Shorter days and autumn weather might make you want to curl up on the couch and let caches be caches — but the shadows of the night can be the best time to seek some of the most exciting geocaches around: Night Caches.
Made in Canada, eh!— Geocache of the Week
- Traditional
- GC2Y8Q8
- by Coombs Wooden Shoe
- Location:
- British Columbia, Canada
- N 49° 18.358 W 124° 21.329
This week’s Geocache of the Week is THE most popular cache in Canada, worthy of its 503 favorite points. Made in Canada, eh! Is also Canada’s largest Ammo Can. At 122cm x 91cm x 49cm (4ft x 3ft x 1.6 ft), this metal ammo can and its giant pencil and logbook are hard to miss. It’s so big and so loved it even made the front page of the local paper.
And oh, did we mention that this geocache even offers free WiFi? No joke. Check out the cache listing page. You may even get the chance to meet the Cache Owners at the nearby Dutch Import Store with the giant wooden shoe out front.
For all of these reasons, GC2Y8Q8 is a great example of a cache to introduce your friends and family to how fun geocaching can be.
One of the coolest things about the cache is that it was constructed at the local Kwalikum Secondary School by the shop boys and their teacher. It’s pretty impressive how these middle school students were able to replicate the classic ammo can in a giant form.
There is lots of enthusiasm on the cache page that will get you pumped to find Made in Canada, eh!
“Discovered this one almost completely by accident. And what a nice surprise!!! I was by too early in the morning when I first attempted it, but knew that I had to come back after reading the webpage to get a look at this one. Glad that I did. A favorite for sure and as always, TFTC.”
“This cache was our first order of the day, how can we make a trip to the island and not find this one?! Easily found and we enjoyed sifting through the contents of the cache, also loved the logbook and giant pencil. Met the owner (and contributed to the local economy); we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Tftc!”
“I had heard so much about this cache, and decided it was time to “discover” and log it today, as I was in the area. What a wonderfully well-crafted creation it is! Loved all the details, inside and out. Went inside and had a nice chat afterwards – it was great meeting you! Many thanks for this memorable cache.”
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Check out all of the Geocaches of the Week on the Geocaching blog. If you would like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, fill out this form.
Geocaching souvenirs, badges, and trackable icons
Do you know the difference between geocaching souvenirs, badges, and icons? They’re all virtual pieces of art for geocachers to earn, collect, and show off. However, each serves a different purpose in different parts of your Geocaching profile.
- Souvenirs — where or when you cache
- Badges — what you accomplish
- Icons — trackables you move or discover
Let’s break it down.
The Ghost of Unfound Caches needs help
A geocaching ghost story.
A Geocaching HQ visitor recently shared a chilling tale:
“I was hiking not too far from here when a ghostly spectre appeared. The transparent figure was chained to an ammo can.
‘Am I in the presence of a ghost?’ I asked. The ghost answered not, but pointed onward with its pen.
‘You are about to show me the geocaches I have not yet found — those cursed hides that haunt my sleep?’
The ghost inclined its head, as if to agree. Then a logbook appeared, seemingly conjured from thin air. In the logbook, these words were written:
Look upon me. I am the Ghost of Unfound Caches. I haunt the hides you have not found: the caches of your past you did not look for, those you searched for but DNF’d, and the caches you do not yet know exist.
Find them. Free me from these Haunted Hides.”
The Ghost of Unfound Caches needs our help.
October 29–31: Unlock the Haunted Hides souvenir.
Find a geocache or attend a geocaching event between October 29–31, 2016, to free the Ghost of Unfound Caches from its ghostly prison and unlock the Haunted Hides souvenir.
Night Caches are a great way to earn this ghostly souvenir. Learn more about Night Caches here.
