Geocaching: A Great Way To Get Outdoors

Written by Chuck Fitzgerald


If you’re tired of hikingrepparttar same trail or picnicking atrepparttar 133224 same park, then Geocaching may be exactly what you’re looking for. Geocaching, pronounced gee-o-cashing, isrepparttar 133225 high tech version of a treasure hunt. Armed with nothing but a handheld GPS unit and a thirst for excitement, you’re off for new adventures andrepparttar 133226 likelihood of finding a hidden cache.

Here’s how it works. Geocachers seek out hidden treasures utilizing GPS coordinates posted onrepparttar 133227 Internet by those hidingrepparttar 133228 cache. So to geocache, you’ll need a handheld GPS receiver. GPS, which stands for Global Positioning System, isrepparttar 133229 only system today able to show you your exact position onrepparttar 133230 Earth anytime, in any weather, anywhere. GPS satellites, 24 in all, orbit at over 11,000 miles aboverepparttar 133231 Earth. The satellites transmit signals that can be detected by anyone with a GPS receiver. Usingrepparttar 133232 receiver, you can determine your location with great precision. But just as important, you’ll be able to locate other things too, such as a geocache. There are a variety of GPS receiver models to choose from starting at about $100.

Once you’ve got a GPS unit, you’ll need to know whererepparttar 133233 caches are hidden (hint: they’re everywhere). When a cache is hidden,repparttar 133234 cache’s coordinates are submitted to a website for all to see (www.geocaching.com). Enterrepparttar 133235 coordinates into your GPS and you’re ready to go. Did I mention there are more than 100,000 caches in over 200 countries?

KiteSurfing Equipment

Written by Jakob Jelling


You are ready to take onrepparttar extreme sport of KiteSurfing, you are ready to poundrepparttar 133223 surf and soar acrossrepparttar 133224 water and aboverepparttar 133225 waves. In order to start you will need to purchase KiteSurfing equipment that will provide both safety and quality. The last thing you need happening is equipment failure as you jet acrossrepparttar 133226 ocean at a high rate of speed.

Many accidents can occur, but withrepparttar 133227 proper training and safety instructionrepparttar 133228 risk can be reduced significantly. Make no bones about it; KiteSurfing is a radically extreme sport. It may not be as dangerous as parachuting out of an airplane but it has other hidden dangers that aren’t always noticeable.

Before you set out you will want to purchase a setup that is cost-effective and will provide protection. You want to be safe and you wantrepparttar 133229 equipment to work at all times. A Wet suit is a necessity. You never know when you may lose your kite inrepparttar 133230 water you will need to keep yourself buoyant as you swim, sometimes a long while to recapture your kite and other times into shore when your kite goes out to sea.

You will also need a life jacket or as it is known as a buoyancy jacket that will keep you afloat should you tire while swimming into shore or after your kite. A board leash, perhapsrepparttar 133231 only thing that keeps your board on your feet,repparttar 133232 board leash straps around your ankle and stays attached when you crash or land inrepparttar 133233 water.

A safety release is strap that attached you torepparttar 133234 control bar. Once attached it allows you to add slack to one side ofrepparttar 133235 kite and guiding it down intorepparttar 133236 water safely. A safety release can be 2 or 4 line and also can be used for inflatable and framed kites. Foil kites must be carefully navigated downwind to bring them down intorepparttar 133237 water.

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