Category Archives: Newsletter 2011
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
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
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
Message From The Vice-President
Well, December is here and that means geocachers around Ontario are soon to be following geotrails in the snow, possibly with something new from under the Christmas tree. The Organized Group Hunt event cache experiment continues, and I encourage you … Continue reading
November Geocache Spotlight
Master Knitter (GC15XF8) – Owned by hamgran This cache is in honour of hamgran’s friend knitter who became a Canadian Master Knitter in 2002. The cache is location south of Stratford and is a nice walk to the cache. In order … Continue reading
Geocachers of Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario, depending on how you wish to define it, stretches from the Bay of Quinte to the Quebec border, from the St. Lawrence lowlands up to the Canadian Shield of Algonquin Park. It has a variety of landscapes and … Continue reading
1st Limited Edition GeoCalendar
Are you looking for a memorable gift for that hard to buy Geocacher? Cacher’s Toy Box has your answer! For the past several months geocachers have been submitting photos for the 1st Limited Edition GeoCalendar. There are photos from cache … Continue reading
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
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
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
