Celebrating 1,000,000 Active Geocaches in the USA

Breaking News from Geocaching HQ:

We are on the cusp of reaching 1,000,000 active geocaches in the U.S.!! We're expecting to hit the 1 million mark sometime on Monday (if current tracking remains consistent). When we do, we'll release which lucky geocache in the U.S. is the 1,000,000th active geocache. [NOTE: We're not counting disables, to ensure there are 1,000,000 findable geocaches in the field when we make the announcement.]

We'll also use this opportunity to name The 8 Most Amazing Geocaches for Beginners (in the US) and welcome new geocachers to the game. Each of the eight geocaches named already has an event listed. Here's an example in Wisconsin.

Geocachers and those new to geocaching will be able to attend the event, celebrate the award and potentially receive swag from Geocaching HQ (no souvenirs will be issued). After the event, geocachers will be able to pair up with new geocachers and find the special geocache and maybe take in some additional geocaching.

Here's the list of the selected 8 Amazing Geocachers for Beginners in the USA:

GC3K9TV - What the CLUCK! - Wisconsin

GC41D4C - NUTS - California

GC3JAY4 - Tin Man - New York

GCP9G9 - Totally Tubular III - Washington

GC2HN2H - Raiders of the Lost Cache - Pennsylvania

GC3BGRJ - Caching Up on the News - Georgia

GC29JPP - Party at the Moon Tower #2 - Texas

GC2TD8M - Head Case - Colorado