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Share Your Waymarking Adventures
Reveal the hidden world around you with Waymarking.com. Unlock unique locations in more than 1000 categories like Scenic Railroads, Last of its Kind or even Ginormous Every Objects. Anyone with a Geocaching.com profile automatically has a free Waymarking.com profile. Simply use your Geocaching.com username and password on Waymarking.com. Often times players combine both activities when they’re exploring another country or just down the block. Waymarking, like geocaching, offers a sense of discovery that’s waiting just outside your front door. Waymarking.com provides tools for players to catalog, mark, and visit interesting landmarks and locations. Adventures around the world use waymarking to [...]
Eric Schudiske on January 17, 2012, 7:50 am
Announcing the December Featured Geocacher of the Month
Geocacher of the Month | Geocachers Care | Uncategorized
Every month, Lackeys at Groundspeak Headquarters have the chance to learn about the outstanding geocachers in our community. They are nominated by community members for “Featured Geocacher of the Month” because they exemplify innovation, creativity, respect for the environment, and helpfulness. Based off of these nominations and the votes on our blog, each month Groundspeak selects one “Featured Geocacher.” We continue to be stunned by the number of quality candidates as well as the number of geocachers who participate in this monthly process. All three of December’s Featured Geocacher of the Month nominees have done amazing things for our community. [...]
Kelly Ranck on January 5, 2012, 12:34 pm
Groundspeak Weekly Mailer– January 4, 2012
Geocaching with Kids | Groundspeak's Weekly Newsletter | Teens and Geocaching | Uncategorized
Teach Someone about Geocaching in 2012 Each New Year, millions of people around the world resolve to change something in their lives. Common resolutions include: getting in shape, stressing less, traveling more, and spending more time with family. You can put someone on the road to accomplishing all these things simply by introducing them to geocaching. If you are an educator, group leader, or facilitator, consider introducing geocaching to your group. Not only will they have fun going on an outdoor treasure hunt, but they will also learn about teamwork, problem-solving, navigation, and more along the way. Visit our new [...]
Eric Schudiske on January 4, 2012, 3:04 pm
Groundspeak Weekly Newsletter – September 7, 2011
Geocaching.com Video Series Over the last year and a half, Geocaching.com has created more than 40 videos designed to help new geocachers learn about the activity, share the stories of Geocaching.com milestones and showcase the best of geocaching. Those new to geocaching should check out the “Getting Started with Geocaching” tab on the videos page, which includes videos such as “Finding Your First Geocache” and “Basics of hiding a Geocache.” For those trying to understand how to use some of the more advanced Geocaching.com features, the page also includes instructional screencasts. The majority of our videos focus on the geocaching [...]
Eric Schudiske on September 7, 2011, 4:01 pm
Groundspeak Weekly Mailer – May 4, 2011
Happy 11th Birthday Geocaching! Can you believe that geocaching turned 11 years old this week? Neither can we! Geocaching has come a long way since the first geocache was placed on May 3, 2000. Here are some fun facts and a timeline of the history of geocaching: • The first geocache was not called a geocache at all, but a “GPS Stash.” Although the original geocache is no longer in place, there is a plaque marking its location and a physical container with a logbook for visitors to sign. • September 2, 2000: September 2, 2000: Geocaching.com launches. The site [...]
Eric Schudiske on May 4, 2011, 2:12 pm
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