Tomorrow, it is supposed to snow. This is when winter geocaching takes an ugly turn. Suddenly, all of those geocaches not marked as “winter friendly” become abundantly clear. Pet Peeve: If it isn’t winter friendly, let us know. There’s this handy icon you can select when submitting your geocache. I was looking at my overall [...]

Even as a Minnesotan, I have to take issue. We Minnesotans are used to the ravages of winter. It’s either get used to it or move. Tackling a winter-friendly geocache after 20 inches of snow and subzero temperatures has tested this geocacher. Uncle! Uncle! It’s not driving to the cache that is a problem. I [...]

During the winter is when we’ll try for those elusive wetland caches. You know the ones. They’re located in wet, mosquito-laden areas that you would never walk during the spring, much less summer. Winter is about the only time you can get to these places. Wetlands are places that are inundated with water either continually [...]

Our geocaching has really slowed down these days due to winter. It’s not that I don’t like winter. In fact, I couldn’t wait to go walking this morning so I could enjoy the snow that was falling. After a combination of snow, rain, and below-zero temperatures, the trails have transformed into sheets of bare ice. [...]

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 [...]

This time of year makes for some challenging geocaching.  We’re under a winter storm warning, complete with lightning and thunder.  Toss is some high winds to blow the snow around and add some below zero wind chills for good measure.  You’re left with a day with no geocaching in the forecast. I know some of [...]

A couple of weeks ago, before the flu hit, we headed out for some welcome winter geocaching. This is geocaching at its best. Winter is such a wonderful time to be out anyway. Must be the Minnesotan in me. If you can find a quiet woods, all the better. We took to the trails on [...]