If snowshoeing through your neighborhood lost its novelty weeks ago, enliven your wintertime trekking with another activity: geocaching. This high-tech version of hide and seek was created in 2000.

National Geographic Maps of the US and Satmap Systems of the UK have partnered to launch the Active 10 TREK GPS unit for sale in the US. The content offered on Satmap devices will include the complete ...

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. He is supported on crutches, but lacks so much support of the muscle. He has got a fine Geneva watch, but he has lost the skill ...

So I realized that phones can be pretty useful to a hiker -- I own a nexus one, and using GeOrg made me realize that a smartphone could make hiking/backpacking much easier: gps, USGS topo map, compass ...