PodCacher: Geocaching Goodness

On our geocaching podcast today, we are celebrating 100 years of Route 66 with some history and a brief chat with gsmX2. We also share some surprising reactions to Cow Omelet Caches from around the world, audio from a crazy day of chasing counties, another interesting geocaching origin story and much more.

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Geocaching® app: Log trackables

Route 66 centennial
Route 66 Centennial Commission
Route 66 Adventure Labs

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Chipper's Conundrum - Oregon
Lookout Lisa's Log

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2025 Celebration Trackables - STILL ON SALE!

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On our geocaching podcast today, we have a fantastic roving report about Cow Omelet geocaches in the UK (yep, you heard us correctly). We also share a geocaching origin story from a lackey, audio from out in the field as we scooter to hide 2 geocaches, some location-based apps suggested by Moun10Bike, news on Shareable activity and much more.

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Shareables activity 
Cache log templates 
Advanced map types on web search map
Solved hidden cache location on web search map
Event dates on web search map
Favorite points on web search map

Cow Omelet Series Bookmark List
Cow Omelet Series Website
Cow omelet: Herd melt 
Cow Omelet: Noah Tux
Cow Omelet: Ignores Borg

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Love's log on Iron Horse in 2007
Love's log for 10,000 with her dad

MysteryHike location based app
Time Atlas location based app

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MAPP Show 160 for Club Members / Update 959.1
Listen to a Brief Update to hear why there is no regular show this week.

Presenting MAPP Show #160:
If you're a PodCacher Club Member, check your email (or the ClubHouse) for the link to the audio file, show notes, and exclusive photos.

This is our "Members Appreciation Premium Perk Show", released as BONUS content for all of our Club Members.

On this week’s MAPP show for our club members,
* A discussion about Letterbox Hybrids
* AND a bit of letterboxing history
* Another great geocaching origin story
* Our geocaching trip to Julian
* A club member FTF hunt 
* News about treasures and log photos
* Prizes for PodCacher Club members and much more!

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On our geocaching podcast today, we have an interview with the amazing Moun10Bike, lackey at Geocaching HQ. Jon is often called “the father of geocoins” and recently celebrated 25 years of geocoins! He shares about how he was involved at the very beginning of when geocaching was born, and where the geocoin idea first began. We also have another origin story to share with you, a new geocaching resource for kids and much more.

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SAVI Stash - Jon's First Find - Washington
Camels Prairie Stash - Jon's First Hide - Idaho
Light House Point - Cache where first geocoin was placed - Washington
Celebrating 25 Years of Geocoins - Jon's Event - Washington

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GeocachingKids.org - a free website for kids and their grownups

Mustang Sally - Flagman's first geocache - California

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On our geocaching podcast today, we are celebrating Earthcache Day with an earthcache of course and we also have some great earthcache resources for you. We'll share a brand new segment called “My Origin Story”, have a discussion of the Geocache Health Score, a new hiding theme and much more.

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The final 2026 hiding theme: Movie screens and animal themes

Log on Mystery inCLUEded Adventure Lab Bonus II by KidVegas19

International EarthCache Day 2026

All.Things.EarthCache YouTube Channel

LANMonkey Travel Adventures Earthcache Videos

Earthcache Information

Show 856.0: Celebrate 20 Years of EarthCaches

Show 346.0: Interview with geoaware

Show 347.0: First Mega Earthcaching Event

Show 944.0: Earthcache Clean Up and Tips for Finding

Show 489.0: International EarthCache Day 2014

Show 453.0: 10 Years of Earthcaching!

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RED HOT CONCERT CACHE - kawikaturn's first cache

Geocache Health Score

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Original McDonalds - McToy Museum

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