In this installment of our Creative caches series, we’re exploring the cozy world of Travel Bug® hotels. Commonly called TB hotels, these caches are larger sized creations with plenty of space for a trackable or Travel Bug® to take a quick rest before another geocacher picks it up to continue its journey. Cache owners with a talent for arts and crafts often display their skill in TB hotels with unique themes, decorations, and sometimes even set them up as intricate dioramas. Check out three great examples of these types of caches below and start making plans to create your own trackable retreat.
Category: Community
Geocaching is delightful because of the people who play it — adventure-seekers, makers, parents, astronauts and (sometimes) celebrities. Read their stories.
Prepare to be spooked — five haunting caches that will give you chills
Spooky season is officially here, and we couldn’t be more excited to re-share some of the creepiest caches we’ve seen in the past year.
From immaculate cache construction to small details like eerie audio, these cache owners are scary good!
Prepare to be spooked with these five spine-chilling, hair-raising, utterly frightening caches:
Wheelchair Accessibility while geocaching, an interview with reviewer Poltrona Polaris
In celebration of the Year of the Hide, Geocaching HQ is talking to geocachers far and wide about the delight of hiding geocaches and what to consider when placing your latest cache.
Geocachers come from a variety of backgrounds and levels of mobility. To recognize the beautiful diversity within the geocaching community, we spoke with Norwegian community volunteer reviewer Poltrona Polaris, who uses a wheelchair, to learn about the joys and challenges of geocaching in a wheelchair.
Giga-Event Project Glück Auf 2022: Caching, community, and coal mining history
Geocaching HQ Lackeys attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! Em_adventuring is a Community Volunteer Support Specialist at Geocaching HQ. She recently traveled to Germany to attend the Giga-Event, Project Glück Auf 2022 (GC7G1GA) alongside Martemous, and Rock Chalk. Here’s her summary of the Giga-Event.
Four ways to get your geocaching groove back
Even the most dedicated of geocachers can sometimes fall into a rut. One month you’re on a streak finding cool caches and meeting your goals, but the next month brings a string of DNFs that make you doubt whether you’re the star geocacher that you know you are. If this sounds like you, don’t worry. We have you covered with four tips for how to get your geocaching groove back. Continue reading →
