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Hiding a Geocache (10 Considerations)
#1 – WAIT Though an official statement does not exist, it is generally recommended that a cacher find at least 100 caches before he/she attempts to hide a geocache. Spending time finding geocaches gives a cacher the opportunity to see many different ways in which a cache can be hidden. It exposes a cacher to…
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Our ASP Diamond Treasure Challenge Adventure
While attending the GeoFest in the Parks event at Chewacla State Park, we learned the details for the Alabama State Park Diamond Treasure Challenge. Hatched in the mind of the uber-cacher simply known as Woodnutt, this challenge requires cachers to find 8 caches hidden in 8 different state parks. Finding the caches is the easy…
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All About WherIGo Caches
WherIGo caches are a relatively new type of geocache. Do not allow the fact that there aren’t many of these caches in existence mislead you into thinking that they aren’t totally awesome. Every WherIGo we have completed has been worth the time. A wherigo is an interactive tour. For example, the Old Town Helena wherigo…
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First to Find
Yesterday afternoon, the kids and I went out to see if we could find a couple of newly published caches. The D/T for this cache is 3.5/2. It took us about 15-20 minutes to drive to GZ. Then we had to climb uphill from the road to the treeline through some briars. The 2 rating…
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The Golden Ammo Can
Our local caching community is the Crimson Tide Cachers Association. Someone in CTCA will schedule an Event Cache for all kinds of reasons. We enjoy getting together for a little pep rally over lunch the Fridays before Bama’s home games. When life isn’t revolving around the local college football team, someone hosts the monthly CTCA…
Leslie Wiggins 