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<\/a>haksu10<\/a> is the August Geocacher of the Month. Dozens of geocachers wrote in to share stories about haksu10’s humble dedication to geocaching, geocachers and his local community. haksu10 created geocache.fi<\/a> site, used by most Finnish geocachers daily. He also placed nearly a hundred creative and engaging caches. One of the most memorable is GC16QCH<\/a> Haksulandia. According to a Finnish geocacher, “What makes it special, though, is that it is located at haksu10\u2032s yard. According to the description, the cache is equipped with an electric outlet in case you need to charge anything. Call before you arrive (or just ring the doorbell) and haksu10 will make you some coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SuperGoober\u00a0<\/a>is the September Featured Geocacher of the Month. Dozens of geocachers wrote in to share stories about SuperGoober’s humble dedication to geocaching, geocachers and his local community. He has hosted and attended numerous events, led many geocachers on their first outings, and is involved in local geocaching organizations. According to one nominee, “Jeff is a model geocacher who all of us in the area and beyond can be proud of. He is always willing to lend advice\/help to any cacher that approaches him or contacts him.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n coast2coast2coast<\/a> has been named the October Featured Geocacher of the Month. Numerous geocachers wrote in to support coast2coast2coast’s humble dedication to geocaching, geocachers and his local community. According to one nominee, “Tom and Heather are the reason why I learned about geocaching in the first place and ever since they have been an inspiration to all geocachers in our neck of the woods. They have hosted multiple events, hidden excellent caches, all at various levels of difficulty, and are always aiding fellow cachers when in need.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to many, Rokman4<\/a>‘s dedication to the game and his positive contribution the geocaching community are evident in his time spent assisting new geocachers, speaking at local libraries, and organizing the first ever geocaching training ground<\/a>. According to one comment: “Rod is looking into getting the city to donate a meeting room so that once a month new and seasoned cachers can learn how to use the different programs associated with geocaching, how to use pocket queries, and just general information about geocaching. Rod is a terrific role model for those of us that are new the the game.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AbbeyAckbar<\/a>, a geocaching couple, is the December Featured Geocacher of the Month. They are known for organizing many of the most creative and popular events in Dublin, Ireland. According to one cacher, \u201cAbbeyAckbar have gathered people for such events as: WWFM VIII<\/a> \u2013 Dublin, Ireland and a mega huge International Geocaching Day (IGD)01: CITO Burrow Beach, Dublin, Ireland<\/a> and later that day another event: IGD01: Dublin, Ireland<\/a> and recently 11.11.11 \u2013 It\u2019s all about the numbers<\/a>. They are great planners, everything is always under control with them.\u201d AbbeyAckbar is also being recognized for their consistent willingness to assist a geocacher in need. One geocacher mentioned, and many others agreed, that, \u201cthey introduced me to Geocaching and have been great to me, on many a geocaching outing, helping and encouraging me along the way.\u201d<\/p>\nJanuary 2012 – SerenityNow<\/address>\n SerenityNow<\/a>, a geocaching couple from Ohio, is the January Featured Geocacher of the Month. They are known for their popular annual geocaching events and creative puzzle cache hides. According to TeamDotOne<\/a>, \u201cSerenityNow is responsible for the largest annual events in Ohio known affectionately as the Grand Caching Events (GCE). An example of one of these events is CSI: Cleveland<\/a>.\u00a0 Not only do to they go way out of their way to host the best events ever but they always seem to come up with something new each and every year to make people want to keep coming back. We have spent countless hours enjoying their company, enjoying their events, enjoying their caches and most importantly, enjoying their friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n February 2012 – magicman65<\/em><\/p>\n Magicman65, a Comedy Magician from Vancouver, BC, is February’s Featured Geocacher of the Month. Magicman65 is the Vice President of the BC Geocaching Association<\/a> as well as an active member of the Mid Island Geocaching Association<\/a> and the Vancouver Island Geocaching Association. In addition, Magicman65 teaches geocaching and hides many creative caches. According to one geocacher, \u201cmagicman65 sets an example to other cachers- he carries a knapsack with him filled with logbooks, plastic baggies, and swag.\u00a0 When he comes across a cache that needs maintenance, he will fix it right there on the spot and then he will send a private message to the cache owner informing him\/her that the cache is fixed, saving others a trip.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n March 2012 – Alexschweigert<\/em><\/p>\n Alexschweigert<\/a>,\u00a0recognized for sharing his love for geocaching and the sea with others is March’s Featured Geocacher of the Month. Alex chartered a ship for nearly 300 geocachers and led the\u00a0Allerhalligen-Cruises<\/a>\u00a0on March 24th.\u00a0That\u2019s the fifth event of its kind led by Alex and his team involving chartered ships and a geocaching adventure across the North Sea. Alex also shares his joy of geocaching and life on the coast through his popular geocaching\u00a0blog<\/a>.\u00a0According to one geocacher, Alex \u201cis tremendously engaged and so much into geocaching that he is putting up great caches in his surroundings and besides that, he has the capability of putting on outrageous events.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n April 2012 – Milosheart<\/em><\/p>\n Milosheart<\/a>, a power couple from\u00a0Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada is recognized for the success of geocaching in their community. They have been hosting monthly breakfasts and contests in various locations in Fredericton. Not only have they put so much of their time into organizing events and contest, but they make sure to take the time to greet and welcome new cachers to the area. According to one geocacher, Gwen and Terry are nothing short of “excellent ambassadors of the sport.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n May 2012 – Lulusoy<\/em><\/p>\n Lulusoy<\/a> is recognized for being one of the most active geocachers from the island of Puerto Rico. She organized the very first official CITO event that was held in Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo and runs a podcased, called\u00a0Cache D Island<\/a>\u00a0every two weeks. She loves to talk about anything and everything geocaching-related. Lulu also loves to explore new places and do new things. She and her crew organize different geotrips to various places across Puerto Rico. According to one geocacher, “she is a great representation of an enthusiastic geocacher.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n June 2012 – SniperChicken<\/em><\/p>\n SniperChicken<\/a> is recognized for his kindness and creative ability to engage the geocaching community through his caches. He is the Board\u00a0President of the\u00a0Mississippi Geocachers Association<\/a>, owns over 140 caches, and is known to go above and beyond to research every hiding location to provide fellow geocachers with a unique geocache and story. According to one geocacher casting a vote, “he [SniperChicken] does whatever he can to help others, to make a cache different and exciting. He’s a real inspiration to newbies and seasoned cachers alike.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n July 2012 –\u00a0De Wijngemachtigde<\/em><\/p>\n De Wijngemachtigde<\/a>\u00a0is recognized for encouraging a record number of geocachers across the Netherlands to participate in Geocoin races. His creative approach to get the community to put their trackables in circulation, instead of keeping them at home, allowed the coins to travel across all 415 municipalities of the Netherlands. As one geocacher put it, “Not only has he [De Wijngemachtigde] put and continues to put a lot of effort in the Dutch Geocoin race, he also frequently gives away Geocoins to other cachers through quizzes and sweepstakes. These initiatives really create a very positive vibe for geocaching in the Netherlands and beyond!”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n August 2012 – whbaisden<\/em><\/p>\n Wendy, a.k.a. whbaisden<\/a>n\u00a0is recognized for\u00a0putting together the\u00a0Hatfield and McCoy GeoTrail Kickoff Event<\/a>\u00a0scheduled for September 1, 2012. She has also been a strong advocate for her community since she started geocaching in 2010. As one geocacher casting a vote put it, “In the very short time she [Wendy] has been involved with geocaching, she has managed to instill in any number of people the joy of geocaching. She has managed to get multiple city governments and chambers of commerce aligned behind what has turned out to be a major event, possibly even a Mega-Event. Nothing in her previous geocaching experience has prepared her for this massive undertaking, but she has not wavered in her determination to succeed, nor has she been stopped by any obstacle. I think she had done a truly remarkable job and is worthy of recognition.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n September 2012 – SpongeBob CachePants<\/em><\/p>\n Stuart, a.k.a.\u00a0SpongeBob CachePants<\/a>\u00a0is recognized\u00a0\u00a0for his ability to influence and encourage geocachers around him, and for his commitment to providing quality geocaches for his community. SpongeBob CachePants is also praised for his work on the Hatfield McCoy GeoTrail Kickoff Event – a small community event that quickly became a Mega-Event. According to one geocacher casting a vote, ”\u00a0Stuart has done a lot for the geocaching community and his local community. His efforts in the Hatfield McCoy GeoTrail was a stellar.\u00a0He brought his caching experience to\u00a0help create a combination of history and locations to bring cachers together from all\u00a0over the country. Not only did he recognize cachers when they attended the events,\u00a0but he also sent personal e-mails to most attendees acknowledging their will\u00a0attends. Now that is attention to detail.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n October 2012 – TeamAstro<\/em><\/p>\n John, a.k.a.\u00a0TeamAstro<\/a> is recognized for creating the Solar System series of caches in South Australia. This series of caches is the world\u2019s largest scale model of the Solar System. He is famous for his creative hides and is the proud owner of the most \u2018Favorited\u2019 cache in South Australia. John is also an important part of the South Australian geocaching community, and is known for his friendliness and eagerness in helping out new cachers. As one geocacher casting a vote put it, “TeamAstro has literally\u00a0traveled\u00a0the length and breadth of Australia with his cache hides, inspired others to look skywards with their caches, and is completely selfless in the way he conducts himself around other cachers\u2026He just oozes inspiration\u2026 Team Astro is an absolute force behind the caching scene in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n November 2012 – balkamper13<\/em><\/p>\n Ted, a.k.a. balkamper13<\/a> is recognized for introducing and helping countless novice geocachers become caching addicts. He has donated quality homemade swag, time, and money to geocaching events. Ted has\u00a0spent numerous hours teaching his secrets, and always invites new geocachers on geocaching adventures and events. He also shares his geocaching adventures and tips on this blog,\u00a0LiveLoveCache.com<\/a>.\u00a0A geocacher who cast a vote says, “balkamper13 helped get us started. We love finding his caches and his swag.\u00a0\u00a0The first CSI series cache find had us hooked. I have never seen such creativity! The events he hosts are first class. I have known balkamper13 for about a year and I have never met a fellow cacher who puts his time, money, heart, and soul into this great hobby to make his fellow\u00a0cachers’\u00a0experiences the best.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n December 2012 – Moneydork<\/em><\/p>\n Wayne, a.k.a. Moneydork<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0recognized for\u00a0establishing\u00a0himself as one of Australasian’s most prolific geocachers. His efforts to support the community as a Geocaching.com volunteer reviewer and good\u00a0Samaritan have not gone unnoticed. He even managed to organize New Zealand’s very first Mega-Event from 3500 km (2175 miles) away. According to fellow geocachers, Moneydork’s hides and events are legendary Down Under and he never hesitates to give his all to the sport. A geocacher who voted for Monedork writes, “My first ever event was Moneydork’s 3rd Massive Easter Egg Hunt, which he held every year until he moved to Australia – that was 7 in total. I was the last to find a nearby multi at one of the events, and he was walking the opposite direction as I walked towards GZ. He promptly turned around to make sure I found it. I didn’t know who he was, but even in just 3 months of geocaching, I knew of his geocaching handle. When I first started geocaching, my town had a few active geocaches then for a while there was no activity. Moneydork came and placed a cache just out of town to try and get things moving again.\u00a0He is always unassuming, quiet, and willing to help anyone with geocaching. He won’t tell you where it is but he will make sure you have to work it out yourself and find it. He has always been a bit of a legend down here and insists he’s no different from anyone else. I’m just surprised he hasn’t been nominated before now. Only shame is I can only vote once, but I’ll just have to make sure every other New Zealand geocacher votes for him too.”<\/p>\nJanuary 2013 – The Weasel<\/address>\n The Weasel<\/a> is recognized for organizing Cache In Trash Out (CITO) events, helping guide local geocaching as a board member of the Iowa Geocacher Organization, and spreading the word about proper geocaching\u00a0etiquette through\u00a0conducting and assisting in over 50 geocaching 101, 201 and 301 classes and workshops throughout the State of Iowa and abroad.A geocacher who voted for The Weasel writes, \u201cI heard my parents speak over and over again about caches put out by The Weasel, so I had to see for myself what was so good about them. On a few visits to see my parents we headed out to get a little caching in. Inevitably nearly every cache that I liked turned out to be placed by The Weasel. His caches are fun, unique, well placed, and well maintained. You can\u2019t help but get excited about geocaching when you are working on one of his caches! And to know how much he cares about his community, the environment, and the awareness and promotion of geocaching through friendships and education\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Louwtjievdw<\/a>\u00a0is known in the South African geocaching community as a creative geocache hider. He’s built a reputation as a geocacher who’s as quick to maintain his geocache hides as he is to make friends with new geocachers. He’s also known for friendly advice, leaving great logs on geocaches he’s found and having a cup of coffee ready for geocachers at his home.One voter writes, “Oom Louwtjie, also called the “Flame of Bloemfontein”, gets our vote. His contribution towards geocaching can not go unnoticed. He accelerated this hobby and made it extremely pleasurable and challenging. His unique cache hides and above all his comments, his friendly nature, made him a legend in our country. He has the ability to find caches even in the toughest places with no complaints and he will always look for that something good in every cache hide…”<\/p>\nMarch 2013 – WVTim<\/address>\n WVTim<\/a> is known for contributing one-on-one and through social media to improve geocaching for others. One geocacher who left a comment fro WVTim wrote, “I am familiar with WVTim due to his YouTube videos. His\u00a0gadgetcaches<\/a>\u00a0channel, in only 3 months, has nearly 11K views. He does instructional videos on how to build his gadget caches. So, he not only has amazing caches, he is giving ideas and instructions to cachers everywhere on how to build them. Cachers everywhere are benefiting from this guy whose caches have over 2K favorite votes. Plus, he just doesn\u2019t do great caches. I\u2019ve learned from this blog he has seminars, educational events, he teaches geocaching in schools, and to the Boy Scouts. He assists his state and local government in placing geocaching trails.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cristina Florez, “Mamabear Crew” writes, “My nomination for\u00a0MulderNScully<\/a>\u00a0isn’t just because they’re “nice”… it’s because they take geocaching as a true sport. And their caches… ooooh their caches……. just like their username suggests, they are out of this world! Inventive, thought out, truly educational, and some of them hard as hell. They have been an inspiration to us and we will be trying to follow their lead in making this sport a true adventure!”<\/p>\n Jerry Lynn DellAmic writes, “They have helped me when I got stuck on puzzle caches, but they never gave me the solution. \u00a0They made me talk out loud. …MulderNScully\u00a0take pride in their geocaches. \u00a0For them, it’s not about the numbers. \u00a0It’s about enjoying life. \u00a0Taking the opportunity to walk among nature. \u00a0Go to places that you may not ever get the chance to see.\u00a0If it hadn’t been for this great hobby, I would never have had the opportunity to meet these life long friends.”<\/p>\n Josh Bernier (username Stonagal) nominated OHMIC. He says, \u201cWith close to 15,000 finds, Jacques, OHMIC has found more geocaches than any other geocacher in the Canadian province of Manitoba.\u00a0 He has more than 130 published caches, over six cache types.\u00a0 But the biggest reason I think he should be the Geocacher of the Month is because of the great work he has done in providing quality events for local geocachers.\u00a0 OHMIC is an interpreter at the Oak Hammock Marsh.\u00a0 For the past seven years, he has hosted an event in May called \u201cCache the Marsh<\/a>\u201c.\u00a0 Geocachers split into teams and explore the Interpretive Centre\u2019s numerous exhibits to get clues as to the locations of several caches.\u00a0 It\u2019s a mad race for some new FTFs, and along the way cachers learn about wetlands ecosystems and wildlife.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great family-friendly competitive event that ends with a barbecue.\u00a0 This was the seventh year OHMIC has planned and hosted the event, and it lived up to the great things I had heard other cachers say about it. OHMIC is also a Platinum-level Earthcache Master, and the owner of a local favourite<\/p>\nJune 2013 – fredrikhast<\/address>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n fredrikhast<\/a>\u00a0 is \u00a0the Featured Geocacher of the Month for June 2013. Fredrik created a popular geocaching\u00a0YouTube vlog<\/a>, and has spent more than three years contributing to his local and the global geocaching community.<\/p>\n One comment shows\u00a0fredrikhast commitment to the geocache quality, “His caches always got that little extra! Great places, amazing stories and a lot of work and love put into his caches makes you feel fantastic when you have logged a “fredrikhast-cache”! I also like to say that I really enjoyed the events Fredrik and his teammates arranged!”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One comment shows Mollov’<\/a>s 360 degree passion for geocaching and its community, “Mollov is one of the most active geocachers in Bulgaria I know and probably the most enthusiastic one as well. His geocaching activities do not end with finding, hiding and maintaining geocaches. If you have seen any of his geocaching adventures on youtube, or read any of his geocaching articles on his blog, or attended any of the events organized by him, then you probably know why Mollov deserves to be selected as Geocacher of the Month. For all the rest, it would be enough to say that Mollov’s devotion has made geocaching a much more popular activity in Bulgaria. His dedication to the game deserves to be recognized not only in his own country but by the wider geocaching society as well.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Evil.<\/a>\u00a0was officially\u00a0named Geocacher of the Month in August, One comment details\u00a0Dr Evil.\u2019s family-friendly approach to geocaching, \u201cHis caches are fantastic for kids and getting them interested in caching but also in the great outdoors again. His vlogs on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0are always informative, upbeat but above all that you can see his dedication and his passion for finding caches and placing them.\u00a0He\u2019s organised some great events some for the family, some for the extreme cacher but he is always friendly, polite and always willing to help out a beginner.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One geocacher who commented wrote, “My vote is for Old Navy<\/a> for Geocacher of the Month! He has done so much for the Geocaching community and goes above and beyond, whether it\u2019s hiding quality caches or event planning as part of\u00a0Northern New Jersey Cachers<\/a>\u00a0(NNJC) or working with local municipalities and parks to introduce geocaching to so many people. As Geocaching continues to grow in leaps and bounds over the years Old Navy has been there in Geo101 introduction classes to bring new people into the sport.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet some of the Featured Geocachers of the Month [youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8cGOns2eBMQ] List of Featured Geocachers of the Month by Date \u00a0 August 2011 – haksu10 haksu10 is the August Geocacher of the Month. 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