“This is a very interesting location, try to have extra time to explore the area.” That brief hint is all the cache page for “Screaming Skulls (GCPJNV) offers about this visually amazing geocache location in Ontario, Canada.

The Go Getters hid the traditional geocache at this site in 2005. Since then more than 200 geocachers wandered into a grassy field crowned with larger than life sculptures in search of the cache.

One cacher who logged the difficulty one, terrain 1.5 geocache says, “I walked around in awe for about 45 minutes, checking out the statues, structures and miscellaneous other sights throughout the property. The house is very unique as well. Thanks for placing a cache here and thereby bringing me to a spot I would never visit. This one rates a ‘Favorites’ listing from me.” That cacher wasn’t alone. “Screaming Skulls” has earned 40 Favorite Points so far.  There are more than 1.5 million active geocaches around the world. Each can lead you on an adventure you never imagined.

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Geocachers who search for “Ghost Ship” (GC2HM40) unlock a haunting story of  a rusting ship hull. The jagged metal skeleton rests in a shallow tributary to the Ohio River. Liyah hid the cache one year ago. The difficulty three, terrain four cache has already earned nearly two dozen Favorite Points.

The cache page regales adventurers with the mythical story of the S.S. Shadow. It details the voyage of a cargo ship in 1885 that came under attack by river pirates. A chase ended in location geocachers search today.

The creative and detailed cache description encourages other geocachers to post memorable logs rich with their own details. Some logs are hundreds of words long with multiple pictures.

Most geocachers who logged a smiley on Ghost Ship say they would have never found this site without geocaching. One log reads, “This was an awesome find and one my fellow cacher and I will not soon forget! Not only was getting on the boat a challenge, but at first the cache alluded us and we had to really search for it! TFTC and the terrific story to tell!”

Cachers are warned to be cautious as they hunt for the cache on-board this “Ghost Ship.”  The real story of the ship is almost as spectacular as the cache page “Ghost Ship” description. To find both stories check out the geocache “Ghost Ship.”

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Sometimes it takes just one glorious snapshot to tell the whole story of a geocache and its location. Bachalpsee (First) GC1TJFP is just such a cache.

The difficulty 1.5, terrain three traditional geocache delivers cachers to a pristine Swiss lake called Bachalpsee or Bachse. The “First” referenced in the name of the geocache is a nearby summit in the Bernese Alps.

The area might look familiar to those acquainted with Switzerland. It’s one of the more photographed regions of the landlocked country. The vast valleys also serve as fertile grazing grounds for herds of Swiss cows.

More than 200 geocachers logged smileys on the cache hidden by Compi7 in 2009. It’s earned eleven Favorite Points so far. But the most significant praise for the cache comes from those who logged the high altitude find. One log entry reads, “Our highest cache at 7475 ft. We just seem to be going higher & higher… Great views & a lovely walk with marmots playing close by TFTC.”

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Punta de N´Amer – Cova de ses Crestes (GC17QRE)  takes geocachers thousands of years back into human history. Punta de n’Amer is a peninsula on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The difficulty three, terrain three traditional cache placed on the peninsula leads geocachers to caves with an ancient past. They were inhabited by early residents of the island around 1500 B.C.

chrismaxx hid the cache in 2008. It’s accumulated more than 120 Favorite Points to date. The cache owner encourages geocachers to be prepared; bring good shoes and caving equipment like a headlamp.  Since the site is part of a nature preserve cachers are reminded, “Please note that this is a fragile place. Please do not throw garbage. So: Cache in – Trash out!!!”

One geocacher who logged the cache wrote, “This cache was pure nature. To experience places like this is why I cache. A place you would not have found in a million years on your own. So to all who are thinking about doing this cache. Do it.”

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Geocaching.com users Orangefizzy & Buntoro worked to receive permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to hide this cache. Butterfly Garden @ Changi Airport T3 Transit (GC1HA96) is placed inside the Changi Airport.

The geocache delivers adventurers to a micro-ecosystem. You hear the crash of a cascading waterfall, see more than 200 species of tropical plants, and watch more than 1000 free-roaming butterflies flutter from flower to flower.

You can experience the tropical oasis, and log the difficulty one, terrain one geocache, between international flights. Some geocachers even use the cache to build anticipation for their own travel through the Changi Airport.

One cacher who logged a “Found it!” wrote, “Since we booked our flight to Bali half a year ago, I watched this cache nearly once a week. And today was the day and I found this great cache together with my beautiful wife. A really perfect place to relax, watch the butterflies and find a cache.” More than 500 geocachers have logged a smiley on the cache at Geocaching.com.

While the cache has been approved by the landowner the cache page still advises discretion. It reads, “Workmen and contractors probably do not know the existence of the cache and are unlikely to understand it.  So please be mindful to maintain stealth at all times.”

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