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The problem with lamp post caches (LPCs)

If you’re a geocacher then the chances are that you’ve found a lamp post cache (LPC). For the uninitiated, LPCs are geocaches where the container is hidden in the base of a lamp post, typically under the liftable skirt on the base of the post. It’s actually a clever place to hide something — until […]

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Show 141.0: Cache Rating System

Listen To The Show (55:52) On our geocaching podcast today, we chat about the geocache rating system and include many of your thoughts and ideas from the “pre-show discussion”. We also have a new contest, a shoutout to Ecuador, a fun poem and some FTF attempts. You won’t want to miss the WWFM prize drawing […]

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Show 137.0: Caching after the Fires

Listen To The Show (38:44) On our geocaching show today, we have some initial reports and stories from the amazing World-Wide Flash Mob phenomenon! Then we share some audio from a geocacher exploring some of the areas burned in the southern California wildfires, as well as our own recent experiences. There’s also a GPSr review […]

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