Geocaching can take you to amazing places all over the world. For one geocacher, it took her on a Hurtigruten cruise to Norway where she saw northern lights and quaint coastal towns. In July 2017, Hurtigruten expedition cruises released 3,000 polar bear and penguin trackables for an epic adventure to geocachers in the United...
Geocaching in New Mexico This blog post was written by geocaching superwoman and Geocaching HQ employee, Annie Love. One might think of a band playing gigs in different cities when they hear the term “Lackeys on Tour.” But those of us who work at Geocaching Headquarters, lovingly known as “Lackeys,” it simply means geocaching in...
Traditional GCG0DN by MiketheFiddler Difficulty: 5 Terrain: 5 Location: Marshall Islands N 07° 11.957 E 171° 03.138 B-24J “Liberator” — Geocache of the Week The D5/T5 ratings for this Geocache of the Week Virtual Cache are spot on, and could probably be even higher (T6 rating, anyone…?). In the fifteen years since publication, only...
Ten tips to help you maintain your geocaching streak Let’s talk about geocaching streaks. A streak is when you log a geocache or attend an Event Cache every day for an extended period of time. Some geocachers have maintained them for a month, a year, or even longer — several streak freaks have even...
The days are getting longer and the sun a little brighter in the northern hemisphere — spring is in the air! We’ve been working hard this winter on a fresh new look for spring and are excited to show it off! Here’s what’s new and improved: A snazzy new look for cache details. We’ve...
A geocaching crew goes for 13 different icons in one day This blog post was written by geocaching superwoman and Geocaching HQ employee, Annie Love. If you are an obsessed geocacher, then you probably like to build your Geocaching profile stats such as “Most caches found in a single day”, “Highest altitude geocache”, or “Farthest...
Traditional GC6ZR1H by Bounce,bounce Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Location: Bellevue, WA N 47° 37.734′ W 122° 08.874′ There are two things that are beloved by many geocachers: gadget caches and trackable hotels. So what’s even better? A gadget cache that’s also a trackable hotel! If you are a connoisseur of well-designed caches then our...
The Geocaching International Film Festival is returning for another year of epic geocaching moments captured on camera. If you’re a filmmaker, a geocacher, or something in between, GIFF 2018 is your chance to have your geocaching film viewed by thousands of people on movie screens all over the world. Submissions are now open! How...
Rock Chalk (Chris) and fellow Geocaching HQ staffer LukeK geocaching with kayaks After attending the MOGA 2014 Mega-Event in Ohio, my wife and I were driving through Kentucky on our way home. I opened the Geocaching® app to search for caches along our route when I caught sight of a ton of T5 caches....
Traditional GC695PX by Die 4 Goonies Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 4 Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany N 50° 46.100′ E 006° 54.421′ Saddle up, grab your lasso, and put on your cowboy hat to prepare for “Goonies Revenge: Rodeo,” located in the wild wild Nordrhein-Westfalen of Germany. The cache is near a horse stable facility. You may...
Rätsel-Caches können ein wenig, naja, rätselhaft sein!Bekannt als Puzzle- oder Rätsel-Caches, sind Mysteries eine Geocache-Art, welche das Lösen von Rätseln beinhaltet, um die korrekten Koordinaten eines Geocaches zu erhalten oder geheimnisvolle Hinweise zu knacken, um eine Geocache Station zu öffnen. Mit verschiedensten Schwierigkeitsstufen kann es teilweise entmutigend sein, wenn man versucht herauszufinden, wie man...
Les caches mystères sont parfois un peu… mystérieuses ! Également nommées Mysteries, Puzzles ou Caches Inconnues, les Caches mystères sont une variété de cache fourre-tout qui implique de résoudre une énigme afin de décoder les coordonnées réelles d’une cache, ou de décrypter des indices cachés afin de débloquer le contenant d’une cache. Vu la...
¡Los Cachés Mystery pueden ser algo… bien, misteriosos! Llamados también cachés puzzle o desconocidos, los Mystery son un tipo general de geocachés en los que hay que resolver puzzles para obtener las coordenadas correctas o descifrar pistas secretas para desbloquear el escondite del caché. Con diversos grados de dificultad, puede ser desalentador intentar averiguar...
Mystery Caches can be a bit of a, well, mystery! Known as Puzzle or Unknown caches as well, Mysteries are a “catch-all” geocache type that involves solving puzzles in order to decode the correct cache coordinates or crack secret clues to unlock a cache’s stash. With varying degrees of difficulty, it can be daunting...
