Explore seven of the most popular Geocaching.com cache types. Watch this video to discover the meaning behind the icons. The video showcases three cache types that involve navigation, such as Traditional caches, Multi-Caches, and Mystery or Puzzle Caches. The video also features popular non-physical cache types, such as Event Caches, Mega-Event Caches, Cache in Trash Out (CITO) Events, and EarthCaches. How many of these seven types of caches have you logged?
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You Refer a Friend, Groundspeak Donates $1 to Charity
Bryce's Thank You Letter
A letter to Geocaching.com from a boy named Bryce is signed, “With Sincerity and Joy.” Bryce’s letter is really written to the entire geocaching community. Geocachers combined last year to raise nearly $10,000 USD for a charity that supports students in the classroom. The charity is called DonorsChoose.org. Donations went to support classrooms using geocaching to enhance learning.
Bryce’s classroom was one of several classrooms to receive new GPS devices.
Bryce wrote, “Dear Groundspeak Employees,Wow! What a super generous donation! In my short eleven years on this planet I don’t know anyone who has been so generous to donate so much money to a single project. Now we can explore the rest of the planet with our new and fantastic GPS. You have made an absolute difference in our classroom! With Sincerity and Joy, Bryce”
You can help more like Bryce. By sharing your love of geocaching in July you’ll help two worthy causes. This year, all funds raised will be split evenly between DonorsChoose.org and the Special Olympics. From July 1- 30, 2012, for each new member that you refer to Geocaching.com, we’ll donate $1 to charity. You can take your friends out on the trail with you, send them the “tell a friend” email, share geocaching on Facebook, or simply shout about it from the rooftops. The more people you refer, the more those in need receive, up to a total of $10,000 USD!
Signal Donation Thermometer from 2011
Please note that your friends need to create an account (Basic or Premium) via this Geocaching.com membership page, (not Facebook Connect) and fill in the “referred by” field on the account creation page, and log at least one cache between July 1 and July 30 to count as a referral!
During the month of July, we will provide regular updates on the number of referrals here on the blog and on the official Geocaching.com Facebook page. Thank you for spreading the word about geocaching, and helping others in the process!
Discover the geocaching community volunteers who help power your adventure. Volunteers give their time and talent, representing nearly 40 countries around the globe. Watch the latest Geocaching Presents video to find more about the volunteer experience.
Where are some of the volunteers?
The game would not be the same without their dedication, guidance, and commitment to geocaching. Leave a message for your local Geocaching.com volunteers below!
Entdecke die ehrenamtlichen Helfer, die Dir Dein Erlebnis auf Geocaching.com ermöglichen. Es gibt über 400 ehrenamtliche Reviewer, Foren–Moderatoren und Übersetzer auf Geocaching.com. Sie stellen in fast 40 Ländern ihre Zeit und ihr Talent zur Verfügung. Schau Dir das aktuelle Video “Geocaching.com präsentiert” an um mehr über die freiwilligen Helfer zu erfahren.
Das Spiel wäre nicht das selbe ohne ihren Einsatz, ihre Beratung und ihr Engagement für Geocaching. Hinterlasse unten eine Nachricht für Deinen lokalen, ehrenamtlichen Helfer bei Geocaching.com.
Découvrez les bénévoles qui oeuvrent pour vous permettre de vivre l‘expérience Geocaching.com. Le nombre de reviewers bénévoles, de modérateurs de forum et de traducteurs sur Geocaching.com s‘élève à plus de 400. Ils donnent leur temps et leur talent, et représentent presque 40 pays dans le monde. Visualisez la dernière vidéo Geocaching.com Presents pour en savoir plus sur ces bénévoles.
Le jeu ne serait pas le même sans leur dévouement, leur conseil, et leur engagement pour le géocaching. Postez un message à l‘ntention de vos bénévoles locaux Geocaching.com ci–dessous !
Descubra os voluntários que ajudam a agilizar a sua experiência no Geocaching.com. Os revisores voluntários do geocaching.com, moderadores do fórum e tradutores são mais de 400. Eles dão o seu tempo e talento, representando cerca de 40 países em todo o mundo. Assista ao mais recente vídeo do Geocaching.com para saber mais sobre a experiência dos voluntários.
O jogo não seria o mesmo sem a sua dedicação, orientação e compromisso para com o geocaching. Deixe aqui uma mensagem para os seus voluntários locais do Geocaching.com!
Geocaching.com Volunteers, with family members in 2011
One of the greatest things about geocaching is that anyone with a GPS-enabled device can participate in the activity. Whether you are a parent with young children, an extreme sports fanatic, or an individual with a disability, there are geocaches designed with you in mind.
As a Cache Owner, you can help fellow geocachers determine whether your cache is a good fit for their needs. Simply add attributes to your cache listing. Attributes are icons that indicate what to expect on the geocache journey and at the cache location. “Recommended for kids,” “climbing gear required” and “wheelchair accessible” are just a few of the dozens of attributes.
Cache Owners who are planning to add the “wheelchair accessible” attribute to their cache page or are debating whether their cache deserves a 1-star, 1.5-star, or 2-star terrain rating should check out handicaching.com. As you can see from this video, just because the ground is flat does not necessarily mean that a geocache is wheelchair accessible. Handicaching.com will help you determine the accessibility of your cache based on five factors: distance to cache, route surface, route slope, route obstructions, and cache height. When in doubt, mark the terrain rating as 1.5 stars and explain the details on your cache page.
The ability to rate caches based on accessibility is not limited to Cache Owners; everyone can help. All geocachers are welcome to contribute their input at handicaching.com. Thank you for your efforts to make geocaching more accessible for all!
The Geocache of the Week inspires a rappelling adventure into caverns in Portugal and reveals a glimpse into the distant past. A FENDA [Bombarral] (GCW5EA) is rated a difficulty 3, terrain 5 cache. It lures geocachers with the promise to discover caves that were once home to Neanderthals.
Miguelrk + João + Inês placed the regular sized cache in the location in 2006. The cache page, written in Portuguese, warns geocachers that the trek to find this geocache can be dangerous. Safety precautions and the right equipment are mandatory.
Signing the logbook
The experience is unforgettable. The geocache has won local awards. A FENDA has received dozens of Favorite Points.
The location of this traditional cache offers a visual wonderland. Just over 100 geocachers have logged smileys, but there are more than 500 images in the photo gallery. The logs are rich with detail and emoticons. Some geocachers spend years planning their trip to A FENDA and organize large groups to find and log the cache.
A recent expedition to the A FENDA titled their adventure, “Operação ‘Viagem do fundo da terra'” or “Operation ‘Voyage to the Center of the Earth.'”
Continue to explore some of the most engaging geocaches around the globe. Check out all the Geocaches of the Week on the Latitude 47 blog or view the Bookmark List on Geocaching.com.
If you’d like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, send an email with your name, comments, the name of the geocache, and the GC code to pr@groundspeak.com.
