What do the symbols mean on geocaching?

The ghost is a virtual cache, meaning that you need to take a picture of yourself to get the cache. Green is a normal cache. Red is an event cache. Blue I believe is where you do research on the geography of the location and yellow is a multi cache. 2.

What is an Earthcache?

An Earthcache is a special place that people can visit to learn about a unique geoscience feature or aspect of our Earth. Earthcaches include a set of educational notes and the details about where to find the location (latitude and longitude).

What does swag mean in Geocaching?

Stuff We All Get
Small toys, keychains, and other treasures found in the cache – that’s geocaching SWAG – or Stuff We All Get. SWAG is often something homemade, or represents a geocacher, their interests, or where they’re from! Geocachers trade swag by replacing items in the geocache with something of equal or greater value.

What do GREY geocaches mean?

For cache lists, the white and light grey are just used to alternate color on each row to make it easier to follow a line across. Dark grey are the ones you have found. And peach and green are as you say.

What does Tftc mean in Geocaching?

Thanks For The Cache
More about Travel Bugs and trackables. TFTC. “Thanks For The Cache”. An acronym written by geocachers in logbooks or online when logging cache finds.

Can geocaches be buried?

Caches cannot be buried – except with permission To avoid problems with land managers and property owners, geocaches were previously not allowed to be buried under any circumstances. In general, this is still the case, unless you get explicit permission from the property owner.

Can you use your phone to geocache?

Since geocaching required a GPS, Android-based smartphones are a great tool to use since you normally have them with you. To participate in geocaching, you will need to create an account at Geocaching.com. On that website, you can search for caches, create lists of them, log your finds and even create your own.

What is the geocaching logo?

We began using the Geocaching logo in 2001. Since then, it has become a symbol that joyfully screams “Geocaching!” in any language. Many geocachers want to use the Geocaching logo or our other trademarks for various geocaching-related things—and we love that!

How do I find a geocache?

Create an account online or through the Geocaching® app to view a map of geocaches near you. 2. Find a geocache Use the app to navigate to a geocache nearby. Don’t forget to bring a pen!

How do I use the geocaching® app?

Create an account online or through the Geocaching® app to view a map of geocaches near you. 2. Find a geocache Use the app to navigate to a geocache nearby. Don’t forget to bring a pen! 3. Share your experience Once you find the geocache, sign and date the logbook. Place the geocache back where you found it and log your experience online.

How can i Improve my geocache?

Curious how putting a logo on them would improve the cache experience on one placed in an awful spot. Agree with the others, in your case favorite points may be a good option, and just reading cache pages for favorable logs would help too. Label your container as a geocache.