Tag: Souvenirs

/ Audrey Kettler

Neue Länder-Souvenirs erscheinen demnächst!

Hast Du Deinen Urlaub für 2017 schon geplant?

Eines der besten Dinge an Geocaching ist, dass es weltweit von vielen Menschen auf unterschiedliche Weise gespielt wird. Um dies zu feiern, veröffentlichen wir insgesamt fünf neue Länder-Souvenirs in den nächsten Wochen.

Solltest Du bereits einen Geocache in einem dieser Länder gefunden haben, erhältst Du automatisch das entsprechende Souvenir in Deinem Profil. Eine Übersicht der bislang erhältlichen Souvenirs befindet sich hier. Um zu sehen, welche Du bereits erhalten hast, wirf einen Blick in Dein Profil auf Geocaching.com.

Sei bereit für die Ankündigung der ersten neuen Länder-Souvenirs im nächsten wöchentlichen Geocaching Newsletter.

Souvenirs, badges, and icons
/ Janelle /

Geocaching souvenirs, badges, and trackable icons

Souvenirs, badges, and icons
Souvenirs, badges, and icons

Do you know the difference between geocaching souvenirs, badges, and icons? They’re all virtual pieces of art for geocachers to earn, collect, and show off. However, each serves a different purpose in different parts of your Geocaching profile.

  • Souvenirs — where or when you cache
  • Badges — what you accomplish
  • Icons — trackables you move or discover

Let’s break it down.

Continue reading →

/ Paige Edmiston

New: Official Posters For Your CITO Event

CITO Week begins this Saturday!

For the first time in geocaching history, there will be global CITO Week from September 17–25, 2016. Visit the CITO calendar to find an event near you.

Are you hosting or helping out at one of these events? If so, these CITO materials are for you! You can use these posters to help promote your CITO Events during CITO Week and all year long.

Posters To print and Post At Your CITO:

SignalandCITO

Download a printable version here.

CITOPoster

Download a printable version here. 

Add THIS Official CITO Banner To YOur Event Page:

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Check out these instructions for adding an image to your geocache description.

What do you have planned for your CITO Event? Tell us in the comments below.

/ Paige Edmiston /

International EarthCache Day is October 9!

On October 9, you can earn a new souvenir by learning more about the Earth (aka geocaching’s game board). All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache on International EarthCache Day!

EarthCaches don’t have physical containers, but instead bring you to a unique location and teach you a geological science lesson. Check out these stunning EarthCaches to learn more.

On International EarthCache Day, this special geocache type will be free to all players in the Geocaching® app.* The app makes finding and logging EarthCaches easy. Just send your answers to the geocache owner via Message Center!

Get the Geocaching® App.

*Excludes specifically designated Premium Member Only caches.
/ Paige Edmiston /

Celebrate Get Outdoors Month 2016!

Every geocacher has experienced the magic of the great outdoors. That magic — whether it’s diving into a cold alpine lake at the end of an arduous hike or watching the sun disappear over the horizon from a hidden beach — is the reason we’re teaming up with the American Recreation Coalition for National Get Outdoors Month this June. And you’re invited to join us!

Here’s how you can get involved in Get Outdoors Month:

  1. Earn the Get Outdoors Day souvenir! To do so, find any geocache or attend any geocaching event on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
  1. Participate in one of the Get Outdoors Month activities (listed here) or host your own geocaching event to introduce your friends to the great outdoors. Please note that there is no souvenir for participating in these events, except on June 11, Get Outdoors Day.
  1. Celebrate the National Park Service’s second century by exploring the “Find Your Park” GeoTour. Do you have a fourth grader in your family? The “Every Kid in a Park” initiative grants free admission until August 2016 to each and every fourth grader (and their guests) across the country to check out their public lands and waters in person.
  1. Inspire others to get outdoors by sharing your Get Outdoors Month experiences on social media! Tag your posts with #Geocaching #GetOutdoors for a chance to be reshared by Geocaching.
Frequently Asked Questions

Will there be a souvenir for attending a Get Outdoors Month event?

There is no souvenir for attending a geocaching event during June, with the exception of Get Outdoors Day. If you attend a geocaching event in the USA on June 11, 2016, you will receive the Get Outdoors Day souvenir.

I don’t live in the US. Can I still earn the Get Outdoors Day Souvenir!

Yes, you can! The Get Outdoors Day souvenir is part of a bigger initiative with the American Recreation Coalition and other US-based outdoor organizations to get more Americans outside during National Get Outdoors Month. Given the interest expressed by geocachers all over the world in participating in Get Outdoors Day, we’ve decided to make the souvenir available to anyone who finds a geocache or attends an event (anywhere in the world!) on June 11, 2016.