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- GC8HRMM<\/a>\u2014Groundhog Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by pwala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n On this North American holiday, the fate of the seasons depends on a small rodent by the name of Punxsutawney Phil. If he spots his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter; if not, there will be an early spring. The more important question is: will he spot the cache?<\/p>\n
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- GC6ZTE9<\/a>\u2014TB-Hotel VALENTINE 2017<\/strong>\n
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Image by HEADBANGER_ARMY.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n How much do you love<\/em> trackable hotels? This cute Valentine\u2019s Day-themed cache brings that love to another level. We think you\u2019ll love it too.<\/p>\n
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- GCA5XP5<\/a>\u2014Saint Patrick’s Day Cache<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by pollywog56.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n It\u2019s tradition on St. Patrick\u2019s Day to wear green, or you\u2019ll get pinched! See if you\u2019ll get lucky and find this delightfully Irish leprechaun-themed cache. Will you find a cache at the end of the rainbow?<\/p>\n
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- GCAKB99<\/a>\u2014\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83d\udc23 EASTER EGG \ud83d\udc23\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Images by KLUPPEL and ON6DSL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n A favorite tradition during Easter is painting and hiding Easter eggs. Though we can\u2019t say the Easter bunny helped hide these, there are plenty of colorful eggs to see in the cache gallery!<\/p>\n
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- GC2A39<\/a>\u2014Summer Solstice Sun Circle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by muriel_rhein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The solstice is celebrated in many different ways around the globe. This educational Virtual Cache, fittingly located on a university campus, takes us back to the origins of the day. The sun will be front and center at noon on the summer solstice. Can you make the stars align to log this one?<\/p>\n
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- GC7EFHE<\/a>\u2014Scary Micro in the Woods (CM#12)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by Dogliest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Nothing\u2019s scarier than a micro in the woods. Except maybe this micro in a haunted forest!<\/em> Experience the nightmare of this haunting Halloween cache\u2014if you dare!<\/p>\n
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- GCAZER0<\/a>\u2014Colorado \ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udfe0\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udfe3<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Images by kranfagel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Let there be light(s)! This festive Christmas-adjacent cache finds another purpose for string lights besides going around a tree. Can you line everything up to crack the combination?<\/p>\n
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- GCAYY26<\/a>\u2014Kioicho Plaza of Water \ud83c\udf84 \u7d00\u5c3e\u4e95\u753a \u6c34\u306e\u5e83\u5834<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by 10ttl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In Tokyo, Christmas is celebrated with an event known as \u201cKioi Winter,\u201d when the town is illuminated with thousands of lights. This cache takes you front and center to experience the beauty of the lights firsthand.<\/p>\n
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- GCAGVQC<\/a>\u2014Silly Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Image by Anders&Katriinkeri.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n There\u2019s no shortage of \u201csilly\u201d holiday traditions here! In Sweden, it\u2019s not the holiday season until you eat Sill, a traditional Christmas fish dish. So get silly with this cache\u2014\u2019tis the season, after all!<\/li>\n
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We loved celebrating with these heartfelt holiday caches!<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the cache owners who put in the effort to construct creative caches for the geocaching community. There are countless caches out there that deserve to be featured, and while we may not be able to feature them all, we\u2019d like to give a shout-out to every single hardworking cache owner out there.<\/p>\n
Another big thank you for hiding and nominating caches for this year\u2019s Cache Hiding Themes! While 2024\u2019s hiding themes may be over, plenty more caches will be featured in 2025. We\u2019ll see you then!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The holidays are a time of joy and cheer. No matter the time of year, holidays can connect us to our culture and traditions. With December\u2019s hiding theme, geocaching becomes a part of those traditions. This month, we received so many outstanding cache nominations that we can\u2019t help but celebrate! Take a look at some…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":144834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[666,207,1679],"series":[],"class_list":["post-144831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hiding","tag-holiday","tag-theme"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cache-Hiding-Themes-2024-25.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/inside-geocaching-hq-podcast","embedCode":"
Cache Hiding Themes\u2014December: Holiday Caches<\/a><\/blockquote>
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- GCAGVQC<\/a>\u2014Silly Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GCAYY26<\/a>\u2014Kioicho Plaza of Water \ud83c\udf84 \u7d00\u5c3e\u4e95\u753a \u6c34\u306e\u5e83\u5834<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GCAZER0<\/a>\u2014Colorado \ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udfe0\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udfe3<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GC7EFHE<\/a>\u2014Scary Micro in the Woods (CM#12)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GC2A39<\/a>\u2014Summer Solstice Sun Circle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GCAKB99<\/a>\u2014\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83d\udc23 EASTER EGG \ud83d\udc23\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a\ud83e\udd5a<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GCA5XP5<\/a>\u2014Saint Patrick’s Day Cache<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- GC6ZTE9<\/a>\u2014TB-Hotel VALENTINE 2017<\/strong>\n
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- GC8HRMM<\/a>\u2014Groundhog Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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