By Kryptic on April 17, 2010
With so much hoopla going on right now surrounding Geocaching’s 10th Anniversary events and Geowoodstock VIII, it is easy to forget the April is also CITO month. The 8th Annual “Cache In Trash Out Events” are scheduled for April 24th & 25th, which is the first weekend following Earth Day. When I first learned about [...]
Posted in Event Cache | Tagged CITO, Events, Geocaching
By Kryptic on April 9, 2010
I’m really having a lot of fun with the latest fundraiser from COWWS for Geowoodstock VIII. They are putting together for sale an Official Geowoodstock VIII Poker Deck, chock full of geocachers! I admit I’ve spent a few hours dreaming up which of you cachers out there will be going camping, vacationing and geocaching with [...]
Posted in Geowoodstock VIII | Tagged Geocaching, geowoodstock, Groundspeak
By Kryptic on March 31, 2010
I did all of the usual things…. I looked for clues in the name. I followed the links to the cache owners profile page. I followed the link to the “Related Web Page”. I looked at the web page source code for hidden non-displaying information. I analyzed everything and every angle I could think of [...]
Posted in Beginner, Wicked Wednesday | Tagged Beginner, Puzzle, Wicked Wednesday
By Kryptic on March 25, 2010
There is only one attribute that a “creative geocache” must have. The “WOW” factor. The “Wow” can come from the cache listing page, the view at the location, the devious hide, the beautifully accessorized log book, or the outstanding and unusual container. The “Maple Ridge Cryptex Caper” series by Soxter & Billini takes “WOW” to [...]
Posted in Creative Caches | Tagged Creative Cache, Cryptex, Geocache
By Kryptic on March 23, 2010
July 3rd, 2010 and Geowoodstock VIII are fast approaching. Many of us here in the Pacific Northwest have been gearing up for this event since last year! We are very excited to be hosting the largest geocaching event in the country during the 10th Anniversary of Geocaching. We’ve held awareness and fundraising events all over [...]
Posted in Geowoodstock VIII | Tagged download, Events, geowoodstock, Puzzle
By Kryptic on March 14, 2010
With the launch of Whibbit.com Goundspeaks Signal the Frog is going to get a lot of new playmates visiting his lily pond! A Whibbit is a location-based question asked of one’s friends that is somewhere between 411 and 911 according to the whibbit.com site. I’m not so sure I know what that means without the [...]
Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged Groundspeak, social networking, whibbit
By Kryptic on February 18, 2010
Have your ever had a Travel Bug stuck in a cache? Maybe it’s a puzzle that no one seems to be able to solve or just a cache that doesn’t get much traffic. Whatever the reason, your beloved Travel Bug sits there, and sits there, and sits there, patiently waiting for that special someone to [...]
Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged Geocaching, rescue, Travel Bug
By Kryptic on February 16, 2010
Has This Ever Happened to You? It’s late. Or early if you like. 12:20 am. It’s raining. And the sound of the rain hitting the roof has made your mind tired and groggy. You are getting ready for bed, but feel compelled to check your email one more time and… There it is. A Puzzle [...]
Posted in Tupperware Tuesday, Washington | Tagged Geocaching, Lakewood WA, Multi, Puzzle, Tupperware Tuesday
By Kryptic on February 10, 2010
Today’s “Tupperware Tuesday” actually has a Tupperware find in it! OK, not Tupperware per-se, actually a small Lock N Lock, but clear plastic none the less! I’m not usually a fan of clear Tupperware caches. I like caches that are creatively cammoed and hidden in plain sight, but for a very busy running all over [...]
Posted in Tupperware Tuesday, Washington | Tagged Geocaching, Lakewood WA, Tupperware Tuesday, Washington