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Geocaching doesn’t have to stop when the sun sets. For some geocachers, the thrill of the treasure hunt just begins when darkness falls. Watch this video to follow geocachers as they navigate through the night to find a multi-cache in California. Find out how the clues for this cache stay invisible during the day and even to most muggles at night.
Look for geocaches with this “recommended at night” icon to find a night cache near you. Premium Members are able to run a Pocket Query to search for geocaches with specific attributes, such as “recommended at night.”
You can explore more videos that capture the adventure of geocaching. Check out the Geocaching.com Lost & Found video gallery. Explore 4×4 geocaching, watch a Travel Bug® go around the world and visit the highest and lowest geocaches in existence.
View from the route to "Echo Canyon Summit" geocache
“Echo Canyon Summit” (GC18C9B) takes geocachers to a vista over looking Scottsdale, Phoenix, and a kaleidoscope of desert colors in Arizona, U.S.A.
The micro cache is rated a difficulty 3 and a terrain 3.5. Hands-On Cachers hid the geocache in January of 2008. The first line of the cache notes reinforces the high terrain rating. It reads, “Strenuous hike up Camelback Mountain.”
You’re also warned to watch out for muggles. This hiking path is a high traffic area. The cache owner says it’s the muggles in the area that increase the difficulty rating for “Echo Canyon Summit.”
Still, more than 100 geocachers have found the bison tube cache. The hike is even suitable for athletic children. The cache owner does warn about the desert heat if you attempt this cache in the summer.
View from near "Echo Canyon Summit" geocache
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foomanjoo, f0t0m0m and Steve from Ventura_Kids along the Alien Highway
What about 2010 will you remember in the next decade, or even next year? The answer to that question is easy enough for a group of close friends and geocachers from the West Coast. F0t0m0m, Foomanjoo and Ventura_Kids found 1157 geocaches in Nevada in a span of just 24 hours. This is the highest number of geocaches to be found in a 24-hour period.
Screen-shot from the E.T. highway
The four geocachers (Ventura_Kids is a team of two) spent 24 straight hours geocaching on September 27, 2010. They all piled into one vehicle to track down geocache after geocache on a power trail known as the Alien Highway. In an interview with “Latitude 47,” Steve from the Ventura_Kids said the memory of those fast-paced hours will last for years. But the world record of 1157 geocaches in 24 hours that they set may not last that long.
Latitude 47: I think a lot of people will simply say “Why?” Why attempt the world record?
Ventura_Kids: Because it’s FUN!!! When we heard about the Alien Highway, we were thrilled. There were 1021 geocaches all in a row and each were just over 528 feet apart. We decided it would be an “EPIC” adventure and we would remember it for years.
Latitude 47: What was your total? You held the previous world record. How much did you break your previous record by this time?
Ventura_Kids: We found 1157 geocaches in 24 hours. Our previous record was 566 finds….but Sandy broke her leg on that run.
Latitude 47: Did you use all 24 hours?
Ventura_Kids: Sandy and Steve
Ventura_Kids: Yes. We found 1,108 caches in 18 hours along the main Extraterrestrial Highway segment. We also found 20 caches in the first two hours on the way to the E.T. Highway, and 29 caches in the 4 hours following the main run, until the clock expired. We geocached on the Alien Highway in Nevada, from Alamo to Tonopah. We only stopped to add gasoline to our fuel tank, using the 5 gallon cans we brought with us (“wasting” about 40 minutes).
Latitude 47: What’s your advice for those considering a record run like this?
Ventura_Kids: Choose your team carefully, and remember to enjoy yourselves out there. Be safe.
Latitude 47: What do you say to those who say, “It’s not about the numbers?”
Ventura_Kids: It’s ALL about the numbers. Everyone follows them differently. As an example; I still haven’t completed even one Delorme challenge, and we have over 24,000 finds. Geocaching has something for everyone. Play it your way, and enjoy the journey.
Latitude 47: If your record is broken would you attempt to regain the record?
Ventura_Kids: Certainly. We love this type of geocaching.
What geocaching memories are you going to remember next year and in ten years?
One-third of all land on the planet is considered desert. The parched earth is not off-limits to the ingenuity of geocachers. Watch the Geocaching.com Lost & Found video “Desert Geocaching.” See your fellow geocachers use the sand and shrubs as a sprawling canvas to create and enjoy the GPS-enabled treasure hunt.
Desert geocaching in California
Geocachers say the wide expanses offer those hiding geocaches nearly unlimited creativity and those finding geocaches unlimited fun.
You can explore more videos on the adventure of geocaching. Check out the Geocaching.com Lost & Found video gallery. Explore 4×4 geocaching, watch a Travel Bug go around the world and visit the highest and lowest geocaches in existence.
The regular sized geocache “4 Jan” (GC1T8R0) hides in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Scotland. But the geocache isn’t “for” someone named Jan. It has a different meaning altogether.
Cache owner C3P4J created “4 Jan” as his first hide. He writes in the cache description that the name of the cache is the anniversary date of his wedding. He and his fiance were married on January 4th.
Geocachers discover more than a sentimental geocache. They are treated to amazing views of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth.
The size of this cache makes it easy to trade items, sign the log book or even drop a Travel Bug.
Depending on the route that you take, the three star terrain trek may require a bit of steep climbing. The payoffs also include an unforgettable visit to the ruins of St. Anthony’s Chapel (pictured above and below).
The cache has been found more than 150 times since to was placed in June of 2009.
Continue your exploration with some of the most engaging geocaches from around the world. Explore all the Geocaches of the Week on our blog or view the Bookmark List on Geocaching.com.
Look for geocaches with this “recommended at night” icon to find a night cache near you. Premium Members are able to run a Pocket Query to search for geocaches with specific attributes, such as “recommended at night.”
