This week, the final souvenir of the Geocaching Road Trip ’15 will become available: Put on Your Thinking Cap. To earn this souvenir, and potentially the Road Trip Hero souvenir, you’ll have to find a Mystery Cache. While many geocachers automatically associate Mystery Caches with puzzles, that’s not always the case. This geocache, for instance, takes you on a nighttime journey through the woods. You’ll have to follow reflective tacks and shapes through the woods until you make it to GZ.
What geocachers have to say:
“Woah! This may be the coolest geocache I have ever found. Seriously! What an adventure! Thank you so much for setting this up!” – ThePaigeTurner
“TFTC!!!! This was our first night cache. It was amazing!!! We had a blast. I wasn’t sure how to set breadcrumbs on the gps so we dropped glow sticks to mark our way home. However, I must admit I have seen to many horror movies lol.” – Geeky Gal
“I thought there was no way the other night caches would compare to the first one we found but this one was amazing. Looking for the silvery moon and stars was thrilling. We were all blown away when we saw the final to this adventure. It’s always nice when someone leaves the light on for you:) Thanks for the hide and smiley.” – Qaz&Kids
Photos:
Glow sticks aren’t required, but they’re still necessary.ThePaigeTurner checks her light.Headlamps are key.Follow the “stars” aka reflectors
What’s the best night cache you’ve ever done? Post your photos and stories in the comments.
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This incredible journey is nearly complete. There’s only one last thing to do before becoming a true Road Trip Hero: Put On Your Thinking Cap. Whether you literally have a hat you put on to get your brain working or you figuratively don a futuristic space helmet (like me), finding a Mystery Cache is no easy task. For all the details on finding one, be sure to read its description. Here’s your final sneak peek at new Road Trip ’15 souvenirs from your Geocaching Co-Pilot:
Erhalte Dein fünftes und sechste Geocaching-Road-Trip-‘15-Souvenir.
Mach Dich schlau und bring Dein Gehirn auf Trab: Ab Freitag, den 14. August kannst Du das Souvenir „Setze Deine Denkermütze auf“ erhalten, wenn Du einen beliebigen Mystery-Geocache findest. Diese Geocaches werden Deine Geocaching-Fähigkeiten auf die Probe stellen. Lese die Beschreibung eines Mystery-Geocaches, um die Koordinaten aus zu knobeln, die Dich zum Geocache führen. Wenn Du bereits alle Souvenirs gesammelt hast, erhälst Du außerdem das sechste – und letzte Geocaching Road Trip ’15-Souvenir: den „Held des Road-Trips“. Wenn nicht, keine Sorge. Du hast noch bis zum 2. September Zeit alle sechs Souvenirs zu ergattern.
Verpasse auf keinen Fall die allerletzte Block-Party
Apropos Souvenirs – wie wäre es mit einem Bonus? Finde irgendeinen Geocache – ja, richtig, IRGENDEINEN Geocache – diesen Samstag, den 15. August und erhalte das „International Geocaching Day“-Souvenir.
Die absolut letzte Geocaching-Block-Party findet diesen Samstag, am 15. August, statt. Feiere Geocaching mit uns in unserem Geocaching-Hauptquartier in Seattle, zusammen mit tausenden von Geocachern aus der ganzen Welt. Wir halten Essen, Spiele, Spaß und natürlich Geocaching für Euch bereit.
A great view of the Chattahoochee River; the river was the primary reason Columbus was founded here in west central Georgia. This is the furthers most navigable part of the river; going from Columbus to the Gulf of Mexico. GC3EY98
Why RiverWalk is a great place to visit:
Columbus is the second largest city in the state and was the last planned city in the 13 Original Colonies. Since its founding in 1828, the city has grown as a family-friendly destination with over 46 attractions, all within an hour’s drive of the heart of the city. Columbus is home to two national museums, one of the largest art & history museums in the southeast, the largest urban whitewater course in the world, a vibrant arts & entertainment district and more.
Not unusual to see wildlife of all kind along this trail – from birds, turtles, alligators, and even this little guy. GC3BAYW
Best time of year to visit:
That’s the best part. Columbus is a year-round destination whether you’re visting for geocaching or for the sites.
Must-see attraction:
With 46 attractions, the bucket list can be overwhelming. But because the RiverWalk GeoTour is located along the 15-mile Chattahoochee RiverWalk, there are many great activities to choose from. Some of the activities include whitewater rafting, a zip line, Space Science Center, National Civil War Naval Museum and the arts & entertainment district.
Hidden gems only locals know about:
When it comes to food, you have to experience a scrambled dog and Cherry Coke from Dinglewood Pharmacy. It’s not uncommon to see bankers, families, and blue-collar workers sitting around the counter enjoying this typical Columbus and southern tradition. A scrambled dog is basically a hot dog served in an open bun, smothered with chili, onions, pickles and oyster crackers. You can get it done almost any way – double wiener, extra pickles, mustard, ketchup, etc.
Prizes:
The RiverWalk GeoTour provides a number of prizes including three coins and unique playing card. If you find 10 geocaches, you’ll receive a bronze coin. If you find 20 geocaches, you’ll receive a silver coin. If you complete the entire challenge, you’ll receive a gold coin. All three coins are earned as the geocacher advances in the GeoTour. Plus, there are six playing cards that you can win for finding a specific group of geocaches.
Columbus RiverWalk Geocoins
What geocachers are saying about RiverWalk GeoTour:
“Found while on a week long spring break camping hiking and geocaching trip with Mom and Dad (Jerdawg and LilyGA) and my brother Agent J. We got to go to 5 different state parks and also do the Columbus geotrail and get our gold coins! The whole week was a blast. Thanks for placing the cache out for us to find!” -SwimDawg
“One of the many amazing geocaches found with my family as we worked our way toward the gold coin level status on the Columbus RiverWalk Geotrail. This was a really well-done trail, and much harder (though not impossible) than any other geotrail I have done before up to this point. It didn’t help that it started to pour down raining on us the last day. Thanks for a great time and for placing all of these caches out here.” -Jerdawg
“Came down with PlagueRider from Atlanta for a geocaching weekend in Columbus and after grabbing on the way to Columbus some Georgia counties I was missing we attended the “WWFM Flash Mob over the Border” event and started to hunt down the geocaches on our list. It took a couple of minutes to spot this hide but we did so we wrote down the information for our RiverWalk GeoTour Grid Sheet and placed everything back as we found it after we signed the log.” -Solokrieger
Additional information: The 6.5 mile Challenge can be completed in a long day. It’s best to rent a bike from the nearby bike shop, pack a lunch and have a blast exploring.
A word from the host:
“It’s about the hunt. The numbers. About going places and seeing new things. That’s why we spend our time geocaching – using multimillion dollar satellites to find tupperware hidden in some of the strangest places.
This summer marks my 60th birthday. It’s also the 10th year that Cibachrome and I have been geocaching, and it’s the 15th anniversary of geocaching. A lot of milestones to keep up with. So what to do? We decided to strike out and create our own “geocache challenge.” We left late May 2015 to geocache the lower 48 states.
After 21-days (or so) and 9100 miles later, the final goal was to arrive back in Columbus on my birthday mid-June — hopefully surviving the task of the caching and traveling those miles and hours with one another. At any rate, we reported our trip with words and photos that can be seen on my blog. In addition, we dropped a travel bug into each container to mark the find. That TB’s goal, return to Columbus.
So why did we do it? Adventure. Numbers. Maybe it’s was about looking for something else that’s just hard to describe. To pick a favorite cache from the trip is almost impossible. There was the Terrestrial Highway, the rails to trail walk on a crisp morning in Vermont, or the conversation over pizza and beer in Corning, NY, or coming out of the rain in Orangeville, Ill after a hike, soaking wet and a small dine and town decked out from Memorial Day. All those miles have a cache and a story and amazing people.”
Peter
Note: All the above information was provided by the GeoTour host. Copy has been edited by Geocaching HQ.
