There’s nothing quite like the feeling of escaping into a good story, turning the pages of a book and forgetting about your actual surroundings as your mind sinks into the story’s plot and setting. While this sensation is typically associated with reading a book, it can also come from searching for a geocache. Plus, when a geocache has a story, you get to take the lead characters’ role and explore the outdoors as you search for the hide. Adding a narrative to a Multi-Cache, Mystery Cache, or Adventure takes what might feel like a straight-forward scavenger hunt and turns it into a captivating experience. Read on for tips on how to create a cache based around a story.
Category: Learn
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.
Five scenarios where Pocket queries are the ultimate TOTT (tool of the trade)
Super-cacher, HQ Lackey, and Pocket query expert Jeff (gearguru) answers the what’s and why’s of Pocket queries and shares five scenarios where Pocket queries are the ultimate TOTT (tool of the trade). Continue reading →
Joys of Cache Ownership
2022 is the Year of the Hide, and we’ve spent the year sharing tips, checklists, and examples to prepare prospective cache owners to hide amazing geocaches in their neighborhoods! But what does being a cache owner really look like?
Being a cache owner doesn’t just stop with cache publication or maintenance. There’s so much more to experience, that we wanted to share just a few joys that you might experience as a cache owner!
Read on to discover the rewards you can reap from your cache hides: Continue reading →
Geocaching etiquette refresher: tips for cache finders
Whether you’re getting ready to find your fifth cache or your 500th, it’s never a bad time to brush up on the best practices for finding and logging caches. Follow these tips to keep the cache in good condition, show gratitude to owners, and model good caching for newbies. Read on and get ready to be a geocaching etiquette rockstar. Continue reading →
Gadget caches 101
If you’re somewhat new to geocaching, you’ve probably found that in addition to learning about the process of finding a geocache, you also learn a whole geocaching vocabulary, too. Today we’re checking out one of the terms on that vocabulary list: gadget cache. Scroll down to learn more about what makes certain geocaches gadget caches and see fun examples of this category of cache. Continue reading →
