Planning a successful geocaching outing is a science. Many cachers have mastered the art of making Lists, ensuring they have the right tools of the trade, and downloading offline maps of their itinerary. But you might be making some planning missteps and not even realize it. Here are six planning mistakes you may not know you’re making.
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How to have a ball when creating a geocache: Interview with cache owner Bouncebounce!
This Seattle area geocacher is well known for his futuristic, technological, and creative hides. His caches typically utilize electronic elements such as with lights, screens, buttons, and even electronic kick-pedals, originally from a drum set. Creating a special geocache with so many components is a complicated puzzle and Bouncebounce’s ingenuity is the catalyst to put it all together.
Travel like a local, not a tourist
We often hear geocachers say they love the game because they get to experience new places like a local. We love this about geocaching too. One way to make sure you’re exploring the best your destination has to offer is to check for a GeoTour!
CITO 2019 Season 1, Halftime Show
All good cachers go geocaching, what do great cachers do?
Cachers
Improve
The
Outdoors!
The current count for Cache In Trash Out® 2019 Season 1 events is around 1,350. That’s a 24% increase over last year, and we’re only half of the way through the season. Woohoo! Additionally, the hashtag #trashtag has been trending on social media, piling onto the Earth-lovin’ frenzy. Double Woohoo!
Check out some inspiring CITO 2019 events from around the world: Continue reading →
Create an outdoor lifestyle in an urban environment
You probably figured out that you can’t always get out to a wooded park or natural area to earn a smiley. Many times, a find is whatever cache is closest or on your way, but urban geocaching can offer much, much more. Plus, it can help create and maintain an outdoor lifestyle while living in an urban landscape.
