By GeoFootstomper and Dogliest

If you are like most geocachers, you’re probably on the hunt to spot your own 25 in the wild, in order to qualify for the new Where’s 25? – Locationless Cache that was recently announced. Dogliest and GeoFootstomper put together this helpful guide on where to find a few different 25s in the Anchorage area. Take your pick, grab a selfie, and log a rare Locationless Cache type.

From: https://geocachingak25.blogspot.com/

By Emily Accipiter Stewart (eaccipi)

Upcoming Events

March 14 – GCB2FZB  2025 PI Day Celebration Event Cache  (Anchorage)

March 22 – GCB39FR  A Toast to Davidaknz! Event Cache  (Juneau)

March 23 – GCB2H5W  12TH ANNUAL MARCH BIRTHDAY FLASH MOB Event Cache  (Anchorage)

March 27 – GCB3GG8  Let’s create some events together (Anchorage)

Upcoming Souvenirs:

Cache In Trash Out, Season 1: March 1–May 31
       (Log a CITO event to qualify)

Pi-Day: March 14 
       (log a Mystery Cache to qualify)

March Equinox: March 20-23
       (log any three geocaches or events to qualify)

Geocache in your Pajamas Day: April 16
      (log any geocache or event to qualify. Don’t forget to wear your bunny slippers!)

Temperatures hovered around zero degrees on a recent Saturday as a group of Geocachers traveled north to the Willow Community Center to help with the annual Willow Winter Carnival, and to be ambassadors for Geocaching in a community that loves their outdoor activities. Dressed to help guide attendees through a course of four ammo cans hidden around the park for the day, we arrived to the discovery that our booth was unexpectedly indoors! After ditching excess layers of outerwear, we spent the day introducing people to Geocaching, as well as how to use a GPS device to navigate. We spoke to families, kids, Scout leaders, teachers, residents, tourists, and even a few former Geocachers who were excited to jump back into the game. Several people borrowed a GPS and braved the cold to complete the day-course, earning a prize then they returned to warm up. We also enjoyed the diverse entertainment that the main multipurpose room offered, from a percussion and mamba ensemble, to a steel drum group, and even a demonstration of various Native Youth Olympic events. As always, it was a great event to be a part of!

Upcoming Event Caches:

• There are 7,498 enabled caches in the state of Alaska. Man, that’s a lot of opportunities for putting smileys on a map!
• There is a geocache in every borough and designated census area. A good time to make more progress on your borough challenge!

  https://coord.info/GCYPMN

• Speaking of challenges, Alaska only has 36 Challenge Caches. Maybe some cachers will have a resolution to hide more!

• Looking to work on a GeoTour? There are TWO caches in our state that are parts of Official GeoTours – GC52J9B and GCB09MA. I’ll let you look them up to see which tours.

• Looking for an elusive 5/5 cache? Alaska has 17 you can go for!

By Tim O (Dogliest)

On December 4, 2024, at 8:15 am, an Alaska Airport Police Officer received notification that mischief had been done within the boundaries of the Anchorage Airport at the Lake Hood Aerodrome (“The World’s Largest Seaplane Base”).

The officer arrived at the reported location in less than an hour, where he spotted a man acting suspiciously while carrying an electronic device. The police officer interrogated the suspicious man and investigated the entire site. Eventually an unusual object was found hidden there.

The police officer took evidentiary photos, filled out the necessary paperwork, and then the two men filed “FTF” reports as “Farmergang” (2,324 finds) and “biggriz” (3,046 finds) at GCB0AMP.