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Geocaching film fest at Cerro Coso

The article that ran in the November 5, 2015 edition of The Daily Independent is about the Geocaching International Film Festival event that was planned.

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Grab some popcorn, get comfortable, and get ready - for the Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) at Cerro Coso Community College, on Friday, November 6, 2015, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 604 of the Learning Resource Center. With every new incredible geocache container, every clever hide, every log that reads like an epic journey, it becomes more and more apparent: the geocaching community is one of the most creative groups of people on the planet.


PDF ArticalSchools plan treasure hunt

The article that ran in the April 1, 2015 edition of The Daily Independent is about the program on geocaching catsimmie helped setup for the Leapin' Lizards After School Program.

Students in the Leapin' Lizards After School Program at Pierce and Inyokern elementary schools will be going on treasure hunts in order to close out their unit on navigation. For the past several weeks, the students in the...


Geocaching... Keeping bomb squads in Ridgecrest busy since 2014!

The article the papers ran can no longer be found. So here's the threads from the Ridgecrest Geocachers Facebook Page. Click on the image to enlarge it. Below the pictures is the Police Log.

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JANUARY 8, 2014 11:42 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES 140108031
Occurred at Leroy Jackson Park on E Coso Av/E Las Flores Av. , Ridge.
Red veh pulled into parking lot at tennis court took unk package out of light pole and left headed wb on french toward mcdonalds
rp states there is something in light pole he will be standing by at tennis courts.
Disposition: Report Taken.


Geocaching takes root in the Indian Wells Valley

The article that ran in the March 1, 2011 edition of The Daily Independent is about what geocaching is and the first event in the area.

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Geocaching is treasure hunting, with a twist. With as little as a handheld GPS and a set of coordinates people can search for an item someone hid elsewhere in the world. Ridgecrest's first Geo-caching event will be held April 15 - 17. There are only a few simple rules to the game. First, and always, you must record your visit in the log book. Additionally, if you take something from the cache, you must leave something in its place.


PDF Artical'Geocaching' pitched as idea to bring more tourists to area

The article that ran in the October 10, 2010 edition of The Daily Independent is about how staff at the Carriage Inn got the city thinking early about making geocaching in the area a big idea.

Several ideas to attract additional visitors to the Indian Wells Valley were discussed during a meeting of the Ridgecrest Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau Board of Directors, held Monday morning.