Tag: GOTW

/ 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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/ Genevieve

Secret Call — Geocache of the Week

Multi-Cache
GC7CDZ9
by danielk1bg
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
N 53° 20.156 W 006° 15.436

Have you ever gone on a cache outing and felt like a secret agent? Using GPS technology and geo-senses to locate hidden items and blending in with your surroundings to avoid detection by muggles gives a certain undercover edge to our game. This week’s Geocache of the Week, Secret Call (GC7CDZ9) leans into that idea and takes it to a whole new level. For this hide, cachers will need to step into the role of a clever covert operative as they work to get the final coordinates for the two-stage Multi-Cache. 

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/ Yara Scholtis

Mount Fuji 【富士山】 — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GCMYYZ
by H Suga @ Signal Expedition Party
Difficulty:
3.5
Terrain:
5
Location:
Shizuoka, Japan
N 35° 21.637 E 138° 43.640

Faith may move mountains, but the chance for an epic find can move a geocacher to the peak of an active volcano. This is definitely true for this week’s Geocache of the Week hidden in Japan—Mount Fuji 【富士山】, GC3PTTR. 

Image by kinglee.
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/ Genevieve

Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: Table Top Trove (GCMYYZ)

Traditional
GCMYYZ
by Richter Family
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Western Cape, South Africa
S 33° 57.633 E 018° 24.392

As we look back on twenty years of geocaching history, we decided to revisit some of our favorite Geocaches of the Week from years past.

This week we’re setting our time machines to December 2011 when we awarded the honor of Geocache of the Week to Table Top Trove (GCMYYZ). Even in 2011 this cache had already made quite a name for itself as one of the most visited caches in South Africa. Almost 9 years later, the cache continues to impress with over 100 Favorite points and more than 2000 finds. This cache also stands out from the crowd because of how long it has been in the game. This past February marked 15 years since it was placed!

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