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The Ultimate Geocaching Lodge

Geocaching, the high-tech scavenger hunt that uses handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) units, has become so popular that one of the nation’s most well known parks is catering to followers of the relatively new craze. Whether you consider geocaching a hobby or an addiction, a hotel just outside Yosemite National Park has a package deal that is hard to resist. Tenaya Lodge is currently offering a geocaching program along with its nature hikes and horseback riding outings. The 244-room hotel consistently receives four diamonds from the AAA and is considered, “the grandest of Yosemite’s perimeter gateway hotels catering to the … Continue reading →

Intro to Geocaching 4: Preparing for the Hunt

Now that you have read the Overview, searched for a local cache, understand how to read the clue, you are ready to prepare to set out on your hunt! Preparation: There is just a little bit of pre-hunt preparation that needs to be done before you head out the door. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. First, check the weather. It is never fun to be caught out in bad weather in the middle of a long hike far from home! If the weather is questionable, double check that you have picked a hunt that does not have a long … Continue reading →

Intro to Geocaching 3: The Clue

So now that you have a solid understanding of the overview of Geocaching, you’ve made your way to the Geocaching.com website and tried out the search feature to locate a cache close to you that will be reasonably easy enough for your first try, it’s time to check out the clue itself. Click on the clue from the search screen at Geocaching.com and let’s take a look. At the top of a clue page, you will see the name of the cache and the cache placer’s name along with a link to his or her profile. Underneath this you will … Continue reading →

Intro to Geocaching 2: Understanding Your Search Results

So you’ve read ‘Intro to Geocaching 1: An Overview’ and are ready to start geocaching! How do you begin? You need to log on to Geocaching.com to find your clues. The easiest way to find a clue near you is to use the website’s search function. The Search: Once you bring up the geocaching.com website, click on “Hide and Seek a Cache” and search by zip code for those that are closest to you. The results of your search will show a listing of caches hidden with a variety of symbols and keys you will learn as you go along. … Continue reading →

Intro to Geocaching 1: An Overview

Have you heard of geocaching? It’s a fun and economical way for families to head outdoors, get some good exercise, face an exciting challenge that all kids and adults can meet equally and come away with some fun “stuff”. Geocaching is an adventure game, much like a real-life scavenger hunt, that uses a handheld global positioning system (GPS) and hints from a website to track down “caches” that are hidden within your community and the world, at large. The caches are hidden by regular people, like you and I, and also by parks and recreation workers, school groups and other … Continue reading →

Dogs with GPS

If your dog is a chronic escape artist (like my shepherd mix Moose used to be), you can now have state-of-the-art tech on your side. I saw a magazine ad for the Zoombak — a small Assisted GPS (Global Positioning System) locator that fits on your dog’s collar. If your dog leaves the yard, the folks at Zoombak will send you a text message or an email to let you know where your pup has gone. You can check maps online and get phone or email updates until your furry wanderer is home safely. That’s pretty darn amazing if you … Continue reading →

National Treasure 2 – Book of Secrets

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Soon after “National Treasure” starring Nicolas Cage hit its popularity in 2004 came the creation of “National Treasure 2 – Book of Secrets” also starring Cage. The plot of this sequel revolves around the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the struggle of two men to uphold their family’s name. It is brought to Ben Gate’s (Cage) attention that a missing page of Booth’s diary could connect Gate’s great-great-grandfather to Lincoln’s death. Gates sets out to prove this theory wrong. The only way to clear his family’s name is to once again go on a treasure hunt, this time for … Continue reading →

Family Health and Fitness Day Is Coming!

Mark your calendar: Family Health and Fitness Day is coming Saturday, September 29th! Now in its eleventh year, Family Health and Fitness day is a chance for you and your family to be active together. Need some ideas for fun family activities? Here are a few things you and your family can do to celebrate Family Health and Fitness Day. Rent Dance Dance Revolution or another dancing game for your video game system. Challenge your feet and your brain by following the arrows to perform dances of varying complexity. You’ll definitely laugh at your missteps, and bur some serious calories … Continue reading →

National Treasure

Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) has grown up with stories steeped in treasure and adventure. While Ben believes they are true, and that the Gates family is meant to protect this treasure, his father has grown bitter over the years, believing the stories to be nothing more than that. “National Treasure” opens with a group of men trekking through the arctic. Ben and his business associate, Ian Howe are following clues that have led them to a ship buried under years of snow. Ben believes the ship holds the treasure, but they discover that it actually holds another clue. Ian … Continue reading →

Avoiding Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is on the rise. It’s an epidemic of grand proportions (no pun intended). In this society that values looks and idolizes anorexic models, we simultaneously abuse our children’s bodies and stand by as they grow larger and larger and become more and more unfit. Childhood obesity has got to stop but the cycle begins at home. How do you know if your child is obese or at risk of becoming overweight? Knowing is half the battle. So many parents are in true denial, believing their children are simply “built big” or “sturdy” or retaining “baby fat”. It’s time … Continue reading →