New leaderboard challenge: Reach the Peak

Inspired by the mountaineering challenge of reaching the summits of the tallest mountains on all seven continents, we’re inviting you on a challenge to reach new heights in geocaching. Over seven months, geocachers have the chance to earn up to two souvenirs each month. Players who earn all 14 souvenirs will earn an additional meta souvenir for completing each month of the challenge.

The challenge begins with our first mountain, Puncak Jaya, the highest peak on the continent of Oceania. Starting August 2, find geocaches and Adventures to earn up to two souvenirs, the Puncak Jaya Basecamp and Puncak Jaya Summit souvenirs.

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Visit Centre County GeoTour

Visit Centre County GeoTour (GT494) invites you on a journey through Happy Valley, Pennsylvania to experience the small-town charm of State College and surrounding villages.

Here, historical landmarks and an abundance of hikes and trails make up Central Pennsylvania. Hike and geocache along the Musser Gap Greenway to Rothrock State Forest, and on to the Appalachian Trail. Explore miles of trails leading to geocaches near the infamous Mount Nittany, through the Scotia Range, and along Spring Creek. There are hundreds of other great caches within an hour’s drive of State College, including some popular Mystery Caches, gadget caches, and Adventure Labs.

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Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: “The Original 1988 Field of Dreams”

Traditional
GC359Z4
by The-DuHawks
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Iowa, United States
N 42° 29.711 W 091° 03.296′

“When you believe the impossible, sometimes the incredible comes true.” 

Geocaching has a way of guiding us to incredible adventures near, far, and everywhere in between. We decided to revisit some Geocaches of the Week to show off some of our favorite caches which deserve another look.

With the baseball season in full swing, we wanted to bring back this heavy hitter of a Geocache of the Week, “The Original 1988 Field of Dreams,” located at the film set from the historic American motion picture Field of Dreams

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