Some news from HQ

Geocaching HQ announced today that the 20th anniversary events in the Pacific Northwest, originally scheduled for August 2020 then rescheduled for August this year, has been postponed until summer 2022.

I think this is a good idea. The coronavirus is still not under control. Billions of people worldwide still need to be vaccinated, including millions here in the United States. Here in Indiana, people have been vaccinated by age groups. For instance, last week Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration announced that people 60 to 65 could schedule their vaccine. I hopped on the state’s signup page and got an appointment for later this month. Today, the state announced that people ages 55-59 could sign up.

We’re making progress on the vaccine front, but we’re not there or even close yet. I hope that by the end of this summer, we’ve made a huge dent in both the U.S. and the rest of the world. Then, maybe, we can start going to huge events again.

Speaking of huge events, the Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival, scheduled for March 13 in Cisco, Texas, and Mingo Madness, scheduled for May 8, in Colby, Kansas, are still on. Organizers appeared on recent episodes of the Geocache Talk podcast and said the events will take place outdoors and encourage masks and social distancing.

Two mega events are scheduled for this summer in Ohio. One is the Midwest Geobash, scheduled for July 24 in Wauseon, Ohio, an event I was really looking forward to last year because the GPS Maze is scheduled to be there. The other event is a new one, the Ohio GeoClash & Festival 2021, scheduled for June 5 in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

What about you? What do you think of the decision by Geocaching HQ?