Get in the Game
Get in the Game! is a partnership between the Boy Scouts of America and Geocaching.com. Geocaching is a game for GPS users of all ages. Players hide caches all over the world and then post the coordinates on the internet. Other players, using a GPS, try to find the hidden cache. Once found, the player signs a log sheet, provided in the cache, and later logs an entry on the cache page. Caches are everywhere: in the cities, the suburbs and in the wilderness. There are ·drive-ups· and there are ·hike-ins·. There are caches to match whatever level or capabilities you care to attempt. The Get in the Game! partnership allows special caches to be placed around the country celebrating scouting. There are also special trackables that are being created that can be passed from cache to cache. Trackables are named as such as their movements can be tracked on-line. What is Geocaching?Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. Easy Steps to Geocaching- Register for a free basic membership on geocaching.com. (there is no need to sign up for a paying membership)
- Click "Hide & Seek a Cache."
- Enter your postal code and click "search."
- Choose any geocache from the list and click on its name.
- Enter the coordinates of the geocache into your GPS Device.
- Use your GPS device to assist you in finding the hidden geocache.
- Sign the logbook and return the geocache to its original location.
- Share your geocaching stories and photos online.
How to participate in our councilWatch for our UNPC Scout Caches- We have organized a contest for the chance to win silver geocoins. Its simple. Go visit the site and find the cache. Take a picture at the location. Post the picture online when you log your cache or email it to unpcbsa@gmail.com with the following information
Name
cacher ID
Address
Phone #
email
and the name and GC # of the found cache.
Please include a story of your cache hunt.
Missing or incorrect information may invalidate the entry. Each UNPC Scouts cache will count as one entry (multiple finds on the same cache will not count). You do not have to return to the cache every month to be re-entered. A monthly drawing will be performed to determine the coin winners. The contest may be ended, and/or rules modified to fit changing situations, and limited number of coins. Limit one coin per household.
Participate in our councils CITO - Cache in Trash Out
In conjunction with the BSA, the Utah National Parks Council, and Provo City Parks and Recreation, we are pleased to annouce a CITO event that will be held at or near the posted coords (N 40° 17.700 W 111° 39.800) May 22nd, 2010 at 10 am til Noon. (Riverview Park, 400 West 4620 North, Provo). Come one, come all!!! We need all the help we can get to support this event. Scout troops are welcome and encouraged to attend!!! Bring gloves and BE PREPARED to give service. The city will provide the necessary tools. We will be clearing some old dead trees, and cutting back some new "sucker" trees along with making the park beautiful. The trees that we will be clearing are along the banks of the Provo River as well as inside the park.
Resources and links:National BSA Geocaching Read more about the nation-wide games! Purchase your own Geocaching coins! 
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