Author Archives: Eric Schudiske
Fontana di Trevi GC1QC5D GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – May 15, 2012
Geocaching as a tourist doubles the joy of sightseeing. Not only do you see what all other tourists see, but you unlock a hidden a treasure along the way. Fontana di Trevi (GC1QC5D) offers Italian tourists the chance to see the fabled fountain just north of the city center and log a smiley nearby. The cache was hidden by nemrodek in 2009. The difficulty two, terrain one has been found by geocachers visiting Rome from around the world. Fontana di Trevi has been logged more than 2000 times – making it one of the most popular geocaches in all of [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 14, 2012, 4:50 pm
Geocaching Mega-Event MOGA – Sock Hop and Caching Competition
Editor’s note: Groundspeak Lackeys are traveling thousands of miles from H.Q. throughout the year to share smiles, shake hands, and make geocaching memories at nearly twenty Mega-Events worldwide. Nicole Bliss, aka Louie Bliss, attended the Iowa, USA Mega-Event MOGA 2012 (GCQM9C). Nicole has been a Lackey since 2010 and works in Customer Relations. This is Nicole’s account of her trip. Written By: Nicole (Louie Bliss) Location: Rathbun Lake outside Moravia, Iowa, 60 miles south of nearest large city of Des Moine. Time: 1pm, April 28, 2012 Who: 200 cachers competing (more than 1000 in attendance), including kids, elderly and one [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 13, 2012, 9:54 am
Geocaching Presents: Geocaching en Español
[Editor's Note: Click on CC for Subtitles in Seven Languages] Comparte tu pasión por Geocaching con este nuevo video en español. Muéstrales a tus amigos y familiares el mundo de aventuras al que se puede ingresar con solo abrir la puerta de tu casa y comparte con nosotros como fue que te iniciaste en esta maravillosa actividad. Explore Little Havana in Miami, Florida in this new Geocaching.com Presents video: Geocaching en Español. This Spanish language video takes you along on an urban cache run through an historic Cuban-American neighborhood. Subscribe to the official Geocaching.com YouTube channel to be one of [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 10, 2012, 2:08 pm
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – May 9, 2012
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Geocaching and Facebook Geocaching.com and Facebook connect like never before. You can now log into your Geocaching.com account with your Facebook account info. It’s easy-peasy, like a stroll through the park. Logging into Geocaching.com with your Facebook account information is safe and makes it easy to share your geocaching activity. You control what’s posted to your Facebook wall. You also decide who sees those posts. Connect your accounts here. Decide who you share with on Facebook (everyone, friends, custom groups) and then click “Go to App.” You will be asked whether you allow Geocaching.com to post on your behalf. This [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 10, 2012, 8:54 am
Mumbles Lighthouse Island GC2A4TB GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – May 7, 2012
Tracking down this geocache requires tracking the tides off the U.K. coast. The traditional geocache is located on an island. Mumbles Lighthouse Island (GC2A4TB) is only accessible by foot during low tide. A sturdy lighthouse has crowned the island for more than two hundred years. Geocachers unlock the history of Mumbles lighthouse island as they search for the difficulty 1, terrain 3 cache. According to the cache page, “[The lighthouse] was designed to alert passing ships of the dangerous Mixon Sands and Cherry Stone Rock – two massive undersea sand banks that have caused the destruction of countless ships and [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 7, 2012, 3:41 pm
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