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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

Stone Park Jamshidieh GC2QDY1 GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – April 30, 2012

Stone Park Jamshidieh (GC2QDY1) is one of only 32 active geocaches in all of Iran. The country boasts the combined size of the western U.S. states of California, Oregon , Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada . With just over 30 geocaches in the entire country, that’s only one geocache for about every 50,000 square kilometers (31,000 square miles). The geocache “Stone Park Jamshidieh” helps make up in quality what Iran lacks in geocache quantity. The geocache delivers adventurers to a location of deep importance. The stone park was once a private garden. It’s now a public park with restaurants, a [...]

Eric Schudiske on April 30, 2012, 2:26 pm

Chimney Top Cache GCVTH7 GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – April 23, 2012

A four hour hike through the rugged West Virginia mountains reveals a 360 degree view of untamed wilderness and one of the most popular geocaches in the state. Chimney Top Cache (GCVTH7) is rated a difficulty 4, terrain 4.5. SenecaRocks hid the traditional cache at the scenic location in 2006. More than 70 geocachers have logged smileys on the cache – including groups of celebrating major milestones. A group of geocachers joined jbgrug for Chimney Top cache that pushed him to another milestone. He logged, “5,000th cache find for me. This cache is one I will never forget. I was [...]

Eric Schudiske on April 23, 2012, 4:04 pm

“The Enchanted Forest” GC2P52E GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – April 16, 2012

This cache page reads, “You Must Believe in Magic” and then casts a spell on geocachers. The Multi-Cache “The Enchanted Forest” (GC2P52E) weaves an elaborate fairy tale for geocachers to unravel on Terceira island. The island is located 1500 kilometers (950 miles) off the coast of Portugal. Victor from Team Recanto hid the geocache in 2010, after his 6-year-old daughter sparked his imagination. He says, “The idea came to mind while visiting the park [where the cache is now placed] with my wife and my daughter. At the time my daughter… was talking about fairies and unicorns, and [said] that [...]

Eric Schudiske on April 16, 2012, 2:40 pm

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