Depending on your location, you may have been advised to practice social distancing. While we all know that it’s necessary to protect both ourselves and the more fragile members of our community, it can be especially challenging for geocachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We know that the urge to get out there and find a geocache is overwhelming, so here are five benefits that geocaching can provide to keep you safe and sane, right in the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stay in contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s easy to feel isolated when you\u2019re required to stay physically away from others. Luckily, you\u2019re a geocacher, which means you\u2019re part of a diverse, global community. While you might be more used to meeting up with other cachers face to face at Events, did you know that you can also stay in contact with other cachers on our Geocaching Forums<\/a>? They\u2019re a great way to connect with geocachers like you from all over the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work your brain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Keeping your brain active is an important part of maintaining your well-being. Even though you can\u2019t go out and find a cache, you can solve one instead! Try out a Mystery Cache with a higher level of difficulty than you would normally, or approach one that has stumped you in the past from a different angle. If you\u2019re a newbie puzzle cacher, check out our beginner\u2019s guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get creative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s nothing like an art project to cheer you (or your tiny geocachers) up! Consider making or repurposing SWAG items as a great way to liven up a future cacher\u2019s day. Paint a rock, fold some recycling into origami, or string some beads together for some haute couture geocaching jewelry. What do you have laying around that could be turned into SWAG?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get organized<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take this time to take a breath and get your proverbial ducks in a row. Log those drafts from your last caching trip, or organize your trackable or geocoin collection. If you\u2019ve been thinking about placing your own cache, now is a great time to plan it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be easy to get bogged down in solitude and uncertainty; it\u2019s important to remember that this isn\u2019t forever. There\u2019s lots of amazing geocaching adventures waiting for you in the future. Take this time to imagine the Events you\u2019ll attend, the caches you\u2019ll find, and the friends you\u2019ll make. And remember that, when all this is over, geocaching will still be out there waiting for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Depending on your location, you may have been advised to practice social distancing. While we all know that it’s necessary to protect both ourselves and the more fragile members of our community, it can be especially challenging for geocachers. We know that the urge to get out there and find a geocache is overwhelming, so…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":75295,"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":[134],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-75255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MailerSuite_0421_How_to_Stay_a_Geocacher_vFINAL_Mailer_Blog-800x450-1.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":"How to stay a geocacher while you stay home<\/a><\/blockquote>