This is the Otak Group 2025 salute to all the Geocachers that visit the area throughout the year. We want to meet YOU!
Come to Otak for an opportunity to meet a few of your fellow geocachers for a day of new geoadventures, camaraderie, exercise, and some good old-fashioned fun. Talk of old caches, puzzles and HINTS.
This is a "Rain or Shine Event'. Caches will be placed throughout Mankato, North Mankato area. No particular focus. Wooded Parks, Urban and Trail caches. Should you care to join in all information needed will be available. Your individual needs to bring. All variations of Tott. INSECT REPELLENT is often forgotten.
Registration
Registration/Staging Area Registration starts at 7:00AM and ends at 8:30AM at the Mankato Happy Chef which are the coordinates provided for this GeoFest.
A cache log sheet, hard copies of the coordinates, and a map showing the general location of the cache placements will be provided to participants during registration. Call for help, contact numbers to be provided, or message the COs via the Geocaching system. X (Twitter) (@OTAKGroup) will again be used to provide hints, updates, and coordinate corrections (if needed) during the event.
Caches
There will be approximately 25 permanent caches placed for this event. Caches will be available on Geocaching.com after 3 PM on the day of the event. You will be able to drive to and park near most of the cache locations along with biking and/or hiking to them. Caches are not just P&G. Expect to find variations in difficulty and terrain. Hints provided.
***Expect higher terrain settings this year! TOTTs and Watercraft are recommended***
GPSr Downloads
We will have coordinates available for download to your device. Delorme, Garmin, Lowrance, and Magellan. We have MINI USB-B, MINI USB, MICRO USB, AND USB-C cables. If you are not sure, please bring your own. If you have a different brand of GPSr, we will try to assist you in loading the way points, but we make no guarantees that we will be successful. Permanent caches will be posted on Geocaching.com after 3 pm.
Minnesota Geocaching Association