Geocacher zeigen gern ihre Lieblingsorte – deshalb ist Geocaching einer der besten Wege zum Entdecken neuer Orte. Nutze diese 5 Tipps, um Dein Ziel mit Geocaching zu erkunden:
GeoTours – Das sind von örtlichen Organisationen und dem Geocaching-Hauptquartier betreute Geocaches. Sie führen Dich zu den interessantesten Orten, informieren Dich über deren Geschichte und erhöhen selbstverständlich auch Deine Fundzahl!
Pocket-Queries – Du bist irgendwo und hast keinen Mobilfunkempfang? Geocaching-Premium-Mitglieder können Geocache-Listen erstellen und für die Nutzung ohne Internetverbindung herunterladen.
Multi-Caches – Diese Geocaches mit mehreren Stationen bieten oft eine perfekte kleine Führung durch die Stadt.
Nach Favoritenpunkten sortieren – Geocaching-Premium-Mitglieder können die besten Geocaches in einer Region finden, indem sie in den Suchergebnissen auf die “Favoriten”-Spalte klicken.
Triff die Einheimischen – Wer kann Dir mehr zeigen als die hier lebenden Geocacher? Ein Event zu veranstalten oder zu besuchen ist eine perfekte Möglichkeit, die örtlichen Geocacher kennenzulernen.
Welches sind Deine Lieblings-Tipps für Geocaching im Urlaub? Teile sie auf der Geocaching-Facebook-Seite.
There are no shortage of amazing places in the world—but figuring out which ones to visit can be a daunting task. Luckily for geocachers, we can just look for nearby geocaches, take a look at photos, read logs and check out the favorite points. One look at this geocache’s photos and logs and it instantly went on my bucket list.
What geocachers have to say:
“Found during a vacation in the area. Wonderful views, hopefully I’ll climb to Matterhorn one day.” – pedron4
“What a day, like a post card! Sunshine no cloud and a cache at the feet of the Madonna, TFTC” – zigzagzug
“After I had something to eat and drink at the hut, I scrambled up to search for this cache. It wasn’t hard to find, though there were a couple of muggles who had to be avoided 🙂 What a great location!” – johannesvanderwerf
Photos:
The Matterhorn from GZ. Photo by geocacher raumangstDespite a DNF, this young geocacher is still all smiles. Photo by geocacher CikloBeautiful mountains. Photo by geocacher johannesvanderwerf
What geocache is on your bucket list to find? Tell your story and post photos in the comments.
Continue to explore some of the most engaging geocaches around the globe. Check out all the Geocaches of the Week on the Geocaching blog. If you would like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, just fill out this form. Thanks!
Ahhhhhh. Every geocacher knows the satisfaction of spotting that ammo can, prying the lid open, and climbing inside.
Wait. What?
Geocaching team benandjayme at GC4RPG8.
That’s right, folks. This geocache in Washington state, also known as GC4RPG8, is totally real, totally not photoshopped, and totally cool. And it isn’t going to be lost anytime soon.
Big—and we mean BIG—geocaches are a whole new type of geocaching fun, for a few very big reasons.
1. The element of surprise
A good geocache container has the finder saying, “WOAH.” A great geocache container has the finder saying “WOAH” and then mass-texting all the other geocachers she knows a photo of it. Creative geocaches don’t always have to be sneaky small, tricky to open, or intricately built. Sometimes they just need to be really, really big.
2. No trackables left behind.
Ever pick up a trackable that’s just too big for any other geocaches? Those days are over, my friend, once you find a Big Cache. Big geocaches don’t discriminate by size—though you may still have a hard time parking your trackable car.
3. Sign your name, write a novel.
No need to squeeze your ‘caching name into a strip of paper smaller than your finger…with the logbooks in Big Caches, you won’t be mincing your words. Anybody have War and Peace memorized?
4. Photo opportunities like no other.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are seven thousand words.
Just taking a break on GC3F3CW.
GC1DC55, or "Rat Trap"
GCXCEX, or "Bridge Boutique", in Ontario.
Typical "Where is it?!" moment at GC15RQB.
"Haksulandia", or GC16QCH, in Finland.
A cache the whole family can fit in! GC2Y8Q8.
GC1DC55, or “Rat Trap”GC38N61 is swag-tastic!
Sometimes, it’s not The geocache itself that’s big, but the structure that’s been built around the cache. We applaud those makers whose creativity knows no bounds, who moonlight as engineers, carpenters, and blacksmiths.
GCXCEX, or “Bridge Boutique”, in Ontario.
What’s the draw for a cache owner to make a Big Cache? Well, geocachers will often come from far and wide in order to find a Big Cache, often with oversized trackables and buckets of swag. A Big Cache done well can draw a range of visitors dropping favorite points left and right.
Then there’s the logbook, which, since there’s no restriction to its size in a big cache, can be a lot of fun to sign.
The logbook is in here somewhere…
There’s something about walking up to a big geocache, and knowing that nobody in the world but a geocacher really knows what it is. Take this featured Geocache of the Week: to a muggle (non-geocacher) walking by, this is merely a beautifully constructed forest restroom.
The geocacher sees it as the final in a truly awesome multi-cache. Because that’s exactly what it is.
Das Vergessene Portal
It’s easy to find geocaches near you using the new Advanced Search. Premium Members can filter by size to suss out large geocaches near their home coordinates. Check back soon to see some really BIG trackables!
Share the BIGGEST Big Cache you’ve ever found, and the words you used to describe it to friends?
Get your cameras rolling—the Geocaching International Film Festival is back for its third and final year. Over the past two years, geocachers have sent in films telling stories of adventure, love, FTFs, DNFs and things we can’t even begin to describe. So what’s next? That’s up to you. Help us send off GIFF with a bang by submitting the most creative video ever.
Werft Eure Kameras an, denn das Geocaching-International-Film-Festival ist zum dritten und letzten Mal zurück. Während der letzten beiden Jahre haben Geocacher Beiträge eingereicht, die sich um Abenteuer- und Liebesgeschichten, FTFs, DNFs und Dinge drehten, die wir nicht einmal in Worte fassen könnten. Also, was kommt als nächstes? Das liegt ganz bei Euch! Helft mit, GIFF mit einem wahren Feuerwerk zu verabschieden, indem Ihr die kreativsten Videos aller Zeiten einreicht.
