greenworldfeather

In addition we look at the caches' relative proximity to one another. Five caches placed 600 feet apart, leading to a bonus sixth cache nearby, is the classic definition of a multicache. So, the reviewer may ask you to combine the caches into a single multicache. Other alternatives include "thinning the herd" -- cutting back from ten caches to three, for example -- or spacing the caches farther apart. One rule of thumb is to leave sufficient space -- .25 miles or more -- between the caches in your series so that someone else could come along later and hide their own. There's nothing wrong with cache series, but the component caches must stand on their own merits as independent caches. Cache 1 leading to cache 2 at a random spot 650 feet down the trail, and so forth, are more multicache stages than independent caches. In contrast, if you create a series called "Covered Bridges of Jackson County." with five caches at covered bridges that are miles apart, leading to a bonus sixth cache at a little-known covered bridge at a park, then each cache in the series stands on its own merits as a separate destination. There is no magic number about cache series. Three caches can be a series. The biggest series I've published was 100 caches, but they were spread out across three counties, requiring driving several hundreds of miles to complete. Your reviewer's initial note also linked you to the listing guideline text on power trails: The last three sentences are the "Power Trail" guideline. Reviewers are happy to work with cache owners to develop acceptable solutions that meet the spirit of the Cache Saturation guideline. I think the only reason your caches were archived was because of your misunderstanding when you re-enabled the listings without comment. The reviewer would take that to mean "I'm not going to make any changes, so here they are again, please publish them." Just in case you are wondering, there are cache series with dozens of caches in the series all over. There are two couples in utah who have done cache series like that that I have seen. One of the couples goes by the useranme "PeanutsParents" and has done a series called "Call" Me a Maverick in orem and in other cities. The orem series has about 76 caches, each at a Maverick gas station. THe other couple goes by AD0OR. They have a series of MacGyver caches all over utah. Each cache celebrates one episode of MacGyver. Last time I looked, I saw one that was #136. Each has the title of the episode and tells a little about that episode and/or someone who is in the episode(s). There is also a cacher in texas whose caches I have looked at that has a series called B. T. B. or Burn Through Batteries. He has I think about 202 caches in the series, not kidding! I have a series in utah county where I am trying to put a cache at or by every high school in Alpine School Distrct. I am also going to try to put one at or by some of the junior highs and elmentary schools in the district too. I currently have on at a high school soon to be 2 and so on. So you can rest assured, that as long as the guidelines are followed correctly, there can be many caches in a single series. Anyway, thanks and have a great day! gwf

I have to say something about all this. I love caching, so I naturally have to solve puzzles. Here is my viewpoint. Unless you really have a puzzle that is practically out of your league, and no one would know how to solve it except for a geocacher, you are just doing yourself a big non-favor. I have come across a couple that deal with computer stuff, and the only way I would ever go to one of thpose is if I absolutely can't figure it out even with hel;p from the owner themselves and usually also other cachers. Most of the one that I do are pretty straightforward: Put a difficult puzzle or a part of a puzzle in there, but then put at least halfway clear instructinons as well as hints on how to do it. Then I put out a fun unique container in a fun unique place. I try to keep the container size a small or larger so there can be TB's and GC's in it, as well as somne other fun stuff. THen I try to put something fun in the description as well as in the additional logging requirement, if there is one. It is usually related to the cache in question. I try to keep the caches fun and unique. So far, for my 10 or so caches I have put out, I have not used a single ammo can or tupperware container. I have only used one bison tube, and I am just putting out my first cache that features a film container. EVERYTHING ELSE has come from containers around the house. And I am putting out several more this summer using unique stuff. One of my missions in doing geocaching is to find and make a lot of interesting, unique caches that are fun, easy or challenging, AND rewarding for the finder. I go frequently across the web to find interesting containers and ideas, some ordered, some made myself and with others. With most of my puzzles I try to put something fun in it. I am currently working on a series of difficult but fun caches. Most of the puzzle caches that I do, are somewhat hard to solve and find, but there are always good hints, as well as other fun stuff wound into it. I love being creative. So usually unless I absolutely cannot solve one I DO NOT go to sites that offer cheats for them. Hopefully this will tell other people that you can put out fun difficult ones, and solve difficult ones without a step-by-step guide by your side for anything that you cannot figure out in aboout 30 seconds. Thanks. Have agreat day. gwf

I don't know about you guys, but one of my missions with geocaching, besides find and hiding a lot of caches, are hiding a lot of unique interesting caches. I have several caches out in and around orem and provo in utah where I live, and I am coming out with several new UNIQUE ones this year. I love being creative. If you want ideas for caches, go to the thread "Interesting cache containers" or something like that. THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING CONTAINERS AND STORIES THERE. THere are also some interesting stories on these forums. I have tracked down a lot of interesting containers and I am just finding and coming up with more all the time. THanks, and have a great day!

That is actually a good thing for us men, because we don't have to take time out of our schedules while you women put on makeup, lipstick, and I don't want to even know what else, as well as combing and recombing your hair every so often. I mean, it is one thing to do it after a grabbing bush or another thing like that, as well as after a long time when you haven't done it, particularly after a nice little wet or windy(or both) episode. If you are going to go out in the weather, especially in the wilderness, you do not have the time to always check up on your looks and struff. Such people, in my opinion, would be better off being left at home, where they wouldn't be hampering others' efforts to have fun. No offense, that is just my opinion after having to deal with that stuff in my neighborhood. I have a family in my neighborhood that has the following: a father, a mother, five daughters, no sons,(you see why I critisize your puny efforts to make yourselves look better when most men with much of a brain can see that you never need it in the first place, you just think you do) a husband to the eldest daughter, a little girl, and finally now, a little boy. They have some major looks and clothing issues(us men know how females are, uggghhh....). No offense, again.

The OP has found a TB motel that has now been disabled by the reviewer because of needs maintenance logs and because the container is falling apart. Ah. Okay. OP posted SBA. Reviewer disabled. OP did the right thing. That should take care of things. What does OP and SBA mean? I have been ccaching for a short while although I am still learning abbreviations and such. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

If you think only he has hard to find caches, maybe you should take a look at this guys caches. AD0OR

If you guys want to see or hear about some evil ones, go to the thread that is called "Oh no, not another ______". Below that it says that it is not about lame micro's. Especially look at mine because I have gathered a large list that is ever growing about good/evil caches and containers. My username is greenworldfeather. So have fun. Thanks a lot.

Wow; so you're gonig to start vandalizing other people's caches because they don't match your personal tastes? I'm sure those people that DO enjoy hunting for those will really appreciate that (not to mention the cache owner). Think of people besides yourself much? I agree with you there. But I also agree with the person who originally replied to this post more. How would you like it if you found someone lopping away at your plants, shrubs, and trees that provide shade and relief from the heat, not to mention fruit and nuts that you can dry and nibble on and put in pies and stuff throughout the year, provide fun leaf piles for the kids and grandkids around there, provide wood for the winter to keep warm, pretty flowers and springtime scents that you can smell throughout the spring, and sometimes virtually the whole year. Also what if they just happened to be the ones that you had to pay $200 to get. ALSO, what if they were the ones that you had just pruned or trimmed to look nice, that took you all afternoon or all day or week to get done? Why don't you ponder on that for a while, and then come back and tell us how YOU would feel. Then add to that the work that your wife or kids had just labored over to look nice? How do you think other people would feel? Because to say that you can just do anything you want, just so YOU can find the cache(not to mention ruining the fun and challenge of finding it for the next cacher), demonstates to us that you have to intellectual, emotional and social capacity of an immature spoiled whiny teenager who thinks that whole world revolves around them and nothing else matters besides them, not only to mention that you are about as smart as a donkey. Thank you.

Ditto.. Is there a cache out there that can make everyone happy?? Against my better judgement, I've been following this LAME thread. No, because everybody is different and has different likes and dislikes. Besides, I can't help really but refer to Gods' plan on this one. You can't force everybody to like(or dislike) something, because that would take away their free agency. So, you MIGHT want to think on that one for a while, everyone, before you post something like this again. Thanks.

I like the little quote at the bottom of the cache page that says this, but I also have just alittle trouble with it because of the religion I participate in. Ten Commandments of Geocaching. I. Thou shalt have no other hobbies before geocaching. II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven avatar. III. Thou shalt not take the name of Dave Ulmer in vain. IV. Remember the caching day, to keep it holy. V. Honour thy coordinates and thy waypoints. VI. Thou shalt not kill the joy of other geocachers. VII. Thou shalt not commit geocide. VIII. Thou shalt not steal a cache. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness in thy neighbour's cache logs. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's GPSr. --Mozartman

Rock walls - I struggle mightily to find any cache in a rock wall. Oh no . . . not a bison tube hanging in a bush. I can be looking right at the cache, less than a foot away from it, and still not see it . . . oh, no, not a thorn bush!! Oh, no! not one of those teensy-weensy barely-the-width-of-your-pinky-fingernail micro containers where the logbook shreds after the second person writes their name on it and then stuffs it back into the container before barely getting the lid back on tight which then leads to a soggy, shredded logbook ditto the dreaded list, my worst is the one where I have to reach up/in/under some dank organic matter and try to feel around for the cache. oh, No, Not another micro in an old stump. Around here old stumps can be 10 feet or more in height and up to 15 feet in diameter with lots of woodpecker holes. the cactus Bee Box Oh no! Not another Russian Olive tree. (huge thorns) Oh no!! Not another dog poop area. shrub hunt........ Oh No.... not another cache hiddin in a Juniper! Oh, No! Not another cache hidden in, on or around a High Voltage box! Ammo box tucked neatly under some ferns.. Oh no! Not another busy national road with huge speeding trucks to run across!! I have copy/pasted things on this on up until now. You guys are right... however, try looking for... a geowalnut- actually looks like a walnut, complete with tiny nano-sized container and log. an electical cover- ditto container and log a geogum- yes I'm serious! ditto log and container. a geopoop- yes, I am still serious! ditto again. a geobird- yes, a realistic- looking bird. Not a micro though. Still hard to find. Ditto again. a pinecone. again ditto. Laughing yet? How about groaning? Keep reading. any small or tiny container like a tiny bison tube camo'ed. any small or tiny container glued to something like dead shelf fungus. Yes, that's right! I have seen that on a website before! a stick cache- drill or cut open a stick or any basic peice of wood and hollow it out and wallah, a cache container. a specially- made light bulb complete with its own socket. a mushroom- paper mache, or otherwise. a geofloater- I think it is one of those floaters for fishing. a film container- no not a canister the actual container that holds the film! Yes that's right. a grass or moss container. Groaning... Laughing... I can tell it is going on. Keep reading. a dummy dome camera- you know, one of those back dome-like things on the ceiling of stores and other places. a sprinkler head- yep, they just keep on coming. And you can make many, many, more CUSTOM geocaches yourself. Search the web or start from scratch. And, one more thing, don't forget your logs and geocaching stickers for your caches, if you want to put them on, as well as other geocaching stuff. Have fun!

I, too can share my experiences. I was searching for a cache and I had the wrong coord's. Not only that, but I was still on my first few caches. After 3-4 times of searching, I finally went and did a more extensive search, and was removing fence post caps, when this elderly lady told me through the window in her garage that if I didn't get out of her yard, she would call the cops on me. Well, I explained to her that I was looking for a cache, but she didn't listen, told me again, so I turned and started walking out of the yard when I saw an officer. I then thought, "Wow, that was fast", and found out that someone else had called them on me. Over the next few minutes, 2 more officers showed up. Fortunatly, the first one was a geocacher, so i didn't get in as much trouble as I could have. A few days later, I was going by my old high school, Timpanogos High School, to put one there and met another one who works there. So, there you have it, 4 officers in a week and a half. Quite fun, huh? Sometimes, like religion and politics, there is someone doing something in some organizarion or other, who does it too, and therefore can explain to everybody else what's going on. So thank you, all of geocachers out there, who stick up for each other and support us and other people. Thank you.

I, too can share my experiences. I was searching for a cache and I had the wrong coord's. Not only that, but I was still on my first few caches. After 3-4 times of searching, I finally went and did a more extensive search, and was removing fence post caps, when this elderly lady told me through the window in her garage that if I didn't get out of her yard, she would call the cops on me. Well, I explained to her that I was looking for a cache, but she didn't listen, told me again, so I turned and started walking out of the yard when I saw an officer. I then thought, "Wow, that was fast", and found out that someone else had called them on me. Over the next few minutes, 2 more officers showed up. Fortunatly, the first one was a geocacher, so i didn't get in as much trouble as I could have. A few days later, I was going by my old high school, Timpanogos High School, to put one there and met another one who works there. So, there you have it, 4 officers in a week and a half. Quite fun, huh? Sometimes, like religion and politics, there is someone doing something in some organizarion or other, who does it too, and therefore can explain to everybody else what's going on. So thank you, all of geocachers out there, who stick up for each other and support us and other people. Thank you.

Staff Sargeant to Kitty Holdup Artiste: "You! Sir! The one with the Beretta! This is MondoRangemaster III! Giiiiit yer finger OUT of that triggerguard, nooooooW! Keeeep yer finger outside that trigger guard--and DON'T PLAY HOLDUP WITH KITTENS EVIRRRRR AGIN'! (Takes kitten off your hands and makes you do 10,000 pushups (hand clapping type) on the spot!) +++Real Geocachers Don't Point Guns At Kittens+++ (Bobcats Possibly, but Never Kittens ;->) Squirrely regards from, I humbly apologize. No more kitten hold ups. From now on I will limit myself to puppies and baby seals. Seriously, this picture is a common one on the internet. I believe that a search for "cat thief" would bring it up. You are right about the finger on the trigger. Totally not cool! I am new on here, but I have got to say that I have seen that one a lot, and it IS pretty funny. However, I have seenfunnier ones, like these. I went to google.com typed in "funny pictures" and clicked on images. Click on the on e that says "this is so funny that it hurts". Anyways, hve fun looking at them.