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In 1848 a carpenter named James Marshall was inspecting the progress of a sawmill he was constructing on the banks of the American River in Coloma, CA. As he gazed into the water, he noticed something that would change the world forever. Glittering in...
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Have you been wanting to take up the sport of Geocaching but were intimidated by the terms, jargon, and technology? Check out our new free seminar: Geocaching 101- Caching with Kids. As readers of this blog and long time subscribers to the Trail Guide...
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As luck would have it, the granddaddy of all geocaching events happened right in our backyard this weekend. The sixth anniversary of GeoWoodstock, an event that draws thousands of Geocachers from around the world, took place in Wheatland CA. We have never...
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Have you ever tried to enter multiple data points into your GPS receiver? You can avoid self inflicted repetitive motion injuries by managing this type of data in the GPX file format. Photo Credit: Jimmie Joe via Flickr What is GPX? GPX is an abbreviation...
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You have your GPS and you are ready to start geocaching with your kids. You go to Geocaching.com and realize that there are 500000 caches to choose from. Where to begin??? Here are three tips for starting out on the right foot. Make the First One Easy...
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Here is a list of our favorite Family Outdoor Recreation links for the week of Feburary 4th, 2008. Enjoy! Favorite Photo: Artists Viewpoint, Yellowstone National Park, by ebroskie1234 via flickr.com. Scientific Analysis of National Park Visitation Decline...
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It is an exciting time in the sport of Geocaching. At the time of this writing there are over 500,000 active caches worldwide and more than 40,000 account holders at Geocaching.com, the central hub of the sport. These are impressive numbers, but what...
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We are working hard to launch our first product ( The Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt ) but it is still a couple of months away... until then, I thought that I would recap some of the other family outdoor recreation activities that we have explored...
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It's Friday and we're introducing a new feature at Trailmix.Net called the Friday Roundup. Here is the Readers Digest version of our favorite stories this week. Climbers Rescued on Mt. Hood. Photo Credit: King 5 News Birding with Kids: Birdfreak...
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This is a tutorial on how to load multiple geocaches onto your GPS receiver using EasyGPS. Uploading multiple caches is a three step process: 1) Save a .gpx or .loc file to your desktop 2) Manage the data using EasyGPS 3) Sending the data to your GPS...
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I have no idea how many times we have driven up Highway 50 through Placerville on our way to Lake Tahoe and noticed the sign to Gold Bug Park. We have always wondered what was there and today we paid the park a visit. We are glad that we did. Our kids...
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While doing research for Trailmix.Net , our family actually took up the sport of Geocaching. With two children under 5 (and one on the way), we have found that Geocaching is an excellent outdoor activity for families. In the short time that we have been...
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A couple of weeks ago, my daughter and I were geocaching in the American River Parkway in Sacramento. During this expedition, we discovered what Geocachers refer to as a “Travel Bug”. A travel bug is a cached item that with a unique identifying number...
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Before toddlers, my wife and I would think nothing about spending a weekend in the backcountry. When the kids came, the activities and logistical needs of our family obviously changed. Technical climbs, black diamond ski routes, and weeklong backpacking...
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