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Happy New Year from Exploring the Great Outdoors

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I want to wish everyone the best of new years. Here’s to your plans and goals. May you achieve your dreams.
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For the Love of Maps

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I have always enjoyed maps. Perhaps it is from those days of family vacations. While my dad drove us, I would often be the one with the map, navigating to the next exit or tourist site.
As a geocacher, you learn to love maps very quickly. They help you plan your geocaching trip. Topographical maps guide [...]

Definition of a Winter-Friendly Geocache

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This time of year, the hunt is on for winter-friendly geocaches. Polar regions have permafrost. Minnesota has perma-snow once the first snowfall arrives, at least through the end of winter.
For us, a winter-friendly cache is one not likely to be inaccessible because of snow or ice. That means, it’s not located under a log or [...]

Successful Navigation While Geocaching

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Things have finally turned cold in Minnesota, really cold. With temperatures falling below 20 degrees during the day, geocaching takes on a new dimension. Never is successful navigation more important. Hypothermia and frostbite have been added to the mix.
Many of you are probably like me. We enjoy winter geocaching. It’s often a time when muggles [...]