Whether you’re about to find your first geocache or your ten-thousandth, you’ve come to the right place to learn more about the game.
Mystery Caches come in many different styles – but today we want to hone in on a classic: the Puzzle Cache. The posted coordinates for a Puzzle Cache are usually bogus coordinates. Geocachers must solve a puzzle on the cache page to learn the actual location of the geocache.
If you love solving Puzzle Caches, you might have thought to create your own. Puzzled on how to get started? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are four ways to inspire you to create a Puzzle Cache to adore.
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Let’s talk about geocaching streaks. A streak is when you log a geocache or attend an Event Cache every day for an extended period of time. Some geocachers have maintained them for a month, a year, or even longer — several streak freaks have even maintained them for YEARS.
You can track your streak on your profile statistics. But what if the weather is terrible? What about that thing called “your life?” What if you just want to binge watch movies from your couch with your four cats and a pint of ice cream?
These ten tips will help you plan ahead, stay motivated, and become a streak freak!* Continue reading →
This blog post was written by geocaching superwoman and Geocaching HQ employee, Annie Love.
If you are an obsessed geocacher, then you probably like to build your Geocaching profile stats such as “Most caches found in a single day”, “Highest altitude geocache”, or “Farthest away from home”. One statistic that can be trickier is an “Icon Run”, which is logging as many different cache types in one day as possible. But most geocachers, with a just little guidance and a full tank of gas, can bulk up their icon stats. Here’s how!
