#IHeartGCHiders

One of the things I love about geocaching is all of the great hides that are out there. Cache owners, or COs, often put a lot of time and effort into putting out great hides.

Many of those hides are original to the area. Others seem to be a dime a dozen. Either way, the folks who put them out should be thanked. And the Geocaching Vlogger and Geocaching Network designated this week — 19 Jan. 2020 to 25 Jan. 2020 — as appreciation week for geocache hiders. Without people hiding caches, there would be no game.

So I want to thank everyone who takes the time to put out a cache. I myself put out a cache just before Thanksgiving a few years ago in appreciation to the people who hide caches. It’s GC7F5H0 Thankful. As I think about it, I think it’s not my best cache. It was one of the first I ever put out. I’ve put out better caches since.

The screen shot above is a list of the hiders of the caches I’ve found. Many of these people I’ve never met. Others I see at events or I’ve been connected to through social media. To everyone on the list, thank you. Thank you for the effort you put in to make our hobby what it is. Thank you.