[Make You Own Hiking Staff]

You could grab a few sticks, a sharp knife and go to town....

 

 

Troutbum1

[Walking sticks]

I have been tinkering around with these lately. Wood Spirits are said to keep bad spirits away. If you're along, there's someone to talk to.

 

 

 

 

Troutbum1

[Lost TB turns up!]

Check this Mr. Wonderful out, TBZF13. Twins?

[What Kind Of Vehicle Do You Drive While Geocaching]

[Some Stories Have To Be Told]

That kind of thing is what we in the Fire and Rescue business refer to as "not too smart".

You might consider having some kind of flotation device along just in case. And I don't mean a pool toy. Get yourself an approved life jacket. Also, don't go alone, make sure someone is on the bank who can call for help if needed.

We really don't want to read a story about a cacher drowning.

 

Be careful,

 

Troutbum1

[Where did you first hear about geocaching?]

Found a cache by accident, checked out Geocaching.com as noted in the cache, created an account, contacted the owner because it needed moved temporarily for some work in the area, learned more, bought a GPS, got hooked, and there you have it.

[It's happened again]

Just to correct the location, the cache in question is near Bridgeport, OHIO, not West Virginia. It is actually on Wheeling Island, near Wheeling, WV.

I live in B-port, WV and the cache is 60.5 miles NW of my location.

No big deal, It just caught my eye.

 

Troutbum1

[Avatar Creation Requests, Submissions, And Help.]

That's the one! Thank you, Mizdeeds! You do great work!

 

Troutbum1

[Avatar Creation Requests, Submissions, And Help.]

It looks like this thread has been revived after being somewhat dormant. Great!

A while back I asked if anybody could come up with something for me. I realize that it was in the middle of summer, the best caching weather, and people were busy hiding and seeking.

Now it seems, with winter setting in, folks have more time to create some really cool avatars.

So, any ideas?

I fly-fish for trout here in the mountains of West Virginia, and often combine fishing trips with geocaching.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Troutbum1

['Should be Archived' grammar]

Uberquandary Dec 13 2007, 04:56 PM Post #12

 

I actually like the 'needs archived' thing. I talk like that regularly and I've never been to W VA, ever. But I suggest that the sentence be refined.

 

Careful!

 

Troutbum1 (A proud West "By God" Virginian)

[What were your first thoughts when you heard of Geocaching?]

My son told me about Geocaching 3 or 4 years ago. My first reaction was " that is just about the stupidest thing I have ever heard of, besides, it will cut into my fishing time".

Then, this spring, when I found a cache by accident, contacted the owner because it needed moved due to some construction work in the area, and learned more, I was hooked.

Maybe kids know more than we give them credit for.

 

Troutbum1

[Other activities]

How about some"Back Woods Lovin'", as mentioned in another thread?

The wife and I engage in this "activity" quite often, while fishing, hiking, and now caching. Just another excuse to go out in the middle of nowhere and have some "fun".

[What do you do for a living?]

Javelin catcher

 

Seriously, I fix people's houses.

 

Troutbum1

[H20 ifinder gps?]

I have one of those. I have found that the accuracy is pretty good. Easy to use, has an SD expansion slot and Lithium batteries last a really long time. I didn't get the color screen, which would have been nice, but costs a good bit more.

Downside, I didn't buy the mapping software. The basemaps seem to be a bit outdated. But I don't use it for road navigation.

Overall, I'm happy with it and wouldn't hesitate to but another.

 

Troutbum1

[Team Geocache Hockey Geocoin]

Is it too late to order some of these cool hockey jersey coins? I just saw the post. Minimun order? Prices? Numbers available?

 

Troutbum1

 

Ahh, I just went back and read the original post, minimum order of 20 coins, too rich for my blood.

[Travel Bug Photo Album]

This is my latest TB.

 

 

 

Any other Pens fans out there?

 

Troutbum1

[Avatar Creation Requests, Submissions, And Help.]

Hey all!

I wonder of anyone can come up with with something suitable for me.

I am from West "By God" Virginia and spend most of my free time Fly-fishing for trout in our beautiful streams and rivers. My latest cache placement, GC14QJD, was inspired by the place that I caught and released my largest trout to date, a 26" Rainbow Trout. Here is a pic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/Cad...hatYokum2-1.jpg

 

My other passions are Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey and of course Geocaching.

 

Thanks in advance for any help,

 

Troutbum1

[Was I a Muggle?]

That's how I got into this obsession!

I found a cache near where I work, looked through it, contacted the owner, who lives just up the street, got hooked and the rest is history!

 

Troutbum1