Building an Earthcache

Many geocachers enjoy the sport because it takes them to interesting locations. Many enjoy it for the challenge. Many enjoy what they my learn along the way. There are a variety of geocaches that can help do that. EARTHCACHES are one of them.

GPS Adventure Maze Review

This past Saturday, I made a trip up to Davenport, IA to visit the GPS Adventure Maze that has been touring the country.  I chose that day for two reasons.  One, another local cacher was looking to get a group together to go visit it.  Two, because that cacher told me there was an event going on that day too.  So, after a long drive up there, I finally got to see what all the hype was about.  Let’s start with an overview.

An Iconic Day

Yesterday, I mentioned a mini goal that WebScouter. and I met on Saturday. Well, let’s talk about an interesting type of challenge cache. The challenge…to have a well rounded day.

Pict-O-Caches

If there was ever a cache that everyone should try once, pict-o-caches would likely be near the top of the list. They take aspects of several different types of caches and join them together to make a cache that everyone can participate in and enjoy. But how do they work?  First, we need to establish what they are…

Exploring Puzzle Caches – Part 2

For the next puzzle cache to explore, I thought I’d talk about # 4 on my list of Mystery Cache types…the Visual Puzzle.  It’s a different type that can often boggle the mind, until suddenly solved with a big fat DUH! moment.  But, there are varied ways to use the visual puzzle, so we’ll take a look at them.