{"id":89088,"date":"2021-08-31T08:23:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T15:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=89088"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:19:26","slug":"follow-these-five-steps-when-you-find-a-geocache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/follow-these-five-steps-when-you-find-a-geocache\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow these five steps when you find a geocache"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They often say life is about the journey, not the destination; but with geocaching, we say it\u2019s both! With over 3 million geocaches around the world and a whole host of Premium filters<\/a>, you can easily find the right cache for you. Once you do, the adventure begins with navigating to the geocache location, then there\u2019s the big \u201cah-ha!\u201d moment when you find the geocache! The journey doesn\u2019t end there though, so we\u2019re listing out five steps we recommend once you\u2019ve made a find. Are you completing all five?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  1. Sign the logbook in the geocache. Every geocache has got one and it\u2019s just as important to sign the physical log as it is to post your log in the Geocaching\u00ae app. Signing the geocache log validates your visit!

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  2. Scenic view? Fun trail? Group shot? Take a photo to include with your log! Photos can be uploaded to your log right from the app.

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  3. Log your find in the Geocaching\u00ae app! If you\u2019re not logging your find in the field, save it as a draft and include a few notes about your journey to the geocache that you can use to jog your memory later. Remember to not include spoilers in your log!

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  4. Give it a Favorite point! Premium members award Favorite points to w-o-w geocaches to let other cachers know it\u2019s something special.

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  5. Place the geocache back where you found it so the next cacher can experience the same finders-joy! Remember to respect your surroundings, whether that\u2019s flora, fauna, or others around enjoying the outdoors.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    They often say life is about the journey, not the destination; but with geocaching, we say it\u2019s both! With over 3 million geocaches around the world and a whole host of Premium filters, you can easily find the right cache for you. Once you do, the adventure begins with navigating to the geocache location, then…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":89151,"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":[135],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-89088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mailer_Suite_111219_Hints-for-geocaching-hints_Mailer_Blog-800x450_corrected.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":"

    Follow these five steps when you find a geocache<\/a><\/blockquote>