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February Geocache Spotlight

Lingham Lake – hypocorism  (GC33P1W) – Owned by Team Goju This cache is the start of a 60 cache power trail through an area that is visited mainly by atvers, snowmobilers and hunters. This cache is placed on the opposite side … Continue reading

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Lingham Adventure

Over the years I have been asked my a number of people if I wanted to join them to do Bushwacker, but it is something that never really interested me as it was just another cache in the woods and nothing really interesting and it was also over 3 hr drive from home, so really it was just too far away for me to even think about it. Things changed however and the timing couldn’t have been better. Continue reading

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January Geocache Spotlight

Yodel-lay-he-what?!  (GC2FJQT) – Owned by KDotBlueDot This cache contains a field puzzle that requires some teamwork to solve. 1/2 your team needs to go to the posted coords and the other half to the ones indicated on the additional waypoint. The … Continue reading

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Interesting GeoLinks

The following are some links to media that geocachers may find interesting: TEDxPSU – Jeremy Irish – Geocaching – Very excellent presentation from Jeremy. OpenCaching.com One Year On – Review of Garmin’s OpenCaching web site. Accurate or biased review? Geocaching … Continue reading

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Organized Group Geocaching Events

Groundspeak’s two month test period for organized group geocaching hunts has now come to an end. Nine such events took place during this period and each one was very well received as can be seen by all of the positive … Continue reading

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Organized Group Geocaching Events

As mentioned in last month’s OGA newsletter, Ontario has been chosen for the months of November and December as the test area for organized group geocaching hunts to be listed as event caches. The first ever such event took place … Continue reading

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Message From The Editor

There always seemed to be something geocaching related going on in the month of October. The first weekend of October started with a 30km hike event along the Blue Mountains section of the Bruce Trail (GCZZZG). The event saw 17 … Continue reading

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November Geocache Spotlight

BFL VI – …in a galaxy far, far away  (GC35FHF) – Owned by The Cacheketeerz This cache was placed for the 6th annual BFL Boot Camp event and is based on the 1983 Atari Star Wars game. Hop into Luc Skywalker’s … Continue reading

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Group Geocaching Events

Group caching can be a fun way to meet other cachers, learn from them or most importantly great ways to get out onto the trails and be social. Sometimes it helps to have many pairs of eyes looking for caches, … Continue reading

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October Geocache Spotlight

Shedding the Past: A Whole New Cache on Scene  (GC2HNAM) – Owned by The Treehouse Gang Have you ever found a cache container that you could actually walk into? A cache containing what seems like an endless supply of items to … Continue reading

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