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Article: LET'S GO ON A GEOCACHING JOURNEY!

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September 1, 2005
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Are you an explorer? A person who likes to discover new things. to wander through the world and learn about new places? Do you like to find hidden treasures? Be an investigator? Someone who cnjon a challenge? Have um ever gone on a scavenger hunt and been fascinated with uncovering dues? Well, if"you liked that then you will love Geocaching! Geocaching is a scavenger hunt using a GPS device. You hunt and catch different items that you find using clues and your GPS unit. It's like a modern scavenger hunt. Check it out.

GEO-WHATTING???

The word Geocaching is like one word that is made out of two. GEO is the short word for geography, and CACHING is the word for the process or hiding j cache. ...

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