Tag: geocache

Walking to the cache at low tide
/ Janelle

Geocache schwimmt durch den Ärmelkanal

Seymour Tower at low tide
Seymour Tower at low tide

Den traditionellen Cache L’Avarizon (GCWNGX) auf der Insel Jersey zu finden ist keine Kleinigkeit. Du musst bei Ebbe etwa eineinhalb Kilometer von einem Strand entlang einer zerklüfteten Küste gehen. Achte darauf, nicht zu lange zu bleiben, sonst bist Du eingeschlossen, wenn die Flut ankommt. In einer ungewöhnlichen Kette von Ereignissen stolperte ein Kind auf andere Art und Weise über den Cache – als dieser über 190 Kilometer entfernt auf der anderen Seite des Ärmelkanals in West Sussex, England, an Land gespült wurde!

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A very colorful Geocache of the Week
/ Janelle

Stonehenge in the Desert — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC6H1TZ
by Kris32
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Las Vegas, USA
N 35° 50.385 W 115° 16.158
Traditional Cache “Stonehenge in the Desert”
Traditional Cache “Stonehenge in the Desert”

About twenty minutes southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, just off the Interstate 15, you’ll see something extremely unusual, even for “Sin City”. No, it’s not a fancy casino, an ostentatious neon sign, or even the ghost of Elvis. What appears to be a mirage is real: seven towers, each about 30 feet tall, assembled from enormous boulders stacked on top of one another and painted in contrasting fluorescent colors. And, of course, there’s a geocache there. Continue reading →

/ Janelle

Rolex watch lost 20 years ago recovered by geocacher (and it still works!)

A Rolex watch was found in Southern California by a geocacher 20 years after being lost
A Rolex watch was found in Southern California by a geocacher 20 years after being lost

This guest post is written by Southern California geocacher, snowyisland.

One sunny Saturday in Southern California, geocacher snowyisland went on a moderate hike to get some fresh air and log a few caches. In addition to the geocaches, she found one incredible piece of SWAG; a Rolex watch, twenty years after it was lost by the original owner. Here’s her story:

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Calorie Alley—Geocache of the Week
/ Janelle

Calorie Alley—Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC5DAMP
by TeamPhoenix421
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
1
Location:
Indiana, United States
N 41° 28.290 W 087° 16.252
Calorie Alley—Geocache of the Week
Calorie Alley—Geocache of the Week

If you drive along Route 30 in northwest Indiana between the cities of Hobart and Merrillville, you will pass between two famous confectionery suppliers. One of America’s largest candy companies (makers of gummy animals and various chocolates) sits on the eastbound side, while a small local popcorn company (featuring over 200 flavors) sits on the westbound side. This small stretch of road was dubbed “Calorie Alley” for obvious reasons.

But here’s a kernel of truth: “Calorie Alley” is also the name of a sweet geocache for you and your special sugar to discover.  

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Geocache of the Week Hong Kong
/ Janelle

Selfie Letterbox — Geocache of the Week

Letterbox Hybrid
GC55MY9
by wanrex
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Hong Kong
N 22° 22.689 E 114° 11.002
Geocaching of the Week—photos from the selfie Letterbox Hybrid (GC55MY9)
Geocaching of the Week—photos from the selfie Letterbox Hybrid (GC55MY9)

This Geocache of the Week celebrates the self, or more accurately, the selfie. For the geocacher who enjoys a little self-reflection, we present the “Selfie Letterbox” cache in Hong Kong to give you a flash of inspiration.

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