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“Even Hamilton police explosives experts say the device looked like a homemade bomb from a distance.” — The Hamilton Spectator

Today I had a conversation with a fellow local cacher (The Mighty Canadian Juicepig) about some caches in our area that are either too easy or in spots that may not be appropriate. He send me a link to a recent article that may give even better reasons to place caches with more thought.

This article from the Hamilton Spectator tells the story of a Hamilton cache being mistaken for a home-made bomb. The Explosive Devices Unit of the Hamilton Police used a robot to get close to the suspicious container and take a photograph — later discovering it was only a Geocache.

An article posted on the Nature Conservancy web site points out;

First-of-its-kind global study shows “a real and fundamental shift” away from nature”

Researchers found that people - especially children - were spending less time outdoors than before.

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I know personally that since we started Geocaching we have spent way more time outdoors. I think Geocaching is a great way to get out there! Spread the word!

A story coming out of Portland Oregon features two men who lost there way during a white out while climbing Mount Hood. The climbers were not able to get down from the mountain after a storm hit. They decided to make a snow shelter and stay there for the night. While digging the snow shelter they discovered a Geocache - this Geocache had their exact location. This allowed them to tell rescuers exactly where they were!

Read the article and see the video coverage 

An article recently posted in the Rocky Mount Telegram highlights two teachers using Geocaching as a learning tool;

Seventh grade teachers Anica Weeks and Susan Pridgen both are avid Geocaching players. The high tech treasure hunt – as Pridgen refers to it – uses global positioning systems to find objects hidden by other geocachers. In order to tap into students’ tech-savvy lives, the teachers are putting GPS units in the hands of students to get them out of their seats to search for things they once found in textbooks.

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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

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.

“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!