What is Geo-caching all about? 5/30/2006 Every geo-cacher has his or her own ideas about …. caches, containers, size, travel bugs, logging, swag, location, etc. But who is right? No, this is not about walking around in circles looking for a container hidden somewhere. It’s about the people who cache, the variety of caches, the … Continue reading What is Geo-caching all about?
Website Switchover Complete 5/27/2006 The switchover to the new WGA website has essentially been completed… it went a little faster than I thought. Most of the time was just spent shuffling data around. It took 6 hours to download all the data from the old server and another 4 to upload it back to the … Continue reading Website Switchover Complete
Hiding Your First Geocache 8/1/2005 Ron F. (aka “EnergySaver”) Ron, his wife (Geri) and two daughters (Michelle & Jaimie) make up the team EnergySaver. To date, EnergySaver has hidden 27 regular geocaches in Ozaukee County, in addition to 23 event hides. It’s very tempting after you have a few finds under your belt to run … Continue reading Hiding Your First Geocache
Make February Cache Clean-up Month 2/1/2005 R. Paske We may have a few of them out there… our own geocaches on which we have been meaning to do a little maintenance. Or maybe a geocache that was reported gone, and we’ve disabled it for two or three months. Or maybe a cache that is snow … Continue reading Make February Cache Clean-up Month
What makes a geocacher geocache? 9/1/2004 Becky Waldmann (aka “greyhounder”) You travel along a nature trail that leads you to a beautiful stream. You climb a steep hill into the woods. You step into a park full of children at play. You find yourself staring at garbage can in the middle of a city. Each … Continue reading What makes a geocacher geocache?
Northern Exposure – An Interview With Bobcatw98 3/1/2004 Ken Braband Bobcatw98 is an active geocacher and WGA member from the northern part of our fair state. For this month’s Article of the Month, we asked Bob to tell us about his geocaching adventures and his approach to the sport. 1. Please describe a little about … Continue reading Northern Exposure – An Interview With Bobcatw98
High-tech Hide And Seek 10/1/2003 Matt Hagengruber As Jeff and Bonnie Little approached the abandonded railroad tunnel, the spookiness set in, almost on cue. The temperature dropped, the skies went gray and the thunder echoed in the steep rock walls leading to the tunnel. And finally, greeting the Littles as they approached the tunnel, a … Continue reading High-tech Hide And Seek
2,000 Geocache Finds and Counting – An interview with The Lil Otter 8/1/2003 Ken Braband The Lil Otter is one of the world’s leading geocachers in terms of the total number found. She is also one of our own – a board member of the WGA and an active WGA event participant for the past … Continue reading 2,000 Geocache Finds and Counting – An interview with The Lil Otter
Geeks in the Woods – An afternoon with veteran geocacher John Carvin 7/1/2003 David Medaris Copyright Isthmus Publishing Co. Inc. 2003. There is a cry in the wilderness. “Found it!” The voice belongs to “mudbug,” and the exclamation point connotes her excitement and accomplishment. She has found her first geocache. Under the watchful eye of … Continue reading Geeks in the Woods – An afternoon with veteran geocacher John Carvin
The Invasion of Garlic Mustard 6/1/2002 Wisconsin DNR / WGA Much of this material is from the Wisconsin DNR. There are many names for this invading weed: Alliaria petiolata, garlic mustard, hedge garlic, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, poor man’s mustard, jack-in-the-bush, garlic root, garlicwort, mustard root. It looks rather pretty in the woods, but if it gets … Continue reading The Invasion of Garlic Mustard