It’s been quite the journey sailing the geocaching seas, working with your crew and searching for treasure. In fact, over 47,400 geocachers earned the treasure chest souvenir, finding the lost treasure of Mary Hyde!
Category: News
All the latest news from the world of geocaching.
GeoTour Spotlight: Florida’s Operation Recreation (GT3D)
- Location:
- Florida’s 171 award-winning state parks
- Favorite Points:
- #749
Operation Recreation GeoTour stretches from Pensacola to Key West and includes 71 award winning Florida State Parks and Trails.
Florida’s state parks and trails inspire residents and visitors with recreation opportunities and scenic beauty. Print out your GeoTour Tracking Sheet and the Kids GeoTour Tracking Sheet and come explore nearly 800,000 acres, 100 miles of beaches, and more than 1,600 miles trails.
The lost treasure of Mary Hyde awaits
You must work alone this week August 7 to August 13, to collect 25 gold coins individually on the Friend League and earn the final map piece souvenir! Earn extra gold coins for finding geocaches with high difficulty or terrain rating. If you earn map pieces one through four, the lost treasure will soon be yours…
From August 7 to August 16 only, we’re opening up all D and T ratings for Traditionals (excluding Premium only) in the Geocaching® app to all members!
And action! It’s time to start planning your GIFF event!
The Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) is still three months away (November 2 – 6) but now is the perfect time to start planning your event. Don’t know where to start? Look here for help.
GIFF is your only chance to earn a souvenir by watching a whole series of unique and fun geocaching movies. For more inspiration, check out these amazing moments from GIFF 2016.
Questions you should think about while planning:
- What equipment will you use to show the finalist films?
- How many people will come and how many seats do you need?
- Will your film night have a theme, snacks, or film judging?
How to host a GIFF Event:
- Read the tips for hosting an event.
- Submit your event listing on Geocaching.com at least two weeks prior to the date of your event and wait for it to be published by a Volunteer Reviewer.
- Once your event is published, fill out the GIFF Sign Up Form.
- Wait for your event to be approved via email by the GIFF team at HQ.
Approved events will be added to the GIFF 2017 bookmark list and will receive the GIFF film reel file prior to the event.
Are you looking for GIFF Geocoins or other merchandise items? Check out our Shop.
Looking for treasure? Here lies the next clue!
This week, July 31-August 6, work with your crew to collect 35 gold coins on the Friend League and earn the next map piece souvenir! This week, earn 10 points for finding and logging a Multi-cache.
From July 31 to August 9 at noon UTC only, we’re opening up all Multi-caches, excluding Premium only, in the Geocaching® app to all members!
