What was your favorite Geocache and why?

SGT Larry Prentice — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:49:58 -0500

Please share GC # and why it was your favorite. If I had to choose one it would be GC334ZA One Busy Day On The E.T. Highway Challenge. http://coord.info/GC334ZA If you have NOT cached the ET Highway, you need to put it on your caching bucket list!! This challenge is to find six different cache types in one day within 100 miles of this one. The scenery on the ET is AMAZING!!

One Busy Day On The E.T. Highway Challenge

Solve the mystery and then use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the solution coordinates. Look for a small hidden container. When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. If you take something from the container, leave something in exchange. The terrain is 3 and difficulty is 4 (out of 5).

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2015 10:54 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:54:01 -0500

My favorite Goecache was in a park in Hermitage PA. It was hidden under a dead tree branch they shoved back in the tree.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 8:58 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:58:18 -0500

Do I have to pick just one? Looking through my favorites four strike me as the cream of the crop:

GC8356: Rabbit Bay Pirate Treasure
Finding this one was a several hour adventure with good friends. It is on an island so the find was combined with some great boating good times with buddies, and a deserted island for the final.

GC1D5YB: Jungle Bungalow
Number 1000 for me so it is a significant milestone. Also, the cache container is fantastic. I won't say more to avoid spoiling it for anyone else searching.

GC466D7 The lagoon - Tour D
An hour long kayak ride from Palawan island Philippines to a smaller island followed by a jungle trail to a secluded lagoon. One of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

GC7E7: Deer Flat (Milford, Southland)
An "old" cache, at a degree confluence. It required wading a river to get to and took two trips to make the find. I like a cache that is a challenge.

If I really had to, I guess I would say the first one in my list, GC8356, takes the number one slot for me.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 3:58 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:58:31 -0500

Darn! I cached 6 different types just a week or so ago.
And I only had to drive about 45 miles from my home location near Rochester, NY.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 4:03 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:03:17 -0500

One of my favorite gadget caches was A Silverfox Challenge http://coord.info/GC4DN38
It's a large PVC pipe with a slot in the top and bottom, and a 'channel' pipe that goes outside the main one. You shake and twist this thing until the key drops out. Best part: good arm work out. Worst part: Make you look like you're using a "shake weight".

A SilverFox Challenge Cache?

Solve the mystery and then use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the solution coordinates. Look for a hidden container. When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. If you take something from the container, leave something in exchange. The terrain is 1.5 and difficulty is 3 (out of 5).

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2015 10:18 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:18:22 -0500

Just found a new favorite on Sunday.
http://coord.info/GC39
"The Spot" The oldest and most favorited cache in New York.
Yep, cache number 39! First placed May 26, 2000.
And the original log book is still in it. You park off a gravel road at the top of the hill, take a walk across a clearing then into the woods. The entire trail is nice and well kept. At first it's a gently winding and dipping walk, then it gets interesting. At some points I'd estimate 45 degree slope.
Getting to the cache is fairly easy, 15-20 minutes tops. Then you have to go back up. Whew, took about an hour with the breathing breaks.

The Spot

Use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the provided coordinates. Look for a hidden container. When you find it, write your name and date in the logbook. If you take something from the container, leave something in exchange. The terrain is 4 and difficulty is 3 (out of 5).

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2016 8:28 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:28:10 -0500

GCRX6F Texas County Challenge 5/5
I am number 85 to complete, it was a long 6 year journey, but worth it.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 5:20 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 17:20:48 -0400

Hamilton Plunge Pool. GC 1K8R1

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1K8R1

Hamilton's Plunge Pool

Use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the provided coordinates. Visitors to EarthCaches can see how our planet has been shaped by geological processes, how we manage its resources, and how scientists gather evidence to learn about the Earth.

Response by CW3 Bill Scharff made Aug 4 at 2021 7:51 AM

CW3 Bill Scharff — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:51:52 -0400

GCK12. So sad to see this archived but happy I was able to get there while it was active. Still visit ant time we get to DC.