Geocaching 101 Workshop

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Event Summary

Looking for a fun, family-friendly way to exercise both mind and body? Try geocaching (pronounced jee-oh-cash-ing), which is like a modern-day treasure hunt. Instead of a worn map marked with an X, you use a GPS unit or free app on your phone and a set of coordinates. And instead of hunting for a buried chest, you're looking for a cache hidden in an eco-friendly site, usually in nature.   Tom Freed and Mark Freed are avid geocachers with thousands of finds all over the world between them. They will present Geocaching 101, an hour-long workshop July 7 at 1:00 PM at the Hartman Reserve Interpretive Center. The Freeds will cover geocache basics at the workshop, including equipment or cell phone app necessary, types of caches and cache containers, difficulty and terrain ratings, the latest caches installed at Hartman, and more. Attendees will be able to use this information to find their first cache at Hartman Reserve after the workshop. Additional experienced cachers will be available after the workshop for conversation and questions.   For registered attendees, there will be a give-away drawing for a free GPS unit, courtesy of Scheels. 4 Queens will be donating ice cream cups for all to enjoy :-) Registration for the workshop is accepted online at www.BlackHawkCountyParks.com under the Events tab.

Cost for the workshop is $2.00 per person, ages 5 and under are free.    The entrance to Hartman Reserve is located at 657 Reserve Dr., Cedar Falls. Please call 319-277-2187 with any questions.

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Cost

Adults - $2.00

Child - $2.00

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Programs

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