sst99-Geocaching

Geocaching
In the summer of 2011, the //first geocache// was placed at Lake Shore Middle School in Mequon WI. Click here to read about this geocache.

GPS
 * HowStuffWorks - [|How GPS Receivers Work]
 * [|What Is GPS?]

Maps
 * [|Veteran Memorials and Monuments] (in Ozaukee County)
 * [|Ozaukee County Parks] (SE Wisconsin)

Geocaches
 * Near Lake Shore Middle School (Mequon WI)
 * [|We Remember Becky] (June 2011)
 * [|WSQ (Last) Home on the Range (Line)]
 * [| Mequon Methodist Church]
 * Hidden and maintained by Mr. Diener
 * [|We Remember Becky] (June 2011)
 * [|Oz Co Men and Women Who Served] (May 2011)
 * __All Gave Some, Some Gave All__ - //to be hidden//
 * Some of Mr. Diener's favorite geocaches
 * [|Let Freedom Ring] at The Highground near Neillsville, WI
 * [|Washington's Tomb] at Mt. Vernon, VA
 * [|Visiting Grandma] in Duarte, CA

Trackables
 * [|Signal FTF Micro Geocoin] - started at "Oz Co Men and Women Who Served" - goal: [|The Highground] and other Veterans Memorials

Products
 * [|geomate.jr] by Apisphere ($62.59 or less from [|Amazon] - get the [|Update Kit], too)
 * [|Garmin eTrex Venture HC] ($121.24 or less from [|Amazon]) - Check out the [|screenshots] here.

Recommended
 * [|About Signal the Frog] - the official mascot for Groundspeak
 * [|Cacheopedia] - a wiki-based encyclopedia for the sport of geocaching
 * [|geocaching] - This is the site that started it all.
 * [|waymarking] - Go here if you're looking for a "virtual" cache. These are fun to do when you are on vacation.
 * [|whereigo] - Learn more here.
 * wikipedia links: | [|geocache] | [|waymarking] | [|GPS] | [|Letterboxing] | [|Treasure hunting] | [|whereigo] |

Other sites
 * [|Geocoding] - convert Address to/from Lat/Long
 * [|iTouchMap] - a dozen good Google Map utilities including lat/long of a point
 * [|Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculator] - one of many helpful tools
 * [|GPS Connect] - Use this software for old Garmin units that use the old PC serial interface and are connected to a Mac using the [|Keyspan serial adapter].

Mr. Diener's Random Notes
 * Garmin eTrex Venture HC
 * [|Delete all geocaches]
 * Garmin eTrex H
 * From the **Waypoints** page, select [Delete All].