The Word Game
Geocaching enthusiasts have developed their own language – like many who are part of an active trend. To get yourself “in the know” check out www.geocaching.com/about/glossary. Fun samplings to get you started follow:
CITO
Cache In Trash Out - When out geocaching, take a bag with you and pick up trash along the way! More info can be found on the Cache In Trash Out page .
Hitchhiker
A hitchhiker is an item that is placed in a cache, and has instructions to travel to other caches. Sometimes they have logbooks attached so you can log their travels.
Geomuggle
A non-geocacher. Based on "Muggle" from the Harry Potter series, which is a nonmagical person. Usually this term is used after a non geocacher looks puzzled at a geocacher making circles with their GPS receiver, or when a non-geocacher accidentally finds a cache. Geomuggles are mostly harmless.
Geocaching in the News
Geocaching is in the news – everywhere! A quick scroll down the list of media outlets at http://www.geocaching.com/press/ will give you a great insight into the popularity of the hobby. An article from the Lebanon Express (Lebanon, OR) will introduce you to a local resident who has found 1,100 caches in the past three years. Or am artoc;e bu Craig Dilger in the Daily Herald (Provo, UT) will share the story of a couple that got engaged on a geocaching trip on the Green River and have visited more than 4,400 caches! You can even learn about soldiers who have taken the geocaching craze to active war zones. Geocaching.com reports of 151 caches in Iraq and 51 in Afghanistan.