Listen to our interview with Lookout Lisa of Spokane, Washington. We talked with Lisa about her Cache Advance store on Geocaching Podcast epsiode 96. Her favorite GPSRs are the GPSMap 60C and Earthmate PN-40 but she started with the eTrex Venture. In addition to the U.S., she has cached in Europe and Canada. Her favorite locations included Wales, Scotland, and Hawaii. Her favorite find was "Hot Rox" (GC3E4E) virtual cache as she lived through the ash from the Mount St. Helen erruption. Her advice for new Cachers can be found on her Twitter account or blog. Her favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings and Matrix series. She enjoys the Firefly and Dollhouse TV series as well.

Listen to our interview with Clan Doyle of Las Vegas. His current GPSR is the GPSMap 76 CSx but they started with the eTrex Legend. He loads the GPSR and his Samsung ACE smartphone through GSAK. The family got their start caching while in Okinawa, Japan on the recommendation from their friend beetrav. Okinawa is still his favorite location he's been caching, but looks to cache in Hawaii, Alaska, and Antarctica. His favorite cache is "What is a Hobbit?" (GC1KG43) and are looking forward to hosting their first caching event -- "WWFM V (Las Vegas)- Pirate's Booty" (GC1MV61). He used the brochure from Geocacher University to escape from a cop. So favorite movies are "Hackers," "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Life of Brian," "Conan the Barbarian," "Star Wars," most Disney movies, and many based on comic books. As for television, he enjoys "How I Met Your Mother," "Bones," and "Battlestar Galactica."

Listen to our interview with StaticTank of South East South Dakota. His first attempt at Geocaching was with a Mio Digiwalker which he quickly returned and replaced with a GPSMap 60CSx. He's now using the Colorado 400t, loading it by dropping the GPX Pocket Queries directly into the GPS. He loves caching in the Black Hills of South Dakota but would love to cache in Ireland. Some of his favorite hides include "Big League" (GC1J8YD), "The Treasure of East Sioux Falls" (GC1AN1K), "Sunken Pirate Treasure!" (GC1EXT2), "Give Me A Hand" (GC1KDN4), and the Lost Series ("The StaticTank" (GC191YP), "The Arrow" (GC1931T), "The Staff" (GC1931W), "The Swan" (GC19321), "The Flame" (GC193W2), "The Pearl" (GC19322), "The Orchid" (GC19DGD), "The Hydra" (GC193VW), and "The Looking Glass" (GC193VZ)). On the trail he has run into a few Cachers including dbrockhouse. Outside of Geocaching, he and his wife enjoy ballroom dancing. He enjoys the "Fight Club," "National Treasure," and "Star Trek" movies.
Also mentioned on this show was Capt. JackSparrow's 100th find.

Listen to our interview with N9YBK of Far south suburbs of Chicago. He started caching using a Garmin GPS 45 bought from a friend. He quickly decided an upgrade to the Legend HCx. He's recently upgraded again to the Colorado 300 and loves it for the paperless caching. He still uses GASK to process the pocket queries before loading them into the new Colorado. He operates a personal blog and can be found posting to Twitter under n9ybk. The rest of the family has their own caching names as well; ACScott, Ma of 8, jcmonkey, GeoDavid98, csm2000, ram97, bethgeo, and Non-Caching Katie (who does not have a Geocaching.com profile). One of these days he would like to get to Ireland for some caching. One of his favor caches though is his "The Creek" (GC1FG8X) cache which is a location from his childhood.

Listen to our interview with The ConMan of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began his caching adventures with an Garmin eTrex Legend but has since upgraded to the Garmin Colorado 400t. He enjoys Wherigo caches and as of the recording had found about 10% of them available in the U.S. He almost got stuck (with some caching friends) on Manitou Island for an extra day while caching the island in unfavorable weather. During his earlier years he ran a the Far Side BBS connected through the Fidonet system. On television he watches the "NCIS," "The Unit," and "Criminal Minds." His favorite movies include "Armageddon," "Sneakers," and "War Games."
Also mentioned in this episode is the coming "A Pirate's Welcome For Sonny,Sandy, & Sean" (GC1NYG9) event for the hosts of the Podcacher Podcast.

Listen to our interview with Tenorplayer of Indiana. He plays the Tenor Saxophone in band which is where he got his name. He started caching with his Grandfather and his GPSMAP 76CSx, but uses his Nüvi 200 with the Geocaches loaded in as POIs. His favorite location he's been to Geocaches was Shipshewana, Indiana. He dreams of caching in Hawaii for its virtual and earthcaches. He loves hunting earthcaches as he "learns alot and [they're] really fun to do." The two favorite caches he's hidden are "Wetland's Wonderland" (GC1FJBZ) and "Auburn's Cedar Creek Gaging Station" (GC1K2TW). He enjoys running into fellow Geocachers on the trail, including the story told of meeting Che K and SixDogTeam before the "Midwest GeoBash 2008" (GC154HT). One of his favorite caches though was "Cupcake Cutie" (GC1M4GH) which he found with his Grandparents following the "LLLGL Valentine's Day Cache Bash" (GC1KME8) event. When not caching or at school he likes listening to "Green Day" and watches "House."
Also mentioned in this episode was the "Metea Park CITO & Pot Luck Picnic" (GC1MH30) CITO by Cache-A-Maniacs guests Tenorplayer and Mr. Incredible!, and the latest issue of the Cachers of the Round Table which talks about CITO events.

Listen to our interview with Happy Humphrey of Isle of Man. His screen name comes from a professional wrestler William J. Cobb. His motivation for Geocaching came from a walk on the Southern Upland Way in Southern Scotland. For that hike he picked up the Forerunner 201. Since then he's upgraded to the for his caching. He prefers to load the caches as POIs (Point Of Interest) rather than waypoints using a macro for GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife). He once flew to the Lake District in North West England just to be the first to find an elaborate multi-cache. Another notable multi-cache adventure took place in the Black Forest of Germany where he was not able to find the final cache. The closest that he came to a signature item was to produce the Isle of Man Geocoin. His favorite caching location was the Black Forest, but given the chance he would like to return to California. The favorite caches hides are "The Money Pit"e (GCX21B) and the "Three Legs" series. The most memorable caching event was "The UK's First Mega Event" (GC17W59) where he ran into many of the Cachers he recognized from logs. For his viewing, he watchings the "Father Ted" series on television, and "Monty Python's Life of Brian." He's also a Genesis listener.

Listen to our interview with kf4oox of Northwest Pennsylvania. His name is him Amateur radio call sign as assigned by the FCC. He started caching with his Garmin GPS III Plus but quickly upgraded to the GPS V. He has upgraded to the DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 and is currently using the beta software which allows for Geocaching on the unit. His favorite location for caching had been around last year's "Midwest GeoBash 2008" (GC154HT) largely for the proximity to other Cachers. He would like to cache in Alaska and Hawaii, and not just for the caches. Each of the four caches he current owns -- "Short Walk in State Game Lands #204" (GC1MQF1), "Canoe Launch in Sharon?" (GC1EQ5N), "Sharon View II" (GC18BFE), and "Sharon West Hill" (GC182F5), -- are favorites. His most memorable Geomuggle story was an encounter with a crowbar weilding muggle at "Shady Tree Cove" (GC174PB). Aside from the Geocaching and Amateur radio, Paul enjoys model railroading, railfanning, and is volunteer firefighter. As for television viewing he leans toward the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, and National Geographic Channel. Some favorite shows include Dog Whisperer and COPS. He's been into Country Music as of late with favorites including Kenny Roger, Charlie Daniels, and SHeDAISY.

Listen to our interview with Blue Man of Orlando Florida. Show notes to come

Listen to our interview with SuperGoober of Hiawatha, Iowa. He published help about going paperless and posts photo of his cache finds.

Listen to our interview with sailor_dave of Orlando Florida. He started caching with the Garmin GPS 12 from his boat and still uses that same unit today. He used GSAK to load both the GPS and the Palm (which runs Cachemate). A couple favorite location he caches are Ocala National Forest, the Space Coast, and Tampa Bay. His caching dreams take him to Europe, Australia, the Far East, and Hawaii. His favorite hide is his "Jambalaya" cache (GC107BV) for it mix of cache types. One of his memorable experiences came while working at Disney World and spotting a fellow Geocacher waiting to have his photo taken with a travel bug and a character. A favorite event was the recent "Third Annual Florida Finder's Fest" event (GC14D8Z) which gave him the oppotunity to hone his caching skills with a group of Cachers. His movie picks include "Animal House," "Better Off Dead," "Caddy Shack," "Stripes," and just about anything by Steven Spielberg. On television he likes "24," "Dexter," "Grey's Anatomy," "M*A*S*H," "Nip/Tuck," and "Seinfeld." As for music, he enjoys the music of a friend's band called "Rico Monaco & Sol Sons," and some of the older groups including "Crosby, Stills, & Nash," "Genesis," "Emerson, Lake & Palmer."
Also mentioned in this episode was the Cache-A-Maniacs Geocoin sales to support this show.

Listen to our interview with Diamond Head of the Chicago area. Their Geocaching name comes from their love of Diamond Head in Hawaii. The first caching experience was with a navigational GPSR -- a Magellan Maestro. Now they use a Garmin eTrex Venture HC and supplement it with an Apple iPhone and its built-in apps. They have recently start watching "Hawaii Five-0" and enjoy checking out the places they know now as they were filmed for this decades old television series.
Also mentioned on this episode was the "Medical Alert Dogs" Pathtag.

The Cache-A-Maniacs Mystery Cacher shares the location of two of the gold boxes in Tennessee.

The Cache-A-Maniacs Mystery Cacher shares the location of a gold box in Switzerland.

Listen to our interview with Capt Biggins of Tampa Bay, Florida. He learned about Geocaching from a TechTV interview with Jeremy Irish (October 30, 2000 according Geocaching.com's Press Archives). While the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx is his current GPS, he started caching with the Garmin GPS 72. Cachemate on his PocketPC takes care of his paperless caching needs. His most memorable early geocache was "The Scavenger Hunt Cache" (GC480C) -- a locationless cache which gave him the chance to take a photo of a motorcycle officer with a GPSR and a Barbi doll. The most memorable cache was "Mission 9: Tunnel of Light" (GC1169), found during his trip to the Seattle area where he also visited the Groundspeak headquarters. Some day he hopes to cache in Glasgow, Scotland and Hawaii. His favorite hide is currently "Using Your Mind's Eye" (GC1G8YA) which is a visual puzzle that draws fun comments from the Finders. As for music, he enjoys Jimmy Buffett. As for the movies, he like Disney's "Pirates of the Carribean" series, but recently discovered a 1952 film titled "The Crimson Pirate."

Listen to our interview with bumanfam of The Ice Cream Capital of the World (Northwest Iowa). They started caching with a Magellan eXplorist 210. Since then they've added more of the same units for the whole family and the Garmin iQue M5 for Dad. He's a GSAK fan using that to load the GPSRs. His introduction to Podcasts came from the Travel Bug they found which had a teaser for the "Podcacher Podcast." Were cost and time not an object, he'd love to cache the Banff National Park and Calgary, Alberta areas. As for their hides, his favorites are "We Wood Eaven Put A Cache Here (GC11FQ6)" and "GEOSCAMS (GC17917)." His best event memory comes from last year's "MOGA 2008 (GC167P0)" Mega Event with kid number 1. Bumanfam Mom is a fan of the "Harry Potter" movies. As for Dad, he likes "ER," "Survivor," and the "Star Wars" series.

Listen to our interview with Team Outrageous Soul (emilierene and thetattooedjew). Their joint name was inspired by a trip to a Rockefeller Center drug store and the Dr. Scholl's Outrageous Soles display. Scott's first find was "The Empire Strikes Back (GC4D7F)" virtual cache while visiting New York with Emily. Emily started her caching with a Magellan eXplorist 200, upgraded to the Magellan eXplorist 500, but now uses the Garmin Colorado 300. Scott has been using the Garmin GPSMap 60CSx since his start. Emily's most memorable caching trip was in Waco, Texas where the cache density gave her many finds (Scott recalls about 28 caches in only 2 hours of caching). Scott enjoyed caching in his birth state of Hawaii during their honeymoon. Emily wants to cache all 50 states, Scott wants to cache in Bosnia. Emily enjoyed hiding the "Welcome to the Cove (GC168RY)." Their first (and currently only) event hosted was the recent "WWFM IV - Altoona's Blaze Orange Salute (GC1GWG3)" which was a great experience (see the video on YouTube). They're looking forward season five of "Lost" starting in a few weeks. Scott also enjoys "Law & Order Criminal Intent" while his favorite musical group is "U2."
Also mentioned in this episode was the Cache-A-Maniacs Geocoin sales through PayPal.

The Cache-A-Maniacs Mystery Cacher shares the location of two of the gold boxes in Colorado.

The Cache-A-Maniacs Mystery Cacher shares the location of two of the gold boxes in the United Kingdom.

Listen to our interview with Team Psychopuppy of California. The team of five (two humans and three canines) took their name from the eldest puppy (Belle). They started their caching explorations with a Handspring Visor PDA with a GPS card from Magellan. Their first DNF didn't deter them, and eventually they purchased their Garmin GPSMap 60CSx and still prefer using that to their new Garmin Oregon. They're also using the navigation system in their Toyota Prius and the iPhone 3G. They still use their Handspring Visor and CacheMate for their cache information in the field. The 60CSx receives its caches through MacCaching while the Oregon is drag-and-drop of the GPX files from Geocaching.com. They hosted the "Caching on your Mac" at GeoWoodstock VI. They made a trip to visit his parents though during GeoWoodstock V. They enjoy their local Northern California for its variety, and especially Lake Powell (where they had an encounter with a winged geomuggle). One of their favorite events is the "Sonoma County Cachers Re-Union Cache" which they host each year. They also created the SRLUP series of caches bringing Cachers to the many small parks of Santa Rosa, California. They enjoy watching movies on their Plasma TV (when not Geocaching), including "Blade Runner" and the Disney/Pixar movies. For music they enjoy "Depeche Mode," "Heart," "Kansas," and "U2."
Also mentioned in this episode was the "Winter Potluck & Cabin Fever (GC16JBK)" event and the "Cache-A-Maniacs Geocoins Through PayPal" post.