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Hi, my name is GeoElmo6000 and I am a geocacher from New Jersey. Geocaching started me on a new hobby: filmmaking! I’d like to share my story, hoping it inspires you to give video creation a try, and I’d also Read more…

Do you hunt benchmarks? If you cache in the United States you have the opportunity. In case you are outside the US or aren’t familiar here is the official description written by Groundspeak. A benchmark is a point whose position Read more…

Recently, I noted a discussion on social media about the best geocaching vehicle. I was going to grab some popcorn but was then surprised and pleased to see a number of people recommending a vehicle that is the basis of Read more…

Geocaching tourism –  a good idea… To boost tourism with geocaching sounds at first like a good idea. A scavenger hunt to playfully draw attention to the local highlights, that appeals to young and old. An activity for the whole Read more…

Have you ever thought about doing a 365 streak, but saw it as too intimidating? You hear nightmarish tales of people well into a streak, driving many miles to get a cache EVERYDAY. Are these stories keeping you from even Read more…

Near the Ohio-Indiana line sits a cemetery. Within that cemetery is buried Robert Nesbitt. Who is Robert Nesbitt? Turns out he was not an Odd Fellow. That’s the cache I did not find — GC4HH4W Robert Nesbitt was not an Read more…

Geocache logs, this topic can bring some strong emotions to the table, usually regarding “bad logs”. When you hear “Cut N Paste” describing a log do you think of anything good? For most it bring up thoughts of “TFTC” or Read more…

Dear GCHQ, Regarding Wherigo.com, in a cleaned-up version of one of my mother’s favorite sayings, “It’s time to poop or get off the pot!” Memfis Mafia reports that GCHQ has told him, “Wherigo isn’t going anywhere.”  To him, this means Read more…

Many people pair geocaching with other hobbies. For example, GeoJangie’s interest in writing allowed her to create a website, blog, children’s book, and manage the Geocache Talk Network’s blog. I did not have a hobby before geocaching, unless you consider Read more…

A new year has arrived, and with it, hopefully tons of new adventures for the many geocachers around the world. I’m reaching out to you today, as the blog manager here on Geocache Talk (aka Angie), to please consider sharing Read more…

Early on, we were about six months in to geocaching and we decided to hide our second cache. It was a simple traditional geocache but we made a few rookie mistakes. This post is composed to hopefully help you avoid Read more…

Get comfortable! The time has come for the 8-hour geocaching community giving-event of the season! On December 1st, 2019, Geocache Talk is hosting the 4th annual Podcast of Hope with the goal to raise $5,000 for St. Jude’s. All donations Read more…

We geocachers love to debate the best way to play the game. Some of us love the thrill of the race for the FTF, others go for the oldest caches around, and still others try to boost their numbers on Read more…

The Midwest GeoBash in Wauseon, OH is a fun, 3 day camping social event that I’d suggest to any geocacher. That’s why I brought it last winter to my long time friend SolWalk74 and his two teenage kids OddElaine (16) Read more…

I used to share all my geocaching adventures with my mom, who has now passed away, but lived in the same town I do.  She was always been very interested in hearing about my “adventures” encountered in finding and hiding Read more…

My dad is always surprised that I can come up with more content about geocaching. I guess to him, a geocacher-ish person, it seems like a pretty simple hobby that doesn’t have much to discuss. Tell that to all the Read more…

Back in 2014, some of my friends and I (all geocachers of course) started a event series that involved a little hiking with our caching. The second installment of this series is when I had what still ranks as my Read more…

When I first started geocaching, I came across a cache that took me completely by surprise.  I was so shocked by it, it became a game changer.  I had been geocaching for about a month and had found plenty of Read more…

The grief after losing a child is unbearable, it changes you. In 2002 our daughter was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy and soon afterwards our journey to keep her as happy, healthy, and comfortable as possible began. She was so Read more…

In my last post “How Do I Create Extraordinary Caches?”, I told you how geocache owners can get suitable locations. Of course, it is possible to place a PETling with a log strip at each park bench or phone booth, Read more…

Those who occupy themselves a bit longer with the game geocaching, will sooner or later probably reach the point to hide a geocache themselves. At best, some geocaches have been found and preferences have been developed already. Hopefully you know Read more…

I caught the “Geocaching Bug” in June 2011, and boy did I get it bad.  I became an addict.  I geocached all the time so much so, my family almost did an intervention on me.  Then I discovered another part Read more…

Want to have more events, but need ideas? Here is a week by week list of ideas for the next three months. I hope this helps spark your imagination or provides a list of themes to use from January to Read more…

Back in December, right before Christmas, I was in the middle of a daily geocaching streak. My goal was to find at least one cache a day from November 1, 2017, until January 1, 2018. During the course of the Read more…

This article was written and published on MightyGoods.com. Click here to visit their site and read more about how to successfully pack your bag for your next adventure: 4 GEOCACHERS SHARE HOW THEY PACK THEIR BACKS FOR GEOCACHING TRIPS. Geocaching Read more…

What do you need to create a good geocache? What are the components and qualities of a good owner and creator? Experience, innovation, hard work, dedication and many other qualities define the wonderful players who dedicate their time to making Read more…

It’s almost a battle cry when someone announces “ROAD TRIP!” Everyone wants to go and someone inevitably calls “SHOTGUN!” The mere mention of a road trip triggers visions of spectacular adventures in far away places. When you get together with Read more…

What do you get when you combine twelve geocachers, two muggles, a gigantic cruise ship, and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest?  Why Cache the Waves: Alaska of course!  We had the pleasure of hosting the first annual Cache the Read more…

The following post is the diary of AHollyS and her quest to finish the Hidden Creatures promotion, each day and each hide. I started with the best of intentions. During the promotion, I hosted several themed events, dealt with fear Read more…

Geocache Talk loves to challenge cachers and attempt to bring innovative ideas to our favorite hobby, geocaching. The Network recently revealed their newest side game, involving puzzles, mystery, and adventure. Show 108 The Big Reveal explained this exciting contest in Read more…

Summertime means a new HQ promotion. I know some love them, and some hate them. They can be fun, and a great theme to tie in for an event. This year’s promo is all about the numbers. The most fun Read more…

Fake rocks are very useful for devil geocaches in the country and for parks in the town. You can make a fake rock in different sizes and adapt it to each container. There are several ways to make a fake Read more…

As I originally wrote this for my own blog (Geocaching With Geocacher Ken), April 8th was the final day of Geocaching HQ’s Planetary Pursuit Challenge.  Did you take part in it?  Did you ‘launch’ yourself into the challenge and get Read more…

If you’ve ever searched for “geocaching” on YouTube, you would’ve be flooded with a plethora of videos from the Geocaching Vlogger, aka Joshua Johnson. He has vlogged his geocaching adventures since February 2011 and continues to “bring joy to the Read more…

It was a camo-taped pill bottle inside a rotten stump and under a couple of large rocks with naturally occurring leaves on top that I miraculously found as my second ever geocache that gets credit for reeling me into the Read more…

When I was introduced to geocaching in 2013, I viewed it as a great opportunity to get my little ones interested in the outdoors. I myself had never really been interested in hiking, camping, and the like. At the time, Read more…

Between January 26th – 28th, geocachers around the world celebrated Australia Day, an event spurred by Geocaching, HQ’s theme of “Where in the World is Signal the Frog?” Thousands gathered to earn a souvenir and hopefully learn a bit about Read more…

Dear Geocache Talk Blog Reader, My name is Angie, aka Jangie or @GeoJangie, and I am honored to be the new blog manager here at Geocache Talk. I’d just like to say, I’m a huge fan of the show! You Read more…

As I said in my last blog, I like almost every aspect about caching – puzzles, challenges, events, souvenirs; I listen to podcasts, read blogs and articles, engage in a number of online forums, Facebook groups and Twitter chats. I Read more…

In the latest Geocache Talk blog post, Andy Wright, a.k.a. Tentmantent, talks about the 5 people he has met thanks to geocaching.  We all play this game in different ways. Some hunt numbers, others seek thrills, some enjoy stunning locations Read more…

What is your most memorable DNF? Jon Burgess, aka thekingofbattle, remembers one DNF particularly well as it had him in a sticky situation… Last summer, I was driving from Disney World, in Florida, back to Alabama with my daughter and dog in tow and trying to pick up a few caches along the way. I decided to take a Read more…

As geocachers, we always set out to find every cache we look for and earn that all important smiley, but often things don’t turn out as we intend. When that happens, the dreaded Didn’t Find It option should be chosen. Read more…