On May 2, 2000, the U.S. government lifted restrictions on GPS, making it more accurate and useful for the general public. That day is now known as Blue Switch Day and while these lifted restrictions ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LINDON — Jason Winder is about two miles south of a tiny blip of buildings on Colorado’s Eastern Plains when he locates the western anchor of the Colorado ...

In May 2000, a computer consultant, Dave Ulmar, hid a bucket in Oregon in the United States, and placed the GPS co-ordinates on the internet. The bucket was found by two people and geocaching was born ...

BEAVERCREEK, Oregon (WHTM) – First, there was orienteering and letterboxing. Orienteering involves following a course, finding waymarks called “control points” using just a map and compass. It can be ...

Patches of snow dot the landscape of Recreation Park in Binghamton on a frigid day in early April, adding to the frustration for a first-time ‘cacher’ trying to find a hidden container located in the ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- An Interstate 5 rest area south of Eugene was closed over the weekend for a suspicious package that later turned out to be a geocache, police said. Officers were called Sunday night to ...

Hidden beneath the village mom-and-pop shops, boonie-dog packs and pot-hole-filled roads lie a hidden world full of puzzles and treasures that is Geocaching. Upon looking at the official ...

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 ...

Those well-versed in the art of geocaching know that it's both the destination and the journey that have value. Simply put, geocaching is a treasure hunt that takes its participants off the beaten ...