Tag: GOTW

/ 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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/ Emily Woerly

Golden Prague — Geocache of the Week

Multi-Cache
GC1XXGG
by Benjo5
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
3
Location:
Prague, Czechia
N 50° 05.194 E 014° 24.667

One of the things geocachers love best about geocaching is all of the wonderful places you discover and things you learn through your geocaching adventures. What better way is there to explore a new place? Our Geocache of the Week, Golden Prague (GC1XXGG), leads geocachers through the city of Prague on a 27-stage Multi-Cache adventure where they will discover the history of this extraordinary Czech city before they can sign the logbook and earn their smiley.

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/ Emily Woerly

New country souvenir, Gibraltar, with Geocache of the Week: St. Michael’s Cave

EarthCache
GC1C0B7
by ajsa & golfinha
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Gibraltar
N 36° 07.575 W 005° 20.731

Today, we released a new country/regional souvenir for Gibraltar. If you have found a geocache in Gibraltar, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.

Gibraltar sits at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula where Europe and Africa are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. The people of Gibraltar speak English, Spanish, and a mix of several languages known as Llanito, often switching languages mid-sentence. Visitors to Gibraltar are delighted by the opportunity to interact with the mischievous Barbary macaque, Europe’s only wild monkey.

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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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/ Emily Woerly

The First in Wales — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC2BA
by The Gecko’s
Difficulty:
3
Terrain:
3
Location:
South Wales, United Kingdom
N 51° 48.265 W 003° 03.285

Do you ever feel like you are searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack? You know the geocache is just right there and yet you have no logbook to show for your efforts. So close to giving up, you make one final search and there it is! The elusive geocache and logbook are found. Our Geocache of the Week, The First in Wales (GC2BA), presents this challenge to cachers who journey to the moorlands of Wales to find this historic cache.

Placed in February of 2001, GC2BA was the very first geocache in Wales and is currently one of the oldest active geocaches in the world. Although the cache was originally placed by Glyndwyr, The Gecko’s have since taken over ownership.

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