37: Scott and Walt are Sweltering!

July 22nd, 2011

This week on the Chicago Geocacher Podcast: It’s Smokin’ Hot in Chicago! Scott’s got another Wisconsin LEO encounter! We got emails, bomb scares, the winner of the Walt’s Dolls contest, a small list of milestones, emails, and the Question of the Show. Sit back, relax and join the fun!

Podcast 37

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Scott’s Recent Caches

Big Art: City of Angels? by geckl69 | GC18Z3G | Chicago, Illinois
The Rooten Staircase by TyeDyeSkyCrew | GCXVTW | Kenosha, Wisconsin
Green Doors and Spam by stocky | GC2CAPM | Chicago, Illinois
Podcast Parroty: a cache by Johnny 5 by Johnny 5 (rikjaxon) | GC2ZQ5V | Dam Woods – Wheeling, Illinois

Walt’s Recent Caches

The Little Red Wagon by Panther in the Den | GC2N7D3 | Hammond, Indiana
MSI respects the USA by luvtwingle | GC2N7D3 | Museum of Science and Industry – Chicago, Illinois
NOT JUNK by salz69 | GC1787T | Hammond, Indiana
Chicagoland Geocaching Battleship Challenge: C5 by zzephyr | GC1VZPG | Northerly Island Park – Chicago, Illinois
The Return of the Big Monster Door by TeacherMike | GC2PXJT | Chicago, Illinois

TopperCaches™

A TopperCache is a notable hide Scott and Walt have found in the past which, like Walt’s silver age comic book collection, never goes out of style!

Trap Crackers – Unremarkable cache by MGb | GC17J4R | Chicago, Illinois
Shouldn’t you be hibernating? by RheS | GCM60F | Dam Woods – Wheeling, Illinois

Caches of the Show

Embrace Illinois: The Challenge by salz69 | GC2Y8K1 | Lansing, Illinois
Stamina – Northerly Island by Frazer (adopted by Panther in the Den and Tachoknight) | GC1D96T | Northerly Island – Chicago, Illinois

Various Things Discussed

RebelGTP – On Tour With Phantom Regiment 2011

Bomb Scares

Police respond to geocaching container mistaken for bomb near Best Buy
Police: Package That Cleared Park Not a Bomb

Events

FLC? No, Tuesday Lunch CITO! by scottberks | GC30HDJ | Northbrook, Illinois | Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Contest Winner

sgauss was the winner of the GONIL 2010 – Happy Birthday Groundspeak Geocoin donated by Tom and MaryEagle55.



36: Fish N Chips

July 6th, 2011

This week on the Chicago Geocacher Podcast: Scott caches like a caching maniac! A non-innocuous bomb scare in Jolly Ol’ England! Email is getting popular again and we love it! Lots of milestones and lots of applause! Scott’s got some more stories. All that — plus a different kind of contest and, of course, the Question of the Show.

Podcast 36

To download this episode, please visit the iTunes music store!

Scott’s Recent Caches

If You Really Want It by cigarboysmokes | GC2Z2YA | Illinois
Parent’s Nightmare by louie69 | GC1JCXT | Illinois
QCW 3a – People Ignore Multi Caches by MGb | GC2V3BF | Illinois
Seven is Heaven: A Micro Sized “Challenge” by Wheels00 | GC2XEV9 | Illinois
Dark Side of the Park by Alarm Clock | GCQ0RP | Illinois

Walt’s Recent Caches

Gateway to the Illinois Waterway by TheBaers | GC1PP0X | Illinois
Navy Pier Micro by Special Ed and FallenFaery (adopted by PiD) | GCHG28 | Illinois
Look Out LiL Blackbird by sweet pandora | GC2RGV4 | Illinois
Can You Taste What Chicago is Cooking? by ShazamMan | GC2Y686 | Illinois
What Flavor Do I Choose??? by MacWin11se | GC2V7JE | Illinois

TopperCaches™

A TopperCache is a notable hide Scott and Walt have found in the past which, like Scott’s beat up swamp hat, never goes out of style!

Shopping Center Cemetery by Greenback | GCK5RM | Illinois
Barrington Crop Circle by GYMSON | GC1CMQF | Illinois

Caches of the Show

It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane…It’s A CACHE! by MutherAndSun | GC1XN5K | Illinois
Spring Has Sprung by BAT | GC2RCVW | Illinois

Various Things Discussed

Tsarkon’s ‘Cache Blog – http://tsarcache.wordpress.com/

Bomb Scare in Wetherby


Geocaching: Awesome Scavenger Hunt, or Bomb Threat Waiting to Happen?
Geocaching box mistaken for bomb in Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Wetherby ‘bomb’ was geocache
Geocaching: the unintended result

Geocaching in the News

Geocaching: 21st Century Treasure Hunting

Events

Cranes Go To Mitsuwa by kodydog00 | GC2YC45 | Saturday, July 16, 2011

Contest Winner

This episode’s winner was N9tog. N9tog was the winner of a A standard set of travel bugs donated by TomEagle55.