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[vsw id=”Un_NSs-HkxY” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Geocaching.com Trackables let you experience an epic journey, one story and one geocache at a time. Each log from your Trackable is a page in a digital diary. You can see exotic locations, read entries of your Trackable‘s travels, and connect with the geocachers who carry your Trackable from geocache to geocache.
Geocaching.com Trackables lassen Dich eine abenteuerliche Reise erleben, eine Geschichte und ein Geocache zu einem Zeitpunkt. Jedes Log Deines Trackables ist eine Seite in einem digitalen Reisetagebuch. Du kannst exotische Orte sehen, Berichte von den Reisen Deines Trackables lesen und mit den Geocachern Kontakt aufnehmen, die Deinen Trackable von Geocache zu Geocache tragen.
Before you launch a Trackable on an adventure there are a few things you should know. Watch the latest in a series of Trackable videos, “Logging a Trackable.” See all the videos from “What are Trackables?” to “What to do when you find a Trackable.” You can even explore “The History of the Geocoin” and a story on a Travel Bug that circled the globe.
Bevor Du einen Trackable zu einem Abenteuer aufbrechen lässt, solltest Du ein paar Dinge wissen. Sieh Dir “Loggen eines Trackables”, das neueste Video aus der Serie der Trackable-Videos, an. Schaue Dir alle Videos von “Was sind Trackables?” bis “Was mache ich, wenn ich einen Trackable finde” an. Du kannst “Die Geschichte der Geocoin” und die Geschichte eines Travel Bugs, der die Welt umrundete, erkunden.
Subscribe to the Official Geocaching.com YouTube channel for the latest tips and tricks in geocaching. Watch the more than 100 videos produced by Geocaching.com on our video page.
Abonniere den offiziellen Geocaching.com-You Tube-Kanal, um die neuesten Geocaching-Tips und Tricks zu sehen. Schaue Dir über 100 Videos von Geoaching.com auf unserer Video-Seite an.
Trackable Week highlights a new story Monday through Sunday this week about creative ways to experience Trackables. Geocaching.com Trackables allow people to tag and track an item from location to location. Trackables typically come in three varieties, Geocoins, Travel Bugs® or Promotional Trackables like the “Find the Gecko,” Geico campaign. (Watch a video on Travel Bugs)
See the bottom of this article for a place a share your Trackable stories, links to other Trackable stories and a limited time special offer for 10% or more on individual orders of Travel Bugs through Shop Geocaching and our International Retailers.
Die Trackable–Woche präsentiert eine neue Geschichte jeweils von Montag bis Sonntag in dieser Woche um mehr über Trackables zu erfahren. Geocaching.com Trackables erlauben Leuten, einen Gegenstand zu markieren und diesen von Ort zu Ort zu verfolgen. Trackables kommen typischerweise in drei Varianten daher, Geocoins, Travel Bugs® oder Werbe–Trackables wie beispielsweise “Find the Gecko“, einer Kampagne von Geico. (Schau Dir ein Video über Travel Bugs an)
Am Ende dieses Artikels findest Du Platz um Deine eigenen Trackable–Geschichten zu teilen, Links zu anderen Trackable–Storys zu setzen und Du findest ein Sonderangebot für einen begrenzten Zeitraum. Spare 10% oder mehr auf deine Bestellung von Travel Bugs im Shop von Geocaching.com und bei unseren internationalen Einzelhändlern.
Scooby/Max Laevastu #1 TB Mover
By: Kara Bonilla
Max, aka “Scooby”
How do you make your way to the top spot in the Trackable world? According to the top Trackable mover in the world, “It takes a lot of hard work, perseverance and a Zen-like stage of being at one with any Trackable.”
Max Laevastu, widely known as Scooby (of Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma), is now the number one mover of Trackables in the world. Amazingly, he has moved over 25,000 Trackables: Travel Bugs ®, Geocoins, and promotional tags, over the past six years. Max got an early start with his passion after a classmate in first grade introduced him to geocaching, and after their first geocaching outing, Max and his family were immediately hooked on the game.
Scooby’s recent Trackable stats
A couple of years later at the age of eight, Max became fascinated by moving Trackables. Since then his passion has grown into an accomplishment that is respected and admired by geocachers all over the world.
Now, 14-year-old Max, with the full support of his family and friends, has accomplished his long time of goal becoming the top Trackable mover in the world. Max is known to the geocaching community as “the Trackable kid.” This is an incredible milestone for anyone, let alone a young teenager.
On a daily basis, Max will check Geocaching.com for heavily populated Trackable areas, and makes it a point to cache there with his family as soon as possible. The family’s longest streak was 75 days of geocaching, but according to Max, “If I had my way we would cache every day of the year.”
Scooby Event Cache
Max and his family credit the geocaching community with much of the support needed to help Max reach his goal. Back in January, the community held an event, “Scooby-Doobey-Doo We Got Some Work to Do Now!!!(GC37F8K).” On the morning of the event, Max was 600 Trackables behind the number one spot. Geocacher, Dave Coleman (a.k.a. Celtic Dave) created the event with one goal in mind, to bring Trackables to Max to help him achieve his goal. The name of the event was inspired by the famous Scooby Doo cartoon theme song, that goes with Max and his parent’s geocaching name perfectly.
Shaggy, Scooby and Velma
The event had nearly 90 “attended” logs and roughly 800-1000 Travel Bugs were dropped. Scooby definitely got some work done, and this event accomplished his goal, moving him into the number one spot by just 25 Trackables. Dave, who has been friends with Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma for about six years now was very thrilled with his event’s turnout and the ability to help Scooby with his Trackable accomplishments; “Scooby has a determination when it comes to Trackables that is unmatched.”
Max’s parents are gracious and appreciative of the support of the geocaching community. They’re very proud of their son’s accomplishments. They write, “When Scooby sets a goal, nothing will stop him. He is one determined little boy. We love his enthusiasm and zest for geocaching.” They realize that without community support Max might not have made it to where he is today.
Max’s next goal is to maintain his #1 Trackable mover status by reaching a total of 50,000 Trackables moved. He says, “Back when I was so close to #1, I knew I could do it, and I wasn’t going to stop until I achieved my goal.” Max plans to keep up this enthusiasm for Trackable moving so he can get to 50,000 quickly. Cheers to Max for reaching his goal. It will be fun to support him in reaching his next milestone. Go Scooby! You got some MORE work to do now…
Scooby bewegt Travel Bugs wie niemand anderes
Wie schafft man es, an die Spitze derjenigen zu kommen, welche die meisten Trackables bewegt haben? Laut Aussage des weltweit erfolgreichsten Trackable-“Mover” benötigt man: “Viel harte Arbeit, Ausdauer und eine zenartige Verbindung mit jedem Trackable.”
Bin of Trackables for Scooby
Max Laevastu, weithin bekannt als Scooby (von Shaggy, Scooby und Velma), ist weltweit die Nummer eins beim Bewegen von Trackables. Der Name ‘Scooby‘ kommt von einem US–Kinder–Trickfilm, über eine Gruppe von jungen Detektiven, welche mit ihrem Hund “Scooby” verschiedene Rätsel lösen. Erstaunlicherweise hat der Geocacher “Scooby” über 25.000 Trackables (Travel Bugs®, Geocoins und Promotion Tags) in den letzten sechs Jahren bewegt. Max erkannte bereits in frühen Jahren seine Leidenschaft für das Geocaching. Nachdem ein Klassenkamerad in der ersten Klasse ihm Geocaching erklärte hatte, waren Max und seine Familie bereits nach ihrem ersten Geocaching–Ausflug, sofort von diesem Spiel gefesselt.
Ein paar Jahre später im Alter von acht Jahren, war Max fasziniert davon Trackables von Cache zu Cache reisen zu lassen. Seitdem wuchs seine Leidenschaft und seine Leistung wird von Geocachern auf der ganzen Welt respektiert und bewundert.
Scooby with Trackables
Jetzt mit vierzehn Jahren, hat Max mit der vollen Unterstützung von seiner Familie und Freunden, nach einer langen Zeit das Ziel der beste Trackable-“Mover” in der Welt zu sein, erreicht! Max ist in der Geocaching–Gemeinschaft als “das Trackable–Kind” bekannt. Dies ist eine unglaubliche Leistung für jemanden, vor allem wenn man ein 14 Jahre altes Kind ist.
In seiner täglichen Routine prüft Max Geocaching.com auf Gebiete mit sehr vielen Trackables und macht es sich zur Aufgabe, dort so schnell wie möglich mit seiner Familie zu cachen. Die längste Strecke der Familie war an 75 aufeinander folgenden Tagen zu cachen, aber Max sagt: “Wäre ich etwas größer, dann würde ich jeden Tag des Jahres geocachen“.
Um sein Ziel zu erreichen, wurden Max und seine Familie von der Geocaching–Gemeinschaft unterstützt. Im Januar hielt die Gemeinschaft ein Event “Scooby–Doobey–Doo We Got Some Work to Do Now!!! (GC37F8K)” ab. Am Morgen des Events, war Max 600 Trackables hinter der Nummer eins. Geocacher, Dave Coleman (a.k.a. Celtic Dave ) erstellte das Event mit dem Ziel, viele Trackables zum Event zu bringen, damit Max sein Ziel erreicht. Der Name des Events war von dem berühmten Scooby Doo Trickfilm–Song abgeleitet und passte perfekt zu Max und seinen Eltern.
Bei dem Event waren knapp 90 Besucher angemeldet und rund 800–1000 Trackables. Scooby hatte natürlich einige Arbeit vor sich, aber das Event erreicht sein Ziel, er wurde die Nummer eins mit nur 25 Trackables Vorsprung! Dave, der mit Shaggy und Scooby und Velma seit etwa sechs Jahren befreundet ist, war sehr begeistert mit seinem Event helfen zu können: “Scooby legt eine Entschlossenheit bei Trackables an den Tag, welche unerreicht ist.”
Max’s Eltern, Denise und Steve Laevastu, sind sehr dankbar für die Unterstützung der Geocaching–Gemeinschaft und sehr stolz auf die Leistung ihres Sohnes: “Wenn Scooby sich ein Ziel setzt, wird ihn nichts stoppen… Er ist ein kleiner Junge und wir lieben seine Begeisterung und seine Lebensfreude beim Geocaching.” Sie wissen, dass ohne Unterstützung der Gemeinschaft Max heute noch nicht da wäre, wo er jetzt ist.
Das nächste Ziel von Max ist die Aufrechterhaltung seines #1 Trackable-“Mover” Status, mit dem Ziel so bald wie möglich 50,000 Trackables bewegt zu haben. “Als ich so knapp an der Nummer 1 dran war, wusste ich dass ich es schaffen konnte und mich würde nichts aufhalten, bis ich mein Ziel erreicht habe.” Max hält seine Begeisterung für Trackables aufrecht, so dass er sich schnell der 50,000 Marke nähert. Gratulation an Maxfür das Erreichen seines Ziel. Es wird Spaß machen, Ihm beim Erreichen seines nächsten Meilensteins zu unterstützen. Auf gehts Scooby! Es gibt jetzt etwas mehr Arbeit für dich zu tun…
ADDITIONAL TRACKABLE STORIES:
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Check out the Travel Bug that’s traveled far enough to circle the globe 8 times… and is still moving (and moving, and moving…)
Schau Dir den Travel Bug an, der so weit gereist ist, um den Globus 8 Mal zu umrunden… und er ist immer noch unterwegs (und bewegt sich und bewegt sich…)
MAT the Travel Bug
Meet MAT the Travel Bug. See how a father is using MAT to teach his girls about the world
Treffe MAT den Travel Bug. Erfahre, wie ein Vater MAT einsetzt, um seinen beiden Töchtern mehr über die Welt zu lehren:
The September featured nominees have been described as kind, patient, adventurous, and addicted. Groundspeak Lackeys selected these three nominees because of what they’ve said and done to inspire and encourage members of their community to get out and geocache.
August Featured Geocacher of the Month, whbaisden
Now it’s your turn to help select one of them as the Featured Geocacher of the Month for September.
Write a comment at the bottom of this blog about which of these geocachers you feel should be crowned.
Last month, Wendy, a.k.a. whbaisden was honored with the title of August Featured Geocacher of the Month. Whbaisden was recognized for putting together the Hatfield and McCoy GeoTrail Kickoff Event that took place on September 1, 2012. She has also been a strong advocate for her community since she started geocaching in 2010.
Here are your nominees for the September Featured Geocacher of the Month. Some testimonials have been edited for length.
The August Featured Geocacher of the Month, whbaisden, writes, “So much of what makes me a geocacher comes from Stuart, a.k.a. SpongeBob CachePants and his comment when we met two years ago. I had only a few finds compared to his 2,500 and he teased me that my finds were ‘not bad for a girl.’ That statement inspired me to change my entire life and become the crazy geocacher I am today. He has encouraged the people around him to be creative. His hides make you think. He has respect for the game and a name among the community that makes people want to be near him. His Gatti Land(ing) cache is my very favorite of the 6,800 I have found since his comment. Mostly, however, his work on the Hatfield McCoy GeoTrail can not be unnoticed. He wrote every cache page and co-designed every aspect of the Geocoin, the website and the series. Without him and his contributions HMGT [Hatfield McCoy GeoTrail] would not exist. I’d have to say, SpongeBob isn’t bad….for a boy.”
Nominated by tallgirl84, Daniel, a.k.a. frisbee’r “is a geocaching legend! In addition to finding almost 20,000 caches, he is a great competitor in FTF’s and 5/5’s. Even though he lives well over an hour away from my hometown, he still managed to beat myself and five other dedicated geocachers on a 5/5 kayak/canoe cache by a few hours. And he went solo! Frisbee’r is also very fast to respond to a call for help with finding caches he’s already found, without simply giving away the answers. Along with those wonderful characteristics, frisbee’r is also beyond excellent company! Despite his bad knees, he hiked up and down multiple steep and long logging roads for the Qwest series in Aberdeen, WA. This is after having done another series involving more hill climbing earlier that morning, and not once did the man complain. In fact – the other geocachers in our group and I took turns hanging back and having our own great mini-conversations with him. He is an awesome cacher and in my mind the poster-boy of what a ‘real’ geocacher is – excitable, kind, patient, adventurous and addicted!”
Nominated by Steelers Chic, Emily, a.k.a. emilierene “loves the sport of geocaching and is not selfish. She enjoys helping anyone who is interested in getting started. She has gotten us involved by encouraging us in the beginning to just ride along and ‘see what’s out there.’ Emily plans her vacations around geocaching and her weekends are all about the sport. She has saved and saved, and recently, she was able to purchase her new kayak so she can get geocaches on the water and on the islands. She is a vital part of the geocaching community in Coos Bay, Oregon. The caches she places are well thought out and draw you to places you might not go to if there wasn’t a cache there.”
Comment below to tell us who you think should be the featured September Geocacher of the Month. A panel of Lackeys will use your comments to help decide which geocacher is awarded the honor. Each featured Geocacher of the Month will receive an exclusive special edition featured Geocacher of the Month Geocoin, along with a Geocacher of the Month hat, a Geocacher of the Month profile icon, and a certificate acknowledging their contributions signed by two of the founders of Geocaching.com. We will be accepting comments for September’s award through Monday, September 24th.
Those whose nominees were not recognized here are encouraged to submit their nominations again next month. If you know an outstanding geocacher you would like to nominate to be a featured Geocacher of the Month, send an email to geocacherofthemonth@groundspeak.com.
Every nomination must meet the following requirements:
Please include your name, the name of your nominee, their username, at least one picture of the nominee and a description (500 or fewer words) explaining why he or she deserves to be the Geocacher of the Month. Please inform your nominee that you’ve submitted them for the award. Nominations for the October Geocacher of the Month must be received by Sunday, October 7th.
Once we have received all of the nominations, we will choose the top candidates and post them on the blog. You will then get a chance to champion your favorite. Our goal is to involve the entire geocaching community in this process so we might learn from each other.
Trackable Week highlights a new story Monday through Sunday this week about creative ways to experience Trackables. Geocaching.com Trackables allow people to tag and track an item from location to location. Trackables typically come in three varieties, Geocoins, Travel Bugs® or Promotional Trackables like the “Find the Gecko,” Geico campaign. (Watch a video on Travel Bugs)
See the bottom of this article for a place a share your Trackable stories, links to other Trackable stories and a limited time special offer for 10% or more on individual orders of Travel Bugs through Shop Geocaching and our International Retailers.
Die Trackable–Woche präsentiert eine neue Geschichte jeweils von Montag bis Sonntag in dieser Woche um mehr über Trackables zu erfahren. Geocaching.com Trackables erlauben Leuten, einen Gegenstand zu markieren und diesen von Ort zu Ort zu verfolgen. Trackables kommen typischerweise in drei Varianten daher, Geocoins, Travel Bugs® oder Werbe–Trackables wie beispielsweise “Find the Gecko“, einer Kampagne von Geico. (Schau Dir ein Video über Travel Bugs an)
Am Ende dieses Artikels findest Du Platz um Deine eigenen Trackable–Geschichten zu teilen, Links zu anderen Trackable–Storys zu setzen und Du findest ein Sonderangebot für einen begrenzten Zeitraum. Spare 10% oder mehr auf deine Bestellung von Travel Bugs im Shop von Geocaching.com und bei unseren internationalen Einzelhändlern.
MAT the Travel Bug® that Teaches
MAT – Where do you want to go today?
Travel Bugs are released into the world every day. Many of them have a common goal, but they all have a different story to tell.
So, who and where in the world is MAT the Travel Bug®?
MAT was the creation of a father whose two girls, ages six and nine, love to travel. The Travel Bug, accompanied by a Playmobil soldier was set free in November of 2011 in Île-de-France to discover the world, cache by cache, and gather as many pictures and memories as possible for the two young French girls.
MAT at the Sydney Opera House
Pierre, a.k.a. DeloDelo, MAT’s owner, says, “MAT is young and brave. I wanted to create a medium to initiate some geographic dialog with his travels. He [MAT] promised my girls that he’d go around the globe and discover people and places. He gave his word.”
That is exactly what MAT has done since he was released into the world a year ago. He has traveled almost 19,000 miles (30,000 km) and seen some incredible places. MAT’s image gallery is not only a collection of the places he visited, but a collection of adventures.
Pierre explains, “Fortunately, MAT was discovered by MAS0N as he and his wife were traveling around Europe. He [MAS0N] is a fantastic guy and extremely gentle. He took MAT with him around his trip and then back to Australia, even sending some special messages to the girls. The morning we discovered MAT and MAS0N doing that 134-meter base jump was just astonishing!”
With MAS0N’s help, MAT has visited the UK, Italy, New Zealand, and Australia, and that’s just the beginning. Currently MAT is in the hands of Koowee, a truck driver, visiting various caches across Australia and collecting pictures for the girls.
MAT’s Abenteur im video
To learn more about Travel Bugs or to live vicariously through each Travel Bug’s adventures, visit the Latest Travel Bug Reports page.
Travel Bugs werden jeden Tag in die weite Welt entsand. Viele von Ihnen haben ein gemeinsames Ziel, aber alle haben eine unterschiedliche Geschichte zu erzählen.
Also wer und vor allem wo in der Welt ist MAT der Travel Bug®?
MAT wurde von einem Vater erschaffen, dessen zwei Mädchen, im Alter von sechs und neun, es lieben zu reisen. Der Travel Bug, begleitet von einem kleinen Playmobil Soldaten, wurde im November 2011 in Île-de-France ausgesetzt um die Welt von Cache zu Cache zu entdecken und so viele Bilder und Erinnerungen wie möglich für die beiden jungen französischen Mädchen zu sammeln.
MAT and MASoN going bungee jumping
Pierre, a.k.a. DeloDelo, der Besitzer von MAT sagt: “MAT ist jung und mutig. Ich wollte ein Medium schaffen, um einen geografischen Dialog mit seinen Reisen anzustossen. Er [MAT] versprach mein Mädchen, die Welt zu bereisen und für Sie neue Orte und Leute zu entdecken. Er gab sein Wort.”
Das ist genau das, was MAT getan hat, seit er vor einem Jahr in die Welt gesandt wurde. Er ist schon fast 19.000 Meilen (30.000 km) gereist und hat einige unglaubliche Orte gesehen. MATs Bildergallerie ist nicht nur eine Sammlung der von ihm besuchten Orte, sondern auch eine Sammlung von Abenteuern.
Pierre erklärt: “Glücklicherweise wurde MAT von MAS0N und seiner Frau entdeckt, während diese durch Europa reisten. Er [MAS0N] ist ein fantastischer Typ und besonders liebevoll. Er nahm MAT nicht nur mit auf seine Reise und dann weiter zurück nach Australien, sondern er sendete den Mädchen auch einige spezielle Nachrichten über die Aktivitäten von MAT. Eines Morgens haben wir entdeckt, daß MAT und MAS0N zusammen einen 134 Meter Base-Jump gemacht haben, einfach erstaunlich!
Mit Hilfe von MAS0N hat MAT Großbritanien, Italien, Neuseeland und Australien besucht und das ist erst der Anfang. MAT ist zurzeit in den Händen von Koowee, einem LKW-Fahrer. Er besucht so verschiedene Caches quer durch Australien und sammelt Bilder für die Mädchen.
Für weitere Informationen zu Travel Bugs oder um weitere Abenteuer anderer Travel Bugs zu erleben, besuche die neuste Travel Bug-Berichtsseite.
ADDITIONAL TRACKABLE STORIES:
Zusätzliche Trackable Geschichten:
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Check out the Travel Bug that’s traveled far enough to circle the globe 8 times… and is still moving (and moving, and moving…)
Schau Dir den Travel Bug an, der so weit gereist ist, um den Globus 8 Mal zu umrunden… und er ist immer noch unterwegs (und bewegt sich und bewegt sich…)
Trackable Week highlights a Travel Bug® haven where TBs check-in and check-out with ease. You can find an outstanding example of one of these locations in South Africa. The Travel Bug Hotel is sure to take your geocaching adventures to new heights. Table Mountain Travel Bug Hotel (GC31WXR) in Cape Town is the cache to log, drop off, and retrieve Travel Bugs from all over the world.
You might even see a local
Located on top of the city’s iconic mountain, the difficulty 1, terrain 1 traditional cache is quite the attraction. Geocachers can hike up the mountain or take a cable car to get to the hidden treasure. Not only is this a safe and secure cache that requires a code to be opened, it also comes with an incredible view.
Visited by millions of tourists each year, this ancient mountain has also attracted nearly 250 geocachers to summit for a chance to look for the cache. Treasure hunters from 33 different countries awarded this creative and well-organized treasure 55 Favorite Points in just one year.
Checking in
The cache page provides fun facts about the location, but the logs and pictures submitted by geocachers describe incredible experiences.
CapeDoc was inspired to create a cache on Table Mountain when he visited this area not too long ago. He says, “I noticed the amazing international blend of people on the top of the mountain. It struck me that it would be a great place for a Travel Bug hotel. The cache fits my philosophy: good listing + interesting hide + awesome location = great cache.”
Geocachers who logged this cache agree. One cacher writes, “A very nice TB hotel with lots of travelers waiting to be taken to their respective destinations. With this being such a popular tourist destination, I’m sure this one will become one of the most visited caches in SA. TFTC!”
Continue to explore some of the most engaging geocaches around the globe. Check out all the Geocaches of the Week on the Latitude 47 blog or view the Bookmark List on Geocaching.com.
If you would like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, send an email with your name, comments, the name of the geocache, and the GC code to pr@groundspeak.com.
Geocaching.com Trackables let you experience an epic journey, one story and one geocache at a time. Each log from your Trackable is a page in a digital diary. You can see exotic locations, read entries of your Trackable‘s travels, and connect with the geocachers who carry your Trackable from geocache to geocache.
Geocaching.com Trackables lassen Dich eine abenteuerliche Reise erleben, eine Geschichte und ein Geocache zu einem Zeitpunkt. Jedes Log Deines Trackables ist eine Seite in einem digitalen Reisetagebuch. Du kannst exotische Orte sehen, Berichte von den Reisen Deines Trackables lesen und mit den Geocachern Kontakt aufnehmen, die Deinen Trackable von Geocache zu Geocache tragen.
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