Category Archives: beginners

Geocaching is like Golf- only a lot more fun.

ook! I say that geocaching is like golf, because in golf there are rules, but in most cases the only person enforcing them is the player.  It’s the same in geocaching, there are simple rules, and the only person really … Continue reading

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Hoosier Outdoor Experience at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park

Over the years Geocaching has been sadly missing from this great weekend event, but thanks to DBBolling and fellow geocachers, geocaching is at the Hoosier Outdoor Experience!  As the first day concludes Josh of “Geo Minions” had this to say “I … Continue reading

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A Good Deed Goes Wrong

Dear Emily, I replaced a missing container for a cache owner and thought I was being a good citizen, but instead I got an email from the owner asking me not to replace any of their containers in the future. … Continue reading

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A Primer on Cache Size & Location

When creating a cache many people, after reading & memorizing the guidelines for their specific state, may have problems deciding what kind of container to use.  I’m one to place a nano as the final to a puzzle, and Sue’s … Continue reading

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GeoWoodstock X Educational Recap: Planning the Epic Caching Trip

The first session of the day was one of the best and most useful (in my humble opinion)  Go-Purdue, Super Genius, Jay Kay El Em, drgoby, & JPlus14 took a little over 30 minutes to give us some tips, tricks … Continue reading

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GeoWoodstock X Educational Recap: SWAG Design

I’m starting off the Educational Session recaps with the easiest one… the session I conducted: “SWAG Design Basics.”   For this session my only goal was to share a few design tricks especially for those people who might be a … Continue reading

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Great Day for a Picnic! Indiana Spring Picnic 2012

Kudos to Lakedawgs for putting on another wonderful Spring Picnic this time at Summit Lake State Park just north of New Castle. It was the 10th anniversary of the event and a lovely location.  For those people who have never … Continue reading

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GeoWoodstock Education Sessions

The monkeys involved in creating the GeoWoodstock X educational offerings have been busy coming up with a series of sessions and something new for Saturday, May 26th. First of all for those not aware- yes, you can learn something at … Continue reading

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GeoWoodstock X- What to do, Oh what to do?

For many people this will be their first time at GeoWoodstock and trying to figure out exactly what to do on that Saturday can be a bit overwhelming. I can’t say I’m a seasoned GeoWoodstock Attendee but this will be … Continue reading

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Geocache Irvington!

The times, they are a-changin’.  Bob Dylan wrote that, nearly 50(!) years ago, and that sentiment certainly applies to Geocaching. When I first started caching, caches were few and far between.  There were no incidents with bomb squads, no proximity … Continue reading

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