Geocaching and the September Photo Contest

Good morning everyone. It feels weird not starting off with some stat about an old cache or a high favorite. I'll have to come up with something new to occupy this space.

On to the matter at hand, the photo contest. First up are the entries for August. First up is FITO 81. He found a cache at Cala Reona in Cartagena, Spain.

Next is MWDL with their 500th find on a mini power trail, just North of Winnipeg.

Thank you to both entrants. Here are the prize package options the winner get to pick from.

Prize package #1: a trackable medallion and a pathtag donated by Hakliva. You can catch her monthly adventures here > Hakliva

Prize package #2: a trackable Christmas tree and a pathtag donated by Hakliva.

Prize package #3: a Cache Canada trackable and a pathtag donated by Hakliva.

I entered the names into the wheel of names...

Gave the wheel a spin, and the winner is....

FITO. Congratulations. I'll be in touch to get your prize selection and your mailing address.

There is a photo contest for September, but there are no guarantees after that. Depending on how September goes, the contest could be going on hiatus after that. There is no theme, just take a picture of a geocache you found. Easy peasy.

That's it for this week. Until next time, be happy, stay safe, wash your hands and wear a mask, get vaccinated, hug your pets, and most importantly, just have fun. Peace out ✌

There's always just one more picture, or in this case, two pictures. This was a double field puzzle. First was to get the coordinates to arrive here. Now to figure out how to open all three locks.

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