The basics of geocaching are inspiring in their simplicity. A geocacher hides a geocache and challenges others to find it. But as with most things, there’s more to geocaching than meets the eye! Many of the rules of geocaching are outlined in the geocaching guidelines but others come from the experience of getting out there and geocaching. Below we share five rules of geocaching you may not know.
Thank you for submitting your #spookycaches. The zombies loved them and so did we. Here are our favorites:
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Geocaches are powerful. One rough DNF can ruin an otherwise pleasant day, while completing a complex Multi can give you a high that lasts a week. Event caches spark lasting friendships, and EarthCaches allow you to marvel at the majesty of mother nature. This kind of ‘geo-power’ is palpable at Turda Salt Mine GC70CZQ, an awe-inspiring EarthCache deep in Transylvania, and our Geocache of the Week.
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Geocaching HQ staff will attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! bootron is the Director of Engineering at Geocaching HQ. He recently traveled to Georgia to attend the Going Caching 2019 Mega-Event (GC82VHK). Here is his trip recap.
“Since you said you plan to come early to Going Caching so as not to miss anything; Jim and I have a question. This year we’re having cachers register onto ships like they are the crew of that ship. We have seven different ships, all captains by pirates whose names start with “C”, hence the Seven “C”s. We would love it if you would entertain the idea of being one of the Captains! You would get to lead your ship crew in the Pirate Parade Thursday night annnd you would get to be in the Friday night show!”
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No hay nada más espeluznante que encontrarse con un caché mal cuidado. El libro de registro empapado te pone la piel de gallina, el contenedor roto permite ver su interior podrido. ¡Terrorífico!
Si eres propietario de un caché y no quieres ser perseguido por el fantasma de tus cachés del pasado, aquí hay algunos consejos para ti. Aquí te mostramos cómo decidir cuándo un geocaché está listo para el cementerio de cachés y cómo lidiar con sus restos.
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