Upcoming Events:

September 2 – GCBB29V  Did Juneau we’ve been here before? (Juneau)

September 7 – GCAW0EF Everybody Loves Trackables: Community Celebration Event (Eagle River)

September 7 – GCBAZGK The Buttermilk Invitational 6 (Super Soaker Series) (Wasilla)

September 16 – GCBBY7F Brits on tour from Cyprus (Sitka) 

September 18 – GCBAF4K  Meet and Greet – Anchorage AK (Anchorage)

September 25 – GCBC0N3 Celebrating 25 on the 25th: Events for Introverts (Eagle River)

November 21 – GCBB6CX  Team_Conway Visits Anchorage  (Anchorage)

Upcoming Souvenirs:

Celebrating 25 Years: no time limit

      (find all 5 treasures in “Celebrating 25 Years” Treasures collection to qualify)

Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) 2025 – Season  September 1 – November 30 
      (attend a CITO event to qualify)

September Equinox: September 19-22
      (find any geocache or attend an event to qualify)

World Postcard Day – October 1
       (attend an event to quality)

International Earthcache Day – October 10-12
      (log an Earthcache to qualify)

Adventure Day – October 17-19
      (log any 5 Adventure Lab locations to qualify)

Geocaching Intentional Film Festival (GIFF) – November 6-16

      (attend a GIFF event to qualify- details about upcoming GIFF events in Alaska will be announced soon!)

For a full list of upcoming souvenirs, visit: 2025 Confirmed Souvenirs on the Geocaching Blog

Happy August, fellow cachers! The night is starting to come quicker and I noticed the trees around my house are starting to change colours and will start to fall soon. I think we can officially recognize that summer is coming to an end sooner than we’d like. If you’ve got any caches on your list to find before a blanket of snow begins to cover them, now is your chance!

Also coming too soon: GeocacheAlaska! Board Elections! Are you passionate about geocaching? Love sharing it with others? Have ideas for great events or ways we could engage with the community more? We’d love to have you join us!

There are two ways to become more involved with the GeocacheAlaska! organization:

1. Join a committee. We’ve got a variety of committees looking for members from our geocaching community who can volunteer their time and ideas to making us better:

• Advocacy Committee – handles blanket permits and works to improve outdoor access
• Education Committee – supporting geocaching and outdoor education with youth
• Events Committee – Plans engaging and educational events for the geocaching community
• Fundraising Committee – Finds creative ways to fund our organization
• Communications Committee – Monthly newsletter and social media
• KMTA GeoTrail Committee – Supports our GeoTrail on the Kenai Peninsula
• Membership Committee – Grow our membership and find what adds value
• Nominations Committee – Prepares for the annual election
• CACHE Committee – Recognizing our members and their accomplishments

2. Join our board! We’ve got 5 positions up for election this year: President, Secretary, Webmaster, and two Member-At-Large roles. The committee meets monthly to plan and review what we’re doing on your behalf. If you’re interested in joining us, please reach out to Wes Skinner, our Vice President, to get on the ballot. His email is SkinnerWesley@gmail.com

Looking forward to cool nights and the return of night caching!

Yours in Geocaching,
Emily Accipiter Stewart (eaccipi)

By Bill Van Couwenberghe (akvans)

We took a trip to Texas for a bowling tournament in Fort Worth. We added a few days before and after so that we could do some caching. Due to the heat (upper 90’s low 100’s), we mainly did park and grabs or virtual caches that did not require to be outside for long periods of time.

One of the caches we wanted to grab was the Odyssey Cache – Texas (GCAZV9M),which was less than two hours away. It was an easy grab. It is at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. After logging the find, we paid admission and went into the museum. It is a small museum, and worth the price. Nearby, there are two other caches, a traditional and a virtual that are easy to do.

On our way back to the hotel room, we stopped at a Buc-ee’s (exit 79 off I-30). We had heard of these but had never been to one. Now we know what all the hype is about. Think of a gas station on steroids. There were four fueling stations with six lanes each (48 gas pumps!). On one end of the parking lot was a Mercedes charging station and a Tesla charging station on the other. Due to the size of the campus, there were three traditional caches there, along with an adventure lab in the store (The Greatest Gas Station on the Planet). The store was the size of a grocery store. Their food was very good. I had a three-meat sandwich (sausage, brisket and turkey). I could not believe how big it was! We even met Buc-ee!

Another fun cache that we did was GC6WV4R Fire Station 17-Little Big House. We saw the number of favorite points (currently at 300), so we went out of our way to grab it. The cache is a replica of the fire station. One must figure out where the key is for the lock.