Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Treasure Hunting Geocaching Adventure

By Gregg Faust


Geo Caching is like going treasure hunting with the utilization of a Global Positioning Program (GPS) in order to find the location of said "treasure". Going on 1 of these "treasure hunts" is a fantastic way to invest top quality time outdoors enjoying nature. Although hunting for the cache (a hiding place, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:) you can discover areas that you didn't even know were there. You might locate a park that you had been unaware of or you might find some trails in your community that are off the beaten track. You can by no means tell what new thing you might stumble upon whilst geocaching.

Geocaching is also a great way to invest quality time with your family. With tv, and the World wide web it is at times hard to get your children (or yourself for that matter) to spend time outside. When I was a kid we played outside all of the time. In today's society it's like pulling teeth to get the children (specifically teenagers of which I have 3) to invest time outside. It is easy to just sit on the couch and watch a television program or movie, not to mention all the video game systems that are obtainable to day that can keep a person glued to the screen for hours upon hours at a time. Absolutely nothing can beat the enjoyable and excitement that you can get by just getting into the great old outdoors, but you have to get there in order to experience this enjoyable. Just understanding that the outdoors is there and recognizing the truth that there could be some enjoyable, and fascinating points to do out there does not really get you out there. You have to make the move from the couch to the woods, park, lake, campground or whatever.

This is where an activity like geocaching can come into play. Our lives are so structured that we feel that we must usually be doing something. The days of just taking a quiet walk in the woods for the most part are over. Nevertheless if we can incorporate an "activity" with our walk then maybe we would be a lot more motivated to get out there, and get some fresh air, and exercise.

What can be found in these treasure caches? Though the appropriate definition for a cache consists of points like food, and ammunition neither 1 of these issues need to ever be placed in a geocache. First of all animals have a extremely keen sense of smell, and consequently could smell the food and carry off or destroy the cache. Ammo and the like shouldn't be placed in a cache simply because people of all ages look for and discover geocaches, so only things legal, and suitable for the young ones ought to be included. This also means that no weapons of any type ought to be left in a geocache. Usually you will locate a logbook of some sort that all visitors are to sign, and trade items. Trade items are not needed, and in reality some caches are just too little to contain trade items, but the bigger ones nearly usually contain little trade items. It is not required to leave and item, even though if you take something you are needed to leave something in its place.

How do you go on a geocache? How do you know where one may be located? Well this is where your GPS comes into play. The first thing you should do is located a source or listing of where geocaches are located. The greatest way is to find an on the web web site just sort in geocaching into your internet browser, and check one out. On these websites you can choose what region you are in, or plan to be in, and see the latitude/longitude location along with a brief description of geocaches in that region.

At this point you might be thinking to your self if you already have the latitude and longitude location of the cache how tough could it be to locate the treasure. Though GPS technology has come along way in recent years it is still not pin point precision. Most systems with a great signal (which you might or may not even have, depending on the canopy cover at your location) will only get you inside 49 feet So you can see how locating a small Tupperware container in the woods in a radius of 49 feet or so could be difficult. That is why this "sport" is so addicting. When you are successful a few times you just can't wait to get back out there and attempt to find a lot more. You get a real since of accomplishment when you discover a well carried out, and hidden geocache.

There is an additional sort of treasure hunt that may possibly interest you that uses significantly of the identical principles that geocaching does. What could this be you ask? I will get to that momentarily. What if I told you that you could go on a treasure hunt anytime that you want no matter where you are. You could be at house, on a company trip, on vacation, or even at the relatives. This treasure hunt could be correct at your fingertips, or at least within reach from where you are correct now. Sound fascinating?

Let's initial summarize the basics of geocaching. Initial you have to choose to do some thing instead of just sitting on the couch. Just like you can't appreciate the outdoors just simply because you accept, and recognize the fact that it is there you can not appreciate this type of treasure hunting unless you make the conscience decision to get your self involved. Secondly in order to go on a geocache you should have the proper tools at the really least a decent GPS receiver, and a map of the region would not hurt. When you have decided to get out there, and have the tools in hand you have to know or have the ability to discover out where to look for said treasure.

Well that is why we have the Bible. The Bible? Yes the Bible is full of treasures, just waiting for you to uncover. The Bible was not written and preserved via the centuries just so that it could sit on a bookshelf or coffee table. It is not written so that it could be utilized as a weapon against others, but rather is a personal letter to you from your creator. In order to discover the treasure located within the covers of the Bible you have to move from an attitude of just understanding that it is there, and realizing that it consists of valuable info to an attitude, and willingness to dig into it to what it is that God is attempting to say to you nowadays.

The tools necessary to study the Bible, and locate these treasures are as follows:

A Excellent Bible

This is the only tool you totally can't do without. The rest of the list however will make your study much more profitable.

Bible Handbook

I like Halley's. A Bible handbook will give you some background information on each and every book in the Bible that will aid you to see what was going on in the course of the period when your selected passage was written.

Bible Concordance

A good bible concordance will assist you to located all references in the Bible where a specific word or subject is utilized to further help you distinguish what it is that God is trying to tell you. The Bible is not of any private interpretation, but is interpreted by comparing scripture with scripture. 2 Peter 1:20, 1 Corinthians 2:13. Make sure that the concordance you chose is matched up with the version of the Bible that you have.

Bible Dictionary

Occasionally you will come across a subject or word that you are not certain of, and that can not be discovered in a standard dictionary that is where a Bible Dictionary comes into play.

Bible Commentary You can get extra insights from a Bible Commentary nonetheless I would caution you to diligently attempt to figure the passage out utilizing the for-mentioned strategies just before reverting to a commentary. You may be able to locate further insights on your own, but if you fill your head what somebody else has said the passage means you could miss out on a actual blessing.




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