{"id":142,"date":"2010-05-04T07:08:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T21:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2016-01-15T16:44:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T00:44:05","slug":"geocaching-com-finds-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/geocaching-com-finds-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Geocaching.com Finds a Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that it was almost ten years ago since we started Geocaching.com as a hobby web site. During this time we have heard some amazing stories. I\u2019ve had many incredible personal experiences and have met some amazing people.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve always lamented the lack of time to tell the stories of geocachers, geocaches and geocaching experiences. This is why I\u2019m so excited about the launch of this blog and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/lostandfound\" rel=\"nofollow\">Groundspeak\u2019s Lost &amp; Found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/EricShampoo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-144\" title=\"Eric with Hemp Shampoo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/EricShampoo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Eric tests hempl shampoo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/04\/EricShampoo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/04\/EricShampoo-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Divines the Property of Shampoo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eric Schudiske has joined on as one of Groundspeak\u2019s newest Lackeys to manage Groundspeak\u2019s Lost &amp; Found and will be the main writer for the Geocaching.com blog. A journalist by trade, Eric brings years of professional journalism experience both online and as a former reporter for the KING 5 News, the Seattle Washington N.B.C. affiliate. Already he and our videographer Reid Kuennen have gathered some amazing videos to share with you.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re reaching out to the community to find the best stories of geocaching. At first, we\u2019re telling stories we already know about, but we\u2019re hoping that this will inspire other geocachers to come forward and tell us their own stories.<\/p>\n<p>Eric will be managing our <a title=\"Visit GoGeocaching\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gogeocaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@GoGeocaching<\/a> Twitter feed, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/geocaching_com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Flickr account<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Geocachingcom\/45625464679?ref=ts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook fan page<\/a> as well as cultivating the many geocaching stories for this blog and for Lost &amp; Found. I\u2019ll occasionally chime in as well as other Lackeys at Groundspeak when we have something to share.<\/p>\n<p>Now go out and create some new adventures! We\u2019ll be waiting for your stories when you get back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that it was almost ten years ago since we started Geocaching.com as a hobby web site. During this time we have heard some amazing stories. I\u2019ve had many incredible personal experiences and have met some amazing people. 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