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That about sums it up.I personally like to put nice things in a cache for the next finder.The dollar store is a great place for swag.

I think this comment is a bit narrow minded. For some, it has nothing to do with "progressing in their thinking". Some were around when the game was "young" and remember a kind of purity to the game where most caches consisted of regular size containers hidden in great spots, or on great hikes. When they see the changes and evolution that the game is taking, they have a sense of pride and ownership in the game as well as a vested interest in keeping the game the way they like it. Will it work? Who knows - but they (as does everybody else) certainly have the right to voice their opinions. Think of how ANYTHING would be today if there wasn't a group of supports who defended how they thought it should be and helped to shape it and help or stop the evolution versus just sitting back and accepting it. When the game started, the early adopters were people who already had GPSrs. These people were likely to already be involved in outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and 4x4 off roading. So it made sense that early cache were hidden where you had to hike to or were in interesting or scenic locations. Even so, it didn't take long before people began hiding caches in urban locations. An urban cache would be found sooner and generally by more people. And they were easier to maintain. As geocaching popularity grew, new cachers joined that had never gone hiking in the woods before. They bought their first GPSr just for geocaching - or maybe if it had autorouting to use for automobile navigation. Caches that you could drive right up to gained in popularity. Micro caches began to become more popular allowing hides in more and more urban locations. GPS equipped cell phones allowed a whole new group of cachers including teenagers who don't have a car and can only cache where they can get to with public transportation or on their bicycles. Geoacaching has evolved much to the chagrin of many early adopters. Still there are many more hiking caches and caches in interesting and scenic spots then there use to be. If you like the geocache for these reason the good news is that the urban caches aren't stopping you. Geocaching.com has also progressed. Premium members can get pocket queries and use bookmark lists. New mapping options allow was to visualize where caches are located. Using these tools, it is not hard to select cache that are more likely to fit your criteria. The games has changed because of all the new cachers that have joined who have a different view of why caching is from than some of the early adopters. But the game has evolved ways to allow the different views to coexist. I think the old timers have every right to say that they don't care for certain kinds of caches. A certain amount of complaining about not being able to filter these out is justified, but it really isn't that hard. By the time I started in 2003 there were already more urban caches than hiking caches at least where I live in So. California. Yet it was easy for me using terrain ratings and geocaching maps to determine which caches I was most interested in doing. Today there are more tools and I can do this job with less work. I've also accepted the new styles of hides and will look for them sometimes when I'm in the mood for that kind of activity. So I view the changes to geocaching as giving me more choices. Certainly not as taking anything away. This topic or a variation of it has been around since I first started caching and I dont think it will ever go away what this poster said about sums it up for me. different strokes for different folks

Yep, still got it going. It was our first cache, very close to our home and in a great location. So yes, I will keep it going. New caches are posted each week but I feel that the sport has lost some of the activity of a few years ago. Oreopony and I were just discussing that a while ago. But some of us are still active and encouraging the sport. OP is doing a course on Geocaching this summer for OLLI and Jim and I will be helping her. OLLI sponsors short classes for seniors and retired folk. We did one last summer in Irish Hills. I will be placing a cache or two as soon as I get my replacement GPSr. you started about the time I was winding down due to the birth of my daughter.Now she's 3 years old and probably can appreciate a "treasure hunt".I think I'll have to dust off my gpsr and take her out caching.

hmmm...been a while since i've been here.hows the cache action in slo county doing these days? do you still have box canyon up geo_cats?

...pacific coast sounds good. ...the O.k. corral cache is the one on hiway 1 at the shooting range.

what do all those padlock looking thingies mean?

quote:Originally posted by BogSlogger:When was the last time your car had a shower?? HAR HAR HEEHHEEHEEE LOL. Heh...more like when was the last time m15a4spr HAD a shower!

...fat bastard of the Austin Powers movies.

quote:Originally posted by TheWidget:IBTL Anyone else know that term? In Before The Lock! an acronym coined at arf.kom

I have a cache called "boardwalk" thats has a bunch of blackberry bushes along the trail to the cache. They were very tasty! so far no one has commented on them

I'm not a religious person,but I did find a "get out of hell free" card in a recent cache. ...I traded for it "just in case"

...if you plan on making it as far as the central coast of Kali,let me know and I will hook you up with the "must do" caches.

quote:Originally posted by mckee: quote:Originally posted by 1911:I haven't hunted in years due to the difficulty finding a spot to do it in this god foresaken state.I was lured to geocaching just for what it is. I am an avid USPSA/IPSC competitor,nothing quite like run and gun shooting for me. Which god-forsaken state? There are so many to choose from! -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! That would be the peoples republic of Kalifornia ...on a side note,I like my avatar pic, if you don't? tough ****!(not directed at any one in particular)

I haven't hunted in years due to the difficulty finding a spot to do it in this god foresaken state.I was lured to geocaching just for what it is. I am an avid USPSA/IPSC competitor,nothing quite like run and gun shooting for me.

...the thorazine must have kicked in.

LOL...if you ever get back into my area,you're gonna really hate a couple my caches.

...so are really pissed off ex-wives

quote:Originally posted by Johnnyvegas:Gee I was going to do a new multi cache, each part would a part to a colt 45,1911. In the last cache I was going have some bullets. Maybe I would have trouble with this one. I do not think the guidelines say anything about gun parts, but I may be wrong Great idea! I will be your first to find.

quote:Originally posted by T-Mac GH:Looking at the pictures, it appears that AuntGiGi has a wedding ring on. Anybody want to ask if there is an Uncle GiGi? http://www.mi-geocaching.org/ "Let me see if I got this right... you have to buy an expensive GPSr to find a box of junk?" - T-Mac's Son "There's happy meal toys in the boxes? Let's go" - T-Mac's Son again ...might not be a problem if they were in Utah but I suspect it explains her avatar pic being torn in half.

...that was a plan I already thought about.I have a cache that hasn't been found yet, in a neat area with some really good trade items.I was wondering if would be OK to have him hunt my own cache though? regardless he will be at the GPS controls for any hunt I take him on.I will be observing and offering help.

...on Geocaching. He wants to do an interview and go on a "hunt".I need advice on the interview and was wondering if I should take him to some caches I know are real good,due to my already finding them,or take him to some completely unknowns for the "real hunt"?

quote:Originally posted by El Diablo: quote:Originally posted by Shadow's: El Diablo, Was just thinking, You arnt from Florida are you? Rick As a matter of fact I am...Pensacola El Diablo Everything you do in life...will impact someone,for better or for worse. http://www.geo-hikingstick.com ...oh great! how are we going to handle the votes with dimpled and hanging chad?

quote:Originally posted by DapperDanMan:I vote for posting all the results. I vote not,I would hate to find out I didn't get a single vote!I like being able to believe I was in the running.

My favorites so far are around here are... "treasure in the oaks" http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6806364c-5667-4098-a4bc-b9d1f759f074 the trees in this park are truely bizarre. "san simeon seal spot" http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bc5fe692-c08e-4097-925d-a5d1f312f6cf neat place that gets you within feet of some awesome animals

...how about I vote by proxy for those who haven't yet?