What is GeoCaching?Geocaching (pronounced Jee-oh-cash-ing)
is a high tech version of hide-and-seek. It's hiking - with a goal. Geocachers from all over the world place trinket boxes (caches) in the wilderness or urban areas hidden from view of the main public.
They then use their Global Positioning Satellite Receiver (GPS or GPSR) to record the precise latitude and longitude. "X" marks the spot! This information is posted on the website www.geocaching.com.
These "caches" usually contain trinkets for trade. When a cacher finds a box, they can take something out of it, but they need to leave something in trade. There's also a log book to sign, and they are invited to log their find on the website for each cache.
Geocaching Groups in MissouriGeocachers in the States Of Missouri and Kansas have no doubt noticed an explosion of both great cachers and caches within the last several months. It wasn't that long ago a search of the nearest caches turned up a list of 20 or 30 caches within 100 miles. Now that numbers is more like 1000 or so.
With all this growth has come the desire to form local geocaching groups. Missouri now has four very active groups at last count. The members of all these groups have advanced Geocaching in their areas by aggressively working with the land managers and governmental agencies.
Missouri's largest and longest running Geocaching group is The St. Louis Area Geocachers Association or SLAGA. They generally call St. Louis and the surrounding 150 miles "home". They maintain a very informative and attractive website, host a Geocaching discussion forum on their site as well as operate an active Geocaching newsgroup that is open to the Geocaching Public no matter where you call home. Send mail to Mike Griffin at Bear@MoGeo.com with questions or comments about SLAGA.
--- The Kansas City Geocachers have a very active group made up of members from both Missouri and Kansas. They can be found on the Mogeo Discussion forum. [CLICK HERE] to send mail to Jim Shilt at with questions or comments about the KC Geocachers.
--- Down in Southwestern Missouri we have the Ozark Mountain Geocachers. Their group is made of members from both Arkansas and Missouri. They operate a Yahoo newsgroup and website. Send mail to Jeepers2 at Nick@MoGeo.com with questions or comments about the Ozark Mtn Geocachers
---Missouri's Newest Geocaching group is in Southeast Missouri and is based out of Cape Giardeau and is called the Southeast Missouri Geocachers. Stop by for a visit.
Contact JohnTee @ johntrn@gmail.com with questions or comments about the SouthEast Missouri Geocachers.
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Our MissionThe MoGeo Website is where anyone interested in Missouri Geocaching can get news and information about the Geocaching organizations operating in Missouri. It is the hope of MoGeo that the State group can bring the different local organizations together to further improve Geocaching in Missouri and Kansas thru education, mentoring and oversight.
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