Geocaching and the January Photo Contest

Good morning everyone. Today we stop in South Carolina. The cache with the most favorite points and oldest belongs to 'Modoc Stash' GCF4. Hidden in December of 2000 (that cache is 20 years old), it has been found 1,470 times and has 618 favorite points to date. The most found cache is 'Take A Break in SC' GCA25E. Hidden in October, 2002, it has been found 3,812 times and has 18 favorite points.

Today I announce the winner of the December photo contest and tell you what January will be. First things first, the entries. These are in no particular order. First up is an entry from MUDac. She is one of the hosts of #USGeocachingHour. She was doing an Adventure Lab when she came to one of the stages decorated with Christmas lights.

The next entry is from KennyMasonMady. He also follows the blog on Twitter, as does MUDac. KennyMasonMady found some amo cans under the Christmas tree. Someone was really good for Santa to bring amo cans.

The final entry is from Ptrol64. She found this cute penguin in a tree.

I used wheelofnames.com to select the one lucky winner. I entered all three enteries...

...clicked on the center circle... (I tried getting a picture as the wheel was spinning)...

...and our inaugural winner of The Geocaching Guild photo contest is...

... KennyMasonMady. Congratulations. I'll be in touch to get particulars and have your prize shipped out.

I've been thinking of what the January contest could be. I want to keep it simple. We've recieved a decent amount of snow over the past week or two, so how about a picture of a cache you have found in the snow. If you don't have any snow, a picture of what Winter looks like in your area.

The prizes are the same as last month along with a pathtag that has been donated by Ptrol64. Unfortunately, it hasn't arrived yet, probably due to the Christmas rush. The local post office only allows five people inside at any given time and it was the normal to find at least a dozen people lined up outside, waiting to pick up their Christmas parcels. Getting back to the contest; for those that missed what the prizes were, here's a picture:

A fridge magnet, a trackable button (unactivated), a pathtag, and a second pathtag that I mentioned above. It's a Christmas Covid themed tag.

That's all for this week. Next week I'll look back at the year that was 2020 and how geocaching was for myself. Until then, be happy, stay safe, wash your hands and wear a mask, hug your furry critters, and most importantly, have fun. Peace out.

Never a dull moment when you have cats around.

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