Cacheopedia - User contributions [en]

Archived

2007-06-13T23:54:04Z

S Keillan: Page creation

'''Archived''' is the term used to indicate that a geocache is no longer available for hunting. This is the termed used on [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com], while [http://www.navicache.com Navicache.com] uses the term ''retired''.

A geocache that has been archived means that it is intended to be permanently removed from the list of available geocaches, as opposed to a ''temporarily disabled'' status, which indicates that the geocache may be returned to available status. Archiving is a decision that either the geocache owner or a moderator makes. An archived may be restored to active status, but this is at the discretion on a website moderator.

Geocaches may be archived for a number of reasons. The geocache owner may simply have decided to no longer maintain the geocache for whatever reason he or she sees fit. Sometimes a geocache is archived because of a hazard posed by the geocache or its location. For example, the land upon which the geocache is placed is no longer available.

Should the geocache be available for hunting but the owner is no longer willing or able to maintain the geocache (which may result from a move), an alternative to archiving is [[Cache Adoption|geocache adoption]].

[[category:terms]]

BoB series

2007-06-13T23:29:08Z

S Keillan: Editing to indicate archived status.

[[Category: Geocache series]]
The '''BoB''' (Bottles of Beer) '''series''' in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, was a set of ninety-nine [[microcache]]s, named {{waypoint|GCKW1A|BoB 01}} through {{waypoint|GCKMBQ|BoB 99}}, a reference to the song "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall". The caches were hidden by {{gcuser|Genius+Loci|Genius Loci}} and {{gcuser|Hutt}} using the common pseudonym '''Idiot Savant''' and were listed on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com]. All but the first and the last of these have been [[archived]].

The caches were relatively concentrated, with every cache located within twelve miles of any other in the series. Many of the caches were within a half-mile of several others. Most of the caches were located near streets and other roads, making them very easy to access.

As a result, many geocaching teams tended to make "BoB runs", where they attempted to locate most or all of the caches in the series. Given the short distances between caches and the ease of access, this could have been accomplished within a single day, usually ranging from five to eight hours for the whole tour. Many geocaching teams used stickers to sign the logs in order to minimise the time needed to visit a particular cache. This series was popular with geocachers as it allows their [[find score]] to be boosted by nearly a hundred caches.

== See Also ==
* {{waypoint|GCKMBQ|BoB 99}} contains the "Legend of BoB"

Indiana Spirit Quest

2007-03-28T16:27:31Z

S Keillan: Updated statistics to March 2007

[[Category: Geocache series]]
[[Image:ISQ logo.jpg|right|Indiana Spirit Quest official logo]]
The Indiana Spirit Quest (ISQ) is a series of caches that have been placed in cemeteries mostly within the State of Indiana. The series was started on 25 February 2004 by {{gcuser|SixDogTeam}}. As of March 2007, there are over 500 caches that have been placed by over twenty caching teams. A few related caches exist in Ohio and Michigan, mostly near the Indiana state line, plus a related cache in Windsor, Ontario. The caches are listed on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com].

The ISQ series is notable for creating listings that go beyond the basic cache description. The listings have historical research performed and posted on persons buried near the cache placement site, often focusing on veterans that fought in wars dating back to the American Revolution. Photographs of the cemetery and of interesting headstones are always included on the cache's listing. Notable landmarks are often mentioned and included in the listing as well. There is a common template for all listings in order to maintain a consistent appearance for the series.

The ISQ series primarily focuses on older cemeteries that are no longer active, but there are many caches placed in active cemeteries as well. Always the placed cache is placed away from any tombstones. One major tenet of the series is that respect for the cemeteries is maintained at all times. [[Night_Caching|Night caching]] is strictly not allowed by the cache owners. The listings also exhorts visitors to re-place any fallen American flags and remove any trash from the grounds.

Most of the caches in the series are small caches, often [[microcache|microcaches]]. Given that they are hidden with low difficulty factors and near roadways, the caches tend to be quick finds. As a large number of caches in the series are in close proximity of each other, this has led to days where a geocaching team has found several dozen in one day. The current record is 102 finds made by four teams working in conjuction on 30 May 2005. However, a few of the series are [[multi-cache]]s or [[Puzzle_Cache|puzzle caches]], which require extra time to locate.

== See Also ==
* {{waypoint|GCHRFJ|Indiana Spirit Quest #1}} contains information on how ISQ caches are placed

Find score

2006-04-15T03:52:10Z

S Keillan: Page creation

A find score is the total number of caches that a geocaching team has logged as a find. It is a statistic that geocachers often use to compare themselves with other geocachers.

Find scores vary based on the site. On [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com], each cache is counted as one find, regardless of [[difficulty rating]]. However, on [http://www.navicache.com/ Navicache.com], the find score is the sum of the difficulty ratings of all cache finds, so that a more difficult cache will be worth more than an easier one. Navicache.com also keeps a separate count of the number of caches found.

Each web site only lists counts for their site's cache listings. One attempt to unite find scores of different sites is maintained by [http://www.keenpeople.com/ Keenpeople.com], where a geocacher manually enters his or her total find score.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Terms]]

BoB series

2006-04-15T03:34:23Z

S Keillan: Page creation

'''BoB''' (Bottles of Beer) is a series of geocaches located in some of the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. There are ninety-nine [[microcache|microcaches]] in this series, named in numerical order from [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCKW1A BoB 01] to [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCKMBQ BoB 99], a reference to the song "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall". The caches were hidden by [[Genius Loci]] and [[Hutt]] using the common pseudonym '''Idiot Savant''' and are listed on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com].

The caches are relatively concentrated, with every cache located within twelve miles of any other in the series. Many of the caches are within a half-mile of several others. Most of the caches are located near streets and other roads, making them very easy to access.

As a result, many geocaching teams tend to make "BoB runs", where they attempt to locate most or all of the caches in the series. Given the short distances between caches and the ease of access, this can be accomplished within a single day, usually ranging from five to eight hours for the whole tour. Many geocaching teams use stickers to sign the logs in order to minimise the time needed to visit a particular cache. This series is popular with geocachers as it allows their [[find score]] to be boosted by nearly a hundred caches.

== External link ==
[http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCKMBQ BoB 99]: contains the "Legend of BoB"

[[Category: Geocache series]]

Indiana Spirit Quest

2006-04-06T13:45:44Z

S Keillan: Added info on Ontario cache

[[Image:ISQ logo.jpg|right|Indiana Spirit Quest official logo]]

The Indiana Spirit Quest (ISQ) is a series of caches that have been placed in cemeteries mostly within the State of Indiana. The series was started on 25 February 2004 by [[SixDogTeam]]. As of December 2005, there are over 400 caches that have been placed by over a dozen caching teams. A few related caches exist in Ohio and Michigan, near the Indiana state line, plus a related cache in Windsor, Ontario. The caches are listed on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com].

The ISQ series is notable for creating listings that go beyond the basic cache description. The listings have historical research performed and posted on persons buried near the cache placement site, often focusing on veterans that fought in wars dating back to the American Revolution. Photographs of the cemetery and of interesting headstones are always included on the cache's listing. Notable landmarks are often mentioned and included in the listing as well. There is a common template for all listings in order to maintain a consistent appearance for the series.

The ISQ series primarily focuses on older cemeteries that are no longer active, but there are many caches placed in active cemeteries as well. Usually the placed cache is placed away from any tombstones. One major tenet of the series is that respect for the cemeteries is maintained at all times. [[Night_Caching|Night caching]] is strictly not allowed by the cache owners. The listings also exhorts visitors to re-place any fallen American flags and remove and trash from the grounds.

Most of the caches in the series are small caches, often [[microcache|microcaches]]. Given that they are hidden with low difficulty factors and near roadways, the caches tend to be quick finds. As a large number of caches in the series are in close proximity of each other, this has led to days where a geocaching team has found several dozen in one day. The current record is 102 finds made by four teams working in conjuction on 30 May 2005. However, a few of the series are [[Multicache|multicaches]] or [[Puzzle_Cache|puzzle caches]], which require extra time to locate.

== External link ==
[http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCHRFJ Indiana Spirit Quest #1]: contains information on how ISQ caches are placed

[[Category: Geocache series]]

Category:Web

2006-02-20T22:20:38Z

S Keillan: Page creation

This category is for articles that deal with geocaching information found on the World Wide Web. The articles can be about geocaching websites, websites that are related to geocaching in some fashion, or about activities that can be performed on the Web that are connected to geocaching.
{{cathowto}}

Geocache note

2006-02-19T05:16:34Z

S Keillan: Page creation

A '''geocache note''' is a note of currency that is placed in and/or found in a [[geocache]].

Within the United States, a one-dollar note is usually the most common type of geocache note as it is the least valuable note printed for legal tender and most-readily available. Often a one-dollar note is placed in a geocache when a finder wishes to take an item from the cache but has no comparable item to trade. The one-dollar note is usually then taken from the finder's cash stash (''i.e.'' wallet) and placed in the geocache in order to feel that an equitable trade has been made.

Other currency found in geocaches tend to be more deliberately placed. Two-dollar U.S. notes are somewhat common as it is a rarer note, but not difficult to obtain. Foreign currency is also a popular item, although probably not as common due to the fact that the lowest-valued note of many nations are usually higher in value than one-dollar and even two-dollar notes. Instead, foreign coins tend to be more common.

Often a geocache note is part of the original contents of a geocache with the intent of being a [[First to Find|first-to-find]] prize. [[Microcache|Microcaches]] usually are limited to a one-dollar note as such a prize. Regular-size geocaches may use a more valuable note as the first-to-find prize.

== Note preparation ==
Since paper currency is indeed paper, geocache notes tend to be vulnerable to weather elements. If a note is deliberately planned for a geocache placement, some level of protection is advisable. One good method is to place the note inside a snack-sized self-sealing bag. More elaborate methods are available, but tend to be avoided due to additional costs.

== Where's George? ==
Another common reason behind the placement of geocache notes is due to the [[Where's George?]] website, which allows for tracking of U.S. currency via the serial number of such notes. In this way, a geocache note can be regarded as a [[hitchhiker]] as its path can be plotted. While this is not the original intent of the ''Where's George?'' website, it is still used in this manner.

[[Category:Terms]]

Wheresgeorge.com

2006-02-18T18:58:27Z

S Keillan: Redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Where's George?]]

Where's Willy

2006-02-18T18:58:04Z

S Keillan: Redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Where's George?]]

Where's George

2006-02-18T18:57:41Z

S Keillan: Redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Where's George?]]

Where's Willy?

2006-02-18T18:56:58Z

S Keillan: Redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Where's George?]]

Where's George?

2006-02-18T18:55:31Z

S Keillan: Page creation

'''Where's George?''' and '''Where's Willy?''' are a pair of websites that track the travels of paper currency. The ''Where's George?'' (WG) site tracks United States currency, and the ''Where's Willy?'' (WW) site tracks Canadian currency. On both websites, a user enters the serial number and series of a given note, along with the user's postal code, which enters the note into the site's database. When the same note is entered by another user, information regarding previous entries is available, such as distance traveled and time of travel. As a general rule, a note that has been entered into the sites' database are marked (usually with a ink stamp) as to indicate that it is being tracked.

== Where's George?, Where's Willy?, and Geocaching ==
Because of the inherent ability to track the travels of ''Where's George?'' and ''Where's Willy?'' notes, it became natural to use these as [[hitchhiker|hitchhikers]] within geocaches. However, the use of such notes tends to run counter to the purposes of the tracking sites. It is the intent of the ''Where's George?'' and ''Where's Willy?'' sites to track the ''natural'' flow of currency, and the use of ''WG'' and ''WW'' notes within geocaches tend to be not natural according to the definition that the ''WG'' and ''WW'' sites use.

However, there has emerged something of a compromise regarding this conflict. Knowing that currency would be tracked on the websites, ''Where's George?'' and ''Where's Willy?'' agree to allow [[geocache note|geocache notes]] to be tracked on those websites. However, such notes are designated as ''Geocache Bills'' by the websites, which make them ineligible for records regarding numbers of hits. These sites are set up rules regarding the tracking of Geocache Bills in order to prevent abuse of the websites' actual intent.

== External links ==
*[http://www.wheresgeorge.com Where's George?]: United States currency tracking website
*[http://www.whereswilly.com Where's Willy?]: Canadian currency tracking website
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_George Wikipedia article for Where's George?]
*[http://www.wheresgeorge.com/wrapper.php?page=top10bills_dgc Rules regarding Geocache Bills]

[[Category:Web]]

Talk:Cacheopedia

2006-01-12T22:06:18Z

S Keillan: /* Nice layout */

== Nice layout ==

It looks like the fundamental catagories have been determined, and I suspect that all other catagories will be sub-catagories of the ones on the Main Page. Using the 2x3 layout is a definite improvement. Huzzah!--[[User:S Keillan|S Keillan]] 17:06, 12 January 2006 (EST)

Talk:Cacheopedia

2006-01-12T22:06:01Z

S Keillan: Nice layout

Category talk:Geocaching Organizations

2006-01-12T21:56:30Z

S Keillan:

Good idea to alter the state divisions to where the state is first. I guess that I should have thought of that myself. :-) --[[User:S Keillan|S Keillan]] 16:56, 12 January 2006 (EST)

Geocache series

2005-12-30T17:05:47Z

S Keillan: Page creation

A '''geocache series''' is a group of caches with a related theme. As opposed to a [[multicache]], these caches tend to stand alone individually.

Geocaches with a given series will tend to have some element in common. Usually this is seen in the category of location involved, such as in cemeteries or urban parks. Sometimes the similarity may lie in the type of container used. Still another category may simply be in the cache information, which is often the case in a series of [[Puzzle Cache|puzzle caches]].

Usually each cache of a given series will be identified with a similarity in title, with each individual cache having an indexed number and/or unique sub-title. Often each cache will stand on its own, independent of other caches in the series; however, a cache series may be interrelated in some fashion. One example is a series where some caches provide information for another cache in the series, such as finding a given number of caches with the same amount of clues to locate one or more other caches.

Geocache series often have one geocaching team responsible for all of the caches in the series. However, there are series that incorporate multiple hiders. Series hidden by a single team tend to be located within a localised geographic location. Series with multiple hiders may extend over a large geographic region, emcompassing caches in different states/provinces or even different countries. The [[Project APE]] set of caches listed on [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com] is among the most well-known geocache series.

[[Category:Geocache series]]
[[Category:Terms]]

Today's Cacher

2005-12-30T16:35:46Z

S Keillan: Added category

--[[User:Sept1c tank|Sept1c tank]] 14:53, 20 May 2005 (EDT)

''Today’s Cacher'' [http://www.todayscacher.com/] bills itself as “The Magazine For Geocachers Everywhere.” The [[ezine]] (soon to be a hard copy magazine) was first published in March 2004 by a group of cachers who solidified their ideas in a [http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=54377&hl=geocaching+magazine forum topic] that started Oct. 31, 2003 on the GC.com discussion boards.

A (for profit) Limited Liability Corporation, the magazine is headed up by publisher Jerry Carter, Aka [http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?id=12341 El Diablo.]

Featuring a huge variety of stories and photos submitted by volunteers, the magazine has enjoyed a steady rise in readership during it’s first 15 months of publication. The Humor and People sections have proved to be most successful.

Because of its close relationship with GC.com, ''Today’s Cacher'' has received some criticism about its tag line, “The Magazine for Geocachers Everywhere.” In recent months, the magazine has published stories about other websites to dispel that criticism.

The founding editor, Richard Niles, Aka [http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=91d46701-aba2-4dd1-b299-8ebd53016e1f sept1c_tank,] resigned in April. Celena Wolverton, Aka [http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=be7836d9-aaee-4796-99c4-c5ad48e6ab8f Team Rowdy,] is currently managing the editorial department. Sean Wormuth, Aka [http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.aspx?A=36791 GeoWorms,] is the production manager.

The first hardcopy of the magazine is scheduled to be published sometime in June 2005. The current schedule of publication is quarterly.

[[Category:Community]]

Geocaching songs

2005-12-30T16:32:47Z

S Keillan: Added categories

'''The swamp song'''

sung to the same tune as jingle bells, it goes like this:

Slogging through the swamp,

guessing all the way.

Who knows where we are?

Our batteries are dead.

Is it over there?

right by that angry bear?

Oh, what soggy socks we have,

from our slogging trip tonight.

slosh, slosh, slosh,

slosh, slosh, slosh,

slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh

e.t.c. e.t.c.

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Category:Biographies

2005-12-30T16:28:56Z

S Keillan: Categorised category

{{cathowto}}
Write-ups about geocaching people

[[Category:Community]]

Category:Community

2005-12-30T16:28:08Z

S Keillan: Page creation

This category is for articles involving people in geocaching, either as individuals or in groups. Articles in this category should focus on the human aspects of geocaching as opposed to technical aspects.

Category:Geocaching Organizations

2005-12-30T16:24:19Z

S Keillan: Adding Community category

This category consists of geocaching organizations.

[[Category:Community]]

Category:Stubs

2005-12-30T16:22:24Z

S Keillan: Categorised category

== What's a stub? ==
Stubs are articles that are very short, and are meant to be expanded upon. Think of them as placeholders until someone can expand on them. A good stub describes what the article might include, or perhaps gives links to include in the full article. It's a good idea to create a stub after creating a red link in an article.

== How can I make one? ==
All you have to mark an article as a stub is add this text with the edit button:
<pre>{{stub}}</pre>

This will mark the article as a stub, and add it to this page

Having stubs included in this page gives eager contributors a centralized place to find things that need to be done.

Here's a good [[Stub Example|stub example]].

[[Category:Cacheopedia]]

Category:Best Articles

2005-12-30T16:18:31Z

S Keillan: Categorised category

This is a category for the best articles we've seen. Articles that are exemplary in their cleanness, informativeness and value of content. This category can contain articles from any other categories, since this wiki allows articles to be in multiple categories.

{{cathowto}}

[[Category:Cacheopedia]]

Geocoin

2005-12-30T15:34:33Z

S Keillan: Adding GC.com category

Geocoins are specially minted coins designed by geocachers and traded and collected. In some regions, geocoins of any type are very rare. Most are collectable.

Among the most sought after are [[Moun10bike geocoins]].

Some geocoins are trackable on various websites. The only trackable geocoins on the Geocaching.com web site are the [[USAgeocoins]] and Moun10bike geocoins.

[[Category:Geocaching.com]]
{{Stub}}

Category:Geocaching.com

2005-12-30T15:33:32Z

S Keillan: Category page creation

This category is for articles that apply primarily to [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com]. There may be similar applications to other geocaching websites, but the articles of this category tend to focus on Geocaching.com specifics.

Icon

2005-12-30T15:30:38Z

S Keillan: Page creation

An icon, as it relates to geocaching, is an image available on a geocacher's statistics page (notably on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com]. Different icons represent differing kinds of caches and/or [[hitch hiker|hitchhikers]] that a given cacher has found, hidden, or released.

On the Geocaching.com website, there are different icons for traditional caches, multicaches, virtual caches, mystery caches, [[webcam cache|webcam caches]], locationless (reverse) caches, and [[event cache|event caches]]. Special icons exist for the [[Project APE]] series, for [[Earthcache|Earthcaches]], and for [[CITO]] events. [[benchmark|Benchmarks]], put out by the National Geodetic Survey, also have an associated icon.

Hitchhikers also have their own icons as well. [[Travel bug|Travel Bugs]] have a generic icon. The primary exceptions are travel bugs released by '''Jeep''' as part of their geocaching promotion, whose icons are associated with Jeep travel bugs released in different years. [[Geocoin|Geocoins]] have their own icons. Originally, a generic icon was associated with all geocoins trackable through Geocaching.com, but with the advent of [[state geocoin|state geocoins]] and other geocoin types, each specific type of geocoin has its own icon.

[[Category:Geocaching.com]]

Geocoin

2005-12-30T15:29:16Z

S Keillan: Dropping the plural

Travel Bugs

2005-12-30T15:27:04Z

S Keillan: Changed to redirect to singular form

#REDIRECT [[Travel bug]]

Travel bug

2005-12-30T15:25:26Z

S Keillan: Dropping the plural

[[Category:Terms]]
==What is a Travel Bug?==
A Travel Bug is a Groundspeak specific tag which you attach to an item to create a [[hitch hiker]]. It is universal that when a Travel Bug dog tag is attached to a hitch hiker the combination is called a Travel Bug. These are trackable online, but you can only track Travel Bugs as they move amoung caches listed on geocaching.com. Every Travel Bug should have an aluminum tag attached to it with the Travel Bug's secret number, though rarely some will have the secret number etched directly on the item. This number is used like the GCXXXX waypoints, to find the Travel Bug in the website's database, and also to log the Travel bug online.

Travel Bugs are often called TB's

==Logging Travel bugs==
If you look at the tag attached to the Travel Bug, you'll see some numbers stamped on it. This is the tracking number and can be used in the online log to confirm that you actually found the bug. Make sure you write it down because you won't be able to get it later without emailing the owner. Also, keep this number secret from other cachers (unless they also find the bug) because it can be used to log the bug as found when it really hasn't been

Now go to this page:

[http://www.geocaching.com/track/ http://www.geocaching.com/track/]

In the upper right of the page is a box for you to enter the tracking number. Enter the TB's number, then click 'search' and you'll be taken to the TB's personal page. Make sure you are logged into your account at this point. Click the 'add a log entry' link in the upper right. Select the type of log from the dropdown menu and enter the tracking number in the field below. Enter some comments in the box on whatever subject you like and click 'submit log entry' at the bottom.

If you return to the TBs page you'll see your log listed and the bug will be in your possession.

To drop a bug in a cache, navigate to the cache page and log your find. This time there will be a box below the description field that lists bugs in your online inventory. Highlight the bug you wish to drop (if there are more than one you can hold the ctrl key down while clicking to highlight two or more). When you submit your log the TB will be removed from your inventory and shown as being in the cache on the cache page.

==Activating a Travel Bug==
* Visit the Groundspeak web site.
* In the box under the Bug icon, enter in the Travel Bug number that is stamped on the bug you wish to activate. Click on the barcode beneath the box to visit that bug's web page.
* On the bug's page there is a link to activate your bug. Click on it (you will need to be logged in to Geocaching.com in order to activate).
* Enter in the tracking number and activation code into the boxes provided. Click to assign the bug to you.
* At this point the Travel Bug is activated as yours. Use the edit link in the upper right hand corner of the page to give your Travel Bug a name and description, and to upload images.

==Secret Number==
The number that is on a Travel Bug dog tag is considered by many to be kept secret to only those who have found it. The number allows anyone to move the hitch hiker from place to place and someone could cause harm if they had that number. Therefore, it's considered proper form to guard the secret number and not post it anywhere online whether in a log or a photo of the hitch hiker.

Category:Cacheopedia

2005-12-30T14:53:15Z

S Keillan: Page creation

This category is for pages specifically dealing with Cacheopedia. DUH!

User talk:S Keillan

2005-12-30T14:39:09Z

S Keillan: Sinister Icy Black Hand of Death Club

This page was lonely. I decided to give it something to say.

Central Indiana Caching Organization

2005-12-29T20:50:04Z

S Keillan: Changed category scheme

[[Image:CINCO.gif|right|CINCO logo]]

The '''Central Indiana Caching Organization''' (CINCO) is a social group of geocachers in Indiana. The organization serves the general area about the cities of Kokomo, Lafayette, Lebanon, Logansport, and Monticello.

The group started in October 2005 as a response to the desire for an active social group in Northern Indiana. Beginning as a collaboration of five geocaching couples, CINCO began hosting gatherings in November 2005. It held its first inaugural event in Lafayette, and a second inaugural event in Kokomo the following December. Future events are planned to be held at roughly one-month intervals in 2006, held in varying cities within the defined region. The group also plans to host Indiana's [[Spring Picnic (Indiana)|Spring Picnic]] in May 2006.

The group is generally unstructured as only a treasurer's office has been created. The underlying principle of the group is to avoid problems associated with an organized hierarchy of officials. Hence the group's activities are determined by volunteers. "Offices" do exist within the group, but they are primarily for grandiloquence. (For example, one office is "4th Vice-President in charge of Hot Dogs".)

Noting that ''cinco'' is the Spanish word for ''five'', much of the basis of the group rests on that number (''i.e.'' number of defined cities, ''etc.''). From that quality was developed the group's motto: '''"Five times the fun!"'''.

== External link ==
[http://www.cincogeo.com/ Official site] for CINCO

[[Category:Geocaching Organizations in Indiana]]

Project APE

2005-12-29T12:28:40Z

S Keillan: Page creation

Project APE is a series of caches placed in 2001 in conjunction with the movie ''Planet of the Apes''. 20th Century Fox worked in conjuction with [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com] to release caches scattered in various parts of the world in order to promote the film. They devised a sub-plot associated with the film that was unrelated to the film itself, one that was intending to reveal an "Alternative Primate Evolution" theory. A Project APE website was created in association with the cache placements. Some props from the movie were placed in the caches initially.

The series was released under a tight level of security. The original individual cachers that placed the caches did so anonymously, under the direction of Geocaching.com officials. The caches were given Mission names, along with the number of the series (although there are two number 10's). In all, thirteen Mission caches plus a "Special Mission" cache were released. The details of the caches were released slowly, first by simply giving clues as to the state, then later the coordinates of the cache. The first finders were rewarded with a special prize.

After the film had left theatres, 20th Century Fox abandoned the caches. The Project APE website became inactive, and the few caches that had survived were later adopted by individual cachers. There are four active caches as of December 2005, found in [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1169 Washington], [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1596 Illinois], [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCEF7 Maryland], and [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCC67 Brazil]. (The Brazilian cache was archived, but has since been re-activated.) One APE cache in [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCBA4 New York] was replaced by a traditional cache and is no longer officially part of the series.

The surviving caches of this series continue to be popular as they has their own [[icon]] associated with the series. Although there is no longer any association with the original plotline, there are many cachers who regard these as special.

== External link ==
[http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/marklent60544/myhomepage/Geocaching/projectape.htm Project A.P.E. page] created by [[Markwell]], original hider of the Project APE cache in Illinois

[[Category: Geocache series]]

Category:Geocaching Organizations

2005-12-20T03:54:54Z

S Keillan:

This category consists of geocaching organizations.

List of Regional Organizations/Groups

2005-12-20T03:53:31Z

S Keillan: Added category Geocaching Organizations

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Geocaching Organizations]]
== Alabama ==

[http://www.alacache.com/ AGA Alabama Geocachers Association]

== Alaska ==

== Arizona ==

[http://www.azgeocaching.com/ Arizona Geocaching]

== Arkansas ==

[http://www.arkgeocaching.org/ Arkansas Geocaching]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ark-Mo-Geocachers/ Arkansas-Missouri Geocachers]

[http://www.argeocaching.com/main.htm Arkansas-Oklahoma-Missouri]

== California ==

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccgca/ Central Coast Geocachers of California]

[http://www.rcgds.net/ River City Geocaching & Dining Society (Sacramento Area)]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nuts_/ Northstate Unusual Treasure Seekers (NUTS) Sacramento to the Oregon Border]

[http://www.thegba.net/ Geocachers of the Bay Area (GBA) San Francisco Bay Area]

== Colorado ==

== Connecticut ==

== Delaware ==

== Dist. of Col ==

== Florida ==

== Georgia ==
[http://www.ggaonline.org/events/0202february.html/ Georgia Geocaching Assoication - GGA]

== Hawaii ==

== Idaho ==
http://idahogeocachers.org/

== Illinois ==
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicago_geocachers/ Chicagoland Geocachers yahoo group] 
[http://www.gonil.org/ Geocachers of NW Illinois - GONIL] 
[http://www.omegabbs.com/legs/ Little Egypt] 
[http://www.cigacache.org/ Central IL] 
http://www.gis2gps.com/ilega/ILEGA.htm

== Indiana ==
[[Central Indiana Caching Organization|Central Indiana Caching Organization (CINCO)]] ([http://www.cincogeo.com/ home page])

== Iowa ==
[http://www.iowageocachers.org/ Iowa Geocachers Organization, IGO... do you?]

== Kansas ==

== Kentucky ==
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers]

== Louisiana ==

== Maine ==

== Maryland ==
[http://www.mdgps.org Maryland Geocaching Society]

== Massachusetts ==

== Michigan ==

== Minnesota ==
http://www.mngca.org/

== Mississippi ==

== Missouri ==
[http://www.mogeo.com Missouri Geocachers Association]
----
[http://mogeo.ipbhost.com Missouri And Kansas Geocachers Forum]
----
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers]

== Montana ==
[http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/moog MOOT]

== Nebraska ==
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nebraskache/ Nebraskache]

== Nevada ==

== New Hampshire ==

== New Jersey ==
Northern NJ Geocaching [http://www.nnjc.org/index.php NNJC.ORG]

South Jersey Geocaching [http://sjgeocaching.org/ SJGeocaching.com]

== New Mexico ==

== New York ==
[http://www.ny-geocaching.org The New York Geocaching Organization]

== North Carolina ==

[http://ncgeocachers.org/ North Carolina Geocachers Organization]

== North Dakota ==

== Ohio ==

== Oklahoma ==

== Oregon ==

== Pennsylvania ==

== Rhode Island ==

== South Carolina ==

== South Dakota ==

== Tennessee ==
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers] 

== Texas ==

[http://texasgeocaching.com/index.asp TXGA Texas Geocaching Association]

[http://web.hgcs.org/ HGS Houston Geocaching Society]

== Utah ==
Utah Association of Geocachers UTAG
http://www.utahgeocachers.com/

UTAG Forums http://www.utahgeocachers.com/forum/

== Vermont ==

== Virginia ==

== Washington ==

== West Virginia ==

== Wisconsin ==
http://www.wi-geocaching.com/

== Wyoming ==

== Europe ==
http://www.gagb.org.uk/

== Canada ==

== Mexico ==

CINCO

2005-12-20T03:51:02Z

S Keillan: Redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Central Indiana Caching Organization]]

Central Indiana Caching Organization

2005-12-20T03:49:00Z

S Keillan: Page creation

File:CINCO.gif

2005-12-20T03:39:03Z

S Keillan: The logo of the Central Indiana Caching Organization.

The logo of the Central Indiana Caching Organization.

List of Regional Organizations/Groups

2005-12-20T03:10:52Z

S Keillan: /* Indiana */

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Guides]]
== Alabama ==

[http://www.alacache.com/ AGA Alabama Geocachers Association]

== Alaska ==

== Arizona ==

[http://www.azgeocaching.com/ Arizona Geocaching]

== Arkansas ==

[http://www.arkgeocaching.org/ Arkansas Geocaching]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ark-Mo-Geocachers/ Arkansas-Missouri Geocachers]

[http://www.argeocaching.com/main.htm Arkansas-Oklahoma-Missouri]

== California ==

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccgca/ Central Coast Geocachers of California]

[http://www.rcgds.net/ River City Geocaching & Dining Society (Sacramento Area)]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nuts_/ Northstate Unusual Treasure Seekers (NUTS) Sacramento to the Oregon Border]

[http://www.thegba.net/ Geocachers of the Bay Area (GBA) San Francisco Bay Area]

== Colorado ==

== Connecticut ==

== Delaware ==

== Dist. of Col ==

== Florida ==

== Georgia ==
[http://www.ggaonline.org/events/0202february.html/ Georgia Geocaching Assoication - GGA]

== Hawaii ==

== Idaho ==
http://idahogeocachers.org/

== Illinois ==
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicago_geocachers/ Chicagoland Geocachers yahoo group] 
[http://www.gonil.org/ Geocachers of NW Illinois - GONIL] 
[http://www.omegabbs.com/legs/ Little Egypt] 
[http://www.cigacache.org/ Central IL] 
http://www.gis2gps.com/ilega/ILEGA.htm

== Indiana ==
[[Central Indiana Caching Organization|Central Indiana Caching Organization (CINCO)]] ([http://www.cincogeo.com/ home page])

== Iowa ==
[http://www.iowageocachers.org/ Iowa Geocachers Organization, IGO... do you?]

== Kansas ==

== Kentucky ==
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers]

== Louisiana ==

== Maine ==

== Maryland ==
[http://www.mdgps.org Maryland Geocaching Society]

== Massachusetts ==

== Michigan ==

== Minnesota ==
http://www.mngca.org/

== Mississippi ==

== Missouri ==
[http://www.mogeo.com Missouri Geocachers Association]
----
[http://mogeo.ipbhost.com Missouri And Kansas Geocachers Forum]
----
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers]

== Montana ==
[http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/moog MOOT]

== Nebraska ==
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nebraskache/ Nebraskache]

== Nevada ==

== New Hampshire ==

== New Jersey ==
Northern NJ Geocaching [http://www.nnjc.org/index.php NNJC.ORG]

South Jersey Geocaching [http://sjgeocaching.org/ SJGeocaching.com]

== New Mexico ==

== New York ==
[http://www.ny-geocaching.org The New York Geocaching Organization]

== North Carolina ==

[http://ncgeocachers.org/ North Carolina Geocachers Organization]

== North Dakota ==

== Ohio ==

== Oklahoma ==

== Oregon ==

== Pennsylvania ==

== Rhode Island ==

== South Carolina ==

== South Dakota ==

== Tennessee ==
[http://www.rivervalleygeocachers.org/ River Valley Geocachers] 

== Texas ==

[http://texasgeocaching.com/index.asp TXGA Texas Geocaching Association]

[http://web.hgcs.org/ HGS Houston Geocaching Society]

== Utah ==
Utah Association of Geocachers UTAG
http://www.utahgeocachers.com/

UTAG Forums http://www.utahgeocachers.com/forum/

== Vermont ==

== Virginia ==

== Washington ==

== West Virginia ==

== Wisconsin ==
http://www.wi-geocaching.com/

== Wyoming ==

== Europe ==
http://www.gagb.org.uk/

== Canada ==

== Mexico ==

Talk:External Links

2005-12-14T11:47:29Z

S Keillan:

It would be nifty to have an article devoted to each of these, then have the external links placed on the appropriate article.--[[User:S Keillan|S Keillan]] 06:47, 14 December 2005 (EST)

User:S Keillan

2005-12-14T11:21:16Z

S Keillan:

[[Image:S_Keillan.jpg|right|S Keillan]]
'''S Keillan''' (pronounced ''Ess Kay-lin'') is a Geocacher that lives in Lafayette, Indiana. He has been geocaching since March 2003. His GPSr of choice is an [[eTrex]] [[Vista]], manufactured by [[Garmin]].

[http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=45e90ea2-10b2-475b-aac2-861ff17919b2 Link to profile page on Geocaching.com]

File:S Keillan.jpg

2005-12-14T11:12:54Z

S Keillan: S Keillan

S Keillan

Talk:List of Regional Organizations/Groups

2005-12-14T11:11:54Z

S Keillan:

What does everyone think about openning up a category for groups and creating articles around them? The articles of the groups would have the relevant external links when created.
--[[User:S Keillan|S Keillan]] 06:11, 14 December 2005 (EST)

Talk:List of Regional Organizations/Groups

2005-12-14T11:08:25Z

S Keillan:

List of Regional Organizations/Groups

2005-12-12T21:18:56Z

S Keillan: Added CINCO

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Guides]]
== Alabama ==

[http://www.alacache.com/ AGA Alabama Geocachers Association]

== Alaska ==

None found

== Arizona ==

[http://www.azgeocaching.com/ Arizona Geocaching]

== Arkansas ==

[http://www.arkgeocaching.org/ Arkansas Geocaching]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ark-Mo-Geocachers/ Arkansas-Missouri Geocachers]

[http://www.argeocaching.com/main.htm Arkansas-Oklahoma-Missouri]

== California ==

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccgca/ Central Coast Geocachers of California]

[http://www.rcgds.net/ River City Geocaching & Dining Society (Sacramento Area)]

[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nuts_/ Northstate Unusual Treasure Seekers (NUTS) Sacramento to the Oregon Border]

== Colorado ==

== Connecticut ==

== Delaware ==

== Dist. of Col ==

== Florida ==

== Georgia ==

== Hawaii ==

== Idaho ==

== Illinois ==

== Indiana ==
[http://www.cincogeo.com/ Central Indiana Caching Organization (CINCO)]

== Iowa ==

== Kansas ==

== Kentucky ==

== Louisiana ==

== Maine ==

== Maryland ==

== Massachusetts ==

== Michigan ==

== Minnesota ==

== Mississippi ==

== Missouri ==
[http://www.mogeo.com Missouri Geocachers Association]
----
[http://mogeo.ipbhost.com Missouri And Kansas Geocachers Forum]

== Montana ==

== Nebraska ==

== Nevada ==

== New Hampshire ==

== New Jersey ==

== New Mexico ==

== New York ==

== North Carolina ==

== North Dakota ==

== Ohio ==

== Oklahoma ==

== Oregon ==

== Pennsylvania ==

== Rhode Island ==

== South Carolina ==

== South Dakota ==

== Tennessee ==

== Texas ==

[http://texasgeocaching.com/index.asp TXGA Texas Geocaching Association]

== Utah ==

== Vermont ==

== Virginia ==

== Washington ==

== West Virginia ==

== Wisconsin ==

== Wyoming ==

== Europe ==

== Canada ==

== Mexico ==

Category:Geocache series

2005-12-12T21:14:43Z

S Keillan:

Several geocaches that are placed with a common theme may constitute a geocache series. They are usually numbered in order to demonstrate its place within the series.

[[Category:Lists]]

Category:Geocache series

2005-12-12T21:09:39Z

S Keillan: Category creation

Several geocaches that are placed with a common theme may constitute a geocache series. They are usually numbered in order to demonstrate its place within the series.

Indiana Spirit Quest

2005-12-12T21:03:37Z

S Keillan: Page creation

[[Image:ISQ logo.jpg|right|Indiana Spirit Quest official logo]]

The Indiana Spirit Quest (ISQ) is a series of caches that have been placed in cemeteries mostly within the State of Indiana. The series was started on 25 February 2004 by [[SixDogTeam]]. As of December 2005, there are over 400 caches that have been placed by over a dozen caching teams. A few related caches exist in Ohio and Michigan, near the Indiana state line. The caches are listed on [http://www.geocaching.com Geocaching.com].

The ISQ series is notable for creating listings that go beyond the basic cache description. The listings have historical research performed and posted on persons buried near the cache placement site, often focusing on veterans that fought in wars dating back to the American Revolution. Photographs of the cemetery and of interesting headstones are always included on the cache's listing. Notable landmarks are often mentioned and included in the listing as well. There is a common template for all listings in order to maintain a consistent appearance for the series.

The ISQ series primarily focuses on older cemeteries that are no longer active, but there are many caches placed in active cemeteries as well. Usually the placed cache is placed away from any tombstones. One major tenet of the series is that respect for the cemeteries is maintained at all times. [[Night_Caching|Night caching]] is strictly not allowed by the cache owners. The listings also exhorts visitors to re-place any fallen American flags and remove and trash from the grounds.

Most of the caches in the series are small caches, often [[microcache|microcaches]]. Given that they are hidden with low difficulty factors and near roadways, the caches tend to be quick finds. As a large number of caches in the series are in close proximity of each other, this has led to days where a geocaching team has found several dozen in one day. The current record is 102 finds made by four teams working in conjuction on 30 May 2005. However, a few of the series are [[Multicache|multicaches]] or [[Puzzle_Cache|puzzle caches]], which require extra time to locate.

== External link ==
[http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCHRFJ Indiana Spirit Quest #1]: contains information on how ISQ caches are placed

[[Category: Geocache series]]

File:ISQ logo.jpg

2005-12-12T20:22:19Z

S Keillan: The official logo of the Indiana Spirit Quest.

The official logo of the Indiana Spirit Quest.

ROT13

2005-11-29T04:18:51Z

S Keillan: Added external website

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Wikipedia:ROT13|ROT13 on wikipedia]].

''The wikipedia article above can provide you with all the details and mathematics about ROT13, here is why it relates to geocaching.''

ROT13 is a simple cipher used to obscure geocache hints in a way that allows a determined person to decode the hint if they want to, but makes it impossible to "accidently" read the hint (and spoil your fun). ROT-13 can be decoded by hand with just a pencil rather quickly. Here is the key:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

To encode or decode a letter, just find it on the chart and pick the letter above or below it as your coded letter.

===Example===
Ybbx va gur gerr

The first letter of this encrypted hint is '''Y''', Y corresponds to L on the key above. So we know that the hint text starts with L:
L
The next two letters are '''bb'''. Using the key above, we see that they become ''oo''. '''x''' becomes ''k'', so the first word is:
Look
As we continue to uncode the hint, eventually we come up with this:
Look in the tree.

Many experienced geocachers have memorized this chart and can decode caching hints in a flash.

== External Sites ==

[http://www.rot13.com rot13.com]: contains an online deciphering program for Rot13 encryption