Caching in the NorthWest

Caching in the NorthWest Episode 690 explores themed geocache hides, including movie screen concepts and animal-inspired containers. Hosts Chris of the NorthWest and LANMonkey talk through how themed caches are designed, placed, and maintained, and why they make such a fun experience for beginner and advanced geocachers alike. This Pacific Northwest geocaching podcast covers creative cache ideas, hiding tips, and community favorite...

In this Caching in the NorthWest episode, Chris of the NorthWest and LANMonkey take you on a geocaching road trip through San Diego. The episode covers Phil's Memorial Cache (GC5B), known as the oldest California geocache, along with the trails and views at Mt. Soledad, the history and gardens of Balboa Park, and the coastal scenery of Point Loma. Balboa Park's story, from its 1868 origins through the 1915 Panama-California Exposit...

In this live Caching in the NorthWest episode, recorded from San Diego, Chris of the NorthWest and LANMonkey broadcast from a brewery with a crowd of geocachers. The show covers Phil's Memorial Cache (GC5B), the oldest geocache in California, along with Balboa Park, the La Jolla tide pools, and Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument. Guests share hand-made Signal event souvenirs, a deep dive into Earth caching, and San Diego's H...

In Episode 687 of Caching in the NorthWest, the Pacific Northwest's geocaching podcast, we explore EarthCaches: the geology-based geocaches that send you to waterfalls, basalt columns, glacial erratics, volcanic landscapes, and coastal formations instead of a hidden container. LANMonkey joins Chris of the NorthWest and witzend to talk through how to find EarthCaches, how to research the geology before you go, how to answer logging ...

On this episode of Caching in the NorthWest, puzzle cache expert and Fizzy Challenge namesake FizzyMagic joins hosts Chris of the NorthWest, witzend, and LANMonkey to talk about what goes wrong with puzzle caches — and why we can't stop solving them anyway. From unsolvable ciphers and moon-logic guesswork to last-three-digit shortcuts, one-true-page puzzles, walls of...

In this episode of Caching in the NorthWest, hosts Chris of the NorthWest, witzend, and LANMonkey are joined by fellow geocaching podcaster Bounce,bounce to remember Tim, known in the geocaching community as Merlin1392. A longtime board member of the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO), Merlin1392 left a lasting mark on geocaching through his dedication to the hobby and his community. This geocaching podcast episode looks back ...

Join Caching in the NorthWest, the geocaching podcast from the birthplace of geocaching in the Pacific Northwest, as we preview the Jurassic Fall Event — a hands-on gadget cache building night happening 09/19/2026 at the Bounce Bounce shop. This week's episode dives into DIY gadget caches, breadboard electronics projects, and geocache container design, with special guests Bouncebounce and Goblindust breaking down...

What does it actually take to design a great challenge cache? On this episode of Caching in the NorthWest, we sit down with returning guest JTCoffee to dig into the creative side of challenge cache design — from picking a theme, to building a requirement that feels rewarding instead of tedious, to navigating what will and won't get past reviewer approval. JTCoffee joined us back on Episode 672 to talk Seattle-are...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest. It's Thursday at 7PM Pacifi and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're refreshing the AQI map for the fourth time today, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

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Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're slogging through stores for back to school shopping, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to ca...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're wondering just where you left your hiking boots to dry, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific, I'm Chris of the NorthWest, one of the many Chris' that rule the internet tonight.

Tonight, we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're actually glad to see the rain, we'll be Cachin...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're looking for the middle of everywhere, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to call in your Geoc...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest. Tonight, we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're sad your home country lost in the round of 16, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest

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Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're firing up the grill and firing off the fireworks, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to call in your Geoc...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're rediscovering the joy of Ranch dressing, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to call in ...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while your GPS is guiding you to a clearing in the middle of a park, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to...

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 7PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're trying to avoid soccer traffic, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest.

We want you to call in your Geocache L...