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 …

20th anniversary on hold

This year is supposed to be a big year for geocaching. Geocaching turns 20 in a few days. According to a 2017 Geocaching HQ blog: On May 2, 2000, just past midnight, the U.S government discontinued its use of Selective Availability in order to make GPS more responsive to civil and commercial users worldwide. Twenty-four …

Things are moving fast

How are you coping during these trying times? My mom is moving in with my sister. My dad died in 2011, and my mom has lived alone since. My sister lives in central Indiana just west of Indianapolis in Hendricks County. My mom needs to be with people. I think that’s best for her. I …

Mingo Madness

Sunday night on the Geocache Talk podcast, Gary, Memfis and the Mingo Madness organizing committee made several announcements regarding the event, which celebrates 20 years of geocaching just up the road from the world’s oldest active geocache — Mingo GC30. Before I get into some of the announcements from the podcast, I want to share …