies. Don’t take our word for it though, head out to enjoy some geocaching with a metal detector today!

    Biography
    About the author: Daniel Bernzweig manages MetalDetector.com in Southborough, MA. He has written on the subject of treasure hunting and metal detecting since the mid 1980’s. He enjoys traveling with his metal detector and helping to educate others in the correct use of metal detectors in their explorations.

    (The GCDoc Video) EVIL NIGHTCACHE


    Published on Oct 2, 2013
    The Doc finds a milestone GEOCACHE... find #666!

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