The past several weeks of cold weather broke and our schedule was as clear as the azure blue sky above us. We took the opportunity to finally get back out Geocaching after a five month hiatus and it felt great! Really great! We decided to go to Shubie Park since there had been some new caches placed since we were there last. Shubie is one of our favorite local parks with lots of intertwined trails. We started our trek near the camping area and then down through the lock system, into the no-leash area that circles Lake Banook. The caches we were looking for today were in a series following a…
Geocaching
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Geocaching Online
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A Shubie Sunday Five For Five
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It’s Official! Maritime Mega Is A Go!
29 Jan 2010 | 5:21 amThe Maritime Mega Event is now officially a go! Groundspeak has just posted the official event page and we are ecstatic! The event will be held in Dayspring, just an hour or so away from Nova Scotia’s capital city of Halifax on July 10th, 2010 and it is being held in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Geocaching in Canada. On June 28, 2000 the first Geocache in Canada was placed in East River, Nova Scotia, just miles from the event site! GCBBA is still active and attracts many Geocachers every year who wish to visit this historic cache. Make this cache, and event, a part of your… -
Caching At Blomidon Provincial Park
26 Aug 2009 | 1:55 pmPrior to having to leave the Blomidon Provincial Park because of Hurricane Bill we had the chance to do some caching along the Jodrey, Woodland and Bordon Brook trails. These trails lead to and meet at the Look Off Trail which, once at the end, offers a fantastic view of the Minas Basin. Our hike took us up the Jodrey Trail, then out on to the Look-off Trail and then we came back down the Woodlands Trail and then on to Borden Brook Trail. The Look-off Trail is a short trail, only 1.6 km (1 mi.) that ends at a viewing station that offers views that makes the whole trip worthwhile. You get a… -
Atlantic Geofest 2009 And Hurricane Bill
24 Aug 2009 | 4:15 pmThe old adage about ’short and sweet’ was never more true than this year’s GeoFest. With the impending arrival of Hurricane Bill the festivities were cut a bit short BUT a great time was still had by all! As with Geofests of the past Atlantic GeoFest 2009 was held at Blomidon, a Provincial Park located on the cliffs of the North Mountain, overlooking the Minas Basin, here in Nova Scotia. With over 1800 acres of natural attractions, majestic trees, trails and wildlife the park is the perfect place to let Geocachers out to play. The cachers began to arrive on Friday afternoon… -
Cape Breton Highlands Park Event
21 Jul 2009 | 6:22 amWe had a wonderful time this past weekend at the Cape Breton Highlands Park Event that was held in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park here in Nova Scotia. The 950 square kilometer (590 sq mi) Cape Breton Highlands National Park with its spectacular highlands and ocean scenery is located on Cape Breton Island, on the northeast tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. The world-famous scenic highway, the Cabot Trail, runs through the park. The event was part of the park’s First Annual Geocaching Weekend, of which the highlight was the introduction of the park’s new Geocache series, the…
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Geocache Journal
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Microcache Container Tutorial
23 Jan 2010 | 10:18 pmHey everybody. I finally got around to making a short video on creating your own magnetic microcache container. It can be used in an urban setting such as under a park bench, an area where there aren’t many trees or logs lying around, in a sign post, under a picnic table, and places I haven’t [...] -
Geopher Lite app for the iPhone
3 Oct 2009 | 9:23 pmAnother geocaching iPhone app was released sometime in August but until the last week or so I haven’t heard too much about it. One of my fellow Geocaching buddies who travels around the U.S. for business says he likes it a lot. It’s the perfect app to have with after a busy day of meetings and [...] -
Gpsmap 60csx review
16 Aug 2009 | 6:33 pmThe Gpsmap 60csx Is A Reliable Gps Navigation System Article courtesy Michael Selvon Garmin is one of the most trusted names in GPS navigation systems today. While TomTom, Magellan and Navignon manufacture fine GPS systems, there is much broader support and accessories that go with Garmin, which has been in the outdoor GPS business [...] -
BlackBerry Geocaching
8 Aug 2009 | 10:27 pmA friend told me about an app from CacheBerry for his Blackberry that makes it easier than ever to go paperless. Here are some of the product features in ver 2.0: NEW! Geocaching Compass NEW! Storm version with multi-touch Supports Geocaching.com GPX format View comprehensive listing details View recent logs View and decrypt hints View Travel Bug® inventories Show cache on Google and [...]
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blazerfan's geocaching adventures
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Weekend caches
8 Feb 2010 | 8:32 amWell the Blazer game might not have been all that great, but I did get a few cachesTreasure by the Loo!One Degree: N I-5 RestRip City RhapsodyGD Series #6 : Fire On The MountainBlue Star Memorial HighwayThe puzzle on Rip City Rhapsody was a fun one, but you'll need the hint to get the right coords.Next weekend Daveydude has some 60 caches lined up. Hope the weather is nice. -
Blazers game
6 Feb 2010 | 9:11 amGoing up tonight to see the Blazers play the Lakers. Should be a good game. I've loaded up a handful of caches to find on the drive... to break it up a little.Its been nice weather lately. Too bad I have been stuck at work with no time for geocaching. Next weekend however I am going with Daveydude to Coos Bay for the "10 Years of Geocaching", Wintertime Fun-1 #4 event. That should be a fun time. -
March of Dimes time
22 Jan 2010 | 10:52 amTime to raise money for 2010. A lot of you donated last year and my team raised over $6000.You might be asking what the money goes towards. A good portion goes into research. Some of it goes into programs to educate new mothers in ways to improve their odds of having full term pregnacies. And some is used to help support families whose newborns are in intensive care. When my cousin had her son someone from the March of Dimes visited every day.Normally I don't bring politics into my blog, but I think this is an oppropriate time. There is a growing trend to "let the government deal with it."… -
I'm tired
13 Jan 2010 | 11:26 amI haven't had much time for geocaching or blogging. Last Wednesday I had a major router issue so I spent a whole night at that. Then the weekend was full of moving into our remodeled space. The new brach is all open... very few problems so that is good. If you have ever been in before you should stop back by just to have a look. -
End of the run
4 Jan 2010 | 10:12 pmI had a find everyday of 2010 going, but in the end I knew it would be hard to manage. I didn't get out of work until it was dark and had no desire to find a cache at that point. Oh well.I probably won't have any finds this weekend as I have a major project to accomplish at work. Our newly remodeled branch should open this next Monday and I get to move all the PC's and get them hooked up this weekend. Should be a nice looking paycheck this month if nothing else.
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PodCacher
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Show 255.0: TBs, Poison Ivy & Space
7 Feb 2010 | 8:33 pmListen To The Show (54:27) On our geocaching podcast today, we have more entertaining travel bug stories for you, a controversial cache that we are sure you have never found, a personal challenge called The Geocache Diet, a rant AND rave related to poison ivy and a great new contest. Show Discussion: In the PodCacher Forums Show Images: Go to the Flickr set LIMITED TIME! Sign up to become a PodCacher Supporting Member and get in the drawing for a special PodCacher 2008 Silver Geocoin! (Deadline Feb 13) Links mentioned in the show Alphabetical Alf Cheechako Butterfly Lady’s Rainbow… -
Show 254.0: Shocking Soundbites
31 Jan 2010 | 8:36 pmListen To The Show (49:14) On our geocaching podcast today, the Gadget Guy weighs in on external battery packs and Deermark shares his Christmas geocaching adventure. We also share another cache idea in our Creative (or sneaky) Hides segment and chat about an inaccurate and sensationalistic news story about Geocaching that has created quite a stir. Show Discussion: In the PodCacher Forums Show Images: Go to the Flickr set LIMITED TIME! Sign up to become a PodCacher Supporting Member and get in the drawing for a special PodCacher 2008 Silver Geocoin! (Deadline Feb 13) Links mentioned in the… -
Show 253.0: Travelers’ Tales
24 Jan 2010 | 10:39 pmListen To The Show (58:49) On our geocaching podcast today, we have a bunch of interesting Travel Bug stories from our contest, a fantastic resource for “stuck” travel bugs, another in our series of great caches and a new record set for cache finds in a day. Show Discussion: In the PodCacher Forums Show Images: Go to the Flickr set Thank-you for Helping Support PodCacher Become a PodCacher Member and receive the MAPP (Member Appreciation Premium Perk) shows as a special thank-you! Links mentioned in the show Central Jersey Geocaching – Sparrow_Gold won Cache of the Month for… -
Show 252.0: Fabulous Feedback-o-palooza
17 Jan 2010 | 11:09 pmListen To The Show (45:44) On our geocaching podcast today, we have some listener feedback on the microwave bomb story, google-earth related caches, do-it-yourself survival straps, and more. We’ll also chat about a cache rating system, some good news about GPS accuracy and a couple of challenges from PodCacher listeners to all of you out there, as well as the prize drawings for The Great PodCacher Travel Bug Migration contest. Hop on over to the PodCacher Forums to discuss the show! Images mentioned in the show: Go to the Flickr set Thank-you for Helping Support PodCacher Become a… -
Show 251.0: Bracelets, Bombs & Bugs
10 Jan 2010 | 9:55 pmListen To The Show (50:47) On our geocaching podcast today, we have a Gadget Guy report on the PN-60, a listener review of “Geobeagle” for the Motorola Droid phone, an interesting survival tool you might want to add to your caching pack or wrist, more about the Travel Bug story contest, bomb scares in the news, and the announcement of the date for WWFM VII. Hop on over to the PodCacher Forums to discuss the show! Images mentioned in the show: Go to the Flickr set Thank-you for Helping Support PodCacher Become a PodCacher Member and receive the MAPP (Member Appreciation Premium…
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Geocaching with EMC of Northridge, CA
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5 Easy Caches – NOT!
4 Feb 2010 | 8:13 amWell, perhaps it was one of those days. I picked out five caches among the closest to my house to get me out on a hike and in to the fresh air. The first one had been recently replaced, so I was confident I would spot it right away: Here it Bee I couldn’t find it, and couldn’t get the geocaching app to work on my iPhone right there to read the cache page, so I went on to cache #2 for the day: CTM in O’Melveny Park I managed to make all of the wrong decisions along the way to this one. First, I saw that the arrow was pointing more or less up a trail and headed that way. I was… -
Geocaching in Outer Space
29 Jan 2010 | 9:15 amWell… at least as close as I could get for now…. I attended an event at the NASA Goldstone deep space research facility at Fort Irwin, just north of Barstow, CA! 2010 – NASA Deep Space Odyssey II We had to drive through two checkpoints on to the base then on to the Goldstone property. We first stopped a the museum for an information presentation and a look around: This model of the Mars Rover was outside in the parking lot: We then got in our long caravan of cars and drove several miles up to the largest dish: We saw some herds of local wildlife along the way: This model is… -
Starting the Year with a Celebration
21 Jan 2010 | 5:13 pmI went out and about in the Ventura area with the Ventura Kids last weekend as they were to find cache #20,000! f0t0m0m went, too, which made the VKs the “slackers” of the group… ha! They are still the fastest cachers in the West. We snagged over 80 that day, even continuing as the first of the week’s string of rain storms started soon after lunch. The weather started turning just as we found their #19,999: …. and the tree was dripping water on us as Steve grabbed #20,000: It was appropriately titled – i’m just nuts There were quite a few good… -
Should be Simple, Right?
14 Jan 2010 | 8:17 amOLdweeb and I headed out for a simple hike. He’d done it before and said it was mostly flat, easy trail. Simple, right? Well, except for the several short steep hills up and down, sure… mostly flat…. and except for the half mile of overgrown bushes in the way…. mostly easy. At least we found the cache handily and had the key we needed to access the wonderful pirate treasure inside! Davey Jones Locker Here’s a view of the targeted cache area: It should be simple to approach a cache, find it, and access the log, right? What if it’s disguised as a GIANT… -
Off to a Running Start!
7 Jan 2010 | 1:59 pmI started my year off with a few local caches: Sage Ranch Sunset Steel Here When The Levee Breaks My first find of 2010: It’s in Sage Ranch, and that day, there were crystal clear views for miles: The next weekend, I headed up to the Santa Cruz area along with f0t0m0m, shell1fish, and geo202 to grab the final cache of the epic Fizzy Challenge! Well Rounded Cacher (The Fizzy Challenge) The trail up wound through towering redwoods, then up through more rocky, scrubby terrain: We don’t see much moss in Southern California, so this stuff dripping off the manzanita was fascinating to…
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Geocachers of Kentucky
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Best of the Bluegrass 2009
Please visit the link below to rate the caches nominated for the Best of the Bluegrass of 2009. Survey Online voting will be available until December 10. -
Create a Route
Just a quick article to point out the wonderful new "Create a Route" feature that is located off of your premium member profile page on Geocaching.com. This is an excellent update to the "Caches Along a Route" feature that was introduced by Groundspeak 3 years ago. -
Adopt a Highway Volunteer Needed
Desperately seeking a geocacher to volunteer to take over the hosting of the Geocachers of Kentucky Adopt a Highway events. If we do not get a volunteer our contract will not be renewed and we will not be able to keep our stretch of highway in front of Masterson Station Park. All it takes to coordinate a pickup is a simple phone call to the transportation garage - then a stop by to pick up the signage, vests & trash bags. The pickups are held 1-3 times per year. We have had successful pickups on various days of the week and times of the day. Reply to: sun-moon-starz… -
2nd Annual Trail of Caches
Old Mulkey MeetingHouse State Historic Site will host the 2nd Annual Trail of Caches May 1-2, 2009. Read on for details... -
Use your phone SMS to find & log your caches on the fly
This is in beta from Groundspeak: http://coord.info/textmark.aspThis may be helpful for those times when the PDA battery dies or you want to log immediately.
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Maryland Geocaching Society
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MGS Member Spotlight Returns!
1 Feb 2010 | 6:41 amBack by popular demand, we are very happy to announce the return of the MGS Member Spotlight. And for the February 2010 spotlight we are featuring the five 2010 MGS Officers. In recent weeks, in between the meetings and CAM planning, etc., we were able to conduct interviews with the five newly-elected officers. So it is with great pleasure that we introduce; _Johnnycache, Eagleblazer, Trainbug, the8Seachers, and Shady. Please click into the forums to read their interviews. President – _Johnnycache Vice President – Eagleblazer Treasurer – Trainbug Secretary… -
MGS “Meet the Officers” Meet & Greet
25 Jan 2010 | 7:27 pmCome out and join us for the Maryland Geocaching Society 2010 “Meet the Officers” Meet & Greet. This is a great opportunity for folks to get together, share and exchange ideas, and talk about the upcoming year. We would like to invite everyone who has an interest in the game of geocaching to come and join in. You do not have to be a member of the MGS to attend. No matter if you have 10 or 10,000 finds, everyone is welcome! New to the game? New to the area? Visiting from out of town? Feel free to join us! This event will take place on Saturday, February 6. 2010 at… -
And the votes are in
1 Jan 2010 | 6:45 amFirst, a big Thank You to all the candidates who ran for office this year. It is the great membership that makes the MGS what it is. Congratulations to those who were elected. And the new core consists of: President: _JohnnyCache Vice-President: EagleBlazer Secretatry: The8Searchers Treasurer: Trainbug Public Relations: Shady Forum discussion is here. -
Maryland Life Geocache Dash!
26 Dec 2009 | 6:12 amTake part in a statewide treasure hunt! You could win some fun prizes! Beginning January 1, 2010! The Maryland Municipal League and the Maryland Geocaching Society has partnered with Maryland Life magazine to foster new interest in discovering municipal geocaches along the Maryland Municipal League Geocache Trail. During 2010, each of the six issues of Maryland Life will feature two or three cities or towns for you to discover and enjoy. Click into the forums to read the complete details. -
Time To Vote
1 Dec 2009 | 5:18 amLadies and Gentlemen, It is time to vote! Below are the positions and the members running for each (in alphabetical order). Please send your email vote to MGSVote2010@mdgps.org — be sure to use the subject line “MGS Vote 2010″. Also, you must make sure to include your MGS username and Geocaching.com username if different. ** PLEASE be sure your subject line is: MGS Vote 2010 ** President JohnnyCache LPYankeeFan Vice President CodyHollowFarm EagleBlazer Secretary The8Searchers Wirtz WVKiwi Treasurer Trainbug Public Relations CoupleoCachers Shady IMPORTANT NOTE: Even though a…
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St. Louis Area Geocachers Association (SLAGA)
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Jan 2010 Meeting Minutes
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SLAGA Officer Meeting Minutes
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konopapw to step down as SLAGA webmaster on 1/1/2010
28 Nov 2009 | 5:56 pmThe SLAGA officers were given 5 months notice to find a replacement and coordinate the turnover of duties. "After 12/31/09, I will no longer be performing the volunteer duties of SLAGA webmaster. This should give the officers sufficient time to recruit a replacement." "I hope you look at this as an opportunity to transform the web site to better reflect the new goals and desires of the association." Paul Konopacki (konopapw) -
Pictures from Cachin’, Eatin’ and Chewin’ the Fat in the Kingdom
6 Oct 2009 | 4:21 pmDate Event Location Desc Type Photographer Links 2009/09/26 Cachin’, Eatin’ and Chewin’ the Fat in the Kingdom Veteran's Park, Fulton, MO Meet-n-greet with cachers from all over central Missouri, including Poker Run, hotdogs and burgers. Trillian (39) Flickr -
Top 10 - SLAGA Fall Picnic
5 Oct 2009 | 4:25 pmTOP TEN Reasons to Attend the SLAGA Fall Picnic 10. You can check out all us crazy geocachers before you decide to sign up for a SLAGA membership! 9. Get your kicks at a park on Route 66 8. Check out the new SLAGA equipment trailer 7. Meet the new SLAGA officers 6. You have nothing better to do on a Sunday afternoon 5. Pika’s Watergate salad 4. Try your hand at the Poker Run 3. Play Geocachers Bingo 2. See who gets a shiny new Milestone Award 1. Rocksusan’s cookies! The 2009 SLAGA Fall Picnic is this Sunday, October 11, starting at 11:00 am. See GC1XTFQ for more details.
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WGA | News
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Vote For 2010 WGA Board
1 Feb 2010 | 12:43 pmVoting in the the 2010 WGA Board of Directors election has begun! Click here to go to the election page and cast your votes for your favorite candidates. WGA members may vote for up to 5 of the candidates before voting closes on Sunday, February 14th at 11:59pm. Here are some general notes about this phase of the Board of Directors election process. -
Slip sliding away
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Nominations Sought For 2010 WGA Board
30 Dec 2009 | 11:46 pmThe WGA is now accepting nominations for this year's Board of Directors election. Click here to go to the elections page and nominate the WGA member(s) you would like to have serve on the Board. Five positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. These positions are currently held by the following individuals: Brian Geoffrey (Should've Bought Him The Tie) (not seeking re-election) Justin Korpal (K0RPL) Anne Padgett (Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu) (not seeking re-election) Jeremy Vechinski (jvechinski) (not seeking re-election) Becky Waldmann (greyhounder) (not seeking… -
Board Meeting Minutes - 9/19/2009
31 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pmBoard members present at the 2009 Annual Picnic held at Lake Wissota State Park met for a short private meeting. Several items were discussed, with any action to be taken officially via the website voting mechanism. -
2010 WGA Geo-Campout To Be Held May 14-16 At Bong
23 Oct 2009 | 9:56 pmThe Board recently voted to hold the 2010 WGA Geo-Campout at Richard Bong State Recreation Area on the weekend of May 14 - 16. Richard Bong State Recreation Area is located in Kenosha County in SE Wisconsin.
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aj-gps.net NewCache Feed
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4. Stammtisch der Tiroler Geocacher (GC23RDB; Event Cache)
9 Feb 2010 | 3:12 amN47°23.870 E011°49.460, elevation approx. 521mhidden by krauswaller on 2010-03-19Container "Not chosen"Difficulty 1.0, Terrain 1.0 -
Potentat Hetzendorfs (GC23DVR; Unknown Cache)
8 Feb 2010 | 2:53 pmN48°10.146 E016°18.326, elevation approx. 215mhidden by coffeefish on 2010-01-28Container "Micro"Difficulty 1.5, Terrain 1.0 -
Casa il cuculo (GC23QC4; Traditional Cache)
8 Feb 2010 | 2:52 pmN48°38.933 E014°56.587, elevation approx. 674mhidden by safran6563 on 2010-02-07Container "Regular"Difficulty 1.5, Terrain 1.5 -
Steingeist (GC23QTW; Traditional Cache)
8 Feb 2010 | 2:52 pmN47°25.259 E012°48.514, elevation approx. 880mhidden by Pinzgauer Geocacher on 2010-02-07Container "Micro"Difficulty 2.0, Terrain 2.0 -
Burggeist (GC23QV1; Traditional Cache)
8 Feb 2010 | 2:52 pmN47°25.333 E012°48.816, elevation approx. 779mhidden by Pinzgauer Geocacher on 2010-02-07Container "Micro"Difficulty 2.0, Terrain 2.0
