KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The outdoor game Geocaching is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “Geocaching is basically a high tech game of hide and seek,” said Chris Ronan from geocaching.com. It’s ...

WEEK’S EXPLORE OUTDOORS. WHEN WE GET UP HERE, WE’LL WANT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HIKING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN COMMONS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE AN ADVENTURE. MAYBE JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACY’S BUILDING, BUT ...

Blend in with its surroundings. Be properly labeled with cache name, contact information and log location. Have a letter inside explaining the nature of the contents. Be located in a spot that doesn’t ...

Bryan Roth had been hiking and scrambling for a while, with drop-offs evident around him, when his guides held out coveralls and pointed between two rocks. “We have to go in the hole,” one said. Roth ...

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On May 2, 2000, the U.S. government lifted restrictions that made GPS technology more accurate and accessible to the general public. This day became known as Blue Switch Day, and this decision ...

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SEATTLE — Geocaching celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The global game of hide and seek started in May 2000, when the U.S. government flipped a switch that made GPS signals far more accurate ...

Looking for a new outdoor adventure? Geocaching, a modern-day treasure hunt using GPS coordinates, might be just the thing. With more than 3 million active hidden caches worldwide — including 5,908 on ...

Looking for cheap ways to keep the kids entertained over school break? For travelers in the know, there’s a free vacation activity that’s hiding in plain sight. I don’t know about you, but anytime I ...

Brian Klinger has dug under bushes, climbed up trees and waded through swamps to find hidden treasure. The reward? Usually just the chance to sign his name in a logbook. The Columbus teacher is a ...