Does anyone have a CCE they are not going to use? If so, I’d be interested in adopting it so it can be used. I’m planing several events this year and would love to host a few

I've tried to hide two geocaches now and both of them say this. I don't understand why. What am I doing wrong?

Hey everyone!

I enjoy geocaching a lot and have only been searching other caches so far. I am close to having found 70 geocaches and now plan to hide my first one. i read that you first need to hide the cache, and get the coordinates of the spot where you want to hide it, before You submit it with as much information about the cache itself and the location as possible, so it can be reviewed before it will be published officially. I understood most of it but have one question. When do i get the Geocode? Because there is a field on the sticker on the container where I can write down the cache name and Geocode.

The review said my cache will be published at 6:30 tomorrow (feb 3) and he said he has reviewed it but will lock it until it's published. My question is why can't they publish it now?

So I had placed my first cache a couple months ago. Most people were finding it easily. I check on this cache daily, as I work next door. I’ve had it go missing twice, replaced same day it went missing. I’ve since Re-Hid the cache in the same spot, it’s a black bison tube that blends into the black wire fence. Recently I’ve been getting a couple DNFs, but the cache is still there. I message the geocachers asking if they can explain the area they looked, I don’t really give them hints, or tell them where it’s exact location is. I just want to point them in the right direction tho. Am I doing something wrong here? Do I need to change the bison black tube to a silver? Are the Geocachers just not searching hard enough?

Some of the cachers logging DNFs have over 10k finds.

There used to be a function to see when a cache was placed but now I can't find it. Is this still possible?

Found it in Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺

Hey so I'm a newer cacher, I've found 27 caches so far but I would love to start hiding some as well!! I just have no clue how to get the coordinates. Can anybody help me with that? Also, about how long does it take for them to accept your cache?

Hi, I just checked geocaches near my city and I was shocked about this area.
These are all caches near Paproč villiage in Slovakia by owner achillespoproc.
I mean they were put there like since 2022 - 2024 ... But i mean... isn't it too much ?
this seems calculated to be 161m apart just to fit as much caches as possible.

Poproč, Slovakia

I've been catching two and a half years now and just started looking at badges on Project-GC. It has opened a fun new area of catching to explore. I have noticed some gemstones show an addon icon for earning something above and beyond the requirements for the award. For example, my Attribute Cacher gemstone shows a small partnership attribute icon on the border because I have logged a cache with that attribute but the criteria needed for the gemstone does not require it.

While looking at a veteran cacher's badges, I noticed his Virtual Cacher gemstone has a addon showing and the description says "Additionally they have earned these add-ons: Old-virtual." I've searched but can't figure this one out. What is an Old-virtual and how does it differ from conventional virtuals?

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Just bear with me, please… So I’ve gotten to the age (mid 40s lol) where I have been thinking about my mortality. I want to leave something behind, both for my kids, my grandkids, and for the world. Long story short, my ~20,000 finds have left a pretty huge mark on me and my family over the last 20 years. I raised my kids on geocaching, and the joy of the hobby has become an integral part of our lives - on vacation, on weekends, whenever and wherever!

ANYWAYS, instead of having a normal mid-life crisis and buying a motorcycle or a boat, I’ve decided to talk to a Wills and Trusts lawyer about getting a mausoleum grave once I pass - but not just any mausoleum grave… one built for the sole purpose of a legendary geocache that will outlive me and possibly the hobby itself. Now, the lawyer knows next to nothing about geocaching, so it’s proven a little difficult to explain my plans, but she’s been more than willing to help me. I will spare you all the legal crap.

In a perfect world, it would be like a Dungeons and Dragons puzzle: with levers and cyphers and a grand finale - the whole kit and caboodle. Again, I will spare you the engineering crap.

My question is, how does a Geocache work when its owner is dead? My family is completely on board with the maintenance after I go (at least they say they are now), but how would the Geocaching moderators/reviewers react? I’ve spoken to my local moderator and we both agreed that it is an issue best tackled when “the time comes” (lol, I have a morbid sense of humor). Most importantly, how could I make absolutely sure it stays published? I will absolutely have a plaque expressing complete permission in perpetuity for the site to be used for geocaching, but what are some fail safes for if the geocaching website completely shuts down (god forbid) or other scenarios?

All I’m asking for is ideas! Ideas for the puzzles, ideas for how to future-proof it, and ideas/past experiences of a similar nature.

I want to make a simple birdhouse cache, but how do I make sure the only thing nesting is the log? Don't want some one opening the cache and finding unintentional eggs!

I recently discovered that a cache on a nearby commuter rail line had been archived so I used the opportunity to put in a new cache and to introduce the SideTracked series to local cachers. It seemed well received.

What International series are others aware of that might be of interest?

When I post a new cache, I make sure I post in German (official language of Austria) and English where at all possible.

I dropped my first Adventure Lab about 8 hours ago 30 miles SE of San Antonio. It has now been logged 4 times by two people with hidden stats, one with 37K Labs and no other caches, and someone who is in Germany and has never found a cache in Texas. How did they know my Lab was even created? And how are they logging it remotely?

I don't want to use this knowledge for evil, but I want to at least know.

While I and my family were at Disney's Lighthouse Point Marina/Mabrika Cove Beach, we found a geocache attached to the back of a sign. It was a green aluminum magnetic nano, and we were the second group/family to have signed the log sheet. Unfortunately, there is no such geocache listed in that location (or anywhere close) on geocaching.com. I am aware that it may have been a cache listed on either opencaching.us or terracaching, but I don't have an account for either of those sites. Does anyone know about this geocache?

On the main app, there is not a feature that shows who gave certain caches favorite points. Check it out!

A few years ago, I read about someone who found a travelbug in a thrift store. I don't even remember where, but the story stuck with me and whenever I go to a thrift store, I always look in the keychain pendant box because of this. So today I was visiting another random thrift store and there I saw something looking at bit familiar. Right in the middle of the box was TB961TM looking up at me. When I checked the code, I found that it's been missing since January 2021. It was still in excellent condition, so it was probably kept inside for most of the time. Best 0.5$ I've spent in a while and the owner seemed thrilled to know that it had been found. Now I just need to find a safe place to send it back out into the wild. Moral of the story: Always look in the keychain boxes at thrift stores, you never know what you find.

TL;DR: Found missing trackable in thrift store because of an old blog post.

Did you find it?(Log it)

Hi, is there anyway to search for the latest dropped travel bugs in an area ?

I have found a good place for a cache and I have a good idea for a puzzle. A friend said

1. Use a good caching location for a traditional cache -- they get many more finders.
2. Puzzle caches are most interesting for the puzzle and the final location will only be visited by a lot fewer people and they would have invested a lot of time to solve the puzzle and this is their reward. -- so it is best to use a location one you will maintain over time and doesn't block good sites for a good traditional cache.

Is that good advice?

I'm an American going on a trip to London. I want to find geocaches while I'm there, but I've relied on the geocaching app, and we won't have international cell service. How can I find geocaches without relying on my phone?