cuppycake26 Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Hello Fellow goecachers! My husband and I want to visit the Lilypad but I read that you have to make an appointment to go. He's under the impression that we can just drop by during visiting hours. Any info you have would be helpful. Thank You! Quote
+StarBrand Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Hello Fellow goecachers! My husband and I want to visit the Lilypad but I read that you have to make an appointment to go. He's under the impression that we can just drop by during visiting hours. Any info you have would be helpful. Thank You! Here is the best info I could find: http://blog.geocaching.com/2011/04/your-virtual-visit-to-Groundspeak-hq/ Quote
+StarBrand Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 and here: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1827cb76-52a8-4c4e-8081-782a6e14c00b Quote
+JesandTodd Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 You just click the link on the GC page and request your visit. Easy-peasy. Clicking on the contact@geocaching.com link on the page auto-populates the email to them, and they usually get back to you lickety-split. http://coord.info/GCK25B It's really fun to go, and the cache is filled with bugs. I usually go every few months when I get inventory heavy with bugs. Quote
+DragonsWest Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 If you can wait, there's a Block Party coming up in August. Quote
+junglehair Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Definitely make an appointment. When we went, they told us that they try to schedule the visits on Friday afternoons. That way they are not constantly interrupting staff with visitors. That was a few years ago now, and things may have changed, but I do recommend you make an appointment first. It's a great place to visit, so definitely try to get there if you can. Quote
Love Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Yep, what JesandTodd said. The email to contact@geocaching.com is the best way to go to schedule a visit to Groundspeak. We do prefer scheduling visits on Fridays at 2pm. It's well worth the visit and we love having geocachers stop by! Quote
+DragonsWest Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Yep, what JesandTodd said. The email to contact@geocaching.com is the best way to go to schedule a visit to Groundspeak. We do prefer scheduling visits on Fridays at 2pm. It's well worth the visit and we love having geocachers stop by! Yes. I've heard about this ... something about you keeping lots of Travelers in a big trunk! Quote
+teepeeayy Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 If you can make it, I highly recommend requesting a visit to the mothership. I did a couple of years ago, the girls were wonderful. Quote
+Crow-T-Robot Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 It's a very fun place to visit. The staff is super friendly and will really make you feel welcome. One thing to be wary of though...the actual cache itself is extremely well hidden. I looked for a good hour before making the find! Quote
+Sol seaker Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 It wasn't that long ago that I went, but they have moved. They're not far from where they were before, but I think I'll go again before long. If you can come out around the time of the Block Party, it was a total blast last year!!! I went early, planning on leaving after an hour at most, and I stayed all the way until after it was over. A whole lot of fun!!! I'm glad I was there early. I still didn't get to do everything that was available. The only thing is that I don't know if they'll be giving tours during the party. I seem to remember they weren't, but I could be wrong. They had the party Saturday last year, so it would be easy to visit on Friday before. I'd make really early reservations for that day though!!!! I enjoyed my visit there. Have fun, and be sure to hit some of the other caches in the area. I recommend the "Tubular Series" by Dayspring Those are the best!!! Also, the day after the Block Party there is a mega-event up highway 90 at the Snoqualmie Tunnel near the Ape cache replacement. That's also across the freeway from the oldest cache in WA. Have fun!! Quote
+JesandTodd Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Also, the day after the Block Party there is a mega-event up highway 90 at the Snoqualmie Tunnel near the Ape cache replacement. That's also across the freeway from the oldest cache in WA. Have fun!! And a paddle event the day before. It's gonna be a great weekend! Quote
+mamabear Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Hi there Eternal Newbie - we will not be giving tours of HQ during the Block Party, but the HQ cache will be available at the party for visitors to sign the log book and trade trackables! Hope to see you there Quote
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