Thank You Litter Pickers

GC9QBKA CITO 2022 Season 1 by 9 Usual Suspects

A very big THANK YOU to all attendees of Sundays CITO for your support and hard work. Unbelievably we picked another trailer piled high full of rubbish, it was only November when we were last here! There was all the usual stuff, cans, bottles, take away containers, clothes, shoes but some new ones for us a vacuum cleaner, rugs, clothes horse, bucket, football and a Barbie doll. We would like to bring to everyones attention that we also found syringes, please be vigilant when out geocaching especially in urban areas.

One of the worst spots was in the wood behind Tesco recycling bins. As the recycling bins are very popular with shoppers they fill very quickly, once full, bags of clothes are left beside them. Some of these bags get thrown over the wall where they are opened and we presume, anything of value is taken, the rest is left to become a wet soggy mess.

It is such a shame this pretty woodland is blighted by rubbish and litter. Can you spot the geocacher?

Wendy2000 clearing the undergrowth of cans and bottles. This short stretch of footpath though these woods should be an asset to Caernarfon but instead it is often an area to avoid.

The archway, a popular ‘party’ area, was cleared of all cans, bottles and general rubbish. Let us hope it still looks the same when we next do a CITO here.

When the hard work was done everyone enjoyed a drink and cake which was accompanied by plenty of banter and geochat.

Norman Hughes, on behalf of Gwynedd Council, has asked that we forward their appreciation to all involved.

New Caches

We have 4 new caches published in our area since our last update.

GC9QRWP Mawddach Meander – Barmouth Junction by CazzaB80 Traditional D2/T1.5
GC9QW82 Lookout joining by Samglo93 Nat_gore Traditional D2/T2

Premium Member Only

GC9QQBP 🌸 Hanami 🌸 by RichieBlod Traditional D2/T1.5
GC9R0D3 Pointless Boat by Squaddie101 Traditional D1.5/T1.5

A couple of new caches to report. Nice to see a cache back in the library and a more challenging but clever mystery/puzzle.

GC9QNKE Numbers are Key by Clueless_Goose Mystery/Puzzle D4.5/T1.5

Premium Member Only

Well done escapefromwork for your perseverance in getting the following cache published.
GC9Q6TP Bangor Bibliophiles by escapefromwork Multi D2/T1

New Challenge, Signal’s Labyrinth

Tomorrow, Monday April 4, 2022 at noon UTC sees the start of Signal’s Labyrinth Challenge, for finds to count make sure you log after the challenge has started. The first labyrinth you will be visiting is the Enchanted Forest and you have 2 months to earn the 2 souvenirs, this stage ends on the June 6, 2022 at noon UTC. You must reach 50 points on your leaderboard to earn the first souvenir and 500 points for the second souvenir. The first two souvenirs are ‘The Forest’ and ‘You escaped the Forest’.

Here are the point values for the labyrinth in the enchanted forest:

Found an Adventure Lab Cache (Adventure Location)	10
Found a cache with 10+ Favorite points	20
Found a Multi-Cache	25
Found a Mystery Cache	25
Found a Signal’s Labyrinth item	60
Found it*	15

*Log a Found it on any other cache type

The maximum number of points you can earn for any cache log is 85 points.

Event Reminder

GC9QBKA CITO 2022 Season 1 by 9 Usual Suspects CITO Event

When: Sunday 10th April 2022
Where: Morfa Parc, Caernarfon
Time: 11am – 1pm

By attending this event you will earn the above souvenir and be helping to take care of our local environment. Please note there is only limited roadside parking but we do have permission to park in Tescos carpark.

We have had two new caches published in our area, both Premium Member only.
GC9PFW9 Fields of Floof by Squaddie101 Traditional D1.5/D1.5
GC9PGBE A Fine Pair #1656 – Llandudno by Seanx90 Multi D1.5/T1.5

Glynllifon Park, Have Your Say!

Gwynedd Council are currently running a consultation to find what local and not so local people would like to happen with the park. The Council only owns the parkland and part of the gardens which are grade 1 listed containing a diverse collection of rare trees and plants, alongside these are extravagant follies designed by Lord Newborough to entertain his friends at his flamboyant parties and social functions. With little or no maintenance over the last 20 years many of the paths are now impassable with the follies and bridges in disrepair. The council has very limited funds and is looking for ideas to benefit the local community as well as attracting visitors from further a field to enable the restoration of this fascinating place and making the park financially sustainable.

Of course we have already proposed placing a Geocaching trail in the park and your support by completing the survey below would be appreciated.

To have your say please take this survey ASAP

Firstly a very big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our events, especially those that braved the cold wind at the end of the pier. It was so nice to catch up with friends, old and new, to do something normal.

New Caches

We have something for everyone this week 2 new traditional caches, a Wherigo and adventure lab series.

GC9NHJT Treasure of the Burning Bridge by Clueless_Goose Wherigo D2.5/T2

GC9NJ2M An Audience with David Lloyd George by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1
GC9NJ42 Caernarfon Town Walls, Porth y Aur by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D2.5/T1.5

New Adventure Lab Series

Goleudai Ynys Môn / Anglesey Lighthouses by RichieBlod
This non-sequential lab series takes you to 5 lighthouses around the coast of Anglesey, all in stunning locations.

Souvenir News

2022 Hider Souvenir 

This week Geocaching HQ announced the 2022 Hider Souvenir. To earn the souvenir either hide a geocache or hold an event between March 1st and December 31st 2022. You have until December 17, 2022, to submit caches and events for review, the souvenir will be awarded on publication and is not available on Adventure Labs.

CITO 2022 Season 1

This week also saw the beginning of CITO 2022 Season 1 which runs to Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Since 2002, CITOs have enabled geocachers to beautify and restore natural and urban spaces. In that time, there have been more than 536,000 logged attendances at nearly 29,000 events where geocachers helped improve the outdoors. Of these events 9 Usual Suspects have hosted 13 CITO litter picks every time collecting large quantities of rubbish and fly tipped items from 7 different sites. We are in the process of planning our next Litter Pick for April.

In the mean time why not attend the following event and be part of the Million Mile Beach Clean at the Inland Sea on Anglesey:

GC9N9C1 Plas v Plastic by Squaddie101 D1/T1.5
When: 12 March 2022
Time: 09:30 – 16:00
Where: Plas Llanfair LL65 3LE