{"id":130280,"date":"2024-01-29T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=130280"},"modified":"2024-02-27T08:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:26:06","slug":"leap-day-2024-souvenir-making-up-for-lost-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/leap-day-2024-souvenir-making-up-for-lost-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Leap Day 2024 souvenir\u2014making up for lost time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leap Day only comes around once every four years.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, February 29 is a frenzy of activity for geocachers as they fill in their calendar grids, host Events, and generally try to fit four years\u2019 worth of geocaching into just one day.<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of making up for lost time, we\u2019re celebrating 2024\u2019s extra day with an extra special souvenir!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I earn the souvenir?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter through the wormhole and earn the \u201c<strong>Leap Day 2024<\/strong>\u201d souvenir by logging any four geocaches, Events, or Adventure Lab\u00ae Locations on February 29.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What geocaches count for the souvenir?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Traditional Caches<br \/>\nMulti-Caches<br \/>\nVirtual Caches<br \/>\nLetterbox Hybrids<br \/>\nAll Event Caches<br \/>\nMystery Caches<br \/>\nWebcam Caches<br \/>\nEarthCaches<br \/>\nWherigo Caches<br \/>\nAdventure Lab\u00ae Locations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I mix and match log types?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes! 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