/ Adam

Escape from Alcatraz — Geocache of the Week

Virtual Cache
GCF7A2
by Jbond
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
2
Location:
California
N 37° 49.605 W 122° 25.273

2022 is the Year of the Hide! To honor Virtual Caches and the unforgettable destinations where they lead us, we venture to Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay for a trip to America’s most famous prison. Alcatraz Island combines natural beauty with a complex past of incarceration and civil rights protests. Let’s roll back the clock and visit “The Rock” for our Geocache of the Week: Escape From Alcatraz (GCF7A2).

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/ Cathy Hornback

Cache Hider Checklist

You’ve decided to create a new geocache. You’re excited, and you can’t wait to go out and hide it. Slow down, eager cacher. A little preparation before you go can make the difference between seeing your cache published quickly or having to start all over again.

Let’s go over a few things to check before, during, and after you hide your cache. Also, at the end of the blog post we’ve included a graphic you can save and print so you can have a physical checklist to set you up for hiding success. Continue reading →

/ Mackenzie

Happy Valentine’s Day

It’s easier than you think to catch the geocaching lovebug!

For Valentine’s Day this year, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk to the geocaching community and hear about the best geocaching love stories. So we turned to our social media to ask one very important question: 

“What is your geocaching love story, either with another geocacher or with geocaching itself?” 

Here are a few of the heartwarming responses we received! 

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