Traditional geocaching gave birth to GeoCaching – an active urban game of the Encounter project. The game is quite similar to geocaching but has time limitations and hints.
Geocaches vary in size, difficulty, and location. Simple caches that are placed near a roadside are often called "drive-bys", "park 'n grabs" (PNGs), or "cache and dash". Geocaches may also be complex, involving lengthy searches, significant travel, or use of specialist equipment such as SCUBA diving, kayaking, or abseiling. Different geocaching websites list different variations per their own policies.
Container sizes range from "nanos", particularly magnetic nanos, which can be smaller than the tip of a finger and have only enough room to store the log sheet, to 20-liter (5 gallon) buckets or even larger containers, such as entire trucks.[2] The most common cache containers in rural areas are lunch-box-sized plastic storage containers or surplus military ammunition cans. Ammo cans are considered the gold standard of containers because they are very sturdy, waterproof, animal- and fire-resistant, relatively cheap, and have plenty of room for trade items. Smaller containers are more common in urban areas because they can be more easily hidden.
Geocache Locations | |||
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Locations | Easy | Moderate | Difficult |
Washington | Traillinks ID #6055746 City of Snoqualmie Centennial Trail |
Traillinks ID #6055771 Issaquah-Preston Trail |
Traillinks ID #6397038 Whitehorse Trail |
New York City | Traillinks ID #9446427 Flatbush Avenue Greenway |
Traillinks ID #9890951 Jones Beach Boardwalk |
Traillinks ID #8661059 EPCAL ALternative Transportaion Path |
Alaska | Traillinks ID #6547134 Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail |
Traillinks ID #6547132 Campbell Creek Greenbelt |
Traillinks ID #6031609 Tony Knowles Coastal Trail |