{"id":18029,"date":"2013-09-04T02:44:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=18029"},"modified":"2015-12-14T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T21:54:13","slug":"minelab-photo-contest-in-final-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/minelab-photo-contest-in-final-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Minelab Photo Contest in Final Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18031\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"PoteauPets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18031\" alt=\"PoteauPets - February Winners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PoteauPets-Feb-Winner-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PoteauPets-Feb-Winner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PoteauPets-Feb-Winner.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PoteauPets &#8211; February Winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Geocaching goes hand-in-hand with snapping a few shots of the wildlife and your adventure along the way. And sometimes combining two passions like photography and geocaching pays off. \u00a0Check out some of the early winners in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MinelabMetalDetectors\/app_451684954848385?ref=ts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Minelab\u2019s Ultimate Geocaching Hunt photo contest<\/a>. Seven geocachers have already won the photo of the month award, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/default.aspx?guid=2711dfbd-f939-43a8-930c-44b56ad458e1\" rel=\"nofollow\">WherzaWiggTherzaWay<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/default.aspx?guid=1ae539b4-b137-457f-b0a3-cfa00c1b3cf8\" rel=\"nofollow\">JonesPosse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/default.aspx?guid=3f1b048f-3351-4621-9c46-57090b211f9a\" rel=\"nofollow\">PoteauPets<\/a> won the February Minelab photo contest for their sweet father-daughter portrait under the caption of \u201cLove is in the air for this father\/daughter pair.\u201d PoteauPets enjoy geocaching as a family, and usually find caches in rural areas near where they live. \u201cWe truly LOVE geocaching and the time we spend together \u2018on the hunt\u2019 as a family,\u201d said Dana of PoteauPets. \u201cMy husband likes the \u2018evil hides\u2019 while on the other hand, my daughter and I enjoy the cemetery caches. Our daughter loves to keep up with the trackables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/default.aspx?guid=a64ef6c2-427a-46e9-b0bf-e2136f90208e\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adventurers<\/a> in Michigan won the March contest with their snowy photo of the Minelab geocoin and a metal detector. \u201cWinning the contest for that month was a complete surprise,\u201d said David of the Adventurers. David and his girlfriend\/best friend enjoy discovering trackables and going geocaching everywhere and in all seasons. Another winner, Gary of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=1ae539b4-b137-457f-b0a3-cfa00c1b3cf8\" rel=\"nofollow\">JonesPosse<\/a>, came away with a pocketed vest. He wore it to Geowoodstock XI and during a three-day hike along the Appalachian Trail for his 6,000th find.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18032\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18032\" alt=\"Adventurers - March winner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Adventurers-March-winner-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Adventurers-March-winner-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Adventurers-March-winner.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adventurers &#8211; March winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There are still nearly three months left to enter the monthly photo contests and earn a chance to win a trip to Mexico. For more information on\u00a0Minelab&#8217;s Ultimate Geocaching Hunt, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/minelabmetaldetectors?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=here&amp;utm_campaign=11-14-12\" rel=\"nofollow\">visit the Minelab Geocaching page<\/a>. When you\u2019re ready to enter, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MinelabMetalDetectors\/app_451684954848385?ref=ts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Minelab\u00a0Facebook Photo Contest page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monthly prizes include a $400 Minelab coupon, a Minelab hat &amp; vest, and all monthly winners will still be eligible for the grand prize: a Mexican cruise for two!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>The\u00a0Minelab\u00a0&#8220;Ultimate Geocaching Hunt&#8221; photo contest is solely sponsored by\u00a0Minelab, Inc., a subsidiary of Codan, LTD. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and Canada who are 18 years and older at time of entry. Entry period for the contest commences at 12:01 a.m. (CST) on November 13, 2012 and expires at 11:59 PM (CST) on November 13, 2013. Void where prohibited. For details and restrictions, see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimateminelabbing.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Official Contest Rules<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geocaching goes hand-in-hand with snapping a few shots of the wildlife and your adventure along the way. And sometimes combining two passions like photography and geocaching pays off. \u00a0Check out some of the early winners in Minelab\u2019s Ultimate Geocaching Hunt photo contest. Seven geocachers have already won the photo of the month award, including WherzaWiggTherzaWay&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96,135],"tags":[58],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geocaching-quizzes","category-learn","tag-caption-contest"],"episode_featured_image":false,"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":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MiD38RgUHO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/minelab-photo-contest-in-final-months\/\">Minelab Photo Contest in Final Months<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/minelab-photo-contest-in-final-months\/embed\/#?secret=MiD38RgUHO\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Minelab Photo Contest in Final Months&#8221; &#8212; Official Blog\" data-secret=\"MiD38RgUHO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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