15 of The Strangest Things People Found While Geocaching

Some things found in geocaches are awesome: geocoins, coffee cards, or cool toys. But some things are just, well... downright STRANGE to find while geocaching. Check out some of the strangest, weirdest, or just plain wacky things that people have encountered while geocaching and tell us your own STRANGEST THINGS!

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1

Goat skull on an island

This goat skull can be found smack dab in the middle of Mississippi, in the middle of a lake, on a small island, where no goats live. We 'kid' you not. (GC3RK5N)

2

"Coordinated" llama

This smug-faced llama would walk up and show you the coordinates of the nearest geocache—but only if you had a handful of oats. Interesting TOTT... (GC41E2)

3

Veteran’s lost dog tags

Young Raymond was on a walk and set down his dog tags. Twenty five years later, avid geocacher Kelley Piekarek found them and returned them to him.

4

Gold wedding ring

Lost by a geocacher in January, it was found 3 months later by another geocacher and returned safely to the owner. Precious!

5

Geocacher finds lost little girl

An 8-year old girl was found crying by a stream after wandering away from her parents 3-hours earlier. Luckily, avid geocacher Mark Case (markcase) was nearby, found her, and brought her to safety.

6

Rare Native American artifact

Dave Kurr was geocaching in Arizona when he found a rare "Tizon Wiped jar" from the Yavapai people believed to be anywhere from 500-700 years old.

7

Bicycle in a tree

When we say, "in a tree", we really mean it! You'll find this old rusty bicycle if you geocache in Washington state—we're leaving the GC code off this one on to avoid a spoiler!

8

Ripe watermelon on a cliff

Geocacher skraeling found a ripe, firm, and lonely watermelon on a rock ledge 20' up from the ground after an arduous hike. Q: Why do watermelons have fancy weddings? A: Because they cantaloupe. (GCH1ED)

9

Parking meter in the woods

No parking baby / No parking on the (forest) floor (GC161PW)

10

Woman trapped in car for 14 hours

A woman was trapped in her SUV for 14 hours after driving down an embankment. Four geocachers are credited with finding her and saving her life.

11

Live alligator

This is the actual photo a geocacher took while geocaching. This happened in Florida. 'Nuff said.

12

Brand new GPS

One lucky geocacher found a brand-new GPS (in the box) as a prize for being the first to find (FTF) the geocache after it was published. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

13

Gold and diamond watch worth $700

"My dad found a $600-800 gold/diamond watch in a cache or right by a cache a few years ago. Some woman had left it because it reminded her of someone really close, like I think she lost her husband or she broke up with a fiance or something. He managed to contact the owner to see if she wanted it back and she said no."

14

Copy of Fahrenheit 451

Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

15

A true geocaching "naturalist"

"Once while hiking in the woods to find a cache, I passed a completely naked man walking the other direction." Geocaching nude? Most cachers can't bare it!

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