+geodarts Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Earthcaches are one of the first type of caches I note when traveling. Although the purpose of an earthcache is to teach visitors about earth science, they are often found in amazing places. So please post some of your favorite photos taken while earthcaching Tufa Towers Avalanche on Wall Street Or my own Great Gallery 1 Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The aptly named Rainbow Falls 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 ...Avalanche on Wall Street... Wow, great picture and a great earthcache! 1 Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Devils Postpile Glacial Polish 1 Quote Link to comment
+Pork King Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Natural Bridge in the Forest Not the bridge (obviously) as it may give away some answers, but one of my favorite photos from the trip... 1 Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 City of Rocks Geology - Flaming Rock Window Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Geologisches Naturdenkmal - Die Gschwendtner Grube Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Earthcaching around Mount Lassen National Park in California: Mount Lassen on the way up to Cinder Cone Or looking down at the Painted Dunes from the top. Seeing Bumpass's Hell or The Devil's Breath Or just some hot mud at Gone But Not Forgotten Edited July 7, 2014 by geodarts 2 Quote Link to comment
RuideAlmeida Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) A photo taken from the GZ of my Encontro das Águas where we can see the phenomenon of the "birth" of Amazonas river. Ten months later, a earthcache has born The Meeting of Waters - GE10 Edited July 14, 2014 by ruidealmeida Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 A photo taken from the GZ of my Encontro das Águas where we can see the phenomenon of the "birth" of Amazonas river. Ten months later, a eartcache has born The Meeting of Waters - GE10... Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment
+Ringrat Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I was able to find a good number of excellent earthcaches during a trip to Iceland last year. The weather was often rather gloomy, which doesn't always make for the best photography, but here are some of the nice spots we visited. Landmannalaugar - Fjallabak Reserve: Latrabjarg : Hverfjall - Mývatn: HLJÓÐAKLETTAR (ICELAND): Eating huckleberries (which didn't appear to have been being picked by anyone else!) with Kirkjan in the background Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I can't recall too many times I have visited a spot that is both an earthcache and a roadside attraction (roadside America). But Frog Rock is both a rock and froggy. I wonder how many of the infamous old geocaching challenge about kissing a frog were completed here. Edited September 1, 2014 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 One of the greatest EarthCaches we've ever been GC218GN Millstone Quarry Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Spooky Canyon Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Spooky Canyon One of my all time favorite hikes! Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What's Behind Multnomah Falls Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 An EC I visited last week in a cool little historical park: Minerals Along the River Quote Link to comment
+Riisearch Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Namib Desert, Namibia. Beautiful place, so unique! Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 quote name='Ambrosia' timestamp='1415080570' post='5445109'] An EC I visited last week in a cool little historical park: Minerals Along the River Hmmm, it looked a bit different when I was there! Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 An EC I visited last week in a cool little historical park: Minerals Along the River Hmmm, it looked a bit different when I was there! Interesting to see the difference! I'll have to swing on by at a different time of year and see all the water. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 We were supposed to have done a petroglyph tour at China Lake Naval Air Base, but when the navy wanted to blow things up at the base we had to make other plans. So we decided to go up the eastern Sierras on our way home. It was completely unplanned, but during breakfast at the Alabama Hills cafe in Lone Pine, we decided to take a quick look at the hills. Sure enough, there was earthcache focused on Arches and Tafoni.. As soon as we were on our way, it became apparent that we would have to return. A hour or two was not nearly enough. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 We were supposed to have done a petroglyph tour at China Lake Naval Air Base, but when the navy wanted to blow things up at the base we had to make other plans. So we decided to go up the eastern Sierras on our way home. The eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada is one of my favorite places in the world. I'd live to take about a week driving from Lone Pine north on 395, finding caches along the way and flyfishing many of the lakes and streams in between 395 and the Sierra crest. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 At the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley - two earthcaches there! Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I posted this elsewhere in the forums, but I'll repost it here. Happy Earthday. Peshastin Pinnacles Quote Link to comment
+AustinMN Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Frontenac Geneology Hidden Falls Earthcache It is extremely rare for me to include myself in a caching photo. Lake Mille Lacs Edited May 1, 2015 by AustinMN Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 I Wouldn't Sit on These Coastal Benches Quote Link to comment
+AustinMN Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Who says Earth Caches can't have SWAG? Lake St. Croix ~ A Wide Spot in the River Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The Petra Al Khazneh earthcache in Jordan was my first opportunity to find a cache while riding a camel. The beautiful sandstone canyon is a geologist's (and archaeologist's) paradise! Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) We had come to Mono lake on the eastern side of the California Sierras hoping to kayak and camp out to an island to do an earthcache there, but the rangers told us we would be taking our lives in our hands with the way that expected wind would hit the water. What is a person to do? Find another earthcache, of course. So we ended up inside Volcanic Fissures that were like small slot canyons. Only fissures. Edited September 5, 2015 by geodarts 1 Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 AT Maui Blowhole. I don't know why this one got archived. Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Two from my as-yet-unfound earthcache at Double Rock in Yosemite. The Grand Canyon of the Tuolomne is as deep as that other Grand Canyon: Edited September 7, 2015 by fizzymagic Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 AT Maui Blowhole. I don't know why this one got archived. In the Archive Note: Archived due to cache owner not complying with guideline regarding photographs, after two months of waiting. Since you were obviously at the location, you could submit a replacement Listing. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 The winds receded and the lake calmed, allowing us to visit Paoha Island on Mono Lake. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Jökulsárlón: Quote Link to comment
+heartradio Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Here's one from The Gulf heartradio Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) We made a spur of the moment decision to visit Wupatki NM during a recent trip to Arizona. There were several earthcaches there that were very good -- who would have thought that there would be a blowhole blowing hard in the middle of the high desert? It was a great way to learn about how the geology contributed to people's adaptation on the land, with several ruins reminding me of some of the castles we have visited elsewhere. Edited February 27, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi, one of my new EarthCaches GC6B6DZ includes the task to create a "lake clay" pretzel. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Our goal was the petroglyphs of Renegade Canyon in the Cosos (near Ridgecrest, California), but what could we do until the next morning. Visit Fossil Falls. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Those rock formations look really neat. Must have bee fun exploring around them. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 We visited a really neat EC last month, Painted Hills Unit in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 We visited a really neat EC last month, Painted Hills Unit in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. I love this forum. It helps me build my wish list. The colors there are amazing. I need to get some photos up here. But first I need to go back through my photos and get some better ones added to cache galleries. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) Pluto's Cave , a lava tube near Shasta. Once we got past the graffiti, and went further into the cave, the darkness and the stillness combined with cathedral-like walls. Edited May 30, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hi, I'm collecting EarthCache pictures here: Great EarthCaches If you click on the picture you will be directed to the EarthCache listing. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) Natural Bridges (near Angels Camp, California) was a stunning place, where a stream has cut through marble, forming a short tunnel that is long on beauty. We took the advice of others and got there early, before the crowds, carrying floating tubes down the trail so that we could slowly meander up and down the tunnel rather than swim through it. The experience would not have been the same if we had arrived later, with the area filled with people and noise. For simplicity - and because I was not sure what to expect with the water - I just brought the phone. When we return I will bring a better camera (with a dry bag). Edited September 7, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) Fantasy Canyon near Vernal, Utah, was a place to let imagination run wild. As well as learn a little geology. Edited September 26, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I stopped by one of our first earthcaches for some owner maintenance. Yes, the waterfall is still there. It was a good opportunity to take a nicer photo of the falls. My first visit: New and improved: Quote Link to comment
RuideAlmeida Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I stopped by one of our first earthcaches for some owner maintenance. Share the link with us, please. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I stopped by one of our first earthcaches for some owner maintenance. Share the link with us, please. Sure thing! It's Falling Spring Falls. Quote Link to comment
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