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What better way to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day than with a geocaching proposal?<\/p>\n

One of the best parts about geocaching is the community and the wonderful cachers that make it up. Geocaching is even more exciting when you can do it with someone you love. We interviewed two recently-engaged geocachers, and had to share their geo-proposal on this heart-filled day!<\/p>\n

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What are your geocaching usernames?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our geocaching user names are CBrisson81<\/a> and Garson2021<\/a>. If I had known how awesome geocaching was at the start and how much I would be in love with it, I would have thought of something clever for my username!<\/p>\n

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Image by CBrisson81 & Garson2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s your background outside of geocaching? How did you two meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We both work at the same factory in Cornwall, Ontario. I (CBrisson81) have been working there since 2001, and Garson2021 has been there since 2015. So that\u2019s where we first met. After talking and getting to know each other a bit, we noticed some funny similarities. We both had three cats, two boys and one girl. We both had one boy cat with a girly name, lol. We both drove Buicks (still do)! We both drink the same drink from Timmies.<\/p>\n

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Image by CBrisson81 & Garson2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How and when did you hear about geocaching? Have you always cached together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I (CBrisson81) was first told about geocaching by my younger brother, but I didn\u2019t pay attention to him when he explained what it was. Fast forward a few years to 2021, and I was watching TikToks<\/a> when there was one about geocaching. I remember thinking, \u201cHey! That\u2019s what my brother was talking about!\u201d So I downloaded the app and noticed right away that there was one pretty close to our house. So I asked Garson2021 if he wanted to see if we could find it. He said sure!<\/p>\n

We couldn\u2019t find it or the second and third ones we tried for. I was getting a little frustrated and almost about to give up on the geocaching hobby when Garson2021 made the find at our fourth cache attempt (GC6K849<\/a>)\u2026the rest is history. We were hooked from that cache on!<\/p>\n

We kind of started two geocaching traditions last year. One is to leave an unregistered trackable in a cache with a Christmas card with our usernames. Hopefully always on Christmas Day. And the other is to be at a cache and log it at midnight on New Year\u2019s Eve. It would be nice if we could do that every year.<\/p>\n

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Image by CBrisson81 & Garson2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How did you get the idea to propose using geocaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I (Garson2021) got the idea like any man who pays attention to what his woman loves. And that is geocaching! My original plan was for GCH1W6<\/a> because we were thinking of heading to Alberta this summer for our vacation. Due to other circumstances, we chose to keep our vacation costs down by keeping it a little closer to home.<\/p>\n

How did you propose? Tell us all the details!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got to work on a plan for a Toronto cache. With my app in hand, I adjusted the settings to get what I wanted. And the hunt was on, which turned out to be 12 caches finishing at GC8BC2T<\/a>!<\/p>\n

We arrived at the last cache, but before we started looking for it, he handed off his phone to a stranger, and I thought he may have wanted a regular picture instead of our usual selfies. That\u2019s when he started talking to me. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t remember too much of what was said because my mind was going a mile a minute. I honestly thought he was going to tell me he lost his keys for some reason, lol. But, instead, to my surprise, he dropped to one knee and popped the question!<\/p>\n

We were on a busy street, and people were honking and cheering from a nearby restaurant patio. It is definitely a moment I will never forget. After we caught our breath, we went on to find the cache.<\/p>\n

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Image by CBrisson81 & Garson2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are your future geocaching plans? Will there be a geocaching wedding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our future geocaching plans are the same as any others, increasing our numbers. CBrisson81 is sitting at 1011, and Garson2021 is at 640, newbies, really.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think the wedding itself will be geocaching-related as it will be very small, with only family and a few friends, but I would like to put a geocache out that is dedicated to our wedding. Something that when you see it, you just know it\u2019s ours!<\/p>\n

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You, too, can propose to your geocaching sweetie with a geo-proposal! Here are a few tips on how to set one up:<\/p>\n