EarthCaches are filled with pools of geological knowledge, just like Pamukkale in Turkey. These bright blue, eye-catching terrace pools are created by the carbonate mineral left by the thermal flow of spring water. This souvenir is to celebrate International EarthCache Day by logging an EarthCache on October 7 and 8.
Just like the wave in the sandstone, everything has its ups and downs, but did you know that this sandstone’s ups and downs are a product of sand dunes and erosion? Every EarthCache teaches us something interesting about the ground we walk on, that river nearby, the mountains in the distance, and anything else geological!
The first EarthCache was created in Australia in 2004. Since then, nearly 40,000 EarthCaches have been published in 210 different countries! The souvenir image illustrates folding of sedimentary rock. All of the curving twisted layers were originally flat, but were compressed and warped by slow and powerful processes, such as the movement of tectonic plates pushing against each other.
Sixteen years ago, Geocaching HQ and the Geological Society of America teamed up to create an entirely unique cache type. Since the first EarthCache was published in Australia back in 2004, nearly 650,000 geocachers have logged an EarthCache and there are well over 7 million smilies for the EarthCaches on Geocaching.com. Those are some astronomical numbers! This souvenir is to celebrate another exciting International EarthCache Day.
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Puncak Jaya Summit 4884m
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Vinson Basecamp
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Vinson Summit 4892m
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Elbrus Basecamp
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Elbrus Summit 5642m
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Kilimanjaro Basecamp
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Kilimanjaro Summit 5895m
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Denali Basecamp
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Denali Summit 6190m
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Aconcagua Basecamp
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Aconcagua Summit 6960m
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Everest Basecamp
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Everest Summit 8849m
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Peak Performer
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