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Geocaching Promotion – Planetary Pursuit
Geocaching Souvenirs From time to time, geocaching.com runs promotions that give geocachers an opportunity to earn souvenirs. Souvenirs are nothing new to the game â they are a digital pin that gets added to your profile for specific feats. You earn one for your first find in a new state and/or country, as well as for attending Mega Events. Throughout the years, there have been other opportunities to earn souvenirs on special days such as International Earthcache Day, Get Outdoors Day, Geocaching in Space, and Australia Day, as well as longer promotions that have been introduced in the past couple of years, such as the 31 Days of Geocaching or…
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Hiding Your First Geocache: 5 Things You Should Know
Youâve discovered this thing called geocaching, and youâre hooked, right? You think youâre ready to try your hand at placing your own first hide? Thatâs great! There is truly no such thing as too many geocaches hidden out there somewhere. I get excited every time I get a new publication notification, because that means thereâs one more hide out there for me to find. But before you hide your first geocache, there are a few important things to keep in mind to make sure itâs a good quality hide thatâs in it for the duration. Please be sure that this is an activity that you plan on continuing for a…
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7 Must Haves for Winter Geocaching
If you live in the northern climate like I do, you know that geocaching in the winter months can be a bit challenging to say the least. Between the cold and the snow (and the wind here near the Windy City), getting out to find a few caches is either difficult or impossible. Iâve compiled a list of a few suggestions to help you get your name on that log! 1. Rubber Mallet Every hide style has itâs time and place, and winter time seems to be a great time for those hated LPC (lamp post cache) hides. But when itâs cold and snowy and youâre trying to keep a…
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So what the heck is geocaching anyway?
Whenever I mention the word âgeocachingâ to a non-geocacher (muggle) the response is either âoh, thatâs really cool!â or âwhy would you waste your time doing that?â You either get it or you donât. I for one, get it. I love geocaching. Geocaching has become a huge part of my life. Itâs taken me on some incredible adventures to see some amazing parts of this beautiful country. Itâs introduced me to some of my best friends. It even introduced me to my Sweetie. But what is it exactly? Well, simply put, geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunt in which a user (geocacher) uses coordinates (latitude & longitude) and a…
