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Travel with Mom

In a recent article on SunJournal.com a Geocacher from Utah tells the story of a very interesting travel bug. A couple who recently lost their mother decided to create a travel bug with her picture on it and see it travel the World. The mother (when she was alive) loved to travel and now does so through a travel bug!

“She has now traveled almost 17,000 miles in five months. “

Sounds pretty cool to me :)

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What do you mean DNF?

We have been really enjoying Geocaching since we started in June. Lately we have been getting into the other half of the game - the hide!

Our first attempts went really smooth - they were published quickly - people seemed to find them easy enough and we had some great reviews about our placements and our write-ups. We didn’t have a single DNF (did not find) yet at all! Well - that was the first five hides anyway…

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We’re not in Kansas

While I am not in Kansas anymore -not sure I ever have been- a Geocacher by the name of Trish Flock is based there. She has found caches in the US as well as countries like Mexico and Jamaica.

Recently a news story was aired on KSN TV about Geocaching focused around Trish.

You can see the story here and read the article that goes along with it.

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High-tech treasure hunt

“The main thing is the thrill of the hunt and actually finding something that’s out there hidden,” Terry said.

This is a quote from a recent article posted in the Herald - a paper from south Carolina. Kimberly Terry is a fifth-grade teacher at Crowders Creek and a Geocacher. She has brought her hobby to the classroom and has started a school club.

“I got into it and I thought, ‘What a wonderful educational game it would be,’”

Read the rest of the article here!

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