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    Geocaching In Parade Magazine

    in General geocaching topics

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    Yep our Photo outing with the baby and one of our greyhounds hit the cutting room floor. I felt bad that the photographer and us drove so far out of the way (90 minutes) to do the shoot but I am glad Erin was in it. I think that is just the proud parent talking. Glad the MGS got a mention. Erin was quoted for things she didn't say such as her "evangelical" ways. Even we are NOT that corny. A good light starter piece but the Weekend spread in The Washigtion Times in the D.C. area blew it away IMO. :lol:

    Geocaching Feature In The Washington Times

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    Yep Ironic and pretty wild. Great press in both papers. Oddly I had sent three different departments in the Post inquiries early this year, on behalf of the Maryland Geocaching Society as there PR representative, for an article and no response until the Washington Times decided to FEATURE Geocaching! :o

     

    I bet that may be a first. The two major papers in one city cover Geocaching on the same day. I am glad to see the positive press. It kind of rebalances some of the recent scare articles about caching. :)

    Geocaching Feature In The Washington Times

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    Jeremy Irish, CCCooperAgency, and the Maryland Geocaching Society was featured in the Washington Times Washington Weekend section today. It was a 5 page cover story with 10 photos. The story was actually written by a reporter who orienteers and spends a lot of article space sending newbies to the right sources before they start caching. I know there is a LOT of worry about this mass exodus to caches but over six months was spent on this article between the Times and the MGS to get the right message out there. A lot of time has been spent on the Parade article also. This is from the National scene with Jeremy and Groundspeak, to the state level with the Maryland Geocaching Society, to the veteran cachers telling the story of how to cache. My hopes are the sport grows but in a controlled and educated manner. When I started I read quite a bit about the rules before I ever stepped out the door to geocache. I am hoping the same will occur now. People either like it instantly or ignore it instantly (why I don't know). So with all that said here is the on-line version of the Washington Times feature:

     

    http://washingtontimes.com/weekend/20041103-104838-9975r.htm

    Cccooperagancy &mgs Featured In Washington Times

    in Northeast

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    The Washington Times covered Geocaching as their Cover Story in the Washington Weekend section today. The MGS and the Times have been putting this article together and the fruition was a 5 page 11 photo spread in the Times today. With this and local geocachers being covered in the Parade magazine on Sunday Maryland may be in for a whole bunch of new cachers. I hope the writing of these articles will educate the new cachers from the get go and the MGS was very adamant about delivering this message in each article. With a chnage in approvers very much possible right now in our area it may be a time of patience and Monday night logging of weekend finds. Be forewarned and enjoy the articles. ;)

     

    http://washingtontimes.com/weekend/20041103-104838-9975r.htm

    Geocaching In Parade Magazine

    in General geocaching topics

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    We are really preparing for the storm in the DC area. The Washington Times just did a cover feature today in their Washington Weekend Section. The Cover story with five center pages and 11 photos. It was very educational too and featured interviews with CCCooperAgency, Jeremy, The MGS Core Officers and others. With this and MGS geocachers being featured on Sunday and Maryland in the flux of a change in Approvers we could be in for a pretty wild ride locallyin the DC/Maryland area! ;)

     

    http://washingtontimes.com/weekend/20041103-104838-9975r.htm

    Geocaching In Parade Magazine

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    Hope it turns out well. We had a good time on the photo shoot. Originally it was to have been published back in September/October but it was delayed. My wife was interviewed and we met up with a photographer outside of D. C. and took him caching with us. We are not quite sure what to expect but we were recently emailed by Parade for an update on our facts. Hope it does our hobby justice and yes we could see an influx of new cachers but if we educate them coming into the hobby then it will only enrich things for all of us geocachers. :huh:

    I Lost My Girl

    in Northeast

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    Sorry to hear of your loss. All of ours are getting older and a couple can't cache in the warm weather so we we know our days are numbered also. We met you over in OC Md in May looking for a cache that was found teh next day after we took DNFs.

    May 2004 Meet And Greet

    in Northeast

    Posted

    darn nice country up that way. We enjoyed rolling through teh area on the CAM tour. Actually stayed over night in Hagerstown (Funkstown). Unfortunately this will be one we will miss. We are attending a wedding in Kentucky that weekend and hope to get a few bluegrass caches in Mr. Last Laps home county and drop a new bug off as a gift to Kentuckians to toss around from cache to cache. Thanks Phideo and BJ&Snurt. I am sure you will be great hosts and the MGS will have another fun event. :rolleyes:

    Cache Across Maryland

    in Northeast

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    It sounds like all caches are in place now. It will be a great event. There are caches specific to this event from one end of the state to the other. The event starts 4/1/04 so get on the list for your passport today. Over 40 cachers are already signed up to do the CAM already!!! ;)

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