There’s no better way to celebrate our incredible game than with 50,000 of your closest friends! That’s right, 50,000 of you, you, you, you, and you all in one location. Think Woodstock meets Oktoberfest, in an epic collaboration so big that we can only facilitate one Tera-Event a year.
Picture this: on a regular day the earth starts shaking beneath your feet. The sounds of the earth grumble as smoke and ash billow out into the sky. Without a moment to collect your thoughts, you must brace yourself for what’s about to happen next: a volcanic eruption so big it would leave your city encased in 12-20 ft of ash and pumice:
One fateful day back in AD 79, a Roman city endured that exact story. As a result, Pompeii remains a snapshot in time. This week’s Geocache of the Week takes us to the day the world stopped turning for one major city: A walk in the Pompeii ruins (GC5A7PB).
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 →
Geocaching is often called a hobby, a game, or hide and seek for containers. These labels are all true, but after you really get into geocaching, you’ll find that those labels only scratch the surface of everything that geocaching is. For example, geocaching is also an essential part of many cachers’ wellness routines. In fact, a 2014 study from Texas A&M University found that geocachers reported fewer days of poor mental and physical health than the general public. Read on and learn how you can geocache your way to wellness. Continue reading →
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