HeadHardHat's Award Winning Geocaching Blog is a geocache treasure trove of geocaching information. Years of searchable geocaching insights await you here. HeadHardHat's GeoSnippits Geocaching Videos series can be seen on You Tube. You can also find him on his new GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast series and the Geocaching Podcast. Geocaching the outdoor treasure-hunting game which the participants use a GPS receiver to hide and seek containers called "geocaches" or "caches" anywhere in the world
In tonight's episode of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Geocaching Insights hosts Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Wife Amy the HeadHardHatress discuss with our good friend and special guest Joshua The Geocaching Vlogger about Periscope and geocaching.
Plus, We are giving away prizes live on the show. You must be watching to win!
Plus-Plus, Who of our lucky contest entries gets the three month subscription of the Cache Crate from Cache-advance.com??
Show Notes, Audio and Video versions of this episode can be found here:
http://geosnippitsreboot.com/periscope-with-joshua-the-geocaching-vlogger-geosnippits-reboot-podcast-ep-134
Meet up at http://geosnippits.com/gsreboot-podcast/ or go to geosnippits.com and click the GSREBOOT PODCAST option in the menu to see the LIVE viewing area to watch as we record the show and also join in our world wide chat room with geocachers from around the planet.
Pre-Show starts about 8:00PM ET with the actual podcast starting at 8:30PM ET. Come join in the fun! Please share this with others.
In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast:
We go back to the basics about geocaching game pieces and their differences. Great discussion about travel bugs, trackables, geocoins, tags and hitch hikers.
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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!
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Geocaching Podcast EPISODE 423 - Fall Cache Maintenance
Streamed live on Oct 21, 2015
In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast:
We go back to the basics and discuss Fall Maintenance. Who should do it? What happens if it doesn't happen? Why should we all help with geocaching maintenance.
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What is your favorite Geocaching Meme, saying or quote? Tonight on the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast Wife Amy and Myself find the humor in geocaching by showing and telling as many funny statements we can.
Meet up at http://geosnippits.com/gsreboot-podcast/ or go to geosnippits.com and click the GSREBOOT PODCAST option in the menu to see the LIVE viewing area to watch as we record the show and also join in our world wide chat room with geocachers from around the planet.
Pre-Show starts about 8:00PM ET with the actual podcast starting at 8:30PM ET. Come join in the fun! Please share this with others.
In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast:
The hosts tonight go over geocaching decisions that go just up to or beyond the geocaching guidelines. An explosive conversation for sure.
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This last Sunday on October 11th, 2015 was International Earthcache Day. For not only geocachers but all folks that are into Earth Science and different geological processes. This is a great excuse to get out and give our planet a good look see.
That being said, Wife Amy and myself went out on a beautiful fall day and explored a wondrous park not too far from our home. I had been saving this particular earthcache for about a year now and it turned out to be amazing.
Within the park is an whole series of trails to enjoy. The one we were interested in was a "Rock Trail" which included "talking rocks". Now my folks were rock hounds and we as a family traveled all over the place finding minerals, gems and collectible stones. In all my travels I never encountered a talking rock, so I was intrigued with this adventure. Of course we had to actually find the correct trail first.
The main issue was the way-point getting to the trail head was a bit misleading. You came up to a map that showed a very high level map of the trail systems. They all intertwined and one was given choices from which to pick a trail and go. Unfortunately the park did not have clear markers there saying "Yellow Trail this way" or a yellow marker to go here... Instead it had one sign showing to the left telling about the Forest Tree Trail and The Rock Trail. So off we went thinking that the rock trail would be down this path. So we walked and walked and walked, learning about the different trees in the area but nothing about the rocks. Wife Amy and I figured we must somehow be on the wrong trail. The trail markers were not the right color and we were looking for yellow trail markers. So we headed back.
Back at the starting point which actually was an information center. Amy and I looked at the other trail-heads and she had mentioned something of which I did not hear nor pay attention to. A minute later we bumped into a father with several of his children. I asked if he knew where the Rock Trail was and he said he was heading there as well. So off we went on the same trail we walked figuring we just did not go far enough. So we walked and walked and walked. Then off to the left of us was once again the now familiar Information Center. We had taken a nice hike in the form of a circle. The father apologized and said we must have taken the wrong trail. Ugh,
That was when wife Amy states that we should have taken the trail to the right and not the trail to the left like she originally said. Again that was the part that I wasn't listening and completely ignored any content that may have been relevant. Like 100 feet down that trail was a yellow trail marker. I was so happy to see it I didn't question her about not mentioning it before...
NOW we could do the earthcache, Yay!
Luckily for us the trail itself was only about a mile long because the sun was on it's way down. We traveled the trail and finally came upon a talking rock. See the little video below:
Because these were educational trails the park had recorded messages at key points of interest. Push the button and learn what that particular station was about. I think this was awesome, especially for kids or those who can't read signs.
Our particular earthcache had several questions that needed to be answered to gain the find. You had to go through the entire trail to gain the information and answer the questions. It was really a lot of fun. Here are some of the photos we took on the trail. No spoilers here just showing off the scenery.
Headhardhat doing a woodsy selfie
Nice place for a traditional geocache
Was amazed at how many large rock specimens they had on this trail.
Nice stream running through.
Beautiful
Headhardhat and Wife Amy
So as we wound up the nature hike and collected our International Earthcache Day 2015 souvenir. I could not help but bring back up the fact that Amy did suggest we go right instead of left on the trail.
"Why did you not say to go that way?", stated I.
"I did, you weren't listening - again." stated Wife Amy.
"Huh?" stated I.
"Exactly." stated Wife Amy.
And on we went to go find the car. We did mark where we parked the car, right?
In tonight's episode of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Geocaching Insights hosts Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Wife Amy the HeadHardHatress discuss some spooky geoaching ideas with the help of our viewers stories and suggestions.
Plus we talk about the Cache-Advance.com Cache Crate Contest AND we are giving away a GxProxy.com Good Bag of geocaching greatness LIVE on the show. Be there to have a chance winning that and so much more....
Meet up at http://geosnippits.com/gsreboot-podcast/ or go to geosnippits.com and click the GSREBOOT PODCAST option in the menu to see the LIVE viewing area to watch as we record the show and also join in our world wide chat room with geocachers from around the planet.
Pre-Show starts about 8:00PM ET with the actual podcast starting at 8:30PM ET. Come join in the fun!
In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast:
It's time to sit back, grab a libation and talk geocaching with the hosts of the GCPC for this month's Cacher Coffee. What topics are for tonight? It will be up to them, should make for a good discussion no matter what they do.
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!
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In tonight's episode of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Geocaching Insights hosts Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Wife Amy the HeadHardHatress discuss the origins of geocaching and go over the amazing game of Letterboxing. Plus we start our Cache Advance Cache Crate Contest.
Meet up at http://geosnippits.com/gsreboot-podcast/ or go to geosnippits.com and click the GSREBOOT PODCAST option in the menu to see the LIVE viewing area to watch as we record the show and also join in our world wide chat room with geocachers from around the planet.
Pre-Show starts about 8:00PM ET with the actual podcast starting at 8:30PM ET. Come join in the fun!
In tonight's episode of the Geocaching Podcast:
The guys try to figure out why there appears to be an ever growing set of discrepancies with geocache size, difficulty and terrain ratings.
Looks like Taz427 has the night off while getting his family moved to California. Will be an interesting discussion for sure.
Be sure to check it out!
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!
