Join in the Fun at the 10th Annual Texas Challenge
by Roxanne Laverty on Feb 27, 2012 |
 Over the last decade, the Texas Challenge has turned into the largest annual geocaching social gathering in the Longhorn state. This year's Challenge will be hosted by the TXGA North Texas Region group at Ray Roberts Lake State Park: Isle du Bois from March 10-11. Whether ...
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Tags: Geocaching, GPS, event, Texas Challenge, March, 2012, TXGA, Isle du Bois, food, activities, Ray Roberts Lake State Park, 10th annual |
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Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battles
by Roxanne Laverty on Feb 13, 2012 |
 This past weekend, Fernie, British Columbia was the latest stop of the 3rd annual Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle (BMB) tour. Their tagline "The ultimate scavenger hunt" is not far off the mark with applicants hiking and climbing the mountain at Fernie Alpine Resort. Teams are ...
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Tags: GPS, Helly Hansen, Big, Mountain, Battle, tracking, Flaik, scavenger, hunt, prizes, teams, race, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, Squaw Valley, Steven's Pass, Killington, Kicking Horse, Park City, geocaching |
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Amazing Rescue Facilitated by a SPOT Messenger
by Roxanne Laverty on Aug 19, 2011 |
Two hikers in British Columbia are very thankful they brought their SPOT Satellite Messenger on a recent climb. The handheld device, which is extremely useful when traveling outside of cellphone range or venturing into remote locations, is a personal location beacon that uses satellites ...
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Tags: SPOT, rescue, BC, highest point, mountain, climbing, hiking, lost, helicopter, Parks Canada, satellite, messenger, emergency, Mount Goodsir |
Related Items: SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, SPOT 2 Satellite GPS Messenger, SPOT Connect Beacon, DeLorme Earthmate PN-60W with SPOT Receiver |
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Video of the Week: Magellan GPS Wireless Backup Camera
by Rebecca Pearson on Aug 10, 2011 |
The GPS Wireless Backup Camera by Magellan was designed with safety in mind. It is compatible with Magellan's line of safety series GPS units. Located on the car trunk above the license plate, the GPS camera helps eliminates blind spots when reversing, parallel parking and pulling in ...
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Tags: Video of the Week, YouTube, Magellan, backup, camera, GPS, wireless, safety, blind spots, parking, dust proof, waterproof, vehicle, trunk |
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Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge
by Rebecca Pearson on Jul 18, 2011 |
 The yearlong Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge began last month and will continue until June 2012. The challenge involves 85 state parks, natural areas and historic sites and is expected to bring out about 50,000 participants. Organizers hope the geocaching event will push people to visit parks, spend ... View Article |
Tags: Texas, geocaching, cache, scavenger hunt, state parks, swag, cache containers |
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One Hundred Geocaches Hidden in BC Parks
by Rebecca Pearson on Jun 29, 2011 |
 BC Parks and the Geocaching Association of BC teamed up to hide 100 caches throughout the province of British Columbia. The groups are using the warm summer weather and popularity of geocaching to promote the centennial year of BC Parks.
The BC park system was created ...
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Tags: British Columbia, BC, Canada, parks, geocaches, caches, summer, geocaching, 100 years, geocoins, collectibles |
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The Gas & Oil Expo Show in Calgary
by Rebecca Pearson on May 18, 2011 |
 The Gas & Oil Expo is being held in Calgary next month. The three day show will include exhibitor booths, conferences, free presentations and a keynote presentation by award-winning author Ezra Levant.
If you live in the Calgary area, GPS City has free admission vouchers at ...
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Tags: GPS City, gas, oil, Calgary, Alberta, trade show, Stampede Park, GPS City booth, free |
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Parks Canada Goes Modern with GPS Guides
by Rebecca Pearson on Feb 22, 2011 |
 Coinciding with its 100th anniversary, Parks Canada is introducing a new GPS system which will launch them into their next 100 years. Parks Canada, established in 1911, is the world's first National Park Service. Headquartered in Ottawa, the government agency started with a single park in ...
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Tags: Parks Canada, National Parks, GPS, hiking, Explora, app, cooking, camping |
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A Weekend of Cache In Trash Out
by Rebecca Pearson on Feb 18, 2011 |
With President's Day weekend creating a long holiday for many people across the United States, there is no excuse to miss out on these CITO events! The Cache In Trash Out events are happening in 4 different states this Saturday, February 19th.
Remember to check ...
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Tags: CITO, trash, cache, event, clean up, park, Cache In Trash Out |
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CITO Event in Washington State
by Rebecca Pearson on Feb 4, 2011 |
 A CITO event is being held tomorrow, Saturday February 5th in Lynndale, Washington. Lynndale CITO was organized by tango501 and will begin at 10am in Lynndale Park. If you are looking for a fun Saturday morning activity, this Cache In Trash Out event ...
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Tags: CITO, cache, trash, Washington, USA, geocachers, park |
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