Issaquah Exploring Climate Action, Sustainability in New Geocaching Tour

Visit Issaquah is looking to combine adventure and environmental awareness with its new sustainability-themed geocaching tour, IssaQuest.

IssaQuest asks players to follow its Sasquatch mascot to 20 unique geocache sites that each reveal a piece of the Puget Sound region’s climate-action history, according to a release.  

The tour takes players to sites such as the beloved Jakob Two Trees art piece, into the forest at several trailheads, through downtown Issaquah, and even up to the Highlands neighborhood.

“Each sites tells a different story related to the community action to protect the environment,” the city of Issaquah’s website said.

The GeoTour will kick off on April 10, with an official launch event set for 5 p.m. at the Issaquah Community Center. There, players can set up their geocaching accounts, meet other “cachers,” grab treats, and join a group walk to the tour’s first site.

Upon completing the tour, participants will get a geocoin, a full geotour passport, and prizes. 

With the sustainability theme in mind, it’s recommended that players use the lowest-carbon footprint form of transportation available, the release noted. Find more information about the GeoTour and launch event here.