Monthly Archives: September 2011

Beware: Poisonous Parsnip

Posted on September 27, 2011 by teamvoyagr

Who would have thought that Parsnip could be dangerous? A recent article in the Toronto Star points out that Wild Parsnip can cause irritation.   The effects mentioned in the article are similar to those associated with Giant Hog Weed. … Continue reading →

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Message From The Editor

Posted on September 1, 2011 by res2100

What did you do this summer? Did you have any memorable geocaching adventures? Why not share your story with other members of OGA by submitting it for an upcoming OGA newsletter. Are you going to GHAGAFAP X (GC2RME6) on September 17th? It is the longest running annual event in Canada and … Continue reading →

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September Geocache Spotlight

Posted on September 1, 2011 by res2100

The Grand K-W Schnitzeljagd  (GC24WT5) – Owned by dfx + t4e This is a very involved and well done multi which takes you all over the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The cache stages display many elements ofdifferent kinds of cache hides, locations and other cache aspects that you will find out … Continue reading →

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Challenges

Posted on September 1, 2011 by res2100

On August 18, 2011, Groundspeak finally gave us what many have been asking for for years and that is the ”return of virtuals”. These new virtuals are known as Geocaching Challenges, not to be confused with Challenge Caches. “Go somewhere, do something. That is the basic idea behind Geocaching Challenges. … Continue reading →

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