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Cache Listing Services
Groundspeak/Geocaching.com -
Geocaching.com is the most well-known cache listing service. Cache lists, traveler tracking, user forums.
Navicache -
Navicache.com is a close runner up. Cache lists, user forums.
Terracaching -
TerraCaching.com is a community of cachers and a listing of TerraCaches hidden all over the world.
Traveler Tracking Sites
Groundspeak/Geocaching.com -
Most well-known location for travelers.
Traveler Tags -
Relative newcomer offers lots of flexibility in what can be tracked. First 5 tracking numbers are free.
Caching Organizations
Great Plains Geocaching -
Covers Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
KeenPeople -
KeenPeople allows users to keep track of their geocaching stats. User forums and some neat logo items.
Geocacher-U -
Home of CYBret's "Paperless Caching" tutorial, and a very nice brochure explaining geocaching in simple terms.
TerraCachers -
TerraCachers is working to develop various guidelines that will allow geocaching to become self-regulating and self-sustaining.
Central Iowa Geocachers -
This Yahoo e-mail exchange is what's left of a very informal geocaching group in central Iowa.
Caching Info & FAQ’s
Paperless Caching Tutorial -
Good step-by-step explaination of how to get cache data onto your Palm Pilot.
Geocaching Explained Brochure -
Very nicely done brochure explaining geocaching. Keep a couple in your pack in case someone asks what you are doing.
Geocaching.com -
FAQ right from the source.
Markwell -
Chicago area geocacher Markwell's updates and additions to the geocaching FAQ.
Geocaching Policies : Iowa -
Geocaching policies from counties and agencies across Iowa.
IowaAdmin's Geocaching Blog -
Just what the name says. Check it out.
CacheStats for Iowa -
Lists the top 200 Geocaching.com Iowans...based on number of cache finds.
Outdoor & Environmental Links
Groundspeak/Geocaching.com's Cache In, Trash Out site -
Groundspeak/Geocaching.com promote collecting trash after finding the cache.
Leave No Trace -
LNT Center for Outdoor Ethics builds awareness, appreciation and respect for our wildlands.
The Sierra Club -
America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
Iowa DNR -
Links and maps for all state-operated parks and preserves
Iowa County Conservation Boards -
Links and contact information for the Conservation Board of each county.
Iowa Trails Council -
Directories and information about Iowa's nature trails.
Iowa DNR Deer Info -
Includes links to current hunting seasons and regulations. To obtain information on 2005 URBAN deer seasons go to "2005 Deer Regulations" and visit pages 28 and 29.
Iowa Hunting/Trapping Seasons -
Tables of current hunting/trapping season dates in Iowa.
Outdoor Gear
Iowa Retailers:
CrawDaddy Outdoors (Waverly)
General:
Cabelas,
REI,
Campmor,
Sierra Trading Post
GPS:
Garmin,
Magellan
Maps:
Buxley's Maps,
Lost Outdoors,
MapQuest
Software Links
Easy GPS -
Free, easy to use application to manage waypoints.
GPX Spinner -
Generates HTML pages, and descriptive waypoint names from a geocaching.com pocket query file.
Plucker -
Free application to convert a series of html pages into a file for use on a Palm Pilot.
USA Photo Maps -
Very nice (free) application that downloads and "stitches together" aerial or topo maps.
GSAK - Geocaching Swiss Army Knife -
Similar to GPX Spinner but this one maintains a database and has more import/export and filter options. IMHO...it's the best. I use it exculsively.
The Selector -
Can be used to generate icons to describe your cache so "...fellow cachers 'Know before they go'!".
Geocaching Express Logger -
Just what the name says. Check it out, especially if you are a CacheMate user!
GeoCalc -
A handy freeware utility for performing common latitude/longitude calculations and conversions.
Other Links
Where's George -
Track US $1 bills.
Letter Boxing -
Pre-cursor to geocaching, uses descriptions and hints instead of GPS.
The Degree Confluence Project -
The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections.
Groundspeak/Geocaching.com Benchmark Site -
Locate USGS (and other?) surveyed reference points known as benchmarks.
Minute War -
MinuteWar is a game of capture-the-flag using the whole world as the playing field.
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