Author: Andrew Baldwin

Andrew the Manager of Community Engagement at Geocaching HQ. He is typically laughing at his own jokes, getting into mischief with Signal, or looking for the next adventure.
/ Andrew Baldwin

Das PETling-Zimmer — Geocache of the Week

Letterbox Hybrid
GC50CRA
by PETling-Mafia
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
N 52° 15.125′ E 008° 51.179′

Have you ever had difficulty making a choice on where to begin? This Letterbox Hybrid may only have three stages, but there are thousands of opportunities for hints and perhaps fun, too!

A petling is a pre-formed 2-liter soda capsule and a very common container in Germany, where this geocache resides. Hidden by the infamous PETling-Mafia, the group got together to create a geocache with so many petling containers it could be a crime.

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/ Andrew Baldwin

Rock and Roast Photographer — interview with NervousEnergies

It’s not everyday you get to work with the music industries biggest bands because you’re the trusted photographer for the job – but this is the life of Ryan Russell a photographer in the music scene in Seattle/Bellingham, Washington. When Ryan isn’t called in for a shoot he is roasting coffee and helping a local business get the word out about their coffee.

Recently Ryan discovered geocaching and caught our eye so we wanted to know his story: Continue reading →

/ Andrew Baldwin

Space Invader—Geocache of the Week

Letterbox Hybrid
GC7QEJJ
by Simply Paul
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
London, United Kingdom
N 51° 31.211′ W 000° 07.046′

The search for alien life is right at your fingertips.

Over 1,000 reports of something ‘out of this world’ are coming in from London since 2018. Could it be an interstellar species? Just a weather balloon? An enthusiastic hobbyist? Whatever it may be, conspiracies are floating around as to what this geocache is, who placed it, and what it means for the rest of the world.

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