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/ Genevieve

Geocaching 2020 holiday gift guide

It’s that time of year when the weather gets chillier in the Northern Hemisphere and hotter in the Southern, when radio stations are bombarded with the tinkle of jingle bells, and many geocachers are hoping for special TOTTs, trackables, and geo-gear to arrive in their stocking. That’s right — the holiday season is upon us!

For anyone looking for a special geocaching gift, we have all of your needs covered in our geocaching holiday gift guide. Below is a list of items that are sure to bring a smile to any geocacher who receives them. All of the items are available on Shop Geocaching for geocachers in the U.S. and Canada and many of the items are available from our international retailers.

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/ Genevieve

The Ladder — Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC1Z1KA
by stanislavz
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Bulgaria
N 43° 13.048 E 024° 58.398

One of the many reasons geocachers love their game, is the amazing destinations it brings them to. Searching for a find can lead cachers to dazzling natural vistas, intriguing parks, or iconic historic locations.

But any geocacher who has played the game for a while knows of an even more magical experience: a cache bringing them to a breathtaking location that isn’t marked on the map, that seemingly no one else knows about. Often these types of places are modern ruins which have been forgotten by the local community, but are fascinating to explore and possess an enchanting air of mystery. Our Geocache of the Week, The Ladder (GC1ZKA), fits right into this special category.

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/ Genevieve

Minions House — Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC63FB8
by MADcreations
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal
N 32° 39.889 W 016° 56.153

People love geocaching for many different reasons. Some are drawn to it because of their love of discovery and solving puzzles, others by the warm geocaching community, and some love geocaching because of the creativity on display in unique hides. This week’s Geocache of the Week, Minions House (GC63FB8), is a dream come true for all geocachers who fall into that last category.

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/ Yara Scholtis

Siegfrieds Schwert — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC70YWG
by die Helden und werner 54
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Hesse, Germany
N 49° 38.956 E 008° 30.668

A lost treasure, a dangerous dragon, and a fabled sword? This week’s Geocache of the Week, Siegfrieds Schwert (GC70YWG), brings a medieval epic back to life and lets you be the legend of this quest.

Image by BlackTempler.

The famous “Nibelungenlied” tells the tale of Siegfried, who slew the dragon Fafnir with his trusty sword “Balmung,” and bathed in the beast’s blood which rendered him invincible –  except for a single spot on his back where a leaf from a linden tree had fallen on him. Tragically, Siegfried dies in the course of the story and his sword “Balmung” is lost. Centuries later, in 2017 to be exact, a group of knightly cache owners created a geocache that challenges other cachers to find the fabled sword in a lush forest in southern Hesse, Germany.

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