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Discover Central Point Geocoin Challenge
Come join the fun as we kick-off our First Annual Discover Central Point Geocoin Challenge!! Pick up your passport on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm at Robert Pfaff Park, 635 Manzanita Street, Central Point, OR 97502 This geocache series, which consists of 5 traditional caches and 10 temporary caches, will lead cachers to city parks and sights in and around Central Point. Limited edition (150 available) Discover Central Point Geocoins will be awarded…
Find out more »Canada Day Meet and Greet!
Happy Canada Day!! Where in the world is Signal the Frog? He's visiting Canada!! He'll be helping to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday! While we may not be able to travel north to help celebrate the festivities, let's all get together for a little meet and greet, some story swapping, putting some names to faces, and snacking on some goodies!! SocksAndAmanda will be working to recreate some authentic Canadian sweet treats to share with everyone, and we encourage…
Find out more »Begin: The Lost Treasure of Mary Hyde
Are you ready for the adventure of the summer? It's time to begin the search for the lost treasure of Mary Hyde! From Geocaching.com: "Spanning the globe and the seven seas, we introduce you to the infamous Captain Mary Hyde. Her ship, The Golden Cache, was the fiercest, and the bearded buccaneers and sea legged sailors reported to her. Legend has it that she ruled the high seas for many years, and found no shortage of riches throughout her reign." "We’ve come upon…
Find out more »A Very Merry UnBirthday Bash-a-Palooza 2!!
Come join us at Emigrant Lake to celebrate a Very Merry UnBirthday to us all!! There will be food! games! gifts! prizes! and cake! For those who don't remember from last year, or are new to the celebration this year, an unbirthday (originally written un-birthday) is an event that is typically celebrated on any or all of the 364 (365 on leap years) days in which it is not the person's birthday. With that in mind, LET'S CELEBRATE!!!! Here's the plan: Saturday July 22nd, 11:00am -…
Find out more »Geocaching 101 – An Introduction to Geocaching
Come join SOGeo founders Socks and Amanda Smith as we work to share our love of the game with Geocaching 101! Are you new to Geocaching? Have you been caching for a little while but want to pick up some additional tips? Come join Southern Oregon Geocaching for beginning Geocaching 101. This class is meant to be an introduction to the fun, high-thrill hobby of Geocaching to the community. We'll spend some time indoors exploring the basics and then…
Find out more »Geocaching Adventures with SOGeo
Alex and Amanda Smith, owners of Southern Oregon Geocaching (SOGeo), will discuss geocaching, the fastest-growing family outdoor adventure treasure hunt, as the next topic of the Guild Lecture Series on Wednesday, August 16 from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room of the Medford Branch Library, 205 South Central Avenue. Geocaching started in 2000 and in recent years has expanded into one of the hottest adventure activities for all ages. Geocaching is a treasure hunt using GPS technology to…
Find out more »International Geocaching Day 2017
Celebrate International Geocaching Day 2017 with SOGeo in Lithia Park! Every year, the third Saturday in August is celebrated as International Geocaching Day, and this year it falls on Saturday, August 19th. Let's get together in beautiful Lithia Park and share some stories about our caching travels and where they've taken us! We encourage everyone to bring a fun International Finger Food dish to share with everyone (not required of course, but encouraged). Socks and Amanda will be…
Find out more »Amazing Graveyard Geocache Race!
Amazing Graveyard Geocache Race October 28 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm R) A unique Halloween experience U) It’s a hunt for hidden, haunted items S) Around the spookiest Rogue locations H) Form a team of pals, race for your life ALL WELCOME (21+) PRIZES, DETAILS: Using clues and GPS coordinates, form a team in a race to uncover ghostly treasure and secret places in a spirited, friendly competition to survive this Halloween season. The Rushmore Society, your real life social network…
Find out more »Geocaching International Film Festival 2017
Geocaching International Film Festival 2017 Returning for the second year, SocksAndAmanda are proud to bring the GIFF to the Rogue Valley! We invite you all to come and join us in the Large Conference Room at the Jackson County Library, located at 205 S. Central Avenue in downtown Medford, Sunday November 5th, from 1:00-3:00pm. We'll again be showing the films, this time on a much larger screen, and asking you to be the judges to see who is the winner. Bring a snack…
Find out more »Ashland Creek Park CITO
Bear Creek Cleanup: Ashland Creek Park (27 E. Hersey St.) Saturday - April 21, 2018 - 9:00am to 11:00am Thinking of doing something for your community on Earth Day? SOGeo - Southern Oregon Geocaching and the Ashland Food Co-op invite all community members to join us in an effort to keep our Bear Creek clean. For this Earth Day cleanup we are clearing blackberries from Ashland Creek Park to slow their march into Bear Creek. Ashland Parks & Recreation will…
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