GeoTour GA52: Heel Gesleutel 2 — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC9223F
by Hewo
Difficulty:
4
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
N 52° 17.410′ E 005° 15.449′

Keys not only unlock doors and locks but also stories and memories. This Geocache of the Week (GC9223F) will take patience and skills to find the perfect key to unlock the geocache; it’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.

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Tracking your geocaching resolutions

Some 4,000 years ago, the ancient Babylonians made what are believed to be the first New Year’s resolutions. Little did they know that a day would come when people would resolve to achieve goals related to a high-tech game of hide and seek!

Whether you’re aiming to beat your longest geocaching streak, fill your calendar grid, hide caches that earn some number of Favorite points, or fulfill any number of other resolutions, there are some great tools to track your progress.

We checked in with Geocaching HQ Lackeys and learned that many turn to Geocaching API Partner applications to monitor their resolutions, while others choose more low-tech alternatives. Continue reading →

Squeaky’s Heart—Geocache of the Week

Mystery
GC30VDY
by SneakySqueaky
Difficulty:
4
Terrain:
3.5
Location:
South Australia, Australia
S 34° 57.707 E 138° 39.048

If you had the key to my heart, would you keep it somewhere safe? Now… what if that key was also to a geocache?

We’re going on an epic quest for love for this special Valentine’s Day Geocache of the Week! Will you find the key to Squeaky’s Heart (GC30VDY)?

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Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) Announcement for 2024

CITO
verb [ˈsē ˈtō]
To repair, restore, or improve your surroundings, both natural and built.

Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is an opportunity for geocachers to beautify and restore natural and urban spaces. Since 2002, more than 675,000 geocachers logged attendances at over 37,000 CITO Events that helped improve the outdoors.

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