Ten off-the-beaten-path ways to CITO

Ten off-the-beaten-path ways to CITO

All good cachers go geocaching, but what do great cachers do?

Cachers Improve The Outdoors!

Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is an environmental initiative supported by the geocaching community. Since 2002, CITO has helped preserve the natural beauty of cache-friendly spaces. In that time, more than 363,000 people have volunteered at over 18,000 events.

CITO Events often involve litter clean-up, trail building, tree planting, invasive species removal, and more. Perhaps you’ve attended CITOs in the past and are ready to host your own, or maybe as a regular CITO host you’re ready to change things up.

Today we highlight off-the-beaten-path ways to step up your CITO.

A Dash of the Unexpected GeoTour (GT7B)

Alabama’s first and only GeoTour, A Dash of the Unexpected, is home to 31 geocaches spread out along popular BBQ sites, graceful waterfalls, scenic state parks, and eight lakes. The foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Tennessee River highlight the nature of Northern Alabama, but the GeoTour doesn’t stop there. Many of the caches are in historical areas, small towns, and nature centers making it perfect for an epic road trip.

To kick this GeoTour off right, here’s three facts about Alabama that you likely didn’t expect:

  1. Alabama introduced Mardi Gras to the western world.
  2. Alabama workers built the first rocket that put humans on the moon.
  3. The world’s first electric trolley system was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.

Who knows, maybe you will stumble upon something that you’ve never experienced before or never knew about navigating around this GeoTour.

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Tien manieren om buiten de gebaande paden te CITO’en

Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is een milieu-initiatief dat wordt ondersteund door de geocachinggemeenschap. Sinds 2002 heeft CITO geholpen de natuurlijke schoonheid van cachevriendelijke omgevingen te behouden. In die tijd hebben meer dan 363.000 mensen hun vrijwillige bijdrage geleverd aan 18.000 CITO-events.

CITO (Cache In Trash Out®) Events bestaan vaak uit het opruimen van afval, het maken van paden, het planten van bomen, het weghalen van invasieve soorten en meer. Misschien heb je in het verleden CITO’s bezocht en ben je klaar om je eigen CITO te organiseren, of misschien ben je een vaste CITO-organisator en ben je klaar om wat dingen aan te passen.

Vandaag accentueren we manieren om je CITO te verbeteren.

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Diez formas de hacer un CITO fuera de lo común

Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) es una iniciativa ambiental apoyada por la comunidad de geocaching. Desde 2002, CITO ha ayudado a preservar la belleza natural de los espacios que acogen cachés. Desde entonces, mas de 363.000 personas han participado en 18.000 eventos CITO.

Los eventos CITO (Cache In Trash Out®) generalmente consisten en recoger basura, construir senderos, plantar árboles, eliminar especies invasoras, etc. Puede que hayas asistido anteriormente a CITOs y quieras organizar uno, o puede que hayas convocado CITOs regularmente y quieras cambiar las cosas.

Hoy destacamos varias formas originales para mejorar tu CITO.

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