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June 17, 2024 / Geocaching HQ

Can you help us decipher this message?

The satellite receivers near HQ received a message from somewhere in outer space. Continue reading →

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June 10, 2024 / Geocaching HQ

Fun in the sun at GEOCASTELLON 2024 Mega-Event

Geocaching HQ Lackeys attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! WatermanHQ is a Community Special Programs Manager at Geocaching HQ. She recently traveled to Spain to attend the GEOCASTELLON 2024 Mega-Event (GCAENEV). Here’s her trip summary. Continue reading →

Community Mega-Event
May 28, 2024 / Geocaching HQ

Ask Signal: Volume 3

Welcome back to another edition of Ask Signal. This month Signal received a variety of questions ranging from the topics of trackables, to difficulty and terrain, to what to do with full logbooks. Read on to learn what answers and advice Signal shared in response to these questions.

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April 29, 2024 / Geocaching HQ

Ask Signal: Volume 2

For volume 2 of Ask Signal, our monthly feature that answers geocacher’s burning caching questions, we’re sharing Signal’s response to this question: How do I know what a good difficulty/terrain rating is for my geocache? Continue reading →

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April 1, 2024 / Geocaching HQ

Where do geocaches really come from?—the story behind Signal’s Ranch

Have you ever wondered where geocaches come from?

Here at Geocaching HQ, we take pride in the quality and freshness of our geocaches. That’s why we’re finally sharing our best-kept secret: Signal’s Ranch. Continue reading →

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🔩 This telephone pole has a secret 👀 ❓ A 🔩 This telephone pole has a secret 👀 ❓ 

At what point would you realize that this bolt isn’t actually a real bolt?

Video by gasstationtuna.

Video: A telephone pole comes into view. A geocacher pulls out a bolt, revealing a cache container attached to it.

#geocaching #geocache #explore #adventure #nature
🚫 Just a parking sign... or is it? 🚫 Someti 🚫 Just a parking sign... or is it? 🚫

Sometimes the best hiding spots are right in front of you 👀

Video by jonas.hmpl. 

Video: A geocacher approaches a "no parking any time" sign mounted between large pipes. They slide the sign upward, revealing a hidden compartment behind it containing a geocache. The sign is then returned to its original position, concealing the cache once again.

#geocaching #geocache #creative #outdoors #adventure
🍄‍🟫 Not a mushroom 🚴‍♂️ Off to t 🍄‍🟫 Not a mushroom

🚴‍♂️ Off to the next. Have you gone outside today?

Video: A mushroom on the side of a trail, then a bike tire screeches into the foreground, and a geocacher grabs the mushroom, opens it, signs the log, and returns it. A bike route with caches along it is shown, with the text, “This isn’t a mushroom… it’s your next stop.”

#geocaching #geocache #cycling #bike #adventure
The grass is always greener on the other side of t The grass is always greener on the other side of the… geocache?

Share your favorite geocaching idiom in the comments ⬇️

Video by lilawoelkchenswelt.

Video: The video pans across tall grass and leaves, focusing on a clump of green grass. A geocacher pulls on the grass, revealing that it is made of plastic and conceals a cache container underneath. 

#geocaching #geocache #explore #nature #adventure
💚 Geocache of the Week 💚 Small, but mighty 💚 Geocache of the Week 💚 

Small, but mighty, Keszerek guards a very special Geocache of the Week hidden in the heart of Wrocław, Poland.

Images by:
Neuhuhn + Pap (1)
DoktorRa (2)
Piolkulu (3)

Images: In the first image, a geocacher kneels next to a small bronze gnome statue and an ammo can. Next, another geocacher attempts to unlock the padlock on the ammo can. In the final image, a geocacher holds a stamp and a logbook. The open ammo can is in the background.

#geocaching #geocache #explore #urban #adventure
💡 Are you new to geocaching? Start here 💡 B 💡 Are you new to geocaching? Start here 💡

Being a new geocacher can sometimes be confusing—use these tips on your next cache outing.

Video: A geocacher gives new geocachers 2 tips for a successful cache outing. One tip entails signing the physical log sheet, while the other tip focuses on improving one’s geosenses.

#geocaching #geocache #explore #adventure #tips
🔒 Tiny lock, clever geocache 🔒 Have you ev 🔒 Tiny lock, clever geocache 🔒 

Have you ever found a geocache hiding in plain sight? 

Video by: WatermanHQ

Video: A geocacher reaches for a padlock on a rail along a river. They flip it over to reveal the keyhole, then use tweezers to pull out the log sheet.

#geocaching #geocache #explore #adventure #nature

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