Fredericton Geocaching Challenge

The team in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada wanted to provide the participants in their newly launched Geocaching Challenge with a great reward for completing the challenge.  The reward had to be interesting to cachers, attractive as a souvenir, and affordable. 

Among other prizes for those who complete the challenge is a great new Pathtag.  To earn this special tag, get out and complete 20 of the 30 caches in the challenge.  The 30 caches are split between nature, culture, and heritage themes. 

Check out the Fredericton Geocaching Challenge and go earn those tags at:
http://www.tourismfredericton.ca/en/thingstodo/Geocaching.asp

Pathtags in Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks is bringing a fun and challenging geocaching activity to adventure seekers and beginners alike.  The Statewide Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge kicked off earlier this summer and has been very popular, with more than 2,500 logged finds in just two short months; awards include geocoins and limited edition Pathtags.  In addition to the Geocache Challenge awards, a series of commemorative, park-themed Pathtags will be introduced for purchase in September at many Texas State Park Stores.  These Pathtags will become part of an exciting mix of products already available for sale to help commemorate your park visit; you'll find items such as patches, hiking stick medallions, t-shirts, and more.  Read the full article fore more details on how Pathtags are being used to attract visitors and reward participation in their park programs, as well as for a list of parks who will have custom Pathtags for purchase in their shops!

ExploreWV Main Street Challenge

From the Main Street WV Challenge Web site:

ExploreWV's second challenge is the Main Street WV series, which takes geocachers to all 12 of West Virginia's registered Main Streets. Geocachers will be able to experience small town charm while traveling the length of the Mountain State. Unlike previous ExploreWV challenges, Main Street WV (MSWV) does not require a Playcard. Instead, there are "Surprise to Find" gifts located in each of the 12 geocaches that contain gift certificates and coupons to local businesses. There will also be plenty of limited-edition Main Street PathTags dropped in each cache for unsuspecting geocachers to find.  PathTags are trackable online through www.pathtags.com. 

Another great program taking advantage of the affordable custom quality Pathtags offers to give Geocacher incentive to participate in their great program.

Georgia State Parks' Geo-Challenge Awards Cachers With Pathtags

Park systems around the world are using Geocaching as a great way to get people outdoors and active.  The Georgia State Parks Geo-Challenge is one such program aiming to get people to explore the parks for fun and prizes.  Running since May, 2010 their list of "Geofinishers" demonstrates that it's been very successful.  May, 2011 will see a new Geo-Challenge start and the prizes will be a series of Pathtags which highlight the cultural landmarks in the park system.  Pathtags are fun and affordable prizes that you can offer in your program too!