Geocaching: Hike and Seek with Your GPS - Paperback

by Erik Sherman (Author)

This book is a guide to the relatively new, and exponentially growing, activity of geocaching. Geocaching is a treasure hunting game, using handheld global positioning system (GPS) receivers, that is now played worldwide. This book covers not only the fundamental principles and points of geocaching, but also covers such related topics as wilderness navigation, hiking, and outdoor safety.

Combining the "how to" information -- the necessary technical background in GPS, navigation, and hiking--along with some history of the geocaching activity, and some narrative color that gives readers a sense of this phenomenon and its participants. The book will be practical, portable field guide to this unusual leisure activity.

Author Biography

Erik Sherman is a widely-published journalist and author. He is the author of three books, and his work has appeared in Newsweek, Continental, Technology Review, US News, Men's Journal, CIO Insight, ComputerWorld, the New York Times Syndicate, and many other places. Before his writing career took precedence, Erik was a business and marketing consultant to companies ranging in size from start-up to Fortune 500. Prior to that, Erik was head of product marketing at a direct marketer of hardware and software for technical professionals. Erik is an avid outdoor enthusiast, a certified scuba diver, and counts himself lucky to live near woods and a conservation area.