Geocaching Research Paper

Cronulla is a beachside suburb in southern Sydney, it is located 34.0574° S, 151.1522° E which is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD (see figure 2). It is governed by the Sutherland Shire Council. Cronulla’s coastal environment is on the Kurnell Peninsula, which is made up of a tombolo. A tombolo is a sand spit connecting a rocky outcrop or island to the mainland. So this forms a barrier between Botany Bay and Bate Bay. The two areas of study visited were Wanda Beach and the Greenhills Beach development.

For added adventure, an underwater geocache site rests off this shoreline. Finding the location, memorizing the phrase on a plaque and sharing it at concessions earns you the decal for your geocaching log. Clues to the cache’s location offer some direction.

Another group of archaeologists working about 50 miles west of Roanoke Island at the head of Albemarle Sound say that they have pottery and metal artifacts likely associated with the Lost Colony. The digs by the First Colony Foundation were sparked by the 2012 discovery of a patch concealing the image of a fort on a map painted by John White.But like the finds at Hatteras, the objects might be associated with the second wave of English settlement.Last fall, a dig by the National Park Service at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island thought to be the site of the original settlement yielded no trace of the colonists. Earlier in 2016, archaeologists found a handful of fragments of an apothecary jar that almost certainly date from the 16th century. The gold Kendall ring is likely a cheap brass trade item won’t derail the quest to find out what took place on the Outer Banks more than four centuries ago. As for Ewen, he hopes that the analysis of the ring will help put researchers back on track in their search for scarce clues to the Roanoke settlers. Ewen said,“Science actually does work,” “if you give it time.”GPR is a technology employed by archaeologists to visualize and map possible objects below ground. It sends radio waves into the ground and measures the echo from the signal that bounces off buried objects. On the other hand , GPR has been used to identify coffins since the coffins contain voids with poorer conductive

As we pick up the exciting, action-packed, fourth episode of the saga of Old Geo. Ochenski. We find Ron and Geo setting at “The Goobers Bristol Cafe” in old downtown Missoula. The air is filled with stagnant current. People stop, look and move to the other side of the street. They all know, that a less than potent outburst, was about to happen. But, from whom, they did not know. Ron stood and walked to the driver side of the Cad. He asked the man inside for the “Ochenski” file. Where upon he walked back to the table. Sitting down, he asked, Geo as he placed the file on the table, “How is your revolution going?” Geo., got a puzzled look on his face and asked, “revolution? What revolution?” Ron opened the file, thumbed though a few sheets of paper, selected one and showed it to Geo.

There are many ways that an archeological site can be observed, for example, aerial photography such as satellite pictures can be used. Also when carrying out an excavation on a low budget, which is very common in most cases, a low-flying kite can replace the satellite (Roskams, page 43). More recently the more common availability and use of drones could also be used to get live aerial data from above. Many sites are more apparent from above, and New Kinord is a great example as you can see some of the stone circles clearly, see figure 2 below.

Tracy and I sat down to prepare for our outing with my sister-in-law Shelly and her husband James, who were visiting from Kansas City. I must admit, I was a little skeptical about the thought of treasure hunting. James informed me that all we needed was a free membership with the website geocaching.com, and a hand held GPS unit or a GPS enabled smart phone. We then created an account and decided on a profile name. We were now ready to see what this treasure hunt was all about. We soon discovered it was a technology-driven game of hide and seek using global positioning satellites. Members are able to hide caches and log their coordinates for others to find. These hidden caches contain a log sheet for you to sign your profile name. Some

From Geocaching-com: "Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that

Perspective and social location are different for every single person, even siblings do not agree on everything, and see many situations in different ways. This is because each person has a perspective partially shaped by their social location and partially shaped by how they interpret their social location. Social location can blind people about issues that are happening in their country but not in their community, it can change one’s perspective and outlook on many topics, it can play a key role in how people perceive the world and others around them, and it can also give people resources to help other. In this paper, I will demonstrate this by examining the effects that growing up in my social location had on me, and by analyzing Elisabeth T. Vasko’s book: Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders. Not all communities have the same problems or issues,

A month ago in the early part of January we all decided we wanted to go on a winter geocache. Normally we have avoided doing geocaching in the winter month due to the places where most geocaches are happen to be either covered in snow or are harder to reach due to worse trail conditions because of snow and ice. This specific Geocache was in Apple River Canyon State Park. The geocache was down Primrose Trail, so we all started down that trail until we ran into what looked like a decrepit broken down bridge. I told everyone that we had already gone this far, so we might as well just go down into the valley and climb back up to reach the other end of the bridge. Besides Riley being hesitant we all decided that was the best plan of action. Besides a few slipping feet on the way back up the valley cliff we all made it to the other side of the bridge uneventfully. As we went farther down Primrose Trail we started to hear the sound of the river growing in intensity. We thought nothing of this at the time and just assumed that the trail may run parallel at some point with the river. However as we reached the river’s shore we noticed that the trail just seemed to run into the river. We all assumed that the geocache must be somewhere on our side of the river. For nearly an hour all of

I think the federal government should make Providence Canyon a national park because it is said to be the second biggest canyon in the world next to the Grand Canyon, it shows how farming in the old days could cause environmental changes, and it is something that shows what has happened to the earth over time.

They sift every spoonful of earth, and they map in 3-D where each scrap of bone, corn, pottery, and shell bead comes from. They even keep track of where the dirt changes color.Cahokia Mounds State ,where a mystery was partly solved when workers at another dig a few miles away found a bald cypress log three feet in diameter in such a hole. The "bathtubs" were post pits, shaped to make it possible to ease huge posts into them. It soon became clear that the prehistoric "Cahokians" had indeed designed and put in place a circle of posts. And not just any circle: if you stood at its center on the mornings of the spring and fall equinoxes (usually March 21 and September 21 in our calendar), you would see the sun rise from behind a post. It 's lucky for us that Mississippian culture survived Cahokia 's decline and abandonment around 1300 and was still around in 1539, when Hernando de Soto tried to conquer what is now the

Geocaching is the result of the combined forces of two childhood games that the majority of us have enjoyed; hide-and-seek and scavenger hunting. The name geocaching was created by Matt Stum. According to Amanda Briney, writer of the article “Geocaching,” it was originally called “GPS Stash Hunt,” but a new name for it was under discussion because “[users] believed “stash” could have a negative connotation” (lines 39-44). The rules are pretty simple—one person hides a container with ‘prizes’ and sets up coordinates for other people to find. These coordinates are open to anyone who has the geocaching system. Once the caches are found, players select what they want from the container and then leave it for others to find. The article also states that “geocaching became the the official name for the

Stevenson, J. (2010). The complete idiots guide to backpacking and hiking. New York; Penguin Group.

Evidence of almost 100 of the stones has revealed without the need to excavate the site, due to remote sensing, ground-penetrating radar and geographical imaging technologies. These advancements in science and technology allow researchers to discover the historical monuments full extent. Fragments of bones, stones and the foundation pits in which they were situated have all been uncovered during excavations and technological mapping indicating the true size and importance the site was to the Neolithic

UConn economics professor, Fred Carastensen, ran a study on the economic value of state parks and forests in Connecticut. The results of the study found that over $500 million in state revenue related to tourism, around $200 million from fishing, and just about $100 million from hunting.