New challenge December 5: Help Signal escape the castle

Signal’s head is spinning from finding his way through all the twists and turns of the hedge maze, but he and Tracker finally see the maze’s exit. They run toward it and escape the maze as night begins to fall. The exit of the maze opens onto the grounds of an old, stone castle where Signal’s next challenge awaits him. With the help of geocachers around the world, will Signal find his way through the castle? Geocachers have until December 5 at noon UTC to escape the hedge maze before Signal’s journey through the castle begins. Continue reading →

We are joining REI to #OptOutside this year

With another trip around the sun almost complete, we reflect on all of the challenges and triumphs we’ve overcome. Geocaching allows us the time to get outside and appreciate the natural beauty that’s right outside our front door. This year offered us another opportunity to explore the great outdoors and find a way to refresh ourselves when times were tough. Geocaching is one of the many great options for all who opt outside.

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Adventure Lab® Spotlight: Le polder Sebastopol

The island of Noirmoutier sits just off the coast of Brittany in northwest France. It is known for fine sand beaches, prized local salt and shellfish, and plants and animals that thrive in its wet and marshy terrain. Le polder Sebastopol, an Adventure in the island town of Barbatre, focuses on the natural landscape as it guides adventurers through a nature preserve on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. Put on your rubber boots and get ready to explore this special place. Continue reading →

An illustration of a gadget cache attached to a fence. A plaque on it reads 2022, and the scroll is set to read Hider.

Year of the Hide: last chance to earn your 2022 hider souvenir 😱

Have you earned your 2022 Year of the Hide souvenir? Has your newest cache inspired awe and joy in every geocacher intrepid enough to log it? Have you helped the community refresh and revitalize the game board this year by hiding a cache of any kind this year?

If not, don’t worry! You still have until December 17th, 2022* to submit your Year of the Hide geocache for review, and earn yourself the 2022 hider souvenir!

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