GREETINGS OBX EARTHLINGS – Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC4G2HQ
by beans&franks
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
North Carolina
N 35° 14.920′ W 075° 36.526′

Get ready for take off! There’s a geocache in the Outer Banks of North Carolina that eclipse the other geocaches on your find list. GREETINGS OBX EARTHLINGS landed on Earth on July of 2014. Prepare yourself for a close encounter with the fourth kind while at ground zero.

But it’s ok, these aliens come in peace.

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How to earn almost 5,000 Favorite points: Interview with cache owner goblindust

Creative caches are memorable. You hear about them from your friends, at events, or from our blog/social media. But what goes into them? Who is behind them? In Washington state, a name you hear often synonymous with innovative geocaches is “goblindust.” He has an array of caches unique from each other.  

Goblindust, also known as Scott Meyers, has been a member of geocaching for 15 years and hid his first cache on December 20, 2003. Since then his active caches have accumulated over 4,700 Favorite points. With that statistic in mind, it sounded like he might know a thing or two about cache hiding, so I sat down with goblindust to discuss who he is, where he finds his inspiration, and what tips he has for the rest of us.

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Melbourne’s 1st — Geocache of the Week

Traditional Cache
GC7A
by george71
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Victoria, Australia
S 37° 15.305′ E 145° 10.030′

Melbourne, Australia is known for being the world’s most livable city. Partly due to its festive culture and cuisine and to its unique sports scene. But on the outskirts of the city, Melbourne provides great views of the Bass Strait and rolling hills. While the Australian coast is the main tourist attraction, geocachers in the area know one secret spot where Melbourne’s first geocache was hidden back in October of 2000—in the outback.

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