Who Needs a Bigger Boat? — Geocache of the Week

Da dum… Da dum… Da dum da dum da dum… There’s something fishy about this cache. Just south of Ocean City, Maryland on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean lives a geocache that’s protected by a giant great white shark named “JAWS”. Ocean City has had several great white sightings in recent years, but ‘Who Needs a Bigger Boat -GC1QNP0’ gives a shark sighting experience without the real danger.

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Everything you need to host a great Canada Day event

As the ol’ saying goes, nothing goes better together than geocaching and poutine! Hmm, that doesn’t sound quite right but whether separately or together, we do love both.

Canada Day is only a few weeks away and we’re actively planning our events as Signal prepares to travel to Canada on July 1st! The last day to submit your Canada Day events is June 17th. Remember, you can earn the Canada Day 2017 souvenir by attending an event on July 1 or 2, 2017.

We’ve put together a few ideas to help spur some inspiration for your own red-and-white-themed bash.

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Be the First to Find DNF’s in the Geocaching® app

The latest update includes more improvements to core functionality to the Geocaching® app and a few cool additions too…

First up, we’ve added DNF’s to the map! As a new feature to the Geocaching® app, we’re excited to see the caches we missed, so we can get back out there turn those frowns upside down. Once you find a cache you previously DNF’d, the yellow smiley will replace the DNF icon. DNF’s (Did Not Finds) will now have a separate icon making them easy to see on both the map and in Lists.

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Get free trackables + win prizes with Mountain Warehouse!

Mountain Warehouse and their trackable animal friends have teamed up with Geocaching to bring you the ultimate geocaching adventure this summer! Starting June 13, stop by a participating Mountain Warehouse store to pick up a free Meryl Sheep, Moose Willis or Jimmy Talon trackable while supplies last. Snap and share their journey on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter using #MWGeoTrail #Contest for the chance to win exciting prizes.

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Le trésor perdu de Mary Hyde

Elle a traversé les sept mers du globe, nous vous présentons l’infâme Mary Hyde. Elle était capitaine. Son vaisseau, le Golden Cache, était le plus féroce. Les pirates barbus comme les marins les plus habiles était sous se ordres. Dans la légende, on dit qu’elle a régné sur les sept mers pendant de nombreuses années et qu’elle n’a jamais manqué de richesses tout au long de son règne.

Nous avons découvert une lettre abîmée, trouvée dans une bouteille sur une plage près du Geocaching HQ. Avec la crête infâme du capitaine Mary Hyde estampillée au fond, il semblerait qu’il y ait encore un dernier trésor à découvrir.

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