Author: Elke Talley

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A recap of our third 2026 hiding theme: Go, go gadget

For our third hiding theme of 2026, we challenged geocachers to get creative with caches that invite finders to interact, play, solve, and explore. Go, go gadget celebrates clever mechanisms, electronic puzzles, moving parts, and caches where water is part of the adventure.

From August 1 through September 30, geocachers around the world nominated caches they hid or found, showing just how many ways a geocache can turn the journey to the log sheet into an experience of its own. Continue reading →

/ Elke Talley

Gevangen ( IN ) 2019 – Geocache of the week

Traditional
GC7ZNA1
by jackie vandenberk
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Limburg, Belgium
N 51° 15.275′ E 005° 18.564′

Someone needs your help, and they’ve been waiting behind bars since 2019! At Gevangen ( IN ) 2019 (GC7ZNA1) in Belgium, finding the cache is only the beginning. To reach the log sheet, geocachers must come face-to-face with a miniature prisoner and discover which part of the prison holds the key to their success.

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/ Elke Talley

TB-Hotel zum Bibelgarten – Geocache of the week

Traditional
GC8815G
by Littlemetzi, Deichkind82, liebe_ist_BUNT, Cacherpaul2
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
N 54° 08.803′ E 009° 04.355′

Even trackables need a place to rest between adventures. At TB-Hotel zum Bibelgarten (GC8815G) in Germany, trackables can check into rooms organized by where they hope to travel next. Before geocachers can enter the hotel, however, they must find the key.

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/ Elke Talley

Traditional Caches, big goals, and the road ahead with Marcellus Cadd

For the past few years, we’ve caught up with Marcellus Cadd (atreides) of Geocaching While Black to hear where geocaching has taken him lately, and this year, there’s a lot to talk about.

We talked with him about his latest travels, balancing community service with caching for yourself, Treasure collecting, the enduring appeal of Traditional Caches, and what he wishes he could tell his 2018 geocaching self.

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