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The Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail will launch Saturday, February 27!

Calvertcachers — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:08:56 +0000

Come on a journey to remember and commemorate the dramatic chain of events, people and places that led to the birth of our National Anthem. The story of the Anthem was shaped by events in the Chesapeake region during the War of 1812. From early 1813 until early 1815, the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding shores were the center of fierce struggles between the British and the Americans. From the burning of the White House to the Battle for Baltimore and ‘the rockets red glare,’ it’s all here for the geocaching community to enjoy in the Chesapeake region, an area encompassed by the Chesapeake Bay, coastal Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The Star-Spangled Banner (SSB) geotrail will have over 30 caches within Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 SSB caches. Click into the forums to read all the details.

GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit Comes to Maryland

Shady — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:15:37 +0000

As you walk through woods with your GPS in hand, have you ever wondered about the technology – its history, current uses and future possibilities? Visitors to the GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit opening this weekend at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore will have the opportunity to learn that and much more.

The GPS Adventures Maze is a traveling educational exhibit that was developed to teach people of all ages about navigation, GPS technology, and geocaching. It simulates geocaching by leading visitors through a 2500 sq.ft. maze filled with interactive science experiences. It is a unique caching experience with it’s own unique icon.

We invite everyone to join us at the Maryland Science Center on Saturday, February 20, 2010 10am – 1 pm for the GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit opening event. Be among the first to see the exhibition and meet members of Groundspeak, Trimble Navigation, and exhibit creator Minotaur Mazes.

The GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit will run from February 20 through April 18, 2010. For more information, please click on the links below.

GPS Adventures Maze Opening Event

GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit

Maryland Science Center

Maryland Life Geocache Dash!

Calvertcachers — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:12:38 +0000

Take part in a statewide treasure hunt!
You could win some fun prizes!
Beginning January 1, 2010!

The Maryland Municipal League and the Maryland Geocaching Society has partnered with Maryland Life magazine to foster new interest in discovering municipal geocaches along the Maryland Municipal League Geocache Trail. During 2010, each of the six issues of Maryland Life will feature two or three cities or towns for you to discover and enjoy.

Click into the forums to read the complete details.

2009 MGS Summer Picnic

woodysix8 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:21:16 +0000

Things are coming together for our annual summer gathering. Hides are in place and have been reviewed. Pavillion has been rented. Raffle inventory is growing as well as the item count for the silent auction.
As you await August 2nd…. you have time to vote on you favorite cache hides as well as hiders. Links to the nominees can be found in the announcements of each thread. Please go ahead and let us know who you think should be awarded in each category

Geowoodstock 7

woodysix8 — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:13:07 +0000

It’s looking like the MGS will have plenty of
members attending this year’s Geowoodstock
in Bell Buckle Tennessee.

Stop by here periodically to see what is going
on in Bell Buckle.

M-NCPPC Park Ranger Challenge to Begin March 14th!

Calvertcachers — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:09:17 +0000

The M-NCPPC Park Rangers invite you to participate in the first ever M-NCPPC Park Ranger Geo-Challenge. There will be a total of 30 “Ranger Challenge” caches, with 20 in Prince George‘s County and 10 in Montgomery County. The first 250 participants to locate all 30 Ranger caches will be awarded with a beautiful trackable Ranger Geo-Challenge coin.
Click into the forums to read the complete details.

Geocaching app for the iPhone

robert — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:31:40 +0000

Groundspeak has submitted a Geocaching app for the iPhone, you can read about it here.

It’s pretty cool — being able to launch the app and have it load up the caches closest to your current location. I’ve wanted this for a while now and it’s under 2 weeks away. You get full “paperless” functionality (just no logging yet), but pretty much a real-time display of caches near you.

When it’s released I’ll let you know how it works. I’m sure others will as well!

Discussion in the MGS forums is here.

Groundspeak Web Site Redirects

robert — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:11 +0000

Ever wonder how to create smaller and easier-to-remember links to cache pages in forums, emails, etc.?

I’ve always used the Firefox search extension to provide handy links like this:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC13TMN

Now you can use Coord.Info to create links, using only the GC# (or WM# if you’re using waymarks):

http://coord.info/GC13TMN

takes you to the same link above, with less steps! Works with waymarks, too:

http://coord.info/WM13GJ

Forum discussion on this is here.

Have fun!

robert

Cache Across Maryland Hiders

Administrator — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

We would again like to thank and recognize all of our CAM hiders. Each of you did an outstanding job and it was your efforts that made this years CAM a huge success!!

A big congrats to Richeym1 for Best All Around CAM hide and Deep Creek Local for honorable mention. Way to go!

Myrtle Point – Richeym1
Cascade Falls – Deep Creek Local
Turkey Point – EagleBlazer
Sugarloaf – LpYankeeFan
Pine Knob – FBS67
Mattaponi – Run & Hike
Haystack Mountain – Trainbug
Sassafras Overlook – PrincipalGeo
Eden Mill – Umpire 35 & BasketLadyBee
Centennial Park – TomBearr

Urban Micros

Administrator — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hello all, this is just a reminder that when placing a geocache on private property, please make every effort to coordinate with both the land owner and any other interested parties (i.e. employees of a business). Urban micros have grown significantly in popularity as the sport has expanded; however, the placement of these types of geocaches can be somewhat tricky, especially for the new hider. Always consider your fellow geocachers who will be there looking, primarily for their safety, but also for public awareness and conspicuousness. As most of you know, there have been many instances of geocachers being approached by authorities and it’s often the one seeking the geocache who would end up in trouble. While the MGS does not dictate the specific hiding methods of geocachers, we highly recommend taking these things into account so that we may all continue to enjoy geocaching throughout the state.