+hzoi Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 From my visit to Falls of the Straight Branch this weekend. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Palisades Sill Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 We finally visited White Sands. While there was a virtual and another earthcache there, the walk to Birth of a Dune was stunning. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 We finally visited White Sands. While there was a virtual and another earthcache there, the walk to Birth of a Dune was stunning. One of the coolest earthcaches I've done was the one on Jockey's Ridge on the outer banks. The walk to the location was quite easy, but one of the requirements for logging was to capture the lat/long coordinates (and elevation if available) of the highest point on the dunes and post that information in your log. It was interesting to look through previous logs and see just how fast the dunes are changing. It's also the highest point on the island and offers a 360 degree view that includes the ocean and currituck sound. Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 One of the coolest earthcaches I've done was the one on Jockey's Ridge on the outer banks. The walk to the location was quite easy, but one of the requirements for logging was to capture the lat/long coordinates (and elevation if available) of the highest point on the dunes and post that information in your log. It was interesting to look through previous logs and see just how fast the dunes are changing. It's also the highest point on the island and offers a 360 degree view that includes the ocean and currituck sound. I enjoyed that one very much myself, and took several good photos there. I did two last fall on up the coast near Corolla. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 One of the coolest earthcaches I've done was the one on Jockey's Ridge on the outer banks. The walk to the location was quite easy, but one of the requirements for logging was to capture the lat/long coordinates (and elevation if available) of the highest point on the dunes and post that information in your log. It was interesting to look through previous logs and see just how fast the dunes are changing. It's also the highest point on the island and offers a 360 degree view that includes the ocean and currituck sound. I enjoyed that one very much myself, and took several good photos there. I did two last fall on up the coast near Corolla. It looks like there are 3 others in the Nags Head area now and a couple down near Hatteras. It's been quite a few years since I have been down there but we used to vacation there almost every year for about 8 years. Quote Link to comment
+threenow24 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) Old Man River, headwaters of the Mississippi in my homestate of Minnesota. Edited March 1, 2017 by threenow24 Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 The Caves of Dinosaur Park combined a few favorite things (earthcaching and kayaking) wth very early memories of the actual dinosaur along the Central California coast. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Another waterfall earthcache, Dark Hollow Falls, begs for more velvety falls. I have yet to come up with a system to avoid blowing the highlights out on show cave photos; that said, this shot from Luray Caverns came out ok. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 A couple of years ago, Ambrosia posted photos from the John Day Painted Hills. I put that on my "must do" list and finally was able to detour there on our way home from the Oregon coast. But it also allowed us to hike around and through the Blue Basin Loop at one of the other units of the John Day monument. It was hard to choose between them so my recommendation is to do them both. Thanks to Ambrosia for bringing this area to our attention. 2 Quote Link to comment
+Calypso62 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) The first is GC185X3 - Hot Springs, Bath located in the old Roman city of Bath in England. This was an amazing experience! The second is GC49CEH - A Tombolo on TV (Sydney). This EC is located just to the north of Sydney, Australia. It is also the location of "Summer Bay", a fictional location in a TV Soapie called "Home and Away". Edited May 15, 2018 by Calypso62 Quote Link to comment
+Calypso62 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Yangshuo - GE9 - An amazing landscape in China 1 Quote Link to comment
+Calypso62 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Earthcache I - a simple geology tour of Wasp Head - This EC is the very first earthcache ever created. It began on the 10th January, 2004 and is located on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 The Machado Postpile is 13 million years old - it was more than ancient when Devils Postpile was formed. It is an amazing experience to stand on them and contemplate their age. But the story of its discovery is what intrigued me when we were kayaking and camping at Silver Lake in El Dorado County, California. Jesse Machado discovered them in 1934 but kept them secret for decades - either to protect them or because he was antisocial. Eventually he told the forest service but they could not find them and refused to believe him. It was not until the early 1990s that a hiking couple confirmed his discovery. Today there is a route to the pinnacles marked by cairns, but we met people on the way back who had followed other cairns and were still only 2/3 of the way after 2.5 hours. Not all ducks are equally helpful. If you plan to go there watch a YouTube video by Lisa Michelle. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 5/15/2018 at 5:19 PM, geodarts said: A couple of years ago, Ambrosia posted photos from the John Day Painted Hills. I put that on my "must do" list and finally was able to detour there on our way home from the Oregon coast. But it also allowed us to hike around and through the Blue Basin Loop at one of the other units of the John Day monument. It was hard to choose between them so my recommendation is to do them both. Thanks to Ambrosia for bringing this area to our attention. That's great! I'm glad that you could enjoy it! Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Rapa Nui - Ahu Tongariki 1 Quote Link to comment
+STNolan Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Taken next to one of my newer Earthcaches. GC7Y7YB - The Volcanic Soils of Western Molokai Earthcache Edited March 26, 2019 by STNolan Quote Link to comment
+Goldenwattle Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Fossil Bluff -GC1CH39 Tasmania, Australia. Edited March 27, 2019 by Goldenwattle Quote Link to comment
+Goldenwattle Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Lue Jajinyi -GC4W116 New Caledonia. Quote Link to comment
+Goldenwattle Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Inyeug it's a Mystery of an Island - GC67FVT Vanuatu. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 The Dynamic Glaciers of Mount Rainier 2 Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 GC8K5D1 - Redhead: Into the Permian Age on the New South Wales Hunter Coast. Erosion: Petrified log: Crystal clear rock pool: Quote Link to comment
+Mausebiber Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Blyde River Canyon, South Africa 2 Quote Link to comment
+Mausebiber Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Mirador de Abrante, Spain, Islas Canarias . Quote Link to comment
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