Geocaching Podcast

November 22nd, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The guys give thanks to geocaching and all that it has brought to us over the years. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/rhnIEQtEkuQ GCPC EPISODE 517 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 517 - Top Things To Be Thankful For With Geocaching I am Geocaching Thankful for: The Host Specific Thankfuls: HHH - Thankful for 9+ years of getting outside and exploring. Even if it is in my neighborhood. HHH - Thankful for my geocaching partner Wife Amy who many times instigates us going out geocaching. HHH - Thankful for all the technologies that have come and gone over the years HHH - Thankful of the interesting surprises i have encountered in my travels. HHH - Thankful for never really knowing what I am going to find with every geocache I try to go for. SB - for the friendships I’ve made SB - the places I’ve seen. I have been to half the US caching IF - for the CO’s (and also the Reviewers) who’ve taken the trouble to place and maintain the caches I’ve found. IF - for the people who’ve found my caches and left interesting logs for others to read. The General thankfuls: All the places I have been while geocaching All the people I have met while geocaching All the memories over the years while geocaching All the stories I have to share while geocaching For health, enough money for the petrol, and good enough weather to cache! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Attention cache owners! This new Dashboard tool is for you https://www.geocaching.com/account/dashboard How big is the universe? Why are we here? What would geocaching be like without cache owners? These are questions that we do not know the answers to. What we know for sure is, that geocaching would not be here without the universe, you, and dedicated geocachers who create and hide geocaches. This is why we have added several features to the updated Geocaching.com Dashboard to make maintaining a geocache easier and owning one more delightful. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Welcome back!!! You've done lots of shows on trip planning, but I haven't heard one done on route planning (unless of course I missed it :-) I know where I want to go. I have all the stops (at least primary ones) identified. Now, I need to find the most efficient route possible, that gets me from a starting point to a destination point. Oh yeah, and it has to be free, because as we have all recently learned, Geocaching is Free, right? Google maps does a good job, but you're limited to 10 stops. I was currently trying to plan for an attempt at the Geotour-GT77, "Butler County Donut Trail". It has 15 stops, plus starting at my home address and ending there too, so I need 17 stops. Google searches revealed several tools for planning a route, but they all want an address! Now I have to figure out how to convert coordinates into a street address. I did find a couple that took coordinates, but they were also limited to the number of stops on the route. What's a cacher todo? Any hints, tips, applications, or other tools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the show, and hopefully some suggestions! Merlin1392 aka Tim Green Rockford, Michigan ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast

November 15th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: We discuss the seasons of geocaching.... Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/acZ-_vuNf6I GCPC EPISODE 516 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 516 - The Changing Seasons of Geocaching Want to thank Sarah for tonight’s show idea. Concept, we talk about the weather all the time but how does it affect us as the weather changes around us? Topics - please fill in what you would like. What weather will you absolutely not go geocaching in? What is your favorite? Why is it that there are so many fair weather geocachers and yet others it does not bother at all? Where do you have to come from? How weather affects us personally during different parts of the year. What changes in your geocaching pack during different seasons. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/11/celebrate-the-new-year-with-two-new-souvenirs/ 2017 has been a fun year for geocaching: we celebrated 3 Million Active Geocaches, went geocaching around the globe with Where’s Signal the FrogⓇ, and found pirate booty with The Lost Treasure of Mary Hyde. But it’s time to start looking ahead. Let’s make 2018 the best year ever! To get us off to a good start, we’re announcing two new souvenirs: one to celebrate your last cache of 2017, and one to celebrate your first cache of 2018! How can I earn both souvenirs? Find a geocache or attend an event on December 31, 2017 to earn the Last Cache of 2017 souvenir. Find a geocache or attend an event on January 1, 2018 to earn the First Cache of 2018 souvenir. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Nothing this week. ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

November 8th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The guys get together and discuss this year's GIFF finalists then go on and give suggestions for what it takes to put out a quality geocaching video. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/AX7p8HEhjYY GCPC EPISODE 515 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 515 - What Does It Take To Make A Quality Geocaching Video? Keeping with the spirit of the GIFFs. We thought we would give our tips and opinions on what it takes to make a quality geocaching video. Options have changed over the years. We have the king of videos YouTube which still holds the majority of geocaching videos. Over the years we had large camcorders, smaller camcorders, Digital Cameras, Point and Shoot Cameras and of course smart phones in all shapes and sizes. - Go over what we used in the past to record videos. When I started doing GeoSnippits back in 2008 there were only a few geocaching videos on YouTube. Now when you search you will see over 355,000! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Well, the 2017 GIFF was last weekend, forgot to mention it in last weeks show :-( I hope you all attended. A link to the finalists videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5zQakQstyM&t=25s Which one was your favourite? Why? ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Just wanted to write a quick note to say welcome back, and you guys were missed. Thanks for coming back with one of your quiz shows. Every one of these shows has me laughing out loud, typically right you before you blow the horn on someone. Keep up the good work Barry (Master Sergeant USMC) ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

November 1st, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The gang grabs a favorite beverage and discuss whatever they would like. Talk about a smorgasbord of geocaching good times. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/41BnarzZvsw GCPC EPISODE 514 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 514 - Cacher Coffee November 2017 HHH: Discussion point to each host: What is the single most revolutionary (person, experience or thing) you have witnessed within your history of geocaching? SB: Geocaching Vloggers 40th birthday! What did you do with your Mary Hyde code? TAZ: Your favorite geocaching experience: An Event, A trip, A geocaching trail, A specific geocache. INFO: If you’re going on a road trip with one or more friends, how do you split the costs? Equal shares? Driver has the running costs of the car, so the passengers buy petrol / lunch / coffees etc? Something else entirely? What do you do if someone else joins the group for the day? Not sure there’s any one correct answer, but I thought it would be interesting to discuss. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Message Center now accepts additional file types There are many good reasons to make use of the Message Center, because there is so much to talk about when it comes to geocaching: It’s a great way to plan geocaching outings with your friends. A good way to ask a friend for suggestions about the best geocaches in your area. You can get a hint from the cache owner for an especially tricky hide. And, because the Message Center is available in the Geocaching® app, you can submit your answers for Virtuals and EarthCaches right in the field. We know that geocaching is better when players communicate with each other so we wanted to make that easier. The challenge, after all, should be in the adventure and not in the tools you use. That’s why we took some time to update and improve the Message Center. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Hello Geocaching Podcasters, It is good to see that the podcast has resumed after being in hiatus. InfoFerret seems to have had quite a time traveling in Europe, and I too am surprised at the amount of vacation time she earns. Hopefully the smoke from the California wine country fires is no longer an issue for Taz, One day I walked out of a building and the smell of that smoke was instantly noticeable, even though I would have to drive for a few hours to reach the area. I hope to see you again soon, but don't let the show stress any of you out. Steven geocaching name: stevenw54 Hi there! So glad you guys are back-- I've missed you! I was listening to this week's and heard Chad talking about the new geo-checker. He had a complaint and also a point about challenge caches. His complaint was about the format of the checker and not being able to easily copy and paste into the "Personal Notes" section. He is right, and this is annoying. However, when you get a positive answer from the checker, it updates the "Corrected Coordinates' on the page (the equivalent of hitting the little pencil next to the coordinates). It's not a perfect solution, but you can easily copy these and paste them into your personal note. The other comment he made was about how it would be nice if there were some marker for challenge caches or other caches that perhaps are "mystery",

October 25th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: Our panel of hosts are put to the test or quiz rather. Showing their geocaching knowledge by answering (or not) geocaching questions from a cumulation of Headhardhat's GSRP quizes. Take it along with us and see how you do. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/zJ3e4THh2WE GCPC EPISODE 513 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 513 - GCPC EPISODE 513 - GCPC Host Quiz Host with the most points at the end of the quiz WINS! *Note - IF you miss a question you loose all of your points Points at 10, 20 and 30 point level 30 Questions Three Double or Nuth’in questions / Double your Pts or Lose It Acronyms - Two hidden in each point category Round Robin question taking. Random number decides who goes first through third Good Luck to All ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you know that today we released a basic solution checker for Mystery Caches on Geocaching.com. You can find the release notes here. Link: https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/346313-release-notes-website-solution-checker-october-19-2017/ The solution checker only appears on a cache page if the CO has turned it on. (The default is off.) A Mystery Cache's final coords are tied to the solution checker. So, if a finder submits the correct coordinates to the checker, it will automatically update the corrected coords on the cache page for that finder. Of course, corrected coords are also synced with the Geocaching® app. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Hi folks, Got a quick question about cachly. Do you know if I get a new phone and redownload the app, will it save my offline content? Thanks, Ed Eb3754 Nic Response: If you backup your old phone correctly to iTunes it should preserve the data and transfer to the new phone. Backing up to iCloud will not. If that somehow doesn’t work for them they can also transfer the database from one phone to another using iTunes File Sharing, which I could give them instructions for. ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

September 27th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The hosts take on a question from one of our listeners asking about how to handle a rogue geocacher. In other words when geocachers go bad. This opens up an interesting set of discussion. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/IfroNXxD3jU GCPC EPISODE 512 Show Notes GCPC EPISODE 512 - How to Handle A Rogue Geocacher I have just finished watching this weeks show and as usual, it was awesome. I have an idea for one of your future topics. How to best handle a "rogue" geocacher, especially when they are a premium member. I recently encountered a new geocacher with hardly any finds that is a premium member. They logged a couple of my caches with language that was very inappropriate. I realized they were new cachers and sent them a private message asking very nicely to please be careful with their language while writing the logs, as other cachers read them and sometimes children or young people may read them as well. I was then responded to with a rage of inappropriate accusations and bad language. I immediately realized where this was going and responded with, this conversation is ended. I then remove their logs on my caches. Within a couple days I was getting logs messages from other cachers stating that some of my caches had been destroyed. Although I am sure it was this "rogue" cacher, I could not prove it. This has since stopped and I have checked this person’s profile and noticed they have never logged any more finds. I assume they felt that geocaching was not for them. I'm sure this does not happen often but I am curious on how you folks think this type of thing should be handled. Larry What other examples can we talk about when Geocachers Go Bad? ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Learn something new on International EarthCache Day On Sunday, October 8, earn a new souvenir by learning about the Earth! All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache on International EarthCache Day 2017! https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/09/learn-something-new-on-international-earthcache-day/ And the 2017 GIFF finalists are… Attend a GIFF event November 2 – 6, 2017 to see the 17 films and to receive the 2017 GIFF souvenir. https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/09/and-the-2017-giff-finalists-are/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com I have just finished watching this weeks show and as usual, it was awesome. I have an idea for one of your future topics. How to best handle a "rogue" geocacher, especially when they are a premium member. Larry This is the topic for tonight’s episode. ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

September 13th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: Listener Gordon Goodall (Velosaurus) sent us a whole list of examples and asked the simple question - Is it...

September 6th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The gang discuss the newly updated geocaching guidelines. I know a few of them raised and eyebrow or two. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/u6pxQ7__uMY GCPC EPISODE 510 Show Notes September 05,2017 Hello everyone, Today we released updated geocache hiding guidelines with the goal of making the guidelines easier to read and understand. In addition to an improved layout and 15% fewer words (woo hoo!), we moved supporting material to our Help Center and added some changes or clarifications to specific guidelines. The Geocaching Blog has much more detail about the updated guidelines. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions. Yours in caching, Chris Ronan PR Manager Geocaching HQ The Update Geocaching Guidelines (All) https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines The Geocaching Blog Updated Geocache Hiding Guidelines (Breakdown of Changes) https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/09/guidelines/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: None here it is part of tonight’s show.. Stay tuned.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com First of all, I love you guys. I only wish we had a Canadian podcast. My name is not Greg and I do not have brown hair. However I was selected to participate in a virtual Cache. I am both honored and humbled to have been selected. I have only been caching for about a year and 1/2. I'm not sure why I was chosen but my best guess is because of my gadget cache's. I have put out 15 so far as well as 30 other type cache's and pretty well anybody that visits the gadget caches gives me a favorite. I think I already have close to 500 favorite points. It takes me hours to build a gadget cache and I actually love putting out cache's rather then finding them. I have only found aprox 300. Perhaps it is because I have no hair...lol, Happy caching my friends. Larry ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

August 30th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: The gang discusses a bevy of geocaching issues in this month's cacher coffee. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/w1cRHUwRczg GCPC EPISODE 509 Show Notes HHH / TAZ: Reintroduction of Virtuals (Virtual Rewards) Geocaching HQ has sent even more information. Here is the link. https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/08/virtual-rewards/ SB: New (at least to me) calendar of events on the dashboard page. Updated the navs all together, page is looking much better. INFO: Stupid things we’ve done caching (aka we’ve made the mistakes, so you don’t have to!) If you weren’t ‘awarded’ a Virtual, where would you place it? - Fantasy caching here…. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: None here it is part of tonight’s show.. Stay tuned.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Hi All, Thanks for the informative and entertaining podcast which I’ve listened too for some time now. Since I owned two Challenge geocaches I have had to consider what to do about cheats who claim to qualify for these caches. This has led me to widen my thoughts what other forms “cheating” there are in our favourite game. So for the purpose of discussion only I have come up with the following: Gordon comes up with a dozen excellent “Is it Cheating?” discussion points so we are going to use his email for next week’s show. Thanks to Gordon Goodall (Velosaurus) for the great idea. ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

August 23rd, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: We almost didn't have the show tonight due to a power failure in the area due to some severe thunderstorms blowing through. Fortunately the electric company is on the ball and we gained our power back with a few minutes to spare. Come join us as Scott Berks and Taz427 recall their adventures at some very nice geocaching events. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/xMM0SSvE3xE GCPC EPISODE 508 Show Notes Scott Berks: Recap of West Bend Cache Bash 2017 TAZ: Recap of his trip to Washington ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Magic the Gathering Trackable https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/08/win-a-magic-the-gathering-trackable-and-explore-ixalan/ Magic: The Gathering is the first, and most popular trading card game of all time. To celebrate the release of a new card set, they’ve teamed up with geocaching to release thousands of trackables to geocachers and fans all over the world! Magic fans and geocachers are invited to explore the newest plane of the Magic Multiverse, IXALAN! On your journey, discover dangerous dinosaurs and plundering pirates as you seek out caches around the globe. Take a Magic: The Gathering, IXALAN Treasure Piece trackable with you from cache to cache to reveal hidden secrets (and maybe some card previews). Share your latest find on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using the hashtags #MTGGeocachers and #MTGXLN. Enter to win a free trackable: Geocaching.com/Magic. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Hello all, and especially to Sarah, our local host! I am just listening to your recent D/T rating discussion and have a few questions. If as a CO I'm getting a bit of log feedback that perhaps my rating is a touch low, at what point should I consider a change? Also, if I do change the rating, is that retroactive? (Do the stats change for people who've already found it?) Thank you for your time. I've only been a listener for about a month, but I'm really enjoying the show! Jacqueline (3Prettys) ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

August 9th, 2017 We have a Geocaching Podcast First!!! Host Scott Berks went after a FTF live on the show and succeeded! Find out how close they almost came to NOT getting the F...

August 2nd, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: Since this week's Captain Mary Hyde promotion deals with Multi-caches. We thought it would be appropriate to discuss in more detail what constitutes a multi geocache. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/480gGtYdTtI GCPC EPISODE 506 Show Notes What is a Multi-cache? These geocaches involve two or more locations, with the final location being a physical container with a logbook inside. There are many variations, but typically once you’re at the first stage, you will receive a clue to the whereabouts of the second stage. The second stage will have a clue for the third, and so on. What is a Puzzle cache? Many new geocachers confuse multi caches with puzzle caches. So here is the difference. The "catch-all" of geocache types, this type may involve complicated puzzles that you will first need to solve to determine the correct coordinates. Mystery/Puzzle Caches often become the staging ground for new and unique geocaches that do not fit in another category. Icon most commonly used for ‘geo art’. (A series of puzzles which when viewed on the map, show a recognised image). This is also the icon used for challenge caches - where the container is at the location specified, but you are supposed to have ‘met’ the challenge before logging it. Differences between Multies and Puzzles? Pros and Cons? Pros Pro - Multi - Takes you on an adventure Cons Con - Multi - Multiple stages and a single smiley. A pain to change (if you have to move a location> ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Third “Message in a Bottle” was sent out on Monday July 31st. Collect 35 gold coins to earn the third map piece souvenir You’re over halfway through your journey to find the lost treasure left behind by Captain Mary Hyde! Don’t forget to log your finds from last week in order to earn the second piece of the treasure map and prepare your crew for the next challenge. If you’re ready to earn the next piece of the map, then you’re encouraged to download the Geocaching® app. For this week Multi-caches have been unbarred, now all can access these caches at large. So, gather your crew and get ready to go! This week, July 31-August 6, work with your crew to collect 35 gold coins on the Friend League and earn the next map piece souvenir! https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/07/looking-for-treasure-here-lies-the-next-clue/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com I just wanted to share a couple of Milestones that I hit on Sunday in a single find. I found my 9th State of oldest state caches, completed the Jasmer, and found #3000 at GC9FF - Alvin's Phone Line. It was an epic accomplishment! BroncoCole ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

July 26th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: InfoFerret is taking a well deserved night off but fear not Mr. Scott Berks is back from his summer hiatus! Tonight we discuss the difference in Muggles of today and from years past within geocaching. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/gzBCn-1Jwxo GCPC EPISODE 505 Show Notes When out geocaching it is bound to happen. An encounter is inevitable and how you conduct yourself will in many cases dictate how the encounter will end. No we are not talking about wildlife this time but muggles. Just being prepared will help. In years past: Geocaching was a much more secretive activity which dictated more seclusive techniques to keep away from muggles. The main tool of the time was an actual GPS unit. Was a time of higher overall paranoia and suspicion of everyone. Geocachers worked on stealth when it came to finding a geocache in a muggle prone environment. It was not uncommon to have clothing items and props to help blend into the area when geocaching. Example: construction vests, hardhat and tags, clipboard, etc. Muggles of the present: A bit less paranoid of people in general. Are getting more familiar with people playing augmented reality games on their smartphones: Ex. Ingress or Pokemon Go, etc. Still suspicious of geocache containers We encourage geocaching with confidence instead of stealth and looking to see if someone is looking at you. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Second “Message in a Bottle” was sent out on Monday July 24th. Sail alone to collect 10 gold coins and earn the second map piece souvenir Ahoy matey’s! Your journey has begun with one piece of the map, but three souvenirs remain for you to unwrap. So this week, don’t be afraid to take the lead, to earn the next map piece you already have everything that you need! Find a trackable or drop one anew, you’ll earn 10 coins for every one that you do. Individually collect 10 gold coins from July 24-30 to earn the second map piece souvenir! Savvy? https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/07/the-journeys-begun-and-your-ships-underway/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com I wrote when Andy was spending too much time criticizing the Geocaching App, so it is right and proper to acknowledge the good things in life as well. And by that I mean that Andy has gone above and beyond to demonstrate marked appreciation for the current efforts of geocaching.com. I agree that journalism should present the good and the bad, and it is one of your responsibilities to point out deficiencies, or better, suggest continued improvements. I also agree that the geocaching app is not Cachly, GSAK, or one of the more favored geocaching apps, but it does hit the mark for basic caching and has made significant improvements in the recent past. Kudos to them for their continued efforts, and kudos to Andy for acknowledging the good and the bad. Thanks for all you do for geocaching! Merlin1392 ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website

July 192th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: We have our monthly Cacher Coffee were we kick back, enjoy a libation and discuss geocaching subjects of interest. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/kSsP71-fnkU GCPC EPISODE 504 Show Notes Stories from our GCPC Hosts: Easy Access: https://www.geocaching.com/play/friendleague Geocachers to unite in the Maritimes http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1485683-geocachers-to-unite-in-the-maritimes Quick read: Diligent police work ends in empty geocaching container http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/quick-read-diligent-police-work-ends-in-empty-geocaching-container/article_d60a5fb2-667c-11e7-bd7f-0b9b4d3580ce.html Talk about a whole lot of nothing of a report. - HHH Forest Sprite Beacon: A Night Time Geocaching Device launches Kickstarter Campaign! http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3418881 Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1168705088/forest-sprite-beacon-night-time-geocaching-and HHH Thoughts -- If anything looks this much like a bomb to the public I could see this instantly being a problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: First “Message in a Bottle” was sent out on Monday July 17th. Collect 30 gold coins to earn the first map piece souvenir Buccaneers unite! With pirate events behind us, it is time to gather your crew and set sail. We received a second message in a bottle signed by the infamous Mary Hyde. This week you need all your seaworthy men and women. On the Friend League collect a combined total of 30 gold coins from July 17 to July 23 together with your crew to earn the souvenir with the first map piece! https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/07/you-have-1-new-message-in-a-bottle/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Hello fellow geocaching podcasters! I have made a travel bug whose mission is to get to all of the hosts of the geocaching podcasts. Information about each podcast is included on the travel bug page, https://coord.info/TB7J1MQ. Feel free to follow along with its travels or mention it on your show if you like. I hope it makes it to each and every one of you. Keep up all the great work you all do on your podcasts! Sherminator18 from Geocache Talk ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed

July 12th, 2017 In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast: Chad is out "On Assignment" so Sarah T-S and Headhardhat and Scott Berks discuss the new Geocaching Friend League and what exactly is the Geocaching Community. Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers. We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there! #geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Video Version of our Podcast https://youtu.be/BZr6na8vY6g GCPC EPISODE 503 Show Notes Hello everyone, I want to give you a quick heads up about today's Geocaching.com update. The release includes the website's newest feature: Friend League. The Friend League is a leaderboard that shows geocaching activity of you and your geocaching friends. If you log a cache or attend an event, you collect points in the form of gold coins. This feature goes hand in hand with The Lost Treasure of Mary Hyde. To earn the souvenir with the first map piece, you and your crew have to collect 30 gold coins during July 17-23. (Read more about the Mary Hyde souvenirs on the Geocaching Blog.) The rules for earning gold coins change every Monday at 5 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), Noon UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). At that time, the Friend League will refresh and the gold coin count goes back to zero. Friend League is a test feature. We’ll evaluate usage and feedback during The Lost Treasure of Mary Hyde before deciding how this functionality might be used in the future. Yours in caching, Chris Ronan PR Manager Geocaching HQ Pirates on the lookout: Introducing the Friend League https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/07/pirates-on-the-lookout-introducing-the-friend-league/ Play Friend League https://www.geocaching.com/play/friendleague Geocaching Community What is Community? ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS: Nothing this week. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to: GCPCMailbag@gmail.com Nothing this week. ——————————————————————- LINKS Videocast Audio Podcast Google Search Geocaching Podcast Website Subscribe To The Show RSS Show Feed