Lazy Boy by spammela & teeshot (team teespamm) I’ve always been a curious person, willing to try anything once and usually jumping in with both feet. Well, geocaching was no exception. It started on a lazy Saturday afternoon. The hubby, out like a light in his recliner and I with total possession of the TV remote … Continue reading Member Submission: Lazy Boy
The WGA’s next event will be our annual winter chili event. Last year’s event at this location was such a success we decided to repeat it. Please join us at GC67ZNY on Saturday, January 16 from 2:00-5:00 PM. Our chili event takes place after the Waukesha Janboree Geocaching event GC684YM. There are many caches around … Continue reading Chili and Identical snowflakes
WGA Letter from the President Winter 2015/2016 Happy New Year and I hope 2016 is off to a great start for you! As you may have seen, nominations have opened for 5 position on the WGA Board of Directors. Do you know of someone that would be a good candidate for position? I thought it … Continue reading Winter Letter from the President
UNO! By BeccaDay When playing the game UNO it is required that you call out “uno!” when you have only one card to go before winning. So here’s me shouting out “uno!” with gusto as I am close to completing the Grandaddy of ‘em all, the Jasmer challenge. Let’s back up…a while back geocaching.com suspended … Continue reading Member Submissions: Uno!
The WGA is now accepting nominations for this year’s Board of Directors election. Click to go to the elections page and nominate the WGA member(s) you would like to have serve on the Board. Five positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. These positions are currently held by the following … Continue reading WGA 2016 Board of Directors Nominations
They are Here! The WGA State Park Series now has Pathtags to accompany the series. Each Biome has its respective Pathtag. The 5 Biome Tags will be available for purchase at WGA events. The 6th tag is Only for those who complete the series, the first 50 Teams who finish will receive this tag for … Continue reading WGA State Park Pathtags
Mr. Piffles, The Geocaching Cat by rawevil Like many of you, we spend a fair amount of time on the trails. While on the trails, we see many animals. We’ve come across a lot of gray, red, and black squirrels. Chipmunks cross our path more times than we can count. Field mice have a … Continue reading Member submission: Mr. Piffles, The Geocaching Cat
Geocaching should be a Walk in the Woods by Ranger Boy One of my favorite books about the outdoors, “A Walk in the Woods”, has been made into a movie. I thought this would be a good time to recommend this novel, by Bill Bryson, and explain how it reminds me of Geocaching. The author decides … Continue reading Member Submission: Geocaching should be a Walk in the Woods
This article was originally published in the Fall 2013 newsletter: The Ins and Outs of Earth Caches by BeccaDay Have you noticed that geocache icon that looks like the earth and wondered what that was all about? Or maybe you know what Earth Caches are but could use a refresher on the etiquette? Earth Caches … Continue reading Member Submission: The Ins and Outs of Earth Caches
Lights, Camera….Action!! It is a big weekend for the GIFF (Geocaching International Film Festival) across the globe. While this is the 3rd year of the event, this is the 1st year the films have been downloadable and available outside of the Groundspeak Block Party. Here is a list of those in WI: Saturday Viewings GC64ZTK … Continue reading GIFF Weekend in Wisconsin
