Author: Janelle

Kind to animals. Loved by children. Excels at DNFs.
CITO 2019
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Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) announcement for 2019

CITO 2019 Season 1
CITO 2019 Season 1

All good cachers go geocaching, what do great cachers do?
Cachers Improve The Outdoors!

This year, Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) souvenir moments will extend from just one week, twice a year, to two entire seasons! That’s right earth-lovin’ geocachers, this year’s CITO dates are:

CITO 2019, Season 1

Friday, March 1 through Friday, May 31, 2019
That includes all of March, April, and May!

CITO 2019, Season 2

Sunday, September 1 through Saturday, November 30, 2019
That includes all of September, October, and November! Continue reading →

CacheDweeb kayaking
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A peek into a secret cache building society: Interview with cache owner CacheDweeb

Dog and dog's best friend, CacheDweeb
Dog and dog’s best friend, CacheDweeb

Did you know there are groups of gadget cache builders who slave away, day after day, week after week, huddled deep inside cluttered garages, endlessly tinkering with magnets, locks, pulleys, springs, clasps, and other such bric-a-brac? They do this for you, to put a smile on your face, and in turn, an even bigger smile on their own.

Meet one such clever cache creator, CacheDweeb. His claw-machine, drawer-popping, and sound-enhanced DONKEY KACHE was featured as a Geocache of the Week. We ask a few questions, get a few answers, and learn the method behind the madness of this master cache owner.

Geocache of the Week: DONKEY CACHE
Geocache of the Week: DONKEY CACHE

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DONKEY KACHE Geocache of the Week
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DONKEY KACHE — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC79VAX
by CacheDweeb
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Massachusetts, United States
N 42° 06.581′ W 072° 04.198’35
DONKEY KACHE Geocache of the Week
DONKEY KACHE Geocache of the Week

Oh yeah, geocachers — it’s on like Donkey Kong!

We’re taking it back to old skool like an old fool with a Geocache of the Week that combines the retro-arcade fun of Donkey Kong with another, like, totally rad hobby: geocaching!

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Indonesia country souvenir
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Geocaching country souvenir: Indonesia

Indonesia Geocaching country souvenir
Indonesia Geocaching country souvenir

Basking along the equator in Southeast Asia lies Indonesia, The Emerald of the Equator. Here are a few facts about this beautiful country:

  • The Komodo dragon found in Indonesia, is the largest lizard in the world, can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and weigh up to 166 kilos (360 pounds)
  • According to the CIA World Factbook, Indonesia has the second longest coastline in the world (55,000 km / 34,000 mi) after Canada (200,000 km / 126,000 mi)
  • Indonesia became the first developing country to operate their own domestic satellite system, Palapa.

Home of 261 currently active geocaches, here are three luar biasa (incredible) geocache suggestions for Indonesia: Continue reading →

Five geocaching country souvenirs 2018
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Cinco nuevos souvenirs de paises para 2018

 

¡Felicidades!
Συγχαρητήρια! Tebrikler!
Selamat!
مبروك !
Congratulations!

¡Ahora puedes conseguir cinco nuevos souvenirs de paises! Los souvenirs son pequeñas obras de arte que has descubierto y se muestran en tu perfil público de Geocaching.com.

Durante esta semana, tanto en el blog de Geocaching como en Facebook, Twitter e Instagram y otras páginas de Google destacaremos cada país y ofreceremos sugerencias de búsqueda. Los nuevos souvenirs de paises de Geocaching son… Continue reading →