| Some people find the log by far the most | | | | Like any sport or activity geocaching developed |
| interesting part of the cache information page on | | | | its own vocabulary over time. It is advisable that |
| This is where previous finders (or non-finders for | | | | you learn at least some of these geocaching |
| that matter!) report on their hunts. Many of them | | | | words/expressions. Otherwise some of the |
| go way beyond a mere barebones description of | | | | entries in the log may be a bit hard to understand. |
| what they found to writing entertaining narrative | | | | The most common expressions and abbreviations |
| descriptions of the whole experience. | | | | that are used on the log are: |
| There is obviously a fine line to tread between | | | | BYOP - 'Bring your own pen(cil)' (This |
| recording your experiences and giving the game | | | | instruction is common for micro-caches as they |
| away (thus spoiling the hunt for the next bunch | | | | are often too small to contain writing instruments) |
| of geocachers). This is why the log is introduced | | | | Cache - Geocache |
| with a 'Spoiler alert', warning you that you may | | | | Cacher - Geocacher |
| know a bit too much after you have read it. | | | | Caching - Geocaching |
| Many geocachers prefer to read the log only | | | | CITO - Cache In, Trash Out |
| after they have visited the cache and you also | | | | Coin - Geocoin |
| have the option to print out the information page | | | | DNF - Did Not Find |
| without the log entries attached. | | | | FTF - First to find |
| Many finders attach photographs to their log | | | | GPSR - Global Positioning System Receiver |
| entries and this is usually greatly appreciated by | | | | Ground Zero - Immediate area around the |
| other geocachers. Just be warned, once again, | | | | cache |
| that some of the photographs may be of such a | | | | GZ - Ground Zero |
| nature that it provides the solution to the problem | | | | Hitchhiker - A hitchhiker is an item that is |
| of finding the cache. You can avoid your hunt | | | | placed in a cache, and has instructions to travel to |
| being spoiled by only looking at the photographs | | | | other caches. Sometimes they have logbooks |
| while you are adding your own! | | | | attached so you can log their travels. |