Articles submitted by WGA members
by Team Northwoods One night in the not so distant past. It was especially dark and stormy. The winds were battering everything in their path. When a hook appeared from behind …. Not really but close… JULY 28TH, 2015 AT 9:12 PM. Ellie and I were having our before bedtime snacks of whatever we could … Continue reading Member Submisson: STRING CHEESE AND GEOCACHING TOOLS. NOT YOUR NORMAL BEDTIME STORY.
WHEN TRAVEL BUGS TRAVEL by Silyngufy There are a lot of travel bugs hopping from cache to cache these days. Some have a goal of visiting a particular cache, state or, country. Some just want to hop around and travel as far and wide as possible. The reasons for placing travel bugs are as varied as the cachers who … Continue reading Member submission: WHEN TRAVEL BUGS TRAVEL
“Little CITO on the Prairie” by Sandlanders When one thinks of CITO events, picking up trash and pulling garlic mustard usually come to mind. This is what many geocachers did during the last weekend of April to make a difference and earn a souvenir. Here in Sandland (Adams County) we chose to host an event … Continue reading Member Submission: Little CITO on the Prairie
A Sign You Are a Die Hard Geocacher Written by luckyastrodiver My favorite geobuddy, Mrs.2 tinkers, and I both got new bikes last summer so the natural thing to do was find a great bike trail with caches along it. We were successful in finding one in Fond du lac, about 30 miles from home. … Continue reading Member Submission: A Sign You Are a Die Hard Geocacher
Jordan – an amazing place and country number four on our most recent trip overseas. Mr. LN and I had already found caches in Cyprus, Israel and Palestine. One of the highlights in Jordan was Petra – which literally means rock – and for good reason – as there is a LOT of rock in … Continue reading An amazing adventure with Lacknothing
Spring Geocaching by Team Northwoods Deer are out in the fields leaving the balsam and browse of their wintering grounds. Toms are out strutting to grab the attention of a hen while Jakes are running in groups trying to muck things up. The geese are flying north and the crows jaunt from here to there. … Continue reading Member Submission: Spring Geocaching by Team Northwoods
“What?” “We are doing what?” “I don’t wanna’ go” “That sounds boring” Yes, those were the words I heard in the household when first presenting the idea of geocaching. You see, a few acquaintances were heavily into this great hobby, and the boys (yes all four, five if you include my husband) were afraid we would become … Continue reading Member submission: Geocaching with Beck#6
Geocaching With Kids Written by graphicsgirl19 Being a single mother as well as an avid Geocacher, it has been interesting trying to combine them. My son was born in January, so by the time spring and summer hit, he was big enough that I could put him in a back sling and go tromping through … Continue reading Member Submission: Geocaching With Kids
WRITTEN BY silyngufy I am currently planning a trip to Kansas City in March 2015 and like any good geocacher the first thing I did after buying my airline ticket and booking a hotel was to look at the available geocaches near my hotel and in the city. I searched on the website by address … Continue reading CHOOSING WISELY
Where did you find your 1st geocache and what was your reaction? Gathered together by WalkingAdventure & written by our members sandlanders: After researching geocaching seemingly forever, we ordered a GPS receiver, and when it came in the mail, we hand-entered coordinates for a few caches, then went out to Roche-A-Cri State Park to see … Continue reading Your 1st Geocache Find
