In Loving Memory

Tim Green

Merlin1392

Challenge Talk co-host, adventure seeker, geo-mentor, and a true ambassador for geocaching who will be deeply missed.

His coordinates may have changed, but the adventures, laughter, and friendships he gave us will never be lost.

It is with heavy hearts that we remember our friend and Challenge Talk co-host, Tim Green, who passed away on September 3rd, 2026. Tim will be deeply missed by everyone whose life he touched, both within the Geocache Talk Network and throughout the geocaching community.

Some people find geocaches. Others help people discover just how much adventure, friendship, and possibility can be hidden behind a set of coordinates. Tim did both.

Known throughout the geocaching community as Merlin1392, Tim began caching in 2006 and built a remarkable life in the game—one challenge, one road trip, one dive, and one “just one more” at a time. To those of us at the Geocache Talk Network, he was a valued co-host of Challenge Talk, where his experience, curiosity, humor, and unmistakable enthusiasm made every conversation better.

“Always ready to sign a challenge—qualified or not. It just means another reason to get back out there.”

Challenge caching fit Tim perfectly. A difficult qualification was never simply an obstacle; it was an invitation to plan another outing, visit another place, and find a little more Tupperware in the woods. His familiar rallying cry said it all: “Challenge Accepted!”

Tim’s adventures went far beyond the trail. Dive-caching became a second love, and his underwater adventure at The Deep Dam Cache with Derek Baker remained one of his favorites. He showed all of us that geocaching can lead almost anywhere—even below the surface.

Challenge Accepted

If Tim had not qualified yet, the path to qualification simply became the next adventure.

A Geo-Mentor

Tim inspired more trips, more confidence, more friendships, and more joyful discoveries.

Beyond the Ordinary

From gadget caches and ambitious routes to dive-caching, Tim embraced every side of the game.

Tim Green smiling with a geocaching friend

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Tim told me once, “My fondest saying about this game is, ‘the places we go, the things we see, and the people we meet.’”

In a lot of ways, he really made “the people we meet” extra special for so many of us.

Memories with Merlin1392

Tim sharing stories, finding adventure, and celebrating the geocaching family he loved.

Tim Green in dive gear, remembered with angel wings — Tim Green — Merlin1392

Tim with friends and Signal the Frog — Big adventures, bigger smiles, and wonderful friends

Tim as a pirate at Camp MiGO — The unforgettable pirate of Camp MiGO

Tim posing with Signal the Frog — Celebrating the community he loved

A life measured not only in finds, but in friendships, laughter, and unforgettable adventures.

Tim enjoying a meal with geocaching friends — Good food was better with great caching friends

Tim as a pirate beside Signal — Bringing fun wherever the trail led

Tim with geocaching friends — Every trip became a shared memory

Tim smiling with friends — Friendship was always part of the find

Tim dressed as a pirate with friends — Challenge accepted—with style

Tim on a road trip with friends — Road trips, laughter, and always one more cache

Tim hosting from a tent — Even a tent could become a podcast studio

Tim smiling with a friend — A warm smile and a welcoming spirit

Tim on the Air

Revisit Tim’s voice, stories, and love of the game through these conversations with the geocaching community.

Watch Challenge Talk 29.0 Hear Tim Talk SCUBA Caching Merlin1392’s Profile

Tim’s impact cannot be measured only in finds, hides, statistics, or completed challenges. It lives in the people he encouraged, the trips he inspired, the knowledge he shared, and the friendships strengthened along the way.

Tim’s passing leaves a space in our community that cannot be filled. We are profoundly grateful that he shared his friendship, knowledge, humor, and adventures with Challenge Talk and the entire Geocache Talk Network family. He will be remembered with great affection, and he will be deeply missed.

Every time someone signs a challenge before qualifying, plans an ambitious caching trip, helps a newer cacher, or says “just one more,” a little of the spirit of Merlin1392 will continue down the trail.

Challenge Complete!