September 13th, 2017

In tonight’s episode of the Geocaching Podcast:

Listener Gordon Goodall (Velosaurus) sent us a whole list of examples and asked the simple question – Is it Cheating. Tonight we are going to go right down the list and discuss that very thing.

Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers.

We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30PM ET at http://www.geocachingpodcast.com/live so you can see us record the show live and join in the chat room. See you there!

#geocaching #geocachingpodcast #headhardhat #podcast

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The Video Version of our Podcast

GCPC EPISODE 511 Show Notes

Learn something new on International EarthCache Day

On Sunday, October 8, earn a new souvenir by learning about the Earth! All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache on International EarthCache Day 2017!

Finding an EarthCache is a great way to learn about the Earth. These geocaches do not have physical containers, but instead bring you to unique locations to teach you a geological science lesson. In anticipation of International EarthCache Day, we’re sharing six fun facts we’ve learned from EarthCaches found around the world.

https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/09/learn-something-new-on-international-earthcache-day/

Geocaching: GPS treasure hunt on shifting ground as Australia changes coordinates

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/01/geocaching-gps-treasure-hunt-on-shifting-ground-as-australia-changes-coordinates

Is It Cheating: We ran out of time but there were a couple of discussion points. Here they are for your discussion.

10. Placing geocaches under a sock puppet account so that you can find them? Has been done by someone wishing to maintain their geocaching streak and/or boost their First to Find count.

11. How many people share a geocaching account and alias? Obviously the larger the number of people sharing an account the easier it if for that group to solve puzzles, get multiple finds in a day as they don’t necessarily have to geocache together and continue caching streaks. A group of 8 could find one cache each and get 8 different icons in a day for example.

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NEWS:

Learn something new on International EarthCache Day

On Sunday, October 8, earn a new souvenir by learning about the Earth! All you have to do is go out and find an EarthCache on International EarthCache Day 2017!

Finding an EarthCache is a great way to learn about the Earth. These geocaches do not have physical containers, but instead bring you to unique locations to teach you a geological science lesson. In anticipation of International EarthCache Day, we’re sharing six fun facts we’ve learned from EarthCaches found around the world.

https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/09/learn-something-new-on-international-earthcache-day/

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GCPC Mailbag…Send your geocaching email to:

Hello Amy, Andy, Sarah, Chad, and Scott:

I am sending this message to two podcasts to save time, and to prevent a tragic case of “sad Amy”. (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png)

Here are my thoughts on the recently revised cache placement guidelines.

I agree with a comment in a Geocaching.com forum saying that it was nice to be able to tell land owners that new geocaches can not be buried, and now that rule is being changed, appeasing landowners may be a bit harder. The main fear seems to be that a new geocacher might forget that only certain caches, such as Mingo, are buried and start digging in a sensitive area. (https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?