Turda Salt Mine — Geocache of the Week

EarthCache
GC70CZQ
by Mr. Erikusz
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Romania
N 46° 35.265′ E 023° 47.236′

Geocaches are powerful. One rough DNF can ruin an otherwise pleasant day, while completing a complex Multi can give you a high that lasts a week. Event caches spark lasting friendships, and EarthCaches allow you to marvel at the majesty of mother nature. This kind of ‘geo-power’ is palpable at Turda Salt Mine GC70CZQ, an awe-inspiring EarthCache deep in Transylvania, and our Geocache of the Week. 

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Lackey Trip Report: Going Caching 2019

Geocaching HQ staff will attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! bootron is the Director of Engineering at Geocaching HQ. He recently traveled to Georgia to attend the Going Caching 2019 Mega-Event (GC82VHK). Here is his trip recap.

“Since you said you plan to come early to Going Caching so as not to miss anything; Jim and I have a question. This year we’re having cachers register onto ships like they are the crew of that ship. We have seven different ships, all captains by pirates whose names start with “C”, hence the Seven “C”s. We would love it if you would entertain the idea of being one of the Captains! You would get to lead your ship crew in the Pirate Parade Thursday night annnd you would get to be in the Friday night show!”

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Visit Geocaching HQ

Geocaching and traveling are natural partners, and every year cachers from around the world combine these pursuits when they travel to Seattle to visit Geocaching HQ. 

Whether you are new to geocaching or you are about to log your 20,000th find, there’s a little something for everyone at HQ. The HQ Visitor Center is home to the famous HQ geocache, a live map showing recently logged caches around the globe, our rare trackable collection, the HQ photo booth, and the HQ shop.

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Zwarte Kaat en de Hellenendse Bende — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC1AEA3
by Galileo Galilei
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
N 51° 21.016′ E 005° 13.678′

Ghosts, and goblins, and ghouls, oh my! 

There’s nothing like a spine-tingling ghost story around Halloween. If you’re in the mood to be spooked, check out our bewitching Geocache of the Week, Zwarte Kaat en de Hellenendse Bende.

Image by Zonaka.
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