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We needed to take an author photo for the book, so we decided to do it this weekend while we were geocaching in Vermont. We didn’t have a professional photographer handy, but we did have Dana’s wonderful Panasonic Lumix and a nifty portable tripod called the Gorillapod. Here’s the result (note the GPSr units).
The Joy of Geocaching is at the publisher’s, but you can get an electronic copy right now. Just click on this link to download an uncorrected draft. Please note that this is an uncorrected version, meaning it’s got typos, punctuation mistakes, images out of alignment and all sorts of other issues. It’s also missing a table of [...] The Joy of Geocaching shipped to the publisher last night at 8 p.m. EDT after a frantic nine-day writing and editing binge in which Dana and I basically locked ourselves up and wrote for 14 hours a day. Actually, it would have been easier if we were in one room. The problem was that I was in [...] This is a full draft chapter from Joy of Geocaching. We need your input! What have me missed? What have we got wrong? What new stories can you contribute? Please comment or e-mail us This chapter covers several of the most popular and useful geocaching applications, including GSAK, GeoBuddy and Microsoft Streets & Trips. We don’t claim [...] This is a full draft chapter from Joy of Geocaching. We need your input! What have me missed? What have we got wrong? What new stories can you contribute? Please note that the section on “evil hides” will be filled out with more information and examples in the chapter on “Hiding a cache,” which we will [...] For the benefit of beginning geocachers, we want to include a rundown of unwritten rules of the game. Here’s what we could think of. What are we missing? We’d love your comments. There are several nuances of geo-caching that aren’t evident to the novice, so let’s go over a few of them here. Logs. You must sign the [...] Here’s another section would like feedback on. We want to include a quick start guide for novice geocachers to help them log a successful first find. Here’s the advice we came up with. What you think? Please comment below. ————————————————————————————————————- If you’ve never gone caching before, here are steps you can take to make sure your first outing [...] |
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