Monthly Archives: February 2012

Got Plans for Some Leap Day Geocaching?

We started geocaching in 2006, well before the last Leap Day rolled around in 2008. I don’t recall a lot of “noise” back then about making sure to get out to find a geocache or attend a geocaching event on … Continue reading

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Family Day Fun

Did you know that Alberta was the first province in Canada to establish a Family Day holiday? In 1990, then Premier Don Getty introduced the idea, saying it’s important for Albertans to spend time with their families and to reinforce … Continue reading

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Winter Close-Ups

Our 5-day weekend in Canmore included one short walk and one longer geocaching walk that netted four smileys. As always, we carried our cameras. Mr. GeoK was shooting with his Olympus Pen E-P3 and Mrs. GeoK with her Olympus E-PL1, … Continue reading

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Fun With Glow Sticks

A few years ago we had some fun taking photos of a glow-in-the-dark light bar – you know, the kind you might come across as swag in a regular-sized, kid-friendly geocache. Youngest GeoKid remembered how much fun we had and … Continue reading

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Geocache Spotlight: GCA0D6 – Stash n’ Dash

One of our favourite geocaches in Calgary is GCA0D6 – Stash n’ Dash. Originally placed in November 2002, the concept for this not quite unique cache is to pick it up when you find it and move it – in … Continue reading

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