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Guest Post: Geocaching Birthday Party

On April 23, 2011, in Guest Posts and Interviews, by Julie
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Today’s guest post talks about how to plan and hold a geocaching-themed birthday party. An inexpensive alternate to party games, kids of all ages will enjoy learning to geocache in a park or backyard. Incorporate party favors into cache containers, have your cake, and eat it too!

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Walk This Way

On April 21, 2011, in Metrics and Data Analysis, by Julie
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David Garrett is using travel bugs to promote his upcoming tour. Partnering with Geocaching.com, this tour mixes travel bugs and social media in an “outside the container” kind of way.

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Geocaching in Arizona

On March 22, 2011, in Uncategorized, by Julie
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Geocaching in Arizona for the first time, here are my basic safety tips for geocaching in an arid climate.

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Travel Bugs Part 2: Metrics and Exposure

On March 1, 2011, in Metrics and Data Analysis, by Julie
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If you’re managing a geocaching program this “Travel Bugs Part 2″ post explains why travel bugs should be a complimentary part of your overall marketing strategy.

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Travel Bugs Part 1: What is a Travel Bug?

On February 25, 2011, in Metrics and Data Analysis, by Julie
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Part one of a two-part explanation of travel bugs as they relate to geocaching. Learn how to log a travel bug and what to do if you find one.

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OpenCaching in Wisconsin

On February 24, 2011, in Metrics and Data Analysis, by Julie
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The Sun Prairie Geocaching Challenge geocache containers are the first geocaches in greater Dane County, Wisconsin to appear on OpenCaching.com, a completely free online community for creating, sharing, and finding geocaches around the world.

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Geocaching in Michigan: Dropping Travel Bugs

On February 21, 2011, in Uncategorized, by Julie
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Last fall our family dropped four different travel bugs on a road trip to Michigan. Each travel bug was placed in a different geocache container over the period of two days.

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Sun Prairie Geocaching Challenge Launched in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

On February 15, 2011, in Geocaching Challenge, by Julie
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The Sun Prairie Geocaching Challenge was announced to the public today in the form of this press release.

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TV Segment: Sun Prairie Geocaching Challenge

On February 14, 2011, in Geocaching Challenge, by Julie
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Explaining the fundamentals of geocaching and the basic concept of the Sun Prairie Geocaching Challenge, this 13 minute video is also being aired on on KSUN-12, the local cable access TV channel.

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Geoswag

On November 20, 2010, in Cache Preparation, by Julie
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Geoswag. Also known as geojunk, just swag, or trinkets, geoswag is the “stuff” found inside a geocache. Intended to be removed, traded, or left for the next find, geoswag can be anything small enough to fit inside the cache container and still close the lid. You’ll want to pay attention to the “theme” you set [...]

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