Caching In The NorthWest

In this Caching in the NorthWest episode, Chris of the NorthWest and LANMonkey take you on a geocaching road trip through San Diego. The episode covers Phil's Memorial Cache (GC5B), known as the oldest California geocache, along with the trails and views at Mt. Soledad, the history and gardens of Balboa Park, and the coastal scenery of Point Loma. Balboa Park's story, from its 1868 origins through the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, shapes much of the discussion. Watch the full episode, catch the live show every Thursday at 7PM PT, and find more geocaching adventures at CachingNW.com.

In this live Caching in the NorthWest episode, recorded from San Diego, Chris of the NorthWest and LANMonkey broadcast from a brewery with a crowd of geocachers. The show covers Phil's Memorial Cache (GC5B), the oldest geocache in California, along with Balboa Park, the La Jolla tide pools, and Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument. Guests share hand-made Signal event souvenirs, a deep dive into Earth caching, and San Diego's Hall of Fame cache challenges, plus tips on Mike's Taco Club and the California burrito. Watch the full episode, catch the live show every Thursday at 7PM PT, and find more geocaching adventures at CachingNW.com.

In Episode 687 of Caching in the NorthWest, the Pacific Northwest's geocaching podcast, we explore EarthCaches: the geology-based geocaches that send you to waterfalls, basalt columns, glacial erratics, volcanic landscapes, and coastal formations instead of a hidden container. LANMonkey joins Chris of the NorthWest and witzend to talk through how to find EarthCaches, how to research the geology before you go, how to answer logging tasks correctly, and how to communicate with cache owners so your log stands. Whether you're a beginner geocacher wondering how EarthCaches work or an experienced cacher looking to sharpen your earth science skills, this episode is packed with practical tips for EarthCaching in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and beyond. Join us live every Thursday at 7PM PT and find all episodes at https://CachingNW.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Co-Host LANMonkey on Geocaching.com: https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=LANMonkey  EarthCache Resources EarthCache Program (Geological Society of America): https://www.geosociety.org/what-we-do/in-the-field/earthcache  EarthCache Submission Guidelines: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/fieldexp/EarthCache/guidelines/home.aspx  EarthCache FAQ: https://rock.geosociety.org/earthcache/faq.htm  New Hiding Guidance for EarthCaches (Geocaching HQ Blog): https://www.geocaching.com/blog/?p=133006 

On this episode of Caching in the NorthWest, puzzle cache expert and Fizzy Challenge namesake FizzyMagic joins hosts Chris of the NorthWest, witzend, and LANMonkey to talk about what goes wrong with puzzle caches — and why we can't stop solving them anyway. From unsolvable ciphers and moon-logic guesswork to last-three-digit shortcuts, one-true-page puzzles, walls of text, and egocaches built to show off rather than entertain, Fizzy shares hard-won puzzle-solving wisdom from working alongside some of the top names on the Certitude solved list. Whether you're brand new to mystery caches or chasing a Fizzy Challenge grid of your own, this episode is packed with practical tips for solving smarter and hiding better puzzle caches in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Watch live every Thursday at 7PM PT at https://CachingNW.com.

In this episode of Caching in the NorthWest, hosts Chris of the NorthWest, witzend, and LANMonkey are joined by fellow geocaching podcaster Bounce,bounce to remember Tim, known in the geocaching community as Merlin1392. A longtime board member of the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO), Merlin1392 left a lasting mark on geocaching through his dedication to the hobby and his community. This geocaching podcast episode looks back on his legacy and contributions, sharing stories and reflections from fellow geocachers whose lives he touched. Tune in for this tribute episode of Caching in the NorthWest, the podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, live every Thursday at 7pm PT. Visit CachingNW.com for more geocaching news, geocaching podcasts, and community stories from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.