One of the responsibilities of being a Geocache Owner is maintaining your geocaches. When you hide a cache, you make a commitment to keep it in good shape. We’ve all seen geocaches that have had no love from their owners in a long time, and that’s no fun! There are several types of cache maintenance […]
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A.P.E. Cache History
The Washington State A.P.E. Cache just turned 20, so it seems like a good time to look back on some A.P.E. Cache History. Mission 9: Tunnel of Light was hidden on July 18, 2001 and is located in the Cascade Mountains, just outside of Seattle. Many geocachers choose to walk through the 2-mile-long Tunnel of […]
Geocache Puzzle Solving Tips
On one of our contests, we asked everyone to share their single best puzzle solving tip. It was very interesting to read over the answers and compile them. We started to see patterns emerging. In fact more than half of the responders (53%) gave some version of one of these 5 top tips. Here’s what […]
What To Do With Old Geocaching Logs
If you have ever replaced old geocaching logs with brand new ones, you might have wondered what to do with the old ones? We posted a photo on the Facebook Page “You Might Be A Geocacher If…” It was a shot Sonny took of some old cache logs – strips of paper that came out […]
Earth Sandwich and Geocaching
Have you ever heard of an Earth Sandwich? According to this website (where you can read more detail), an Earth Sandwich is created when two slices of bread are simultaneously placed on opposite sides of the earth. The antipodes of any place on the earth is the place that is diametrically opposite it, so a line drawn from […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2021
For the 2nd year in a row, we are forced to celebrate Earth Day during a global pandemic. We may not be able to gather in large groups, but there are many ways we can celebrate Earth Day 2021. Here are some ideas. Attend a CITO event in your area, if they are being published. […]