Yep, we’re still here! Unfortunately, we have been so busy lately with everything but Geocaching! We had a harddrive failure several weeks ago and we were without a computer for several weeks. When we did get it back it took us a couple of weeks to get things installed (we still haven’t even installed GSAK!). With winter coming (and it’s here now!) we had to get the garden ready for it’s annual sleep, clear the summer fun furniture off the patio and try to get those things around the yard that we have been putting off since June. Then the snow came and of course there was the… LOL! Ahh, the fun never ends!

Anyway, we’ll try to catch up with several Geocaching related news happenings that have been going on:

Cachers in the news (and there are a lot of them!) since our last post include:

Indiana residents Chris Miller and his wife, Crissy McMartin-Miller are featured in this article here.

Beverly Siersma is mentioned in this article.

Shelley James is mentioned in this article.

Geocacher and Airman 1st Class Aaron Myers is the Eielson Air Force Base Hall of Fame pick here.

Bill Muth, Paula and Dave Kelley and Jensen Kurtz from Traverse City, Michigan are featured in this article here.

First-timer Ben Whalen relates his adventure here in New Brunswick’s King’s County Record.

Lynn Storton, Cyndi Chidester and John Sanderson from Henderson, Nevada tell of the fun they have Geocaching in this article here.

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Geocachers in the news include Zachary Platt in this article about caches hidden at the University of Maine. You can read more here.

Marcie Thiery, her husband Robin and their six year old son, as well as Ivan Grieve are featured in this article here.

Here’s an interesting tidbit from last month, seems police found a Geocaching ammo box on Highway 10 in Elk River, Minnesota. We’re not sure if they logged their find. Check it out here.

Our friend, Headhardhat, over at the ‘I’m Not Obsessed’ blog posted a great article last month on the UNC JayCee Burn Center Geocaching Event that we would like to bring to your attention in case you missed it like we did. Please take a moment to read about it here.

More kids are turned on to the fun and rewarding hobby of Geocaching in Grand Falls, Montana in this article here. 7th-grade student Justice Beckner said, “It was kind of fun and confusing at the same time.” So true, so true…

Not only is caching fun and rewarding but good for your heart too! (But we already knew that! :)) The Heart and Stroke Foundation offers this informational article here.

And finally, an update on the HooHaa GeoChallenge Race, the Geocats Racer has a wide lead with 388.8 miles, EMC’s Cookie is in 2nd with 48.6 miles, HooHaa’s Quilt in 3rd with 2.3 miles, our GoGo Turtle is in 4th with 1.4 miles (2.2 kms!) and the others are all tied for 5th place. Go GoGo!

And that’s the way we saw this week in Geocaching! Seriously, these were a few interesting Geocaching related news articles that we came across this week that we wanted to share.

Oh, btw, you can always find more weekly Geocaching news here and here.

Keep on cachin’!

Joining the Geocaching tourism wave, The Halifax, Nova Scotia Regional Community Access Program (C@P) recently announced that they have developed the first Limited Edition C@P GeoCoin to be released in Nova Scotia. You can read more about this here.

And the Statesville Convention & Visitors Bureau and Carolina BalloonFest organizers added a new component to their annual three-day rally on the weekend - Geocaching! Read about it here.

Geocachers Nick Erno and his Dad, Chris, Jason Breedlove (who we know as Blazerfan), Mark Brazelton, Pat and Karen McNeilly are mentioned in this article.

The Masonic Geocaching Society is to be launched on Nov. 1st. The event is a chance for Geocachers to come together and find out about new Masonic-themed caches hidden across the country. You can read more here.

GPS Enterprises, LLC has announced that it is now making GPSr’s available for rent and off-road units are available for hiking, camping, and Geocaching. More info is available here.

And finally, here’s another one of those “don’t follow this guy too closely” situations. Seems he followed his GPSr directions right into the drink! Trusting is one thing but… LOL! You can read more here.

And that’s the way we saw this week in Geocaching! Seriously, these were a few interesting Geocaching related news articles that we came across that we wanted to share.

Oh, btw, you can always find more weekly Geocaching news here and here.

Keep on cachin’!

Sorry we missed lasts week’s news post. Between a combination of it being Thanksgiving here in Canada and the fact that we had a massive harddrive failure (oh yeah, it was the big one!) we missed the deadline. But here we are again…

It’s Geocaching but it’s not Geocaching here at San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge where they have set up a ‘multi-cache’ to educate visitors about the refuge. You can read more here.

TeacherMike and Bat1800 from the Geocachers of Northeastern Illinois are mentioned in this article about Science Saturdays, a monthly event offered in Chicago in conjunction with the city’s year long Science Chicago program.

Katherine Lanzer, a Geocaching newbie, tells of her trials and tribulations here looking for 12 caches created by the Great Bay Discovery Center in New Hampshire.

Snow Hill, Maryland is set to join the Geocaching and tourism band wagon with the introduction of a local cache. You can read more here.

The HooHaa GeoChallenge Race began this past Thursday with 8 contestants. This is a year long Travel Bug race with the winner being the one that traveled the most in the year. You can find out more here.

And that’s the way we saw this week in Geocaching! Seriously, these were a few interesting Geocaching related news articles that we came across that we wanted to share.

Oh, btw, you can always find more weekly Geocaching news here and here.

Keep on cachin’!

It was bit of a slow week for Geocaching in the news this week but still we were able to find several interesting articles:

Fifth graders at Brandon Elementary school in North Dakota are learning about Geocaching in their computer class. You can read more here.

Cachers in the news this week include Brian Swartling from Winowna, Minnisota. He is featured in this article here.

Katherine Lanzer from Seacoast Online writes an excellent article on Geocaching and gets hooked! You can read it here.

Though not mentioned by name, our blogger friend Elin Carlson from over at EMC of Northridge, CA has a small reference in this article here.

And finally, in case you missed our last post, a challenge was made by PJ over at the HooHaa Blog to a few Geocaching bloggers for a Travel Bug race. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen any worthy competition yet.

And that’s the way we saw this week in Geocaching! Seriously, these were a few interesting Geocaching related news articles that we came across this week that we wanted to share.

Oh, btw, you can always find more weekly Geocaching news here and here.

Keep on cachin’!

Here’s something that sounds like a lot of fun - Cacheapalooza! It’s a fun-filled weekend of mostly ‘old-school’ Geocaching in the beautiful Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida. For more information drop by here.

We’re continually picking up snippets of information related to the Maryland Municipal League Geocache Trail. Apparently this trail is being created to promote the cities and towns of Maryland with a Geocaching connection. It certainly sounds like a big undertaking and also a worthwhile one. Here’s a bit more info. Here’s one of the latest towns to come on board. We’ll be keeping our eye on this one!

There’s new Geocaching software coming for the iPhone that looks and sounds like a winner. You can find out more here.

Cachers in the news this week included George and Andrea from Pasadena and are featured here.

Teri Steele organized a Geocaching learning session with students at Green Valley school on Indiana. You can read more here.

Mark Neely and Katrina Ables are featured caching in the Jennings State Forest of Florida in this article here.

Geocachers Vernon Wright and Steve Allen are featured in this article about the Jesse James Cache Bash which was held this past weekend in at Messick Park in Savannah, Mo.

And finally, what can be better than Geocaching? Geocaching with donuts, of course! And not just any donuts either! Three new Krispy Kreme donut franchises are opening in Phoenix and to celebrate they are holding a ‘Glazed Treasure Hunt’. Yep, you heard right. Geocaching with Krispy Kreme donuts… ahh… heaven… Click here for more.

And that’s the way we saw this week in Geocaching! Seriously, these were a few interesting Geocaching related news articles that we came across this week that we wanted to share.

Oh, btw, you can always find more weekly Geocaching news here and here.

Keep on cachin’!