40: It’s Glorious!

August 24th, 2011

This week on the Chicago Geocacher Podcast: We recap the West Bend Mega event. Walt talks about caching in the UP. Scott laments that his geocache didn’t hit the traditional news outlets. Walt raves about Somewhere in Time. And we celebrate milestones, read emails, and answer the Question of the Show. Sit back, relax and join the fun!

Podcast 40

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Scott’s Recent Caches

Restoration and Ascension by Enpleinaire | GC28WFB | Roselle, Illinois
Tribute To Tzinny – Two Thousand!! by n9tog | GC30A2X | Palatine, Illinois
Invisible by CFIA | GC2T8EB | Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois
Greenback #0 The Road to Cacheville by ziggy1fan@aol.com | GC30TZF | Crystal Lake, Illinois

Walt’s Recent Caches

1151 BRIEF Encounters by WBA Chamber | GC2ZAA5 | West Bend, Wisconsin
RAS – S.I.T. by Cyclops | GCWQQX | Mackinac Island, Michigan
US 2 TB Hotel by GageClan | GC227Z8 | Naubinway, Michigan
Compass Rose 10 by ziggy1fan@aol.com | GC2WVNQ | Wheeling, Illinois
PapaNonny’s 1000th by 2catchick, buglean, and WSL | GC2ZCHT | Northbrook, Illinois
Pump It UP! – Wheeling by Greenback | GC2TNA8 | Wheeling, Illinois
Leave No Stone Unturned by tea4tilrmn | GC2WQWC | Glenview, Illinois
Swamp People by Doctor-Who | GC310WQ | Mt Prospect, Illinois
A rikjaxon Hat Trick
GOODNESS RattleSNAKES ALIVE by rikjaxon | GC2QANN | Northbrook, Illinois
Petrified by rikjaxon | GC2QCAZ | Northbrook, Illinois
Podcast Parroty: a cache by Johnny 5 by rikjaxon | GC2ZQ5V | Northbrook, Illinois

TopperCaches™

A TopperCache is a notable hide Scott and Walt have found in the past which, like the coolness of West Bend, never goes out of style!

Daddy’s Little Angel by littlepig | GC1986C | Wauconda, Illinois
Covert Cache by Director Phineas and Agents Socko and Illbegotten | GC3798 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Caches of the Show

GEOCACHE City Challenge (Hardcore Edition) by The4Buckleys | GC310Q8 | Crystal Lake, Illinois
‘ERE You Go! BDKNEL’s 2000th by rikjaxon | GC2W4VV | Northbrook, Illinois

Various Things Discussed

Cashing in on Geocaching
And don’t forget the beer that puts you in ‘A Wisconsin State of Mind,’ Supper Club!

Bomb Scares

Explosives unit detonates ‘suspicious’ package in Winfield

Contest Winner

drank was this week’s winner of a standard set of travel bugs donated by Walt.


39: Live from the West Bend MEGA!

August 14th, 2011

This week on the Chicago Geocacher Podcast: Scott and Walt are LIVE from the West Bend Mega! Listen to them discuss the caches they’ve done, discuss LEO encounters, talk to some cachers, get some free beer and have a grand old time!

Podcast 39

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Scott’s Recent Caches

Cache for a Kid: Picture Differences by RIAVGD | GC17VJM | Illinois
Yet Another Dead End by lemon16 | GC1Z72W | Illinois
Shopping Mall’s Backside by Doctor-Who | GC315N7 | Illinois

Walt’s Recent Caches

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee in Saukville | GC1EMTH | Wisconsin
Angling at Ehlers | GC1EMTH | Wisconsin
Cedarburg Bog #2 | GC24F65 | Wisconsin
Regner Park WheriGhost | GC27QDH | Wisconsin

TopperCaches™

A TopperCache is a notable hide Scott and Walt have found in the past which, like Supper Club beer, never goes out of style!

Niles Waterfall by Jay1318 | GC1NKN6 | Illinois
Regner Park Island | GC1BREK | Wisconsin

Caches of the Show

Price Check on 72 (Redux) by KeeganC | GC31F54 | Illinois
U Quack Me Up | GC2ZAAH | Wisconsin

Various Things Discussed

Scott’s recent CITO
Scott has 4 LEO encounters in one night!

Events

West Bend $1000 Cache Ba$h 2011 by West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce | GC2E0MD | West Bend, Wisconsin | Friday-Saturday, August 12-13, 2011

Contest Winner

There was no contest winner this episode. Check back next episode to see who won the last contest.


38: Oh, the Irony!!!

August 4th, 2011

This week on the Chicago Geocacher Podcast: A bomb scare hits close to home! We talk to the event committee of the West Bend Cache Ba$h. It’s a podcast, so Scott has a LEO encounter. We read a bad iTunes review. And we celebrate milestones, read emails, and answer the Question of the Show. Sit back, relax and join the fun!

Podcast 38

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

Scott’s Recent Caches

Disney Music by DVLBSSFam | GC30BJT | Buffalo Grove, Illinois
GBP 1: Fire Prevention by psychovw | GC2ZKX1 | Gurnee, Illinois
Sgauss’ 1000th Cache! by TeamAlexAbby | GC2JVZ9 | Wheaton, Illinois
Seven is Heaven: Puzzle/Mystery Challenge by Wheels00 | GC2JMNP | Chicago, Illinois

Walt’s Recent Caches

Den of the Panther #1 aka Master Po by ziggy1fan@aol.com | GC2ZBET | Palatine, Illinois
Crane’s Castle by kodydog00 | GC2WTFQ | Rolling Meadows, Illinois
The Soup Nazi by bdknel | GC2YADR | Schaumburg, Illinois

TopperCaches™

A TopperCache is a notable hide Scott and Walt have found in the past which, like Scott’s encounters with LEOs, never goes out of style!

Big Art: Mooon by RheS | GCPY6J | Chicago, Illinois
Spock’s Prairie by DRX | GCQXBB | Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Caches of the Show

Necropolis by Doctor-Who | GC311E3 | Des Plaines, Illinois
Stonehenge by Q-Dawg12 | GC302PM | Arlington Heights, Illinois

Various Things Discussed

Cashing in on Geocaching

Bomb Scares

??? by ??? | GC????? | ???, Illinois

Events

FLC? No, Tuesday Lunch CITO! by scottberks | GC30HDJ | Northbrook, Illinois | Tuesday, August 9, 2011
West Bend $1000 Cache Ba$h 2011 by West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce | GC2E0MD | West Bend, Wisconsin | Friday-Saturday, August 12-13, 2011

Contest Winner

TopperCat (via MGBMusic) is this week’s winner of the a standard set of travel bugs donated by Walt.


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

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

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.


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