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Delaware Geo Caching Presentation Heather

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Andrea Gomez

This document summarizes Delaware's Geocaching Trail, which uses geocaching to encourage tourism in Delaware. The trail involves finding 27 hidden caches across the state's 3 counties and collecting stickers from each. Participants can redeem a trackable coin upon finding 15 caches. Geocaching involves using GPS to locate hidden containers worldwide, which started as a hobby in 2000. The Delaware trail aims to promote tourism at local attractions through this scavenger hunt-style activity.

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DelawareGeocaching TrailHagley Museum New Castle County
What is Geocaching?Geocaching is the ultimate treasure hunt!! A geocacher can place a geocache in the world, zero in on its location using GPS technology and share the cache and location online. It is a fun way to add excitement to your driving, camping and hiking experiences with friends and family!
More Geocache FactsThe term, Cache, originated from a camping/hiking term denoting a secret hiding place for concealing provisions. a cache can be a waterproof container that may hold goodies or trinkets including a Log Book. Geocaching is now a worldwide sport and phenomenon. To date, there are 914,274 active geocaches around the world.Caches can be found in over 100 countries and all seven continents.
Geocache HistoryGeocaching originated in May 2000, when civilians were permitted to use the GPS satellite system. A civilian from Portland, Oregon hid a bucket of trinkets in the woods and posted the information online. The treasure was quickly found and within days more treasures were hidden nationwide. The term geocaching was coined and an official website was launched, www.geocaching.com, now owned by Groundspeak, Inc.
Geocaching in DelawareGeo-caching began in Delaware on December 30, 2000 when the first cache was placed in Trap Pond State Park.In the graph below you will see that the number of Geocaches placed in Delaware has doubled almost every year.
Delaware Geocaching TrailThe Delaware Tourism Office is utilizing the popularity of the worldwide sport of Geocaching to entice tourists to Delaware!The Delaware Geocaching Trail involves securing a passport from the Delaware Geocaching Trail website and embarking on a predetermined trail in search of historical, cultural, and art attractions in Delaware.DGT was designed to promote overnight stays and encourage visitor ship at our local art, cultural and historical attractions.BEGIN YOUR JOURNEYShipcarpenter Square Sussex County
Geocaching Adventure ToolsGPSComputerCar - (for getting around) Adventurous Spirit!!!
Getting Started on the TrailLog onto http://www.visitdelaware.com/geo/
Obtain your Geocaching PassportThis is where you will store your stickers!
Delaware Geocaching Trail - Passport
Getting Started on the TrailClick Enter the Adventure, on the Delaware Geocache Trail website which will take you to the Geocaching.com website. Geocaching.com is the official gps geocache webpage. This is the site where you will obtain your coordinates for the Delaware Geocaching Trail caches. The coordinates will lead you to our special cache locations!
Finding A CacheLeave a trinket/take a trinketSign the logbookLog into Groundspeak to report/log your find
StickersEach location has its own designated sticker.The geocachers must obtain 5 stickers from each county.Total- 15 stickers The Delaware Geocache Trail contains 27 hidden caches!
Coin RedemptionCoin is obtained from county redemption centerHagley Museum, First State Heritage Park Rehoboth Beach Visitors Center
Trackable CoinsThe Delaware trackable geocaching coin features: State Bug: lady bugState Bird: blue henState of Delaware trackable coins were available to the first 100 geocachers to successfully locate 15 out of 27 hidden caches, including 5 from each county.
Coin Design - FrontThe blue hen chicken was designated the official state bird of Delaware in 1939. The history of this symbol stems from the Revolutionary war when Delaware soldiers were compared to fighting cocks.
Coin Design - RearThe lady bug was adopted as the official state bug of Delaware in 1974. Mrs. Mollie Brown-Rust and her 2nd grade students of the Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford, Delaware, worked tirelessly with our State Legislature to adopt the bug. Also known as the lady beetle, ladybird, or ladyfly, lady bugs help the agricultural industry in Delaware by eating tiny insect pests that damage plants.
County Representative Contact InformationNew Castle CountyMeg MarcozziHagley Museum and Library302-658-2400 Ext. 238mmarcozzi@hagley.orgKent CountyElaine BrenchleyFirst State Heritage Park302-739-9178Elaine.brenchley@state.de.usSussex CountyScott ThomasSouthern Delaware Tourism302-856-1818scottT@visitsoutherndelaware.com
Contact InformationHeather KentonTourism Development LeaderGroup Tours and EventsHeather.Kenton@state.de.us302-672-6804www.visitdelaware.com
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Delaware Geo Caching Presentation Heather

  • 2. What is Geocaching?Geocaching is the ultimate treasure hunt!! A geocacher can place a geocache in the world, zero in on its location using GPS technology and share the cache and location online. It is a fun way to add excitement to your driving, camping and hiking experiences with friends and family!
  • 3. More Geocache FactsThe term, Cache, originated from a camping/hiking term denoting a secret hiding place for concealing provisions. a cache can be a waterproof container that may hold goodies or trinkets including a Log Book. Geocaching is now a worldwide sport and phenomenon. To date, there are 914,274 active geocaches around the world.Caches can be found in over 100 countries and all seven continents.
  • 4. Geocache HistoryGeocaching originated in May 2000, when civilians were permitted to use the GPS satellite system. A civilian from Portland, Oregon hid a bucket of trinkets in the woods and posted the information online. The treasure was quickly found and within days more treasures were hidden nationwide. The term geocaching was coined and an official website was launched, www.geocaching.com, now owned by Groundspeak, Inc.
  • 5. Geocaching in DelawareGeo-caching began in Delaware on December 30, 2000 when the first cache was placed in Trap Pond State Park.In the graph below you will see that the number of Geocaches placed in Delaware has doubled almost every year.
  • 6. Delaware Geocaching TrailThe Delaware Tourism Office is utilizing the popularity of the worldwide sport of Geocaching to entice tourists to Delaware!The Delaware Geocaching Trail involves securing a passport from the Delaware Geocaching Trail website and embarking on a predetermined trail in search of historical, cultural, and art attractions in Delaware.DGT was designed to promote overnight stays and encourage visitor ship at our local art, cultural and historical attractions.BEGIN YOUR JOURNEYShipcarpenter Square Sussex County
  • 7. Geocaching Adventure ToolsGPSComputerCar - (for getting around) Adventurous Spirit!!!
  • 8. Getting Started on the TrailLog onto http://www.visitdelaware.com/geo/
  • 9. Obtain your Geocaching PassportThis is where you will store your stickers!
  • 11. Getting Started on the TrailClick Enter the Adventure, on the Delaware Geocache Trail website which will take you to the Geocaching.com website. Geocaching.com is the official gps geocache webpage. This is the site where you will obtain your coordinates for the Delaware Geocaching Trail caches. The coordinates will lead you to our special cache locations!
  • 12. Finding A CacheLeave a trinket/take a trinketSign the logbookLog into Groundspeak to report/log your find
  • 13. StickersEach location has its own designated sticker.The geocachers must obtain 5 stickers from each county.Total- 15 stickers The Delaware Geocache Trail contains 27 hidden caches!
  • 14. Coin RedemptionCoin is obtained from county redemption centerHagley Museum, First State Heritage Park Rehoboth Beach Visitors Center
  • 15. Trackable CoinsThe Delaware trackable geocaching coin features: State Bug: lady bugState Bird: blue henState of Delaware trackable coins were available to the first 100 geocachers to successfully locate 15 out of 27 hidden caches, including 5 from each county.
  • 16. Coin Design - FrontThe blue hen chicken was designated the official state bird of Delaware in 1939. The history of this symbol stems from the Revolutionary war when Delaware soldiers were compared to fighting cocks.
  • 17. Coin Design - RearThe lady bug was adopted as the official state bug of Delaware in 1974. Mrs. Mollie Brown-Rust and her 2nd grade students of the Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford, Delaware, worked tirelessly with our State Legislature to adopt the bug. Also known as the lady beetle, ladybird, or ladyfly, lady bugs help the agricultural industry in Delaware by eating tiny insect pests that damage plants.
  • 18. County Representative Contact InformationNew Castle CountyMeg MarcozziHagley Museum and Library302-658-2400 Ext. 238mmarcozzi@hagley.orgKent CountyElaine BrenchleyFirst State Heritage Park302-739-9178Elaine.brenchley@state.de.usSussex CountyScott ThomasSouthern Delaware Tourism302-856-1818scottT@visitsoutherndelaware.com
  • 19. Contact InformationHeather KentonTourism Development LeaderGroup Tours and EventsHeather.Kenton@state.de.us302-672-6804www.visitdelaware.com