What is GoGeocaching.com all about?
Welcome to GoGeocaching.com where we're all about going geocaching with a focus on events and promoting geocaching with land
managers. Join us on Facebook to chat with fellow geocachers and be sure to visit our event calendar. The event calendar is updated each
weekend so you can plan which events you want to attend.
Events are a great opportunity to get to know other geocachers. The Calendar includes all events within 175 miles of the heart of
GoGeocaching.com (Chicago IL). Updated 02/20/2012.
managers. Join us on Facebook to chat with fellow geocachers and be sure to visit our event calendar. The event calendar is updated each
weekend so you can plan which events you want to attend.
Events are a great opportunity to get to know other geocachers. The Calendar includes all events within 175 miles of the heart of
GoGeocaching.com (Chicago IL). Updated 02/20/2012.
Geocaching is a global treasure hunt game using a GPS to seek out places and things
other geocachers want you to find. Geocaching can be any number of things to each
individual; to some it's going on long hikes in forest preserves, for others it's all about the
hunt and finding well hidden micro cache, maybe to you it's traveling around the country or
even the world to new unusual places you'd never find on your own. Geocaching can be
done as a solo adventure or with your family and friends. You can combine; photography,
hiking, biking, canoing, exploring, and even solving puzzles and riddles.
other geocachers want you to find. Geocaching can be any number of things to each
individual; to some it's going on long hikes in forest preserves, for others it's all about the
hunt and finding well hidden micro cache, maybe to you it's traveling around the country or
even the world to new unusual places you'd never find on your own. Geocaching can be
done as a solo adventure or with your family and friends. You can combine; photography,
hiking, biking, canoing, exploring, and even solving puzzles and riddles.
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Above - The view from a
cache in Wisconsin; the
most important part of
geocaching is having
fun.
cache in Wisconsin; the
most important part of
geocaching is having
fun.
Cheeseburgers in Paradise
| Web design by Mike Swaney (c) 2012 |
Train Fan Clubs & Geocaching
Cheeseburgers in Paradise is an annual event
which gives geocachers as a community the
opportunity to help our neighbors who are less
fortunate while having a good time. At the event
in 2011 we collected $90 plus 301 pounds of
non-parishable food for those in need.
which gives geocachers as a community the
opportunity to help our neighbors who are less
fortunate while having a good time. At the event
in 2011 we collected $90 plus 301 pounds of
non-parishable food for those in need.
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Breakfast in the Blustery Burbs is an event held every January for the past eight
years. The event is considered by many to be a 'must attend' and the official start of
the new year for geocaching.
years. The event is considered by many to be a 'must attend' and the official start of
the new year for geocaching.
The 2012 event will take place in the
second quarter. Watch for the
announcement soon.
second quarter. Watch for the
announcement soon.
GoRailfanning brings together the interests of
train enthusiasts and geocachers into one
exciting conjoined adventure. This new
adventure group is the combination of ValliG,
Matts Grand Dad, the Chicago Chapter of the
NRHS and the North Texas Chapter of the
NRHS. Check out these organizations
newsletters archives, stories about railfanning
and learn how geocaching and railfanning can
go hand in hand within the GoRailfanning site.
train enthusiasts and geocachers into one
exciting conjoined adventure. This new
adventure group is the combination of ValliG,
Matts Grand Dad, the Chicago Chapter of the
NRHS and the North Texas Chapter of the
NRHS. Check out these organizations
newsletters archives, stories about railfanning
and learn how geocaching and railfanning can
go hand in hand within the GoRailfanning site.
League of Extraordinary Geocachers
The League of Extraordinary Geocachers
(LEGS) promotes group geocaching and
having fun! LEGS is the oldest open invitation
group caching group in the Chicago area. Visit
them on Facebook where you can learn about
their next outing.
(LEGS) promotes group geocaching and
having fun! LEGS is the oldest open invitation
group caching group in the Chicago area. Visit
them on Facebook where you can learn about
their next outing.
Geocaching Statistics
On May 3, 2000, a five-gallon bucket was
placed in Oregon by Dave Ulmer. He
challenged others to find the stash and soon
after the coordinates were listed on the
internet and modern-day geocaching was
born. Soon geocaches were popping up
around the United States and soon after that
geocachers started looking at statistics.
Some geocachers like to know how many
caches they've found, how many other
cachers have found and from that came
various web sites which track such statistics.
If you're interested in where you stand in your
state or who has found the most caches in
the world check out Cacher Stats.
placed in Oregon by Dave Ulmer. He
challenged others to find the stash and soon
after the coordinates were listed on the
internet and modern-day geocaching was
born. Soon geocaches were popping up
around the United States and soon after that
geocachers started looking at statistics.
Some geocachers like to know how many
caches they've found, how many other
cachers have found and from that came
various web sites which track such statistics.
If you're interested in where you stand in your
state or who has found the most caches in
the world check out Cacher Stats.
Friday Lunch Club Events
Friday Lunch Clubs got their start in the
Southwest suburbs of Chicago founded by
Panther In the Den, Fed, Herbs2, and Eagle
Son. Since then versions of the Friday Lunch
Club have appeared in Elk Grove Village,
Chicago Loop, northwest Indiana and the far
south side of Chicago. Visit our event calendar
to see when and where the next Friday Lunch
Club meets, everyone is welcome.
Southwest suburbs of Chicago founded by
Panther In the Den, Fed, Herbs2, and Eagle
Son. Since then versions of the Friday Lunch
Club have appeared in Elk Grove Village,
Chicago Loop, northwest Indiana and the far
south side of Chicago. Visit our event calendar
to see when and where the next Friday Lunch
Club meets, everyone is welcome.
Breakfast in the Blustery Burbs
In 2012 more than 150
folks turned out at the
Breakfast in the Blustery
Burbs #8 held in
Bolingbrook Illinois.
Plus this year
fourty-something turned
out for an evening Flash
Mob event followed by
more geocaching with
first to find opportunities
and finally a Warm Up
event at Dunkin Donuts.
folks turned out at the
Breakfast in the Blustery
Burbs #8 held in
Bolingbrook Illinois.
Plus this year
fourty-something turned
out for an evening Flash
Mob event followed by
more geocaching with
first to find opportunities
and finally a Warm Up
event at Dunkin Donuts.
