Recently we had a chance to do a bit of Geocaching at the Dingle. Now, although the word ‘dingle’ means “a small wooded valley, a shady dell, a narrow cleft between hills”, here in Halifax it refers to the Sir Sandford Fleming Park, or simply, Fleming Park. Locally, the term ‘Dingle’ is also synonymous with the Dingle Tower, the landmark ten-story tower located in the park, which serves as a memorial to the development of parliamentary institutions in the British Empire, now the British Commonwealth. Situated on Halifax’s North West Arm the 95 acre…
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Geocaching Online
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Geocaching At The Halifax Dingle
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05/31/08 – Geocaching In The News
31 May 2009 | 5:35 amIt’s been a few weeks since we released ‘the news’ so we thought that in this issue we would focus solely on Geocachers in the news, and there’s a few of them! Grab a coffee, settle back and read about what your Geocaching buddies are up to. Read on! Andy Smith, aka HeadHardHat of GeoCache: I’m NOT Obsessed blog fame is featured in this great article here. (We can say we knew him when ) Another blogger friend, Elin Carlson, from Geocaching with EMC fame along with John Cappi, Jeff Jost and Robb Boyle are mentioned in this article here. Sally Smith and her husband… -
GoGo T. Urtle Is On The Road Again!
29 May 2009 | 3:40 amAfter a harrowing winter and a fight with a pack of wild wolves GoGo T. Urtle is on the move again! Although he is a bit banged up, bruised and sore he dragged himself back into the HooHaa GeoChallenge Race as soon as he was able, like the little trooper he is. We were contacted by cribdonor earlier in the month with this disturbing message: “I was checking on bugs I moved around and discovered that HooHaa Race – GoGo T. Urtle was in a cache that had been muggled. Since I am not far away I went to check it out and sure enough he has had a hard life and his tag is gone. I brought… -
Caching At Morris Lake’s Kiwanis Park
1 May 2009 | 12:06 pmRecently we got a chance to visit the Kiwanis Centre Beach and Park on Morris Lake in Dartmouth, NS and do a bit of Geocaching. This is a small park that was created by volunteers from the local Kiwanis Club. It took them several years to build this fine facility and since it’s creation it has quickly became a popular spot. It is not a large park but it does include several short walking trails, a picnic area and a nice sandy beach with a floating dock. -
04/26/08 – Geocaching In The News
26 Apr 2009 | 6:01 amWell, it’s been a few weeks since we did the news so there’s a lot of it! There’s quite a few cachers in the news, several bomb scares and a couple of great events. Grab a coffee, sit back and read on! Dave Baumchen from Seattle, Washington area, who has 10,126 cache finds, is featured in this article here. Jeff Zesch, Walter Guertin and Donna Siegel of Massachusetts are mentioned in this article here. Denise Eickbush from Wichita, Kansas is featured in this article from KSN3 News. Kathleen Fisher and Bob and Barb Fochtman are mentioned in this article about their caching…
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Geocache Journal
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Quik Pod Review
25 Jun 2009 | 6:02 pmHave you ever found yourself out Geocaching with a friend and wanted to take a photo of the two of you at the cache location? So, you take out your camera and then you have to make a decision. Does one of you get elected to take the photo of the other one? Do you [...] -
iPhone Apps
16 Jun 2009 | 5:27 pmWhile I personally don’t own an iPhone, I have many geocaching friends that do. I did a little browsing on the Apple site for some related apps and am providing them here for your convenience. I have listed them in no particular order. Check the Apple site for new ones as they are developed. Jeff iGeoCacher Allows [...] -
Global Hunts Lead Travelers to Treasured Locations
19 Apr 2009 | 8:24 pmDuring a trip to the southern coast of Portugal last year, I probably would have seen only the sandy beaches of the Algarve if it were not for local friends who took my visit as an opportunity to introduce me to the joys of geocaching. This high-tech adventure activity took us inland, [...] -
Using a TomTom for Geocaching?
27 Dec 2008 | 8:02 pmThis is something I was always wondering… Article courtesy Andrew Muirhead Geocaching, if you are unfamiliar with the phrase, is the word used to describe the sport which utilizes billion dollars worth of military hardware to find tupperware boxes in the outdoors! Like some kind of modern day treasure hunt, A ‘geocacher’ will hide an object (usually a [...]
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blazerfan's geocaching adventures
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Backlog - May 10
2 Jul 2009 | 9:25 amThis is my last backlog for a while. These events happened on May 10th... Mother's day.My Dad told us about this waterfall he found while out quad riding so it was decided we'd have a picnic out there for Mother's Day. I decided it would be a good opportunity to hide a cache. The waterfall was nice and I found a good spot for a cache. I looked up the name of the creek... Little Craggy... so I called it Little Craggy Falls.Later we went out to Applegate lake and decided to make the short hike out to the Bigfoot Trap. We found the following caches.Bigfoot Cache RevisitedCollings Mtn. -
Backlog - May 2
1 Jul 2009 | 8:24 amI was being pretty lazy in may it appears. Found very few caches and I made even fewer blog entries. So we'll take the "wayback" machine all the way to May 2.I was in Las Vegas again and it just happend to be the weekend of a flash mob event happening right on the strip WWFM V (Las Vegas) - Pirate's Booty. The idea was to stay away from Ground zero and try to blend in... then when the signal is given all group together. You weren't suppose to mingle with anyone till they made the call. I spotted a few cachers I had met previously on my trips and tried to stay away. I did say hi to a pair of… -
Backlog - June 7
30 Jun 2009 | 10:20 amFor this backlog we go all the way back to June 7th. My Dad was off on a fishing trip so my Mom and Sister hatched this idea of going to Reno. I decided to tag along... when do I ever pass up an opportunity to visit casinos?On the way there I found a few caches including #1800Shasta VistaDistantBig Sign 89Goat FireDon't Bug MeWelcome to Nevada (or California)Cinema NevadaThe last cache on the list was a puzzle that I found on accident.This was my second trip to Reno. As an older and more experienced gambler it was a totally different experience then the last trip. Last time I was there the… -
What! me geocaching?
29 Jun 2009 | 8:16 amFriday night I got a call from Daveydude. I think he had called everyone else and was desperate for someone to go with him. Reluctantly I agreed to go geocaching the next morning at 7am!!!So the next morning I got my lazy ass out of bed went down to McD's for a sausage egg biscuit... with cheese. Just something to sit in my gut a while and remind me why I sleep in on Saturdays. They are oh so tasty though. So I met up with Dave and we took his new geo-rig up Spencer creek.There are a few new caches out there and only one of the old... boxerlover's Tie One On. Dave posted a DNF and the Boxer's… -
Trail Blazers
21 Jun 2009 | 10:09 pmNo Geocaching for me this weekend. I did however get to meet 2 Trail Blazer dancers and Clyde Drexler this weekend at seperate events. The blazer dancers were signing posters at NAPA Autoparts on Friday. My coworker heard about it on the radio and told me to go down there so I did. They were very nice and posed for a couple of pictures and signed a poster.Clyde was signing autographs at Lee's Mini Storage on Saturday. I guess the owner is a long time blazer fan himself and met Clyde when they traveled to the Basketball HOF to see Clyde inducted. The owner of this place had a lot of signed…
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PodCacher
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Show 223.0: Chat with Habu!
28 Jun 2009 | 10:47 pmListen To The Show (50:27) On our geocaching podcast today, we have a review of The Hidden Park iPhone game, a discussion of a controversial place to hide a cache, that special puzzle challenge exclusively for PodCacher listeners, a chat with a master-class cache hider for geoteaming, the release of a new GPS device from Garmin, Octogenarian geocachers, and the launch of PodCacher Idol!!! We Recommend… CoinsAndPins.com - a great resource for high-quality geocoins Hop on over to the PodCacher Forums to discuss the show! Images mentioned in the show: Go to the Flickr set Thank-you for… -
Show 222.0: Cache Maintenance
21 Jun 2009 | 9:44 pmListen To The Show (54:41) On our geocaching podcast today, we take you along with us on a cache maintenance trip. We also have an interesting story on “How not to FTF *two* caches at one event”, an update on the travel bug race we mentioned last show, the return of the PTC, and Sonny shares a tip about how to preserve waypoint numbers and make them more readable. We Recommend… CoinsAndPins.com - a great resource for high-quality geocoins 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… -
Show 221.0: PodCacher is Calling YOU…
14 Jun 2009 | 10:40 pmListen To The Show (51:52) On our geocaching podcast today, we have the 2nd installment of PodCacher Calling, a new GPS spy game, an unbelievable news story (what on earth is a “DWH” ?), and we introduce a brand new contest! We Recommend… CoinsAndPins.com - a great resource for high-quality geocoins 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 Perk) shows as a special thank-you as well as Silver and… -
Show 220.0: Geocaching Do’s and Don’ts
7 Jun 2009 | 8:32 pmListen To The Show (41:23) On our geocaching podcast today, we have an interview with a PhD student using geocaching in her studies, another geocaching LOVE story (this time we had a hand in it), audio from a listener’s cruise caching adventure, AND some cache log stories involving a bear, a flipped truck, and lessons on how NOT to geocache. We Recommend… CoinsAndPins.com - a great resource for high-quality geocoins 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… -
Show 219.0: Stories From GW7
31 May 2009 | 11:20 pmListen To The Show (59:44) On our geocaching podcast today, we have LOTS more coverage and stories from GW7 including a chat with MonkeyBrad, one of the main organizers, a response from the US Air force to the GPS system’s potential breakdown, a tip about an unusual caching tool and TWO contests are wrapping up, so we’re going to GIVE STUFF AWAY. We Recommend… CoinsAndPins.com - a great resource for high-quality geocoins 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…
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Geocaching with EMC of Northridge, CA
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Power Caching with the Ventura Kids!
2 Jul 2009 | 9:30 amLast Sunday, I decided to chronicle my day of power caching with a few short videos taken throughout. Riding along with the Ventura Kids was full of laughs and logbooks, as usual. We ended up with 96 finds. Whew! I begin my day of caching with the Ventura Kids. Our first find in Redlands is a light pole. Honoring IE Cachers Cache Bash V-10 The Ventura Kids discuss their “rules” for geocaching. I get to see the expert technique for finding a cache in the ivy. “Hiking” with the Ventura Kids The Angle The long walk back across the park… We meet up with The Devious… -
Generic Geocaching in Simi Clarita
25 Jun 2009 | 1:06 pmI spent two mornings this week out geocaching, one with f0t0m0m, one with him and Capdude. The first of the days we were in Simi Valley, the second in Santa Clarita. Both days were fun and relaxing, overcast and cool. The finds were mostly standard with a couple of really good camo jobs thrown in. We did not do any hiking per se, but did climb a couple of hills in open space or parks. We had lunch at decent restaurants, but nothing gourmet. We saw lizards, birds, and squirrels, but no unusual wildlife. We were unnoticed by muggles. We were not in a hurry, and our lists had only around a… -
Oklahoma? OK!
18 Jun 2009 | 5:12 pmI did a performance in Bartlesville, OK, just north of Tulsa, with Beethoven’s Wig over the weekend, and got this one more state checked off. I did not think about this song the whole time, but popped in to my head as I was formulating what to write this week: It was a quick trip, most of it spent on airplanes. Both flights took us through DEN: I had time for only two caches. The first Downtown Bartlesville #1 It was across the street from the courthouse, built in 1913: The second was in a park that I did not have time to explore. Both were about a half mile from my hotel, yet were the… -
Cache as Cache Can
11 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pmI was thinking I would only be able to get out for one or two geocaches this week, but I ended up doing a bunch. I did a short hike in Griffith Park with Eagle Rock Rob and a half day in Simi Valley with f0t0m0m, but I also did grab a couple in between errands, hence the title of this week’s installment. A new one appeared near Van Nuys airport near an industrial park. Van Nuys Airport and Taxiway Along the street there, you can see dozens of antique aircraft. I never knew they were there: I also had never heard of this Funny Farm: The cache is around behind where you can see the… -
Geocaching in the Los Angeles Daily News
4 Jun 2009 | 8:13 amA few of us were interviewed for this article and I got quoted at the end. link to the article What a great photo at the top! It’s a nice article, mostly correct, but it’s still quite disappointing to read that the state park official thinks that geocaches are buried. True geocaches are hidden, but never buried with a shovel. He corrects himself later, but it still comes off as confusing. The new restrictions for geocaching in state parks is a concern, and none of us are sure who we are supposed to ask now for “permission”. An even greater concern is that the…
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Geocachers of Kentucky
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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. -
GeoWoodstock VII announced
The location for GeoWoodstock VII in 2009 has been announced and it is just a short drive for those of us in Kentucky. The event, will be held over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend south of Nashville, TN in Bell Buckle.Here is a link to the mega event cache page.http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1CG5G -
News Submissions
News Submissions have been opened for members. So if you''ve got that article or writeup that''s been burning you up, let it out!Note: All submissions subject to editorial review. -
CITO Reminder and Tips
Cleaning up is important. Here are a few tips on keeping the areas we cache in (and your car) as clean as possible.
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Maryland Geocaching Society
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Summer is Nearly Here!!
12 Jun 2009 | 7:49 amSchool’s out and that means more time for caching and attending your local events. Set aside Sunday 2 August for the MGS Summer Picnic. This year the picnic will occur at Rosaryville State Park. Please stay tuned for more info regarding our largest event of the year. -
Geowoodstock 7
21 May 2009 | 8:13 amIt’s looking like the MGS will have plenty of members attending this year’s Geowoodstock in Bell Buckle Tennessee. Stop by here periodically to see what is going on in Bell Buckle. -
May 2009 Member Spotlight
5 May 2009 | 3:08 pmAfter a brief hiatus while all hands were working on the 2009 Cache Across Maryland event, the MGS Member Spotlight is back. We recently sent cub reporter Woodysix8 over to the Eastern Shore to catch up with Mother Wolf who was just coming off the heels of hosting a very successful CITO event at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center. Please click into the forums to read her interview. -
M-NCPPC Park Ranger Challenge to Begin March 14th!
8 Mar 2009 | 10:09 amThe M-NCPPC Park Rangers invite you to participate in the first ever M-NCPPC Park Ranger Geo-Challenge. There will be a total of 30 “Ranger Challenge” caches, with 20 in Prince George‘s County and 10 in Montgomery County. The first 250 participants to locate all 30 Ranger caches will be awarded with a beautiful trackable Ranger Geo-Challenge coin. Click into the forums to read the complete details. -
March 2009 Member Spotlight #1
1 Mar 2009 | 9:26 pmOur first March 2009 Member Spotlight is a family of four who have been very active geocachers for several years. Hailing from wild, wonderful West Virginia, it is my pleasure to introduce Hkids4. I recently sat down with the Hkids4 and asked them a few questions. Click into the forums to read more.
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St. Louis Area Geocachers Association (SLAGA)
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TRS Goes Geocaching
2 Jul 2009 | 4:54 pmTotally Rad Show (TRS) The three guys who produce one of my favorite video podcasts go geocaching. Using a geocaching application on their iPhone, it is funny to watch these newbies hunt for a couple of caches. Download video (119 MB 15:42 minutes) Totally Rad Show video podcast -
Share your travel experiences like never before!
28 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pmEasily import your GPS data with the EveryTrail uploader. Drop in the details -- waypoints, photos, trip notes and more. Create interactive trip reports, then show the world what you've been up to. www.everytrail.com Web site -
Garmin launches Oregon 550/550t GPSr
28 Jun 2009 | 9:05 amEngadget by Darren Murph - May 7, 2009 Both of the touchscreen-based devices boast a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 3-axis compass, waterproof chassis, 850MB of internal storage and USB connectivity. Each unit packs a 3-inch, sunlight-readable display, two precharged AA NiMH batteries, loads of waypoint storage and the ability to route you while on the road, on the trail or in the wild. The standard 550 is set to arrive with a worldwide basemap in shaded relief for $499.99, while the 550t comes with preloaded topography maps for the entire US for $599.99. Entire article -
K-Team and Didg Guy - "West Trip, 2009"
21 Jun 2009 | 2:06 pmSLAGA members K-Team and Didg Guy take a fifteen day, 4700 mile, eight state geoaching and state high point trip to the southwest US. YouTube Video -
SLAGA Officer Meeting Minutes
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aj-gps.net NewCache Feed
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CITYPARK - Mitten in Graz (GC1VEBP; Traditional Cache)
4 Jul 2009 | 7:21 amN47°03.591 E015°25.734, elevation approx. 348mhidden by dalou_74 und Mia Wuascht on 2009-07-04Container "Micro"Difficulty 2.5, Terrain 1.5 -
KIDS FUN 3: Jagdmärchenpark Hirschalm (GC1VEAQ; Multi-cache)
4 Jul 2009 | 7:18 amN48°25.860 E014°48.082, elevation approx. 843mhidden by Route67 on 2009-07-02Container "Regular"Difficulty 2.0, Terrain 2.0 -
Geheimcode 9 (GC1VEB2; Unknown Cache)
4 Jul 2009 | 7:17 amN47°19.123 E09°35.600, elevation approx. 420mhidden by Alferic on 2009-07-04Container "Small"Difficulty 3.0, Terrain 1.5 -
Der Kemater Almbutz (GC1T9AR; Multi-cache)
4 Jul 2009 | 7:16 amN47°13.447 E011°15.045, elevation approx. 1051mhidden by Lemoro on 2009-07-02Container "Regular"Difficulty 1.0, Terrain 1.5 -
Mit der Kirche ums Kreuz (GC1VCWV; Multi-cache)
4 Jul 2009 | 7:16 amN47°59.371 E014°07.053, elevation approx. 384mhidden by chrislies on 2009-07-01Container "Micro"Difficulty 2.5, Terrain 1.5
