All the latest news from the world of geocaching.
Fifty years ago, Earth Day was started as an education opportunity, spreading the word about sparking transformative change for our environment and our planet. As we get ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary on April 22, you may be asking how you can celebrate Earth Day this year.
With our normal means of celebrating Earth Day presenting a challenge for many—heading out to find an EarthCache or attend a CITO may not be possible right now—what’s a geocacher to do?
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One of the greatest things about geocaching is that anyone with a smartphone or GPS-enabled device can participate in the activity. Whether you are a parent with young children, an extreme sports fanatic, or an individual with a disability, there are geocaches designed with you in mind. Attributes are one way to find these geocaches.
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Geocaching trackables add another level of fun to the game! Regardless of the season, trackables are always a good idea. Trackables are geocaching game pieces owned by geocachers. Each trackable is etched with a unique tracking code and given a goal by its owner. The goal may be to travel to another country or to visit as many beaches as possible, the sky’s the limit, (literally)!
You can retrieve them, discover them, and even collect them! Trackables are placed in caches to be picked up by other geocachers, who help move them to their goals, but trackables are also popular at Events. If you find a trackable in a geocache, make it your mission to move the trackable along its way!
If you’re new to trackables or need a refresher, here is a guide to key trackable terms so that you know what to do the next time you come across a trackable in a cache. Please note that we understand the “next time” may be a while given the current state of the world. As always, please follow the guidelines from your regional health officials!
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There are no easy words to discuss what the world is facing right now. As the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) situation is evolving rapidly, we encourage geocachers to follow the most current guidance from public health authorities when choosing how to participate in activities such as geocaching. Your health and safety are the top priority.
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Planning to do more traveling this year? Consider taking a trip to one (or all!) of these cities. They are filled with hundreds, if not thousands of geocaches! Keep reading to learn about seven cities around the world that are great for visiting and geocaching.
We gathered this list by looking at the total number of active, enabled, non-Event caches in areas with at least one geocache per square kilometer and a population of at least 100,000. Check them out!
