/ Alex

Die gruseligsten Geocaches der Welt

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Als Geocacher können Dich gemeine Nanos, kniffelige Rätsel und selbst unechte Spinnen wahrscheinlich nicht mehr schocken. Deswegen haben wir dieses Jahr für Halloween eine Liste der gruseligsten Geocaches zusammengestellt – mit diesen Geocaches wirst Du schreien, schaudern und garantiert eine fürchterlich gute Zeit haben.

Sieh Dir die gruseligsten Geocaches an.

Was war der furchterregendste Geocache, den Du je gefunden hast? Teile Deine schreckenerregenden Geschichten auf der Geocaching-Facebook-Seite.

 

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Ein Souvenir mit Popcorn, bitte!

Das GIFF-Wochenende steht bevor. Dein Popcorn ist gemacht und Dein Handy ist aus – aber wo kannst Du Dir die Filme ansehen? Hier findest Du eine Lesezeichenliste der registrierten GIFF-Wochenend-Events in Deiner Nähe.

Ein zusätzlicher Bonus: Wenn Du vom 5.-8. November an einem GIFF-Wochenende-Event teilnimmst, wirst Du nicht nur den Zauber von Geocaching auf einem großen (oder kleinen) Bildschirm erleben, Du wirst auch ein besonderes GIFF-Wochenende-Souvenir erhalten. Logge jetzt Deine Teilnahme.

 

/ Paige Edmiston

You’ve Got Mail: The Latest Geocaching Message Center Updates

 

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Last April, we announced a brand new feature: the Geocaching Message Center. With this feature, you can send and receive messages from Geocaching.com and the Geocaching Intro app.

So why are we talking about the Message Center again? Well, when we launched this feature, we promised to keep making improvements based on your feedback. We recently wrapped up work on a few biggies so we want to make sure you know about them!

The big ones:

  • You can now reply to geocaching messages directly from your email!
  • Choose how you want to receive Message Center notifications: receive email notifications for every new message, notifications only after inactivity or no email notifications at all.

Note: You can change your notification preferences in Account Settings.

Other improvements made at geocacher suggestion:

  • See images in the email notifications.
  • You can load more conversations in the Message Center.
  • We raised the character count limit to 4000 characters.
  • TB and GC codes automatically hyperlink in messages.
  • Trackable and geocache names automatically hyperlink in messages to owners.

Watch this short video, featuring two awesome Geocaching HQ developers, to learn a little bit more about what went into making the Message Center:

Thanks to all of you who participated in innovation games, completed surveys and participated in the User Insights Forum about Message Center! Interested in giving your two cents on future geocaching features? Check out this blog post for some ideas on how to get involved.

/ Alex

Boondocks USA Travel Bug Motel (GC3PMCM) — Geocache of the Week

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Geocache Name:

Boondocks USA Travel Bug Motel (GC3PMCM) by biss65

Location:

Iowa, United States
N 42° 28.281 W 093° 33.847

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D1 / T1.5

Why this is Geocache of the Week:

Last week we featured a clever gadgety Travel Bug Motel cache. This Geocache of the Week is also a Travel Bug Motel, and while the cache itself is plain—spoiler alert, it’s an ammo can—you’ll probably be grinning wildly by the time you reach it. It’s a Travel Bug Motel in more ways than one.

That’s right, folks. The cache is tucked inside a cherry red VW Bug which, depending on the season and the whims of the property owner, alternately has flowers, tall grasses, or various other living things sticking out from its roof. (Speaking of the property owner: permission was granted for the placement of the cache!)

What geocachers have to say:

“A day off of work in the area and this cache made the list. another great cache nearby. what a cool ideal, hope they don’t try to move it. Gets a favorite point from us. TFTC.” –2CraziesMSN

“This was another must do cache on this trip. psychoVW loves cars, especially Volkswagens, and especially Beetles, and especially abandoned cars. This one had everything! She slugged me, as usual, when we drove past this on the way to another cache. When we arrived here, Paycho guessed where the cache was and made the find. Nice camo! We took some pics, and I dropped off the VW Beetle trackable I had picked up that I had been saving specifically for this cache.” –Darth Leviosa

“On our way to geocoin fest and this one popped up on our favorites filter. Very interesting area. Looks like somewhere out of a Hunter S Thompson novel. Picked up a couple trackables to take with us and dropped one off. Favorite point for taking us to the Boondocks.” –DublinMN

“GZ produced a big bug, but I did not squash it! thanks for the swag … TFTC!” –November Ghost

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Continue to explore some of the coolest caches around the world. 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.

 

/ Paige Edmiston /

What’s Next for Geocaching: Trackables

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Trackables Now Available in the Geocaching Intro App

We’re pretty excited for this update. Are you ready? It’s now easier than ever to find and log trackables from the field by using the Geocaching Intro app. Now you can:

  • Search for trackables by TB code and log them
  • View trackable details pages
  • Learn more about trackables with built-in tips

This is just phase one, so more updates will follow soon. There are plenty of trackables out there just waiting to be discovered. Who knows? You may even find one of these unusual trackables.

Download the free Geocaching Intro app for iPhone or Android.

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