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West Virginia State Parks Participating in Pocahontas County May Geocache Challenge

by Outdoor Hub April 26, 2012

West Virginia state parks in Pocahontas County are participating in the Nature’s Mountain Playground Geocache Challenge, which runs May 1 through May 31, 2012.  The challenge is for geocachers to locate a series of 12 caches across the county. Each cache holds a clue to the final answer. By completing the entire challenge and decoding [...]

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Alabama State Parks 2012 Geocaching Challenge Kickoff to be Held at Lakepoint

by Outdoor Hub April 3, 2012
Alabama State Parks 2012 Geocaching Challenge Kickoff to be Held at Lakepoint

On Friday, April 13, Alabama State Parks will kickoff its 2012 Geocaching Challenge at Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, Ala. The kickoff event will begin at 7 p.m. with a reception in the Magnolia room at the park Lodge. The event continues Saturday morning, April 14, at 9 a.m. with Geocaching activities planned at [...]

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App-ealing Way to See Nature

by Outdoor Hub April 3, 2012
App-ealing Way to See Nature

Just when you thought you could give your smartphone a rest, national wildlife refuges are finding reasons for you to keep it on. In green spaces where personal electronics were once as rare as blue-footed boobies, refuge staff ­­are encouraging the use of mobile apps from QR code readers to GPS navigators to connect wired [...]

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Bushnell Introduces the Second Generation of the BackTrack Personal GPS

by Outdoor Hub March 29, 2012
Bushnell Introduces the Second Generation of the BackTrack Personal GPS

Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years, has introduced a sleek updated version of its original BackTrack GPS. With a new ergonomic design 20 percent smaller than the original and a budget-friendly price, the BackTrack is a must have for people who enjoy the [...]

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ViewRanger Wins Award for Mapping App for Hikers

by Outdoor Hub Reporters March 20, 2012
ViewRanger Wins Award for Mapping App for Hikers

Hikers who have the new Outdoors GPS app from ViewRanger may not have to worry about getting lost on the trail ever again. The app won one of the app industry’s most prestigious awards – an Appy Award. In the Mapping/Location Based category, ViewRanger beat out apps Scout by Telenav and Companion by Companion HQ [...]

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Geocache Treasure Hunt at Utah’s Camp Floyd State Park

by Outdoor Hub March 15, 2012

Visit Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum on Saturday, March 24 anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for a geocache treasure hunt. The high-tech hunt takes visitors to various historic sites within the park. Visitors who complete the treasure hunt will be awarded a special prize. Participants are encouraged to bring their [...]

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ViewRanger Outdoor GPS App is a Finalist for a 2012 Appy Award

by Outdoor Hub March 9, 2012
ViewRanger Outdoor GPS App is a Finalist for a 2012 Appy Award

Every year, the most creative and imaginative people in the technology field gather to celebrate the world’s finest Smartphone apps at the annual Appy Awards. Congratulations to ViewRanger for their selection as a top three finalist in the mapping / location based category. The finalists and winners of the Appy Awards will be announced March [...]

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DeLorme inReach Earns Backpacker Magazine 2012 Editors’ Choice Award

by Outdoor Hub March 7, 2012
DeLorme inReach Earns Backpacker Magazine 2012 Editors’ Choice Award

The DeLorme inReach 2-way satellite communicator has been honored with a 2012 Backpacker magazine Editor’s Choice Award. This is the most prestigious award in the outdoor industry, given annually in recognition of outstanding innovation in design, materials, and performance. inReach is one of only 13 products to be so honored for 2012. The Backpacker Editors’ [...]

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New App for Birding/wildlife Viewing in Florida Released

by Outdoor Hub February 27, 2012

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has teamed with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology to release the “Nature Viewing along the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail” application for iPhones and iPods. The app was created with support grants from the Florida [...]

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DeLorme inReach Wins Prestigious Innovation Award for Electronics at Miami International Boat Show

by Outdoor Hub Reporters February 21, 2012
DeLorme inReach Wins Prestigious Innovation Award for Electronics at Miami International Boat Show

An on-board satellite communicator that has been sweeping up numerous accolades and awards got the recognition it deserved at the Miami International Boat Show. The DeLorme inReach two-way satellite communicator allows for search-and-rescue teams to communicate with fishermen in distress. It also allows fishermen to send SOS signals and gives the rescue team an advantage [...]

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FCC Agency Acknowledges GPS Interference Issues With LightSquared Plan

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

Recreational boaters who rely on global positioning devices to keep them safely on course can breathe a sigh of relief since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans on Tuesday, February 14 to revoke conditional approval of a proposed cellular telephone network that could interfere with GPS signals. The decision came after the U.S. Commerce [...]

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First International EarthCache MegaEvent Set

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

The first international gathering of EarthCache enthusiasts will take place in New Gloucester (near Portland), Maine, USA, on Sunday, 2 September 2012. The global EarthCache program, run by the Geological Society of America, is an educational subset of geocaching with the important difference that instead of finding a container of trinkets, the treasure at an [...]

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Rand McNally and Good Sam Team Up to Provide Woodall’s Campground Data in GPS Devices

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012
Rand McNally and Good Sam Team Up to Provide Woodall’s Campground Data in GPS Devices

Rand McNally, a leader in specialty travel and navigation, and Woodall’s, part of the Good Sam family of RV clubs, community and publications, are partnering to include Woodall’s campground data in Rand McNally’s TripMaker RVND GPS units for RVers. The data will be pre-loaded in devices shipping mid-April, and also will be available to current [...]

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McMurdo Demos New Smartfind AIS at Miami International Boat Show

by Outdoor Hub February 9, 2012
McMurdo Demos New Smartfind AIS at Miami International Boat Show

Leading brand of emergency location beacons McMurdo will be exhibiting the Smartfind S10 Automatic Identification System (AIS) Beacon at the 2012 Miami International Boat Show, February 16-20 at the Miami Beach Convention Center (booth O 65). When manually activated, the Smartfind S10 uses AIS and GPS technology to give precise location information to aid the [...]

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New, Free Virginia State Parks App Available

by Outdoor Hub January 31, 2012

Virginia State Parks are now as close as your smartphone with the introduction of the new Virginia State Parks Pocket Ranger app. Developed collaboratively by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and ParksByNature, the new Pocket Ranger Mobile Tour Guide is available at no charge thanks to the Virginia Association for Parks and Imperial [...]

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Brunton “Get Back” a Great Piece of Gear

by The Desert Rat January 31, 2012
Brunton “Get Back” a Great Piece of Gear

I’d like to thank Kim Cahalan of Media Direct and the folks at Brunton for supplying me one of these units to review. I’m not typically a “GPS Guy” and for the past couple of years have carried around the base model ETrex and used it mostly to mark simple way-points. You can read the [...]

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Handheld GPS Awards Announced by OutdoorGearLab.com

by Outdoor Hub January 25, 2012
Handheld GPS Awards announced by OutdoorGearLab.com

OutdoorGearLab.com revealed today the results of the 2011 Editors’ Choice Awards for the category, listing this year’s best and best value for handheld GPS devices. The OutdoorGearLab Review Editors chose the following winners after testing seven of the latest and greatest handheld hiking GPS units in a head-to-head competition that assessed satellite reception, ease of [...]

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Indiana Geocache Challenge at Monroe Lake, Feb. 4

by Outdoor Hub January 23, 2012

Monroe Lake will host a special event for geocachers on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Reservoir Ramble Geocache Challenge will take participants on a tour of every public recreation area on Monroe Lake, plus a couple of less well-known spots. “It’s a big reservoir, so there will be a fair amount of driving involved,” said Jill Vance, [...]

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Rechargeable Devices Connect at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market with Solio and Suunto’s Latest Products

by Outdoor Hub January 19, 2012

Solio, the decade-old leader in the hand-held battery packs and solar chargers category, brings its collection of chargers and lighting products to the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market (ORWM) tradeshow (booth 13303) this January 19-22. The brand proudly announces its chargers compatibility with several new products showcased for the first time at this year’s ORWM. [...]

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Magellan Adds eXplorist 110 to Outdoor Line

by Outdoor Hub January 10, 2012
Magellan Adds eXplorist 110 to Outdoor Line

Magellan, a pioneering GPS brand, today announced the introduction of the Magellan eXplorist 110 GPS receiver, a waterproof and rugged handheld GPS with core outdoor navigation features. Powerful yet light and portable, the eXplorist 110 demonstrates Magellan’s continued commitment to outdoor navigation. With a vibrant, sunlight readable color display plus a highly sensitive GPS chipset [...]

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