Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: What Is Geocaching? -- A Brief History of Geocaching -- Who Should Get Involved in Geocaching? -- Where Is Geocaching Today? -- Chapter Two: Getting Started -- Tools of the Trade -- GPS Receivers -- GPS Accessories -- Compasses -- Maps -- Chapter Three: Outdoor Ethics and Wilderness Safety -- General Wilderness Safety Principles -- Outdoor Ethics -- Chapter Four: Basic Geocaching Principles -- What Is in a Cache? -- Game Types and Cache Sizes -- Rules and General Guidelines -- Chapter Five: Finding Your First Cache -- Chapter Six: Creating Your First Cache -- Chapter Seven: A Geocacher's Guide to Land Navigation -- Reading Topographic Maps -- Basic Functions of GPS Receivers -- Map Scale, Distances, and Working with a Compass -- Appendix A: Geocache Resources -- Appendix B: Bibliography -- Index.