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Hidden : Sunday, December 28, 2025
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Welcome to the
10th Milestones and Madness Event

highlighting accomplishments of the "locals"
according to Project-GC, cacherstats.ca,
and the emails you send me

Caches by the Thousands

What milestone(s) did you hit this year (noted here in 1000s only as noted on CacherStats)?

  • Lady_Viper hit 54,000 to 59,000 - WOW!
  • billyrobson hit 37,000 to 39,000 - WOW!
  • Iamgrateful hit 38,000 to 41,000 - WOW!
  • hiking granny hit 30,000 to 32,000 – WOW!
  • MikeFitz hit 24,000 and 26,000 - WOW! 
  • Licwid hit 24,000 
  • scavengermonkeys hit 21,000 and 22,000 - WOW!
  • teamshande hit 19,000 and 20,000 - WOW!
  • Kiwibirdman hit 20,000
  • RW/RW hit 19,000
  • bsbhelm hit 19,000
  • chipchic hit 15,000
  • GeoGuider hit 13,000
  • K'n'I hit 13,000
  • AnalysisParalysisTF4 hit 11,000 and 12,000 - WOW!
  • ZeiraZeira hit 12,000
  • MightyMullets hit 10,000 and11,000 - WOW!
  • j0ckser hit 10,000
  • _GeoAndrew_ hit 9,000 and 10,000 - WOW!
  • geo-schmidts hit 9,000
  • mkPerry hit 9,000
  • FuzeeBear hit 8,000 and 9,000 - WOW!
  • dronnord hit 8,000
  • Ka'anapali Spirit hit 8,000
  • Bubba da darter hit 7,000
  • protonspinner hit 7,000
  • Big Dog 28 hit 7,000
  • JWM56 hit 7,000
  • sidandbev hit 7,000
  • Viajero Perdido hit 7,000
  • Hip2Hip hit 7,000
  • ScooterRichard hit 7,000
  • MidnightCougar hit 7,000
  • JREnarson hit 6,000
  • OneLostButton hit 5,000 and 6,000
  • KAK2019 hit 5,000
  • i*C*e hit 4,000
  • EagleshamFam hit 3,000 and 4,000 - WOW!
  • Beenicetwice hit 3,000 and 4,000 - WOW!
  • Oreoing hit 3,000
  • buzzjuice hit 3,000
  • SiriYeh hit 3,000
  • iicydiamonds hit 3,000 
  • signal42 hit 3,000
  • MEN_michemno hit 2,000
  • GovZot hit 2,000
  • MidnightVenture hit 2,000
  • gcNova62 hit 1,000
  • What milestones in 1000s did you hit? IF I MISSED ANYONE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

Best Year Ever

If you measured by the number of caches you found this year, how does this year compare to other years?

  • AnalysisParalysisTF4
  • Beenicetwice
  • Bubba da darter (He said Wild Rose Homecoming helped... I think we could all say that! Congrats Bubba!)
  • buzzjuice
  • EagleshamFam
  • FuzeeBear
  • GeoGuider
  • Hip2Hip
  • iicydiamonds
  • jazzhiker
  • j0ckser
  • MidnightVenture
  • signal42

Cache Finds in a Day 

What was your best day in 2025? If you hit over 100, please let me know.

  • scavengermonkeys - 122 caches in a day (November 14)
  • EagleshamFam - 113 caches in a day (August 15, 2025); 116 caches in a day (August 4, 2025)
  • ScooterRichard - new daily record of 188 caches in a day
  • MidnightVenture - 113 caches in a day (August 15, 2025)

Filled Calendars

Did you fill a calendar this year? Which one? I can't track this. You'll need to let me know.

  • AlbertaBounds - fileld his FOUND calendar in 2025
  • GeoGuider - filled EVENT and OTHER calendars in 2025
  • iicydiamonds - filled HIDDEN DATE calendar in 2025
  • j0ckser - filled his OTHER calendar in 2025
  • JREnarson - filled his FOUND X2 calendar in 2025
  • Lady_Viper - filled her MULTI calendar in 2025
  • MidnightCougar - filled his TRAD calendar in 2025
  • ScooterRichard - filled his WIGO calendar in 2025
  • signal42 - filled HIDDEN DATE calendar, filled TRAD calendar (tentative - need a few more before the event - crossing my fingers) in 2025

Fizzy Anyone?

This year, I've had a lot people tell me that they have finished one or more FIZZY so I'm starting a new category. No doubt, with the challenges that Licwid put out, or the daily ones that scavengermonkeys put out, there wil be more activity in years to come.

  • Iamgrateful - finished 60th-73rd FIZZIES
  • Lady_Viper - finished 45th-64th FIZZIES
  • TeamShande - finished their 32X to 42x FIZZIES; completed all 12 MONTHLY FIZZIES
  • Licwid - finished his Challenge FIZZY; finished 18-20th FIZZIES; put out "monthly" FIZZY challenges
  • AnalysisParalysisTF4 - finished her 5th FIZZY
  • protonspinner - finished her 2nd FIZZY
  • ScooterRichard - finished his 1st and 2nd FIZZY
  • EagleshamFam - finished her 1st FIZZY; finished her Alberta fizzy
  • Beenicetwice - finished her 1st FIZZY
  • Bubba da darter - finished his 1st FIZZY
  • GeoGuider - finished her 1st FIZZY (only took 18 years - oh brother!)
  • j0ckser - finished his 1st FIZZY
  • OneLostButton - finished her 1st FIZZY
  • scavengermonkeys - put out "daily" FIZZY challenges

360o from Home

Have you completed your 360o from home? You can check on Project-GC by looking under Tools->MapBased->360 from home.

  • GeoGuider - finished her 7th 360from home (2025 11 11 - after syncing coordinates so they match j0ckser's)
  • j0ckser - finished his 5th 360from home (2025 09 03) and 6th 360from home (2025 11 10)

Streaks

​Are you on a streak? If you are, let me know and I'll add you to the list.

  • scavengermonkeys' streak is over fifteen years now (started 06/30/2010)
  • bsbhelm's streak is over thirteen years now (started 06/27/2012)
  • Iamgrateful's streak is over ten years now (started 3/12/2015)
  • scavengermonkeys has a fifteen year streak of hiding one per month
  • Jax241 is on Day 63 of her streak (started 10/19/2025) as of this posting on 12/20/2025 - She was REAL excited to learn about the Wherigo Solver.

FTF Standings (as at Dec. 7/25)

AT LEAST 1 FTF PER MONTH STREAK

  • Team_SigShark& Janski has a 204-month streak of at least one FTF per month (1st in Alberta – 2008 12 18)
  • Ninja Fairies has a 156-month streak of at least one FTF per month (2nd in Alberta – 2011 01 09)
  • scavengermonkeys has a 59-month streak of at least one FTF per month (9th in Alberta)
  • Licwid has a 45-month streak of at least at least one FTF per month (12th in Alberta)

NUMBER OF FTFs (as at Dec. 27/25)

  • Licwid has 3,170 FTFs – 1st in Alberta, 8th in Canada
  • NinjaFairies has 3,104 FTFs – 2nd in Alberta, 9th in Canada
  • cailoupot has 1,504 FTFs – 4th  in Alberta, 23rd in Canada
  • billyrobson has 1,170 FTFs – 6th in Alberta, 33rd in Canada
  • Lady_Viper has 1,126 FTFs – 7th in Alberta, 36th in Canada
  • scavengermonkeys has 940 FTFs – 8th in Alberta, 49th in Canada
  • TeamSigShark&Janski has 830 FTFs – 9th in Alberta, 55th in Canada
  • GeoGuider has 618 FTFs – 15th in Alberta, 93rd in Canada
  • Iamgrateful has 503 FTFs – 20th in Alberta
  • willowZilla has 443 FTFs – 22nd in Alberta
  • antoncache has 410 FTFs – 23rd in Alberta
  • FuzeeBear has 375 FTFs – 25th in Alberta
  • kiwibirdman has 351 FTFs – 26th in Alberta

Events

Events Hosts in 2025 – Beenicetwice, billy robson, Dr. John Rae,GEAA2017, GeoGuider, h**2, Hip2Hip, Iamgrateful, iicydiamonds, jazzhiker, j0ckser, Johnnygeo, JREnarson, Ka’anapali Spirit, Lady_Viper, Licwid, Oreoing, protonspinner, scavengermonkeys, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, Viajero Perdido, and WillowZilla

CCE Hosts in 2025 – Axolotl62, Beenicetwice, BioSector, Bubba da darter, dronnord, fuzeebear, gcNova62, GeoGuider, Gimli*/GeoJoce, Hip2Hip, i*C*e, j0ckser, JREnarson, Ka’anapali Spirit, kiwibirdman, Lady_Viper, Meanie09, Oreoing, protonspinner, scavengermonkeys, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, Viajero Perdido, and WillowZilla

CITO Hosts in 2025 – GEAA, GeoGuider, Iamgrateful, iicydiamonds, Ka’anapali Spirit, Lady_Viper, Mike Fitz, Oreoing, scavengermonkeys, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, and WillowZilla

Congratulations to CARW2025 Winners

THEME: Celebrate 25

CARW HOSTS: Sincere thanks to the QUAD SQUAD for organizing this year's CARW

  • 171 caches, AL and events for CARW2025 Caches thanks to: Bubba da darter, geo-schmidts, GeoGuider & j0ckser, Hip2Hip, iicydiamonds, jbeck2, JREnarson, Meanie09, Mini-Quad (Ka’anapali Spirit, The Fearsome Four), Oreoing, protonspinner, QuadSquad (BioSector, i*C*e, Ka’anapali Spirit, The Fearsome Four), scavengermonkeys, Scooter Richard, signal42, teamshande, TeamSigShark&Janski, TeamWillowZilla, TheSheWolfPack(Iamgrateful, chipchic, hiking granny, Lady_Viper)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

  • Celebrating Enthusiastic Newcomers: ElijahAndMelanie (for eagerly embracing all the CARW fun).
  • Celebrating Community: KAK2019 (for ensuring a fellow cacher with limited mobility wasn’t left behind during CARW).
  • Celebrating Staying Within the Lines: Hip2Hip (for placing the cache furthest from the centre point while carefully staying within the boundary).
  • Celebrating Storytelling: Scooter Richard (for his beautiful story of connecting with the community in GCB3D8C).

VOTING CATEGORIES

  • Most Embracing of Winter Spirit: QS Celebrates series by the Quad Squad
  • Greatest Effort Put Into a Cache: GCB3DKT Two Bits in the Whitemud by geo-schmidts
  • Most Likely Not To Be Muggled: GCB3DD3 25 Karat Cache: Prospector’s Point by i*C*e
  • Easiest Find: Paper to Silver series by the Mini-Quad
  • Longest Hike: QS Celebrates series by the Quad Squad
  • Most Family-Friendly: SILVER25 Kitchen Sink series by GeoGuider & j0ckser
  • Greatest Stealth Required: Paper to Silver series by the Mini-Quad
  • Hardest Cache to Get to: Quarter Past series by scavengermonkeys
  • Favourite Series: SILVER25 Kitchen Sink series by GeoGuider & j0ckser
  • Biggest Cache: Tie between GCB3DKT Two Bits in the Whitemud by geo-schmidts and GCB3W50 Bonus Howls for Match Stash by TheSheWolfPack

TROPHIES

  • Trophy – Best Overall Cache: GCB3DKT Two Bits in the Whitemud by geo-schmidts
  • Trophy – Best Park & Grab: Paper to Silver series by the Mini-Quad
  • Trophy – Best Use of Theme: QS Celebrates series by the Quad Squad
  • Trophy – Best Puzzle: GCB1KDR WWJD – What Would JBECK2 do? by Bubba da darter
  • Trophy – Most Fun to Find: GCB1KDR WWJD – What Would JBECK2 do? by Bubba da darter

Thanks to Those Who Worked the GEAA Highway Cleanup CITO

We raised $1,350 at the GEAA Highway Cleanup and were able to donate $1,000 to the Wild Rose Homecoming Block Party. The remaining funds have been used to purchase thank yous for the GEAA highway cleanup volunteers, sponsor the hall for the Poker Party and the puzzle solving events, and provide door prizes for various events. Special thanks go to the following for their efforts. We couldn't do it without our shared manpower.... uh womanpower. . . uh people power. . .OK, I got it. . . geocaching power. Many hands make GEAA stronger. As a token of GEAA's appreciation thanks, everyone on the cleanup crew received an ammo can (complete with SWAG and a logbook) and a pair of hemastats at the Christmas Party.Thank you one and all. If yiou haven't received yours, please let me know if you're coming to an upcoming event and I'll bring it along.

  1. Altoscythe
  2. Beenicetwice
  3. BioSector
  4. Bubba da darter
  5. FuzeeBear
  6. GeoGuider
  7. Iamgrateful
  8. j0ckser
  9. KAK2019-Kirstin
  10. KAK2019-Andreas
  11. Midnight Cougar
  12. OneLostButton
  13. protonspinner
  14. scavengermonkeys
  15. Team SigShark&Janski
  16. Teamshande-Shane
  17. Teamshande-Deb
  18. The Fearsome Four
  19. tristhana
  20. Viajero Perdido
  21. WillowZilla
  22. YEGoPher$

YAY TEAM!

MEGA/GIGA/BLOCK PARTY (Who attended a "big" geocaching event?)

MEGA - ?

GIGA - Lady_iper & BigChieS4, hikinggranny, chipchic, and Meanie09 attended the GIGA in Prague 

BLOCK PARTY "Wild Rose Homecoming" in Olds (August 16, 2025) - _GeoAndrew_, AlbertaBounds, AnalysisParalysisTF4, Axolotl62, Beenicetwice, billy robson,  BioSector, Bubba da darter, CanadaRsmy, chipchic, Crafty nana, CraneFamily4, Dr. John Rae, dronnord, EagleshamFam, ElijahandMelanie, excited2explore, FuzeeBear, Geo_MINION, GeoGuider; geoschmidts, gcNova62, Gimli*/GeoJoce, GovZot, hiking granny, Hip2Hip, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, iicydiamonds, jazzhiker, j0ckser, Johnnygeo, JREnarson, JWM56, Ka'anapali Spirit, KAK2019, Kiwibirdman, Lady_Viper, Licwid, Meanie09, Midnight Cougar, MidnightVenture, mightymullets, Mike_Fitz, mkPerry, oceanwaves22, OneLostButton, Pattycat, protonspinner, ratroot, ScooterRichard, signal42, SiriYeh. teamshande, TeamSigShark&Janski, UBC_Geograd, Viajero Perdido, WillowZilla, YEGoPherS, Zeira Zeira

BLOCK PARTY "Signal's Island" in San Diego (October 4, 2025) - scavengermonkeys and Psychotic Monkey Weasel

BLOCK PARTY "Thanks GCHQ for 25 Amazing Years" in Yuma (February 2, 2025) - BigChiefS4, Iamgrateful, Lady_Viper, Mike Fitz and teamshande

Thanks to Those Who Put out a Series

Thanks to all these people who put out a series this year with 100 km of Edmonton. Share what series you put out so I can add it to this list.

  • FuzeeBear continued his “Phat Bear” series
  • GEAA put out the “CITO” series
  • GeoGuider put out the “Guard”, “Canadian De-fence”, and “Praise Bee” series
  • GeoGuider and j0ckser put out the “Silver25 - Kitchen Sink” Series
  • GStar50thBirthday and friends put out the “Happy 50th Birthday Gimli*” series
  • honeyhalo put out the “Mistapew” series
  • HotShotHauler added to his “Multi” and “TOTT et al.” series
  • Iamgrateful continued the “Daily Dose of Happiness” series
  • jasegoesgeocaching put out the “PINE” and "Exploring Alberta" series
  • JREnarson put out the "Back To School" series 
  • Licwid put out the “Storm Water Ponds” and "Licwid Addition to the Trail of Terror" series
  • Mini-Quad put out the “Paper to Silver Quest” series
  • Old Eddy put out the ”Along the Berm”, “Around the Park”, “Deer Valley Park”, “Off the Loop”, “Old Eddy’s Local Loop” and “Tour de” series
  • Oreoing put out the “My mini Ministik”, “On My Way to SEC”, “SEC”, “The 400 Hide Circus” and “Plugging a Hole” series
  • Pattycat added to her “SC” and “Park” series
  • Quad Squad put out the “QS Celebrates” series
  • Scavengermonkeys put out the “Quarter Past” series and added to his “Backwards Bison” and “Trail of Terror” series
  • SheWolfPack put out the “25 Howls”, “SheWolfPack” and “Wild Rose Run” (N, E, W and S) series
  • Teamshande added to the “MultiMania” series
  • Teamtryin put out the “564” series

Thanks to Those Who Put out an Adventure Lab

There were 16 new Adventure Labs in the 50 km surrounding Edmonton Area (Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Beaumont, Leduc, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, St. Albert, Westlock, Bon Accord, Redwater, Legal and Fort Saskatchewan). Thanks to the following for the lab-solutely amazing Adventure Labs:

  1. Four stairs and a boardwalk by Dr. John Rae January 3, 2025
  2. Celebration Year 25 by Oreoing January 29,2025
  3. Quarters Quest – CARW2025 by Ka’anapali Spirit February 28, 2025
  4. QE2 – Edmonton to YEG by FuzeeBear March 23, 2025
  5. Welcome to YEG Part 3 – This is Us by Iamgrateful March 25, 2025
  6. Welcome to YEG Part 4 – This is Us by Iamgrateful March 25, 2025
  7. Southside Indie Bookstores (Part 1) by iicydiamonds May 1, 2025
  8. Welcome to YEG!!! by Oreoing June 14, 2025
  9. A Great Summer Park by Bubba da darter June 20, 2025
  10. Ardrossan Rec Centre by Kiwibirdman August 11, 2025
  11. The Homesteader Area by jasegoesgeocaching September 3, 2025
  12. Edmonton’s Sport Statues by Da_Mr._Moose September 6, 2025
  13. Welcome to Wagner Natural Area – Part 1 by Iamgrateful October 8, 2025
  14. Welcome to Wagner Natural Area – Part 2 by Iamgrateful October 8, 2025
  15. The Wetland Boardwalk #1 by Lady_Viper October 25, 2025
  16. O-day’min Park by Kiwibirdman November 12, 2025

Thanks to Those Who Put out Challenges

Thanks to all these people who put out challenges this year within 100 km of Edmonton. They were all up for the challenge!  Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. dronnord
  2. FuzeeBear
  3. HotShotHauler
  4. Iamgrateful
  5. Lady_Viper
  6. Licwid
  7. Mike Fitz 
  8. Oreoing
  9. scavengermonkeys

Thanks to Those Who Put out an Earthcaches

Thanks to all these people who put out an earthcache this year within 100 km of Edmonton. Did I miss you? Let me know! You guys ROCK!

  1. geo-schmidts
  2. i*C*e
  3. Iamgrateful
  4. Oreoing

Thanks to Those Who Put out Letterboxes

Thanks to all these people who put out a letterbox this year within 100 km of Edmonton. You always know how to address a challenge! Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. BioSector
  2. Bubba da darter
  3. GeoGuider for Gimli*
  4. iicydiamonds
  5. j0ckser for Gimli*
  6. JPIG for GImli*
  7. Lady_Viper
  8. Oreoing
  9. protonspinner&Ifollowher for Gimli*
  10. TheSheWolfPack for Gimli*
  11. TheSheWolfPack

Thanks to Those Who Put out Multis

Thanks to all these people who put out a multi-cache this year within 100 km of Edmonton. That was a multi-tude of awesomeness! Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. dronnord
  2. EagleshamFam
  3. ElijahAndMelanie
  4. FuzeeBear for Gimli*
  5. Gavin5757
  6. GeoGuider
  7. GeoJoce for Gimli*
  8. hikinggranny
  9. HotShotHauler
  10. Iamgrateful
  11. iicydiamonds
  12. Lady_Viper
  13. LeeDeez4500
  14. Licwid
  15. MEN_michemno
  16. MidnightCougar
  17. Oreoing
  18. scavengermonkeys
  19. ScooterRichard
  20. Teamshande
  21. The Fearsome Four
  22. TheSheWolfPack

Thanks to Those Who Put out Mysteries

Thanks to all these people who put out mysteries this year within 100 km of Edmonton. It's a mystery to me how you come up with these ideas!  Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. BigChiefS4
  2. Bubba da darter
  3. Da_Mr_Moose
  4. dronnord
  5. EagleshamFam
  6. EtherealMagic
  7. FuzeeBear
  8. GeoGuider
  9. Gimli*/GeoJoce
  10. HotShotHauler
  11. i*C*e
  12. Iamgrateful
  13. iicydiamonds
  14. jasegoesgeocaching
  15. jbeck2
  16. JREnarson
  17. Lady_Viper
  18. LadyTheDogAndUs
  19. Licwid
  20. Licwid for Gimli*
  21. MapleKorok
  22. Mike Fitz
  23. Oreoing
  24. protonspinner
  25. Quad Squad for Gimli*
  26. scavengermonkeys
  27. ScooterRichard
  28. signal42
  29. SiriYeh
  30. SiriYeh for Gimli*
  31. teamshande
  32. TheSheWolfPack

Thanks to Those Who Put out Trads

Thanks to all these people who put out a traditional this year within 100 km of Edmonton - including those put out for Gimli*. Our thanks to these trad-itionally great hiders!” I wouldn't be surprised if I've missed someone. If that someone is you, please let me know.

7Chuckles, AlexisFriesen04, BeckOrl11, beeeaannn, BenHavard, BexxD, billy robson, BioSector, Bluesky256, briferg, AuraB, Bubba da darter, CaoimheCaolanAnita, chelsn28, chesslover, ChickaDD, ClanKinsey, crayleb13, Da_Mr_Moose, dronnord, EagleshamFam, EALT, EamonHugs, eastmeetswest94, ElijahAndMelanie, Excited2Explore, FINE_DIT, Frsinø, FuzeeBear, gamerdin8, Gavin5757, gchudson, gcmdct, GEAA2017, Geo_Dover, GeoGuider, GeoGuider75, geo-schmidts, GibsonsCaching, Gimli*/GeoJoce, GivensFam269, GStar50thBirthday, Hip2Hip, honeyhalo, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, imstilltryin, imstilltryin, IPLJen, Iron_Bonsai, J.Bot, jackfrost_77, jasegoesgeocaching, Jazzhiker, jendowdle, Johnnygeo, JonoMacG, JParCache773, Ka'anapali Spirit, kaceRu, KAK2019, keperkins, Kimmykaze, Kit989, K'n'I, Lady_Viper, LadyTheDogAndUs, Lee_Kee, LeeDeez4500, LennoxKoh, Licwid, LilTinner, louie620, MadMother, MalloryN, MapleKorok, MEN_michemno, MidnightCougar, Misty & Sabrina, MPofYEG, mwood6841, NicoleMozel, nlmacphe, northheath, OldEddy, OneLostButton, Oreoing, Owen692, Pattycat, pennie200,peppermom, pinkinjiggin, plast1cbag. PsykoticMonkeyWeasel, RandomGeocaher77356, rat root, red squirrel, Rhysvisscher, ribryan01, rizler2000, s3rverz, Savant_Fou, Sawlid, sexology, scavengermonkeys, ScooterRichard, SebasDel98, shapeupdogs, signal42, SmashtheSun, Snowy0wl, spicyriice. SweetPeaAddy, SweetPeaKids, sylvantreasure, Takenzie, tamandaa, Team SigShark&Janski, Teamgeocachesmash, teamshande, Teamtryin, The Fearsome Four, TheSheWolfPack, thesteadmans, thethreepuppies, toasted_waf, Treenifer19, TresureAshton, Tryinson, tweinberger23, UBCGeoGrad, Viajero Perdido, WildRobinsons, Wishful_Thinking, and ZRS97

Thanks to Those Who Put out Virtuals

Thanks to all these people who put out a virtual this year within 100 km of Edmonton. You are virtually the best!  Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. CanadianSwans
  2. geo-schmidts

Thanks to Those Who Put out WIGOs

Thanks to all these people who put out a wherigo this year within 100 km of Edmonton. No matter wherigo, you're amazing! Did I miss you? Let me know!

  1. FuzeeBear
  2. GeoGuider
  3. Gimli*/GeoJoce
  4. Ifollowher
  5. Jasegoesgeocaching
  6. Ka'anapali Spirit
  7. NinjaFairies for Gimli*
  8. Oreoing
  9. protonspinner
  10. scavengermonkeys
  11. signal42

Thanks to Those Who Put Caches in Various Sizes

MICRO - BioSector, Bubba da darter, chelsn28, chesslover, ChickaDD, Da_Mr_Moose, dronnord, EagleshamFam, Frsinø, FuzeeBear, Gavin5757, gchudson, GeoGuider, Gimli*/GeoJoce, GStar50thBirthday, Hip2Hip, honeyhalo, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, Ifollowher, iicydiamonds, j0ckser, jackfrost_77, jasegoesgeocaching, Johnnygeo, JREnarson, Ka'anapali Spirit, K'n'I, Lady_Viper, LadyTheDogAndUs, Lee_Kee, Licwid, LilTinner, louie620, MapleKorok, melmoroxy121, MEN_michemno, MidnightCougar, Mike Fitz, MPofYEG, nlmacphe, OldEddy, Oreoing, Pattycat, pennie200, plast1cbag, rat root, rizler2000, s3rverz, Sawlid, sexology, scavengermonkeys, signal42, SmashtheSun, spicyriice, tamandaa, Teamgeocachesmash, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, TheSheWolfPack, thethreepuppies, toasted_waf, Treenifer19, TresureAshton, WildRobinsons, ZRS97

SMALL - BeckOrl11, BexxD, billy robson, briferg, Bubba da darter, ClanKinsey, crayleb13, dronnord, EamonHugs, eastmeetswest94, ElijahAndMelanie, gamerdin8, Gavin5757, GeoGuider, GibsonsCaching, Gimli*/GeoJoce, GStar50thBirthday, Hip2Hip, iicydiamonds, imstilltryin, Iron_Bonsai, jackfrost_77, jasegoesgeocaching, jendowdle, JonoMacG, JParCache773, JREnarson, Ka'anapali Spirit, kaceRu, keperkins, Kit989, K'n'I, LeeDeez4500, LennoxKoh, MadMother, MalloryN, mwood6841, NicoleMozel, northheath, Oreoing, Owen692, Pattycat, peppermom, pinkinjiggin, plast1cbag, red squirrel, Rhysvisscher, ribryan01, Savant_Fou, scavengermonkeys, ScooterRichard, SebasDel98, sherriberri7, SiriYeh, Snowy0wl, spicyriice, SweetPeaAddy, Team SigShark&Janski, Teamtryin, The Fearsome Four, TheSheWolfPack, thesteadmans, toasted_waf, Wishful_Thinking

REGULAR - 7Chuckles, AlexisFriesen04, BioSector, Bluesky256, Bubba da darter, EagleshamFam, EALT, FINE_DIT, FuzeeBear, GeoGuider, honeyhalo, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, J.Bot, jackfrost_77, Johnnygeo, Ka'anapali Spirit, K'n'I, LadyTheDogAndUs, MindyCroft, OneLostButton, Oreoing, RandomGeocaher77356, ribryan01, scavengermonkeys, shapeupdogs, spincrisis, SweetPeaKids, Team SigShark&Janski, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, TheSheWolfPack, thethreepuppies, toasted_waf, tweinberger23, WildRobinsons

LARGE - Iamgrateful, JPIG for Gimli*, K'n'I, Lady_Viper, Oreoing, protonspinner, RandomGeocacher77358, TheSheWolfPack

OTHER - Beenicetwice, BigChiefS4, billy robson, BioSector, Bubba da darter, Cachesper, Dr. John Rae, dronnord, EagleshamFam, FuzeeBear, Gavin5757, gcmdct, GEAA2017, Geo_Dover, geo-schmidts, GeoGuider, h**2, Hip2Hip, HotShotHauler, i*C*e, Iamgrateful, iicydiamonds, jazzhiker, jbeck2, j0ckser, Johnnygeo, JREnarson, Ka’anapali Spirit, Lady_Viper, LeeDeez4500, Licwid, MidnightCougar, OneLostButton, Oreoing, protonspinner, PsykoticMonkeyWeasel, scavengermonkeys, ScooterRichard, Team SigShark&Janski, teamshande, The Fearsome Four, TheSheWolfPack, toasted_waf, Viajero Perdido, and WillowZilla

Milestone Years?

These people hit their 20-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

  1. Raptor_5 (member since 22 February 2005)
  2. Johnnygeo (member since 22 May 2005)
  3. TeamViper (member since 06 August 2005. . . though she cached before she made an account)
  4. Viajero Perdido (member since 15 June 2005)
  5. KJems (member since 12 October 2005)
  6. tristhana (member since 20 November 2005)
  7. The Fearsome Four (member since 16 December 2005)

These people hit their 15-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

  1. buzzjuice (member since 1 July 2010)
  2. Dr. John Rae (member since 10 January 2010)
  3. hiking granny (member since 15 March 2010)
  4. Takenzie (member since 18 March 2010)
  5. chipchic (member since 21 March 2010)
  6. collbill (member since 19 May 2010)
  7. Gimli*/GeoJoce (member since 26 May 2010)
  8. Celtigpig (member since 27 May 2010)
  9. chevyragtop (member since 27 May 2010)
  10. craigarnold (member since 29 May 2010)
  11. scavengermonkeys (member since 08 June 2010)
  12. ametisti (member since 2 July 2010)
  13. CraneFamily4 (member since 11 July 2010)
  14. Hak_i (member since 10 August 2010)
  15. kornboys (member since 21 August 2010)
  16. Ninja Fairies (member since 07 September 2010)
  17. ZeiraZeira (member since 17 September 2010)
  18. GeoGuider565 (member since 23 September 2010)
  19. Crafty nana (member since 8 October 2010)
  20. GeoGuider75 (member since 28 October 2010)
  21. Mysk70 (member since 27 December 2010)

These people hit their 10-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

  1. JohnnyJoven (member since 1 May 2015)
  2. SquirrellyG (member since 30 July 2015)
  3. cailloupot (member since 22 August 2015)
  4. PSCM (member since 28 September 2015)
  5. Foosa56 (member since 9 November 2015)

These people hit their 5-year geocaching anniversary since opening their account.

  1. Howie818 (member since 27 February 2020)
  2. glynis_and_josh (member since 17 March 2020)
  3. Kryz2019 (member since 22 March 2020)
  4. gcNova62 (member since 18 April 2020)
  5. UmbreeGirl (member since 18 April 2020)
  6. kylaaadawn (member since 22 April 2020)
  7. Geo_MINION (member since 30 April 2020)
  8. Mr_xyz (member since 01 May 2020)
  9. Ottomessmer (member since 22 June 2020)
  10. HarleyD19 (member since 3 August 2020)
  11. BabyKiwibird (member since 09 August 2020)
  12. spicyriice (member since 19 August 2020)
  13. neggomeggad (member since 2 September 2020)
  14. Irondave12 (member since 10 September 2020)

Newbies in 2025

  1. jasegoesgeocaching (member since 16 March 2025)
  2. RpEp2025 (member since 18 March 2025)
  3. Treenifer19 (member since 22 March 2025)
  4. Catchacachbash (member since 24 March 2025)
  5. GlaslynW (member since 27 March 2025)
  6. ZRS97 (member since 30 March 2025)
  7. PotatoDuck202 (member since 10 April 2025)
  8. SKarenTaylor (member since 10 April 2025)
  9. JannaTominuk (member since 17 April 2025)
  10. plast1cbag (member since 23 April 2025)
  11. annagundermann (member since 26 April 2025)
  12. becky9879 (member since 26 April 2025)
  13. SPUI_KitKat member since 1 May 2025)
  14. Kaiacandy247 (member since 3 May 2025)
  15. dan_64 (member since 3 May 2026) 
  16. moonsang (member since 5 May 2025)
  17. elicacabum (member since 6 May 2025)
  18. geocashmanotn (member since 7 May 2025)
  19. gngonzal24 (member since 8 May 2025)
  20. gamerdin8 (member since 9 May 2025)
  21. Miniclicky2133 (member since 9 May 2025)
  22. weezethejuice (member since 11 May 2025)
  23. kaceRu (member since 13 May 2025)
  24. tweinberger23 (member since 13 May 2025)
  25. MonkeyDKai (member since 15 May 2025)
  26. jaikish (member since 16 May 2025)
  27. LeeDeez4500 (member since 17 May 2025)
  28. Pickles2025 (member since 17 May 2025)
  29. nlapointe (member since 18 May 2025)
  30. JParCache773 (member since 19 May 2025)
  31. Kit989 (member since 21 May 2025)
  32. brookeh963 (member since 23 May 2025)
  33. svamike0717 (member since 24 May 2025)
  34. calvinnivy (member since 24 May 2025)
  35. TommyGlitch (member since 25 May 2025)
  36. Missing_Lynk (member since 25 May 2025)
  37. DaringPirateHunters (member since 27 May 2025)
  38. SteveShanks124 (member since 27 May 2025)
  39. MegArlo (member since 7 June 2025)
  40. costapall (member since 12 June 2025)
  41. nworddave (member since 13 June 2025)
  42. Dokanicka (member since 13 June 2025)
  43. D4m1an_ (member since 14 June 2025)
  44. KS45456 or KaiSinclair (member since 14 June 2025)
  45. eeeeelii (member since 14 June 2025)
  46. JustPeanuty (member since 18 July 2025)
  47. kfly89 (member since 25 June 2025)
  48. PNatcho (member since 25 June 2025)
  49. Zack9729 (member since 28 June 2025)
  50. Pqnma (member since 28 June 2025)
  51. Emzierella (member since 7 July 2025)
  52. alex2501990 (member since 7 July 2025)
  53. Rachel7500 (member since 12 July 2025)
  54. Baby_Otter (member since 15 July 2025)
  55. waggfam12 (member since 15 July 2025)
  56. akyelander (member since 19 July 2025)
  57. reivilo2011 (member since 20 July 2025)
  58. 7NICKEL77 (member since 22 July 2025)
  59. Law2K (member since 27 July 2025)
  60. MsMapleGoose (member since 3 August 2025)
  61. Re1TO (member since 5 August 2025)
  62. D58662277 (member since 7 August 2025)
  63. Thaitangoodboy (member since 24 August 2025)
  64. kxcviii (member since 15 September 2025)
  65. selena_1918 (member since 4 September 2025)
  66. SophieandDogs (19 September 2025)
  67. chelly56 (26 September 2025)
  68. sonia11447 (member since 6 October 2025)
  69. NovaSunshine (member since 10 October 2025)
  70. AlyCat7 (member since 15 October 2025)
  71. nc2025geo (member since 24 October 2025)
  72. fariy (member since 26 October 2025)
  73. tuhjuh1990 (member since 12 November 2025)\
  74. Craigjtb (member since 13 November 2025)

Personal Accomplishments

  • AlbertaBounds - finished his FOUND calendar; attended 1st Block Party
  • AnalysisParalysisTF4 - hit 11,000 and 12,000; hit Best Year Ever; celebrating her 20-year geocaching anniversary; finished 5th FIZZY; finished JASMER; found oldest in Europe (Ireland), oldest in mainland Europe (Belgium), and oldest in Sweden and Germany; found 9 icons in UK and Sweden; visited 9 countries in 15 days; have now found 10 caches from year 2000. . . and adopted her new caching handle 
  • BabyKiwibird - celebrating his 5-year geocaching anniversary
  • Beenicetwice - hit 3,000 and 4,000; over 1,000 finds; hit Best Year Ever; finished 1st FIZZY; had best month ever with over 300 in August; attended 1st Block Party 
  • BioSector -  attended 1st Block Party
  • Bubba da darter - hit 7,000, finished 1st FIZZY; hit Best Year Ever,  1st cache in England, 1st Block Party, hosted 1st CCE
  • buzzjuice - Best Year Ever; celebrating her 15-year geocaching anniversary
  • CanadaRsmy - found Alberta's oldest; attended 1st Block Party
  • chipchic - attended GIGA in Prague; finished Jasmer x 4 in Sweden; cached in 14 countries in 24 hours
  • CraneFamiy 4 - celebrated his 15-year geocaching anniversary; attended Wildrose Block Party; new furthest east; new furthest south; found "25" Locationless cache; logged caches in France; and attended 100th event
  • Dr.John Raecelebrating her 15-year geocaching anniversary;attended 1st Block Party
  • EagleshamFam - hit 3,000 and 4,000; hit Best Year Ever; filled 1st FIZZY grid (March 15, 2025); filled Alberta FIZZY; 116 finds (August 4, 2025) and 113 finds (August 15, 2025); 700 finds in August (new best month); new most FTF’s in a day (33 - November 4, 2025); new most FTF’s in a month (46 - November, 2025); found a 10yr lonely cache (GC1R429); attended first big geocaching event (Block Party on August 16, 2025); 11-icon day (August 16, 2025)
  • ElijahAndMelanie - hit 500; attended their first CARW in 2025; attended 1st Block Party
  • excited2explore - attended 1st Block Party, hosted events in ON and QC
  • FuzeeBear - hit 8,000 and 9,000; hit Best Year Ever; finally finished finding as many caches in the year as the year, a challenge he's been working on for years - WOW!; attended Block Party
  • GeoGuider - hit 13,000; hit Best Year Ever; filled my OTHER calendar (2025 05 31), hit 13,000 finds (2025 07 07), attended 1st Block Party (2025 08 16), finished my first FIZZY after 18 years--oh brother! (2025 08 16), filled my EVENT calendar as 1st in Canada for number of events attended (2025 10 27), finished 7th 360from home (2025 11 11) after syncing coordinates so they match j0ckser's); completed a personal goal for 150 FTFs in 2025 (2025 12 20 - 152 overall for the year); attended CCE every month in 2025; finally finished the Golf series rom CARW2013-LOL
  • Gimli*/GeoJoce - celebrating their 15-year geocaching anniversary and Gimli's 50th birthday; attended 1st Block Party
  • GirlGuide163 and Kiwibirdman - welcomed Baby_Otter into the world - now that milestone is life-changing!
  • Geo-MINION - celebrating his 15-year geocaching anniversary; attended 1st Block Party
  • geo-schmidts - hit 9,000; attended 1st Block Party
  • gcNova62 - hit 1,000; celebrating his 5-year geocaching anniversary; held a CCE; attended the Wildrose Homecoming Block Party in Olds
  • hiking granny - hit 30,000 to 32,000; celebrating her 15-year anniversary; attended Block Party; attended GIGA in Prague; illed Jasmer x 4 in Sweden; cached 14 countries in 24 hours
  • Hip2Hip - hit 7,000; Trinidad and Tobago souvenir, new furthest south, new furthest east, hit Best Year Ever (over 1,000), August was best month ever, attended 1st Block Party (August 16, 2025)
  • i*C*e - hit 4,000; Northwest Territories, Switzerland and France souvenirs; 11-icon day (August 16, 2025), best caching week (at Block Party); 1st Block Party (August 16, 2025)
  • Iamgrateful - hit 38,000 to 41,000; attended Block Party; finished 60th to 73rd FIZZIES
  • Ifollowher - found "25" Locationless cache; finally finished the Golf Series from CARW 2013--LOL
  • iicydiamonds - hit 3,000; hit Best Year Ever; filled HIDDEN DATE Calendar; 11 FTFs; new northernmost cache; 10-icon day; attended 1st Block Party; most caches in a year (over 700); more laughs than I can count or track
  • jazzhiker - attended 1st Block Party; best year ever with 714 finds
  • jasegoesgeocaching - newbie this year; hid 2 series, hid his first Adventure Lab, mystery, trad, WIGO, micro and small
  • Jax241 - moved to Canada from London, UK and is experiencing their first winter; on day 63 of her streak (as of December 20, 2025) and counting; 241 of Jax241 attended his first event this year
  • j0ckser - hit 3/4 of a century (2025 06 18); hit 10,000 finds (2025 07 07), attended 1st Block Party (2025 08 16), finished his first FIZZY after 13 years--oh brother! (2025 08 16), filled his OTHER calendar (2025 10 20), finished his 5th 360from home (2025 09 03) and 6th 360from home (2025 11 10), hit Best Year Ever (2025 12 16); attended events on 126 days in 2025; attended CCE every month in 2025 except April; finally finished Golf series from CARW2013-LOL
  • johnnygeo - celebrating his 20-year geocaching anniversary and found caches in each year; attended 1st Block Party; found first Locationless (Reverse) cache "Where's 25?"; 2nd highest year in 20 years of caching at 427 (vs 2011 - 485); best day was in 2025 - 56 caches Aug 16/25; best month was in 2025 - 120 caches in 2025 - July 2025; attended my 100th event in 2025 in the 20 years of geocaching
  • JREnarson - hit 6,000; filled FOUND CALENDAR x2 (finding at least 2 caches per day for each calendar day in the year); hosted regular and CCE events this year. One of those events was a satellite event for this year's Wild Rose Homecoming Block Party, and had 209 attendees, which is our most ever; attended the Block Party event in Olds; put out "Back to School" series in Camrose; obtained 2 new region souvenirs (Quebec, Maine) 
  • JWM56 - hit 7,000; attended 1st Block Party
  • Ka'anapali Spirit - hit 8,000; attended 1st Block Party (August 16, 2025), Best Month August 2025 (286 caches); 2nd Best all time caching rate of 2.8/day (pales in comparison to the 5.8 she did in COVID-2021 and streaking year ha ha); 2nd and 3rd best caching days in 2025 (92 on 2025-08-15; 68 on 2025-02-01); best weekend caching (109 finds on 2025-02-01 & 02); best week caching (198 finds, 2025-08-11 to 17); best icon day (12 on 2025-08-16)
  • KAK2019 - hit 5,000; attended 1st Block Party
  • KiwiBirdman - hit 20,000; attended Block Party
  • Lady_Viper - hit 54,000 to 59,000; travel in 19 countries with 8 new souvenirs; completed all 50 states with the last being Hawaii with her main squeeze; filled 4th JASMER loop, 14 countries in 24 hours, attended a GIGA in Prague; attended her 1st Block Party in Yuma on February 2, 2025 and her second at the Wild Rose Homecoming on August 16, 2025; filled her MULTI calendar; finished 45th-64th fizzies.
  • Licwid - hit 24,000 and 25,000 (that is, if he logs them - if not logged by December 31, will remove this note. . . get on it Licwid); now 1st in Alberta for FTFs; finished his Challenge Fizzy; finished 18-20th FIZZIES; found oldest in Ontario (Deer Bait); attended Block Party
  • Meanie09 - attended the GIGA in Prague, filled Jasmer x 3 in Sweden, cached in 14 countries in 24 hours
  • MEN_michemno - hit 2,000
  • MidnightCougar - hit 7,000; finished his TRAD calendar and attended his 1st Block Party
  • MidnightVenture - hit 2,000; 113 in a day (August 15); 1st Block Party (August 16); 11-icon day (August 16), New Best Month (402 in August); new Most Countries in a day (2 on October 2), new Most Southerly; new Lowest Elevations (-2); 1st webcam (San Francisco); New country (Mexico, Jamaica); New States (Washington, California); attended CARW for the 1st time; Best Year Ever (1,158 caches)
  • mkPerry - hit 9,000; attended 1st Block Party
  • Mr_xyz - celebrating his 15-year geocaching anniversary
  • Ninja Fairies - celebrating his 15-year geocaching anniversary
  • OneLostButton - hit 5,000 and 6,000l; filled 1st FIZZY; found Alberta's oldest, 11-icon day; attended 1st Block Party 
  • Oreoing - hit 3,000; is now well over 1,000 favorite points; has now hidden over 550 caches; found four webcams in 2025; found the oldest in Alberta and Ontario; found the oldest WebCam in Canada and the world's largest ammo can; and he turned 18 (now that's a milestone)
  • protonspinner - hit 7,000; finished 2nd FIZZY; attended 1st Block Party; finally finished Golf Series from CARW2013--LOL
  • scavengermonkeys - hit 21,000 and 22,000; celebrating his 15-year geocaching anniversary; attended Block Party in San Diego
  • ScooterRichard - hit 7,000; new daily record of 188 caches in a day; 11-icon day; oldest in PEI, completed WIGO calendar; attended 1st Block Party; finished 1st and 2nd FIZZY; Honourable Mention at CARW for his storytelling
  • signal42 - hit 3,000; hit Best Year Ever; filled HIDDEN DATE Calendar; filled his TRAD calendar; 9 FTFs; new northernmost and most easterly caches; 10-icon day; 1st Block Party; most caches in a year (800); held my first event (and it was overseas)
  • SiriYeh - hit 3,000; attended 1st Block Party
  • Team_Sigshark&Janski - 7,224 favorite Points (1st in Alberta; 8th in Canada); 204-month streak of FTF
  • teamshande - hit 19,000 and 20,000; went form 32X to 42X on their fizzy chart, completed all 12 monthly FIZZIES, completed found caches in 50 states plus DC, attended their 1st Block Party in Yuma on February 2, 2025 and their second at the Wild Rose Homecoming on August 16, 2025
  • tristhanacelebrating his 20-year geocaching anniversary
  • UmbreeGirl - celebrating her 5-year geocaching anniversary
  • Viajero Perdido - hit 7,000; celerating his 20-year geocaching anniversary, got his old-guy birthday mountain again this year. And after 18 long years, finally he met his illegitimate child cache, far far away; attended 1st Block Party
  • YEGoPherS - attended 1st Block Party
  • ZeiraZeira - hit 12,000; celebrating his 15-year geocaching anniversary; attended 1st Block Party

Madness

Jockser and GeoGuider pulled over on an off-ramp to make a quick find in a snowstorm, stopped the car, took the required photo, then jumped back in the car but the car wouldn't start. They had to call AMA, then wait 2 hours for the tow truck. The boost worked so a tow wasn't needed, then they continued on to get to Thanksgiing Dinner about 30 minutes late.  Oops!

Congratulations

To one and all...it's been a pleasure to hear your great news! Here's to more caching fun in 2026!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)