{"id":47046,"date":"2017-09-12T09:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=47046"},"modified":"2017-10-03T08:44:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T15:44:53","slug":"learn-something-new-on-international-earthcache-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/learn-something-new-on-international-earthcache-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn something new on International EarthCache Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8, earn a new souvenir by learning about the Earth! All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache during the weekend of International EarthCache Day 2017!<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding an EarthCache is a great way to learn about the Earth. These geocaches do not have physical containers, but instead bring you to unique locations to teach you a geological science lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feeling inspired to learn something new? Here are six fun facts we\u2019ve learned from EarthCaches found around the world:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Imperiosus Visum (<\/b>GC206DF<\/b><\/a>), Arizona, USA<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Many know the Grand Canyon was carved out by the Colorado River, but did you know that uplift from tectonic plates aided in the creation of the one mile deep canyon we see today?<\/p>\n

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    Photo by geovi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    1. Hot Springs, Bath (<\/b>GC185X3<\/b><\/a>), South West England, United Kingdom<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Originating as rain water from 20-80,000 years ago, the water is heated by geothermal action. Rising up to the surface, the springs in Bath [England] are the highest spring water temperature in the UK!<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Photo by kiki-64.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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      1. Dry Falls EarthCache (<\/b>GC154BY<\/b><\/a>), Washington, USA<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        During the Ice Age, parts of Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana were severely flooded as rivers forged new paths around ice dams. This EarthCache is located near a 3.5 miles wide and 400 foot tall cliff, which was, at the time, the largest waterfall in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Photo by HockeyHiker19.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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        1. Laguna Madre (<\/b>GC1EHC6<\/b><\/a>), Texas, USA<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          There are only six hypersaline (saltier than the ocean) lagoons in the world. One is the Laguna Madre (Spanish for “Mother Lagoon”) in Texas! <\/span><\/p>\n

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          Photo by thardt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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          1. <\/b><\/b>Geysir – Powerful hot spring (<\/b>GC1G4XZ<\/b><\/a>), Iceland<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Located in Iceland\u2019s Haukadalur valley and discovered in 1294, this is the oldest known geyser on the planet. <\/span><\/p>\n

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            Photo by bedla tygrovana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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            1. Namib Desert, Namibia (<\/b>GC14W63<\/b><\/a>), Namibia, Africa<\/b>
              \n<\/span>At 43 million years old, the Namib Desert is not only named the oldest desert in the world, but is also home to some of the highest sand dunes in the world: the Sossusvlei.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              Photo by DivanOli4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

              What\u2019s the coolest (or hottest, highest, oldest) fact you\u2019ve learned from an EarthCache?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              On Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8, earn a new souvenir by learning about the Earth! All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache during the weekend of International EarthCache Day 2017! Finding an EarthCache is a great way to learn about the Earth. These geocaches do not have physical…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":47103,"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":[94],"tags":[126,158],"series":[],"class_list":["post-47046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geocaching-weekly-newsletter","tag-earthcache","tag-weekly-newsletter"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Mailersuite_09122017_EarthCache_Day_vFINAL_Mailer_Blog-800x450.png","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":"

              Learn something new on International EarthCache Day<\/a><\/blockquote>