Good morning everyone. This week's fun facts is all about the great State of North Dakota. Oldest active cache: "The Buck Stops Here" GC551. Published March, 2001. Cache with the most favorite points: "The Visit Fargo-Moorhead Multi Cache" GC5KWCX with 116pts. Highest elevation: "White Butte" GC5ZJRN @ 3,445ft. Lowest elevation: "Pembina Cemetery" GC56YC9 @ 781ft. Longest daily streak belongs to jugglerjon at 877 days. Top finder is MinotRanger with 8,809 finds. Top hider is Tick_Magnet with 244 caches hidden in North Dakota.
This week is another edition to my series of spotlights on people in geocaching. This time around I want to shine the spotlight on a geocacher, blogger, author, and casual vlogger, Jangie. Also known as GeoJangie in social media, she hails from the great state of North Dakota. Angie first caught the geocaching bug while attending college, and along with friends, was in search of something to do back in 2012. One of those friends was Jon, soon to be husband and the "J" of the Jangie team. Their very first find was on campus "Such Great Heights (formerly: Egg-stravaganza #7)" GC2QHDX with a log that reads "first cache I have ever found, with the help of a friend...super neat!" I actually DNF'd this one in the Spring of 2014, although I never logged my DNF.
Geocaching would take Angie and Jon on many adventures as they discover their home state. Angie also started posting pictures of their adventures in social media. I would come across Jangie on Instagram. I'm not sure exactly when we started following each other, but it's been over 3 years now. It was during this time that Angie ran a contest for people who were following her a chance to win one of her custom made Pathtags. If I recall, all I had to do was like the picture and I was entered. Easy enough, so what the heck, I'll enter. Much to my surprise, as I was returning home from finding a geocache, I got a message saying I won. I am now the owner of a Jangie pathtag (this would be my very first pathtag). I got away from Instagram for awhile.
While I was away, Angie was busy with her life. In that time, Angie became a Mom, a blogger, and an author of a children's geocaching book. She began blogging in September, 2016. http://geocachingjangie.com/ As a stay at home Mom, Angie was wanting something to do and writing has been a passion of hers. A blogger was born. She publishes a new blog every Thursday. She has also taken on the duties of blog manager for the Geocache Talk webpage and looks after the Geocache Talk Instagram page.
Angie would also try her hand at writing a book. It was while reading her daughter's favourite book for the (as parents, it feels like) the millionth time, it occurred to her that there are no geocaching related children's books. Angie set out and wrote "Sophia Finds A Geocache". The illustrations was done by Angie's Mom, a real family project. The book can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Sophia-Finds-Geocache-Angela-Westphal/dp/1540450341 and soon to be on the Shop Geocaching online store. Angie also has an adult fiction book in the works that is also geocaching inspired.
Although she's on most social media, YouTube is one medium that Angie hasn't really done, but she did dabble in it recently, thanks to Cache Canada's TB project (a Canadian Geocaching vlogger). https://youtu.be/AxOOKeo87jc Angie also makes guest appearances on the Geocaching Talk podcast.
Angie gives talks/presentations about Geocaching locally in her area. Just recently she was at the Williston Sport and Rec show where she explained what geocaching is, how to do it, and why it's such a great activity for all ages. Angie even created her own pamphlet to hand out at these events with a basic geocaching 101 for the non-geocachers. You can say that Angie is a true ambassador of Geocaching in her home state and on social media.
When I wanted to start a blog, Angie was one of the people I turned to for advice. I even ask her about other social media related questions such as Periscope. She always answers my questions, has advice and tips. It's because of her help and support that I decided to do something as a way to say "Thank You". I became a Patron member, a @GeoJangie's Patron Club member. http://geocachingjangie.com/geojangies-patron-club/ $5 a month is cheap. That's a large chocolate milk (I don't drink coffee) and two cookies from Tim Horton's that I can live without (my doctor wants me to lose weight anyway) while supporting another geocacher, a fellow blogger, and a neighbour of sorts. You can subscribe to her blog page so you'll never miss out on new blogs and other announcements. As a Patron member, I received a signed copy of "Sophia Finds a Geocache", calling cards, a personal thank you note, and a pathtag (my second Jangie pathtag and my personal favorite). I also get a sneak peak at the book Angie is writing.
Angie is also the owner of 61 geocaches, with the first one being "Lost Your Marbles?" GC3MFYX, published in May, 2012 (now archived). As for a favorite cache, Angie prefers the story, the location than a specific hide. One that comes to mind is the hike that she did with her family (first hike with their daughter) along the summit trail in the badlands of North Dakota. The views were stunning.
That's it for my second spotlight. Don't forget to subscribe/follow Angie's blog and her Twitter, Instagram pages. I look forward to doing more in the future. Know someone that should be featured in a spotlight? Leave a comment with your nomination. Until then, enjoy, peace out, and remember, geocaching is suppose to be fun.
This week is another edition to my series of spotlights on people in geocaching. This time around I want to shine the spotlight on a geocacher, blogger, author, and casual vlogger, Jangie. Also known as GeoJangie in social media, she hails from the great state of North Dakota. Angie first caught the geocaching bug while attending college, and along with friends, was in search of something to do back in 2012. One of those friends was Jon, soon to be husband and the "J" of the Jangie team. Their very first find was on campus "Such Great Heights (formerly: Egg-stravaganza #7)" GC2QHDX with a log that reads "first cache I have ever found, with the help of a friend...super neat!" I actually DNF'd this one in the Spring of 2014, although I never logged my DNF.
Geocaching would take Angie and Jon on many adventures as they discover their home state. Angie also started posting pictures of their adventures in social media. I would come across Jangie on Instagram. I'm not sure exactly when we started following each other, but it's been over 3 years now. It was during this time that Angie ran a contest for people who were following her a chance to win one of her custom made Pathtags. If I recall, all I had to do was like the picture and I was entered. Easy enough, so what the heck, I'll enter. Much to my surprise, as I was returning home from finding a geocache, I got a message saying I won. I am now the owner of a Jangie pathtag (this would be my very first pathtag). I got away from Instagram for awhile.
While I was away, Angie was busy with her life. In that time, Angie became a Mom, a blogger, and an author of a children's geocaching book. She began blogging in September, 2016. http://geocachingjangie.com/ As a stay at home Mom, Angie was wanting something to do and writing has been a passion of hers. A blogger was born. She publishes a new blog every Thursday. She has also taken on the duties of blog manager for the Geocache Talk webpage and looks after the Geocache Talk Instagram page.
Angie would also try her hand at writing a book. It was while reading her daughter's favourite book for the (as parents, it feels like) the millionth time, it occurred to her that there are no geocaching related children's books. Angie set out and wrote "Sophia Finds A Geocache". The illustrations was done by Angie's Mom, a real family project. The book can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/
Although she's on most social media, YouTube is one medium that Angie hasn't really done, but she did dabble in it recently, thanks to Cache Canada's TB project (a Canadian Geocaching vlogger). https://youtu.be/AxOOKeo87jc Angie also makes guest appearances on the Geocaching Talk podcast.
Angie gives talks/presentations about Geocaching locally in her area. Just recently she was at the Williston Sport and Rec show where she explained what geocaching is, how to do it, and why it's such a great activity for all ages. Angie even created her own pamphlet to hand out at these events with a basic geocaching 101 for the non-geocachers. You can say that Angie is a true ambassador of Geocaching in her home state and on social media.
When I wanted to start a blog, Angie was one of the people I turned to for advice. I even ask her about other social media related questions such as Periscope. She always answers my questions, has advice and tips. It's because of her help and support that I decided to do something as a way to say "Thank You". I became a Patron member, a @GeoJangie's Patron Club member. http://geocachingjangie.com/geojangies-patron-club/ $5 a month is cheap. That's a large chocolate milk (I don't drink coffee) and two cookies from Tim Horton's that I can live without (my doctor wants me to lose weight anyway) while supporting another geocacher, a fellow blogger, and a neighbour of sorts. You can subscribe to her blog page so you'll never miss out on new blogs and other announcements. As a Patron member, I received a signed copy of "Sophia Finds a Geocache", calling cards, a personal thank you note, and a pathtag (my second Jangie pathtag and my personal favorite). I also get a sneak peak at the book Angie is writing.
Angie is also the owner of 61 geocaches, with the first one being "Lost Your Marbles?" GC3MFYX, published in May, 2012 (now archived). As for a favorite cache, Angie prefers the story, the location than a specific hide. One that comes to mind is the hike that she did with her family (first hike with their daughter) along the summit trail in the badlands of North Dakota. The views were stunning.
That's it for my second spotlight. Don't forget to subscribe/follow Angie's blog and her Twitter, Instagram pages. I look forward to doing more in the future. Know someone that should be featured in a spotlight? Leave a comment with your nomination. Until then, enjoy, peace out, and remember, geocaching is suppose to be fun.
Hi Ken,
ReplyDeleteYou know me as wheresjwo on Twitter. I loved this profile of Geojangie. It was such a joy to read. I also appreciate the information at the beginning about North Dakota. Makes me want to do a geocache trip there.
JWo