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FALLing into Place: Hello, GOURDgeous (OU0D02)

2026-03-10T01:26:17-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

This fall-themed series is part of a larger series covering all four seasons. You can find the other seasons on the OpenCaching website under the following titles: “Winter is Snow Joke,” “Spring It On,” and “Sweet Summertime.” Each container visually aligns with the theme and includes fun facts related to the season. The tradable trinkets are not themed, only the containers. We’d love to see your photos posted. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

+ Admittedly, many of my “riddles” are not very cryptic. Our children grew up with rhyming riddles I’d written for scavenger hunts that we did to celebrate special occasions each year. As they got older, our kids complained that the riddles were too easy. I explained that I could make the riddles rhyme or make them difficult, but I couldn’t do both. They preferred the rhymes. On a hiking trail, a lot of the same natural features are repeated, such as trees and rocks. It can be a challenge to come up with new rhymes about the same natural features. Therefore, many of the riddles are not difficult to solve because the priority was to create fun rhymes. However, we created this series with families in mind, so these riddles are perfect for children, but adults may want to forgo reading the riddle that follows, unless you need an additional hint.

RIDDLE:

SPOILER ALERT! This riddle is not much of a hint; it's more of a dead giveaway.

Where roots sprawl along the ground,
My hiding place can be found.
Beneath the trunk of a towering tree,
Seek and you will find me.

FALLing into Place: eKERNELy Good (OU0D01)

2026-03-10T01:17:28-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ Please be careful of the small sapling when accessing this cache. No trees were harmed when hiding this cache; please don’t harm any when finding it. :-)

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

+ Admittedly, many of my “riddles” are not very cryptic. Our children grew up with rhyming riddles I’d written for scavenger hunts that we did to celebrate special occasions each year. As they got older, our kids complained that the riddles were too easy. I explained that I could make the riddles rhyme or make them difficult, but I couldn’t do both. They preferred the rhymes. On a hiking trail, a lot of the same natural features are repeated, such as trees and rocks. It can be a challenge to come up with new rhymes about the same natural features. Therefore, many of the riddles are not difficult because the priority was to create fun rhymes. However, we created this series with families in mind, so these riddles are perfect for children, but adults may want to forgo reading the riddle that follows, unless you need an additional hint.

RIDDLE:

Where two points meet

At a sapling’s feet,

A crevice shows the route

To what this riddle is about.

FALLing into Place: All About That Baste (OU0D00)

2026-03-10T01:06:37-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

+ Admittedly, many of my “riddles” are not very cryptic. Our children grew up with rhyming riddles I’d written for scavenger hunts that we did to celebrate special occasions each year. As they got older, our kids complained that the riddles were too easy. I explained that I could make the riddles rhyme or make them difficult, but I couldn’t do both. They preferred the rhymes. On a hiking trail, a lot of the same natural features are repeated, such as trees and rocks. It can be a challenge to come up with new rhymes about the same natural features. Therefore, many of the riddles are not difficult because the priority was to create fun rhymes. However, we created this series with families in mind, so these riddles are perfect for children, but adults may want to forgo reading the riddle that follows, unless you need an additional hint.

RIDDLE:

Where once stood a large proud tree

Its host is now broken into three.

You’ll find a cache where roots once spread.

If you follow the clues you’ve just read.

FALLing into Place: Murder Prevention (OU0CFF)

2026-03-10T01:04:24-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

+ Admittedly, many of my “riddles” are not very cryptic. Our children grew up with rhyming riddles I’d written for scavenger hunts that we did to celebrate special occasions each year. As they got older, our kids complained that the riddles were too easy. I explained that I could make the riddles rhyme or make them difficult, but I couldn’t do both. They preferred the rhymes. On a hiking trail, a lot of the same natural features are repeated, such as trees and rocks. It can be a challenge to come up with new rhymes about the same natural features. Therefore, many of the riddles are not difficult because the priority was to create fun rhymes. However, we created this series with families in mind, so these riddles are perfect for children, but adults may want to forgo reading the riddle that follows, unless you need an additional hint.

RIDDLE:

Beneath a granite bed,

A leaning spike at its head

And a blanket of moss on top,

Marks the spot you must stop.

Sweet Summertime: It Camp Get Any Better Than This (OU0CFE)

2026-03-09T01:53:08-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

This summer-themed series is part of a larger series covering all four seasons. You can find the other seasons on the OpenCaching website under the following titles: “Winter is Snow Joke,” “Spring It On,” and “FALLing into Place.” Each container visually aligns with the theme and includes fun facts related to the season. The tradable trinkets are not themed, only the containers. We’d love to see your photos posted. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

While atop a precarious spot I perch,

At my base you much search.

Distant houses are within view

Of a geocache awaiting you.

Sweet Summertime: A Midsummer Ice Cream (OU0CFD)

2026-03-09T01:50:17-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

From the cliff wall these rocks bulge,

Hiding my home, but I will divulge

That roots have cracked this rock face,

Providing a convenient hiding place.

Sweet Summertime: Shell We Go to the Beach? (OU0CFC)

2026-03-09T01:48:23-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

SPOILER ALERT! (This riddle isn’t much of a hint; it’s actually a dead giveaway):

East of a leaning pine

Lies this home of mine.

I’m hiding beneath a boulder

As a neighboring stump grows older.

Sweet Summertime: One in a Buzz-illion (OU0CFB)

2026-03-09T01:45:49-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

I twist between my two kin

As I stand above a cache’s den.

In the afternoon I cast shade

Where the cache’s home is made.

Winter is Snow Joke: It's Totally Polarizing (OU0CF4)

2026-03-09T01:41:25-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

This winter-themed series is part of a larger series covering all four seasons. You can find the other seasons on the OpenCaching website under the following titles: “Spring It On,” “Sweet Summertime,” and “FALLing into Place.” Each container visually aligns with the theme and includes fun facts related to the season. The tradable trinkets are not themed, only the containers. We’d love to see your photos posted. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

Stone and Wood form my roof’s peak,

Beneath which is the cache you seek.

Concealed under a roughly textured cover,

Is a fan of snow and a winter-lover.

Winter is Snow Joke: It's M'm M'm Good (OU0CF7)

2026-03-09T01:40:23-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ Please place the container back in the same corner where it was found to keep it out of sight.

+ There is no “door” on this one. Please Do Not move any surrounding rocks. Nothing needs to be moved to access this geocache.

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

Boulders stacked at the peak,

Conceal the item that you seek.

Into the unseen, surrender your hand,

And upon a cache your grip will land.

Winter is Snow Joke: The Buck Stops Here (OU0CF6)

2026-03-09T01:38:27-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

As you scramble up this steep terrain,

Be careful that an ankle doesn't sprain.

A rock pointing toward a large pine

Offers geocachers a clear sign.

Winter is Snow Joke: Waddle I do? (OU0CF5)

2026-03-09T01:25:41-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ Hope you like puns! Waddle (What Will) I Do? You’ll get the reference when you see the container. :-)

+ Please lightly scatter pine needles around the hiding place when re-hiding to camouflage the location. Thanks!

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

Within a family of three

Stands a broken tree

Downhill from papa’s mound

This geocache can be found.

Spring It On: Home Tweet Home (OU0CFA)

2026-03-09T01:22:22-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

This spring-themed series is part of a larger series covering all four seasons. You can find the other seasons on the OpenCaching website under the following titles: “Winter is Snow Joke,” “Sweet Summertime,” and “FALLing into Place.” Each container visually aligns with the theme and includes fun facts related to the season. The tradable trinkets are not themed, only the containers. We’d love to see your photos posted. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

With a wall to the left and a drop to the right,

You’ll find this cache at an elevated height.

If you would prefer to climb the least,

Be sure to approach from the east.

Spring It On: EAResistible (OU0CF9)

2026-03-09T01:20:19-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

This cache may bring a smile,

But step carefully on the rock pile.

A plant emitting a pungent scent

Provides you with an aromatic hint.

Spring It On: Chick It Out (OU0CF8)

2026-03-09T01:17:04-05:00

United States > Washington | Regular

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES:

NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR GEOCACHE:

+ We recommend wearing gloves to reach your hand into any geocache hiding spot because you never know what else may be hiding in there too!

RIDDLE:

From amid the rocks I twist and bend,

Concealing below a geocache friend.

Look at my base within a dark hollow,

And find what you seek if these clues you can follow.

The Palouse Pioneer (OU0CF1)

2026-01-17T09:00:04-06:00

United States > Washington | Micro

This Moving Cache was born at Pullman's First OC.US Event – the inaugural Opencaching North America gathering in the heart of the beautiful Palouse!

On January 17, 2026, a small but mighty group of caching enthusiasts gathered in Pullman, WA (home of WSU Cougars, rolling wheat fields, and now… the birthplace of this wandering cache). This container was set loose to roam free across North America (and maybe beyond!), carrying a piece of Opencaching history with it.

This is a classic Moving Cache – it has no fixed coordinates. When you find it, sign the logbook, then re-hide it somewhere new.

Important rules:

Always place it in a safe & legal spot
Post the updated coordinates and a short note about the new location in your log on opencaching.us
Include a photo of the hide spot if you can
Try to move it at least a few miles from the previous location to keep the adventure going
If it gets stuck or needs maintenance, post a note

This cache celebrates the spirit of free, community-driven geocaching that OC.US stands for – no premium walls, just good hides and great adventures.

Where will the Palouse Pioneer wander next?

Grab it, move it, log it, and keep the story alive!

Prayers for Hikers #1 (OU0CF0)

2026-01-15T15:05:27-06:00

United States > Pennsylvania | Large

Hi All,

I am located off the Appalachian Trail. It is a short 1.0 mile hike to me with very little elevation gain from the Route 191 trail head parking area. Hike north. There is a beautiful view of the valley along the way, which is a great place to spend a few minute admiring. You can see farm land and the Delaware River in the distance.

Happy hunting!

Cache & Charge Series - Wildhorse (OU0CED)

2025-12-28T08:34:25-06:00

United States > Oregon | Small

Welcome to the Cache & Charge Series!

Team Cache & Burn took an EV on a cross-country road trip to Gilby, ND, and rarely found caches to hunt at charging stations—what a letdown! So, we’re powering up the fun with this series, hiding caches at electric vehicle charging stops. Whether you’re zipping along in a sleek EV or rumbling in on dino-juice fumes, everyone’s welcome to hunt for this treasure!

Sign the logbook and rehide the cache exactly as found. Be stealthy—muggle drivers or passersby might be nearby! If the cache needs maintenance, drop a log to let us know.

Do us EV drivers a favor and hide a cache at your local supercharger for us!

Note: There is no need to mess with any electrical equipment. Respect the property and other visitors. Please don’t block charging stations unless you’re actively charging. Happy caching, and let’s keep the electric adventure rolling!

Cache & Charge Series - Holiday in Ontario (OU0CEC)

2025-12-28T08:34:12-06:00

United States > Oregon | Small

Welcome to the Cache & Charge Series!

Sign the logbook and rehide the cache exactly as found. Be stealthy—muggle drivers or passersby might be nearby! If the cache needs maintenance, drop a log to let us know.

Do us EV drivers a favor and hide a cache at your local supercharger for us!

Selfie at Albertsons Stadium (OU0CEB)

2025-12-28T08:33:45-06:00

United States > Idaho | No container

Took a trip down to Boise to watch my cougars play in the 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and was shocked to see this great Pac-12 Stadium didn't have a Virtual Cache. To log this cache simply snap a selfie anywhere at Albertsons stadium. Make sure the stadium or the infamous blue turf is visible in the picture. If you don't want to take a selfie just snap a picture with a personal item.

Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, is the iconic home of the Boise State Broncos football team in the Pac-12 Conference and hosts the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Originally opened in 1970 as Bronco Stadium with a capacity of 14,500 seats and a standard green AstroTurf field, it has undergone several expansions over the decades and now holds 36,387 fans. It was renamed Albertsons Stadium in 2014 after the grocery chain Albertsons (founded in the Boise area) purchased the naming rights.

The stadium's most distinctive feature is its vibrant blue artificial turf installed in 1986. This was a bold marketing move by athletic director Gene Bleymaier to make Boise State stand out nationally. It became the first non-green playing surface in football history and remained the only one among major college programs for nearly 20 years.

Pac-12 Stadium Virtual Series

Washington State Cougars - Selfie at Martin Stadium http://ocache.us/OU0C92
Boise State Broncos - Selfie at Albertsons Stadium http://ocache.us/OU0CEB
More coming as I travel to them!