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

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