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EMT160090

I am glad to be a part of this community. I have been caching since 2007 when a friend of mine invited me to go caching with him.

He wanted to go look for a few caches around Centralia, PA. This area is known for the fire burning in the abandoned coal mines under the town. It is also known for being the inspiration for Silent Hill.

Due to the ongoing mine fire under the town, the ground has become unstable in some areas. Because of this, my friend really didn’t want to go and explore the area alone. We set out early in the day to have enough time to search the area and find several caches throughout the day.

After a short walk into the woods, we were able to claim the smiley for my first cache "Smoke On The Horizon". To properly sign, I needed a proper Geocaching name. I decided that using my EMT license number was unique enough that no one would already have it… so that is who I became. EMT160090 officially became a geocacher and just like that, I got the cache bug.

Although I may not be the most active cacher, I do still like to look for them anytime I visit a new area. I have only 800 finds at the moment, but many are 3* or higher in terrain or difficulty. I even have a handful of 5/5 caches under my belt.

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I moved from the US to Estonia in 2012 and this has slowed my progress significantly as there are far fewer caches here in comparison to the US. Although I do not go hunting caches, I still remain active in the caching community and now spend a lot of time helping new cachers become familiar with the sport. I have been active in several facebook groups and regularly offer answers and suggestions to new cachers that ask in the groups.

Dan - EMT160090

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· #6 · 5 mo ago

I started geocaching in 2019. I don't get to go often but I love the game. There are so many different aspects to the game and games within the game. I find it all fascinating. So much so I started a podcast that I use as an outlet to explore all the different aspects of the game. It's called Geocache Adventures.

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· #8 · 5 mo ago

I've tried Munzee but never really got into it. I actually discovered Munzee while geocaching when i found a QR code at a cache location. I've done a couple of benchmarks as I've come across them. I have not yet tried letter boxing outside the letter box cache hybrids but have been reading more about them. I'm actually hope to do a podcast episode on the letterbox cache in the next couple of months. I really like how there are so many different things internally to geocaching even beyond the different cache types. Geo arts are amazing and so creative, I haven't done too much with challenge caches or county counties personally but I know people who love them. I'm a big fan of travel bugs and love watching them move. It's just incredible how many different avenues there are to geocaching and every geocacher can shape the game in ways to fit their preferences whether it's going deep into the woods, doing challenge caches, or just staying urban and getting guard rail caches. You can tailor geocaching to you and your abilities and talents. I love that about it.

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