Groundspeak co-founder Bryan Roth contacted us recently to admonish us (gently) for using a Groundspeak trademark on our site without permission (Sorry, Bryan!). We’re never one to pass up an opportunity, so we asked him to answer a few questions. In the process, we discovered that Groundspeak has just started posting statistics about the number of [...]
This has to be the most ambitious geocaching project we’ve ever seen. The Maryland Municipal League is launching a “Geocache Trail” to bolster the state’s tourism and it has gained the participation of cities and towns across the state to place 78 caches.
Participants can go to any participating visiting center and obtaining a “passport” pointing [...]
Are micro caches getting out of control?
A spirited debate has been proceeding on Groundspeak forums over the question of whether too many cache owners are using micros as a way to get around having to make really clever hides. Maybe you’ll want to contribute your opinion!
HIDE & SEEK – Join the legions of [...]
It’s a tough economy out there, and it appears to be hitting the book industry as hard as anyone. We got concerned in early October when communications from our planned publisher, Clerisy Press, abruptly ceased. After a round of efforts by us and our agent, we finally learned that Clerisy was having financial troubles and was [...]
Hidden treasures stashed in parks | Kansas.com
The State of Kansas is using geocaching to promote its 29 parks and the prizes are attractive The first 50 families or individuals to log all 29 official sites can choose two days in a state park cabin or a 2009 annual camping permit. The first 100 to [...]
We spent some time on the phone this morning with Joe Jacobs, Marketing & Revenue Manager for Arkansas State Parks. The state has placed 52 geocaches – one in each of its parks – and is inviting geocachers to visit them all. Those who do can pick up clues that add up to the coordinates of [...]
Geo-Treasure Hunting In The Tri-Cities | TriCities
The Tricities.com team reported about the geocaching at Bays Mountain on News Channel 11 Tuesday evening. But after watching the geocachers in action, we decided it was time for us to try it out for ourselves. We quickly learned that it’s not as easy as it looks. (There’s [...]
Columbia Missourian – Sport of geocaching gaining in popularity
“Park officials across the country are responding to the new sport by implementing geocaching policies and keeping a careful watch on the location of the caches and the people participating in the sport. Mostly the participants do a good job of controlling themselves.”
However, there is concern [...]