As we count down to the 25th year of geocaching in 2025, community will be a huge part of the celebration because geocaching is all about people. We’re excited to share that Community Celebration Events (CCE) will return in 2025! Continue reading →
Author: Chris
Tracking your geocaching resolutions
Some 4,000 years ago, the ancient Babylonians made what are believed to be the first New Year’s resolutions. Little did they know that a day would come when people would resolve to achieve goals related to a high-tech game of hide and seek!
Whether you’re aiming to beat your longest geocaching streak, fill your calendar grid, hide caches that earn some number of Favorite points, or fulfill any number of other resolutions, there are some great tools to track your progress.
We checked in with Geocaching HQ Lackeys and learned that many turn to Geocaching API Partner applications to monitor their resolutions, while others choose more low-tech alternatives. Continue reading →
Geocaching in Japan with chii-sun
Chris (Rock Chalk) is Geocaching HQ’s Senior Public Relations Manager. He is also a dedicated geocacher who has cached in all 50 U.S. states and 22 countries. He recently visited Japan for the first time and shared some of his experience.
One of the beautiful aspects of geocaching is how it connects people all over the world. I most recently experienced this during my first visit to Japan. One evening, I enjoyed dinner in Osaka with ShinyOrbital, the geocaching community volunteer reviewer for Japan. As we talked about geocaching in the country, he mentioned a cacher who organizes an annual campaign to publish hundreds throughout Japan on a single day.
Block Parties to celebrate 25th anniversary in 2025
Let’s celebrate 25 years of geocaching with Block Parties around the world! HQ is thrilled to announce that organizers of events that qualify for Mega- or Giga-Event status for 2025 may choose the Block Party icon for their event.
We recently asked the community to help us dream up exciting ways to celebrate 25 years of geocaching in 2025. Many of you suggested worldwide Block Parties, and we’re very happy to put the idea into motion! Continue reading →
Show us what you discovered while geocaching!
As the year draws to a close, we’d like to remind you to join nearly 30,000 geocachers who have shared a favorite place by logging GC9FAVE, Discovered while geocaching – Locationless Cache. The cache will be archived and locked on January 1, 2024. Continue reading →