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    Geocache Saturation, Is it possible that some areas are over saturated with geocaches?

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    Is it possible that some areas are over saturated with geocaches? What do you think?

     

    I love caching and finding ANY cache, so for me there can never be to many caches in my local area to find. I say the more there are to find the better. 

     

    My final though is; If you do not like Guard Rail caches, Tree climbs, Power Trails, ect. Then dont find them. But let other people to find them if thats what they want to do.

    EVERYONE THOUGHT THE ORIGIONAL CANBERRA NATURE PARK CACHE (CANBERRA'S OLDEST CACHE) WAS LOST FOREVER UNTILL DARKSIDEDAN FOUND IT AGAIN

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    EVERYONE THOUGHT THE ORIGIONAL CANBERRA NATURE PARK CACHE (CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST CACHE) WAS LOST FOREVER UNTILL DARKSIDEDAN FOUND IT AGAIN

     

    On the 16th April 2016, I attended the 15th Birthday Event for Canberra Nature Park by Alex, Helen & Jock | GC6CF | Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It was at this event with great sadness that I found out that the original Canberra Nature Park Cache (the ACT’s Oldest Geocache) had been lost forever and replaced by Sol de lune a 5 years earlier. After the event I walked down the hill with some of the other geocache crews to find and sign the logbook for Canberra's Oldest cache even though I had found the cache 12 month ago. The other geocache finders all went to a pile of rocks and pulled out the replacement cache for GC6CF. I yelled out "That's not the right cache, the cache is over here". I ran 40 to 50 meters away and pulled out from a crack in the rocks, the Original Canberra Nature Park by Alex, Helen & Jock | GC6CF | Australian Capital Territory Australia, including all the old original logbooks dating back to the very first day of placement. Sol de lune (the current caretaker of the cache) came running down the hill as fast as he could to find me holding both the original and the replacement cache. When I had originally found the Canberra Nature Park Cache (the ACT’s Oldest Geocache) I didn’t have my GPS with me so I just searched around for it. Not known to me at the time I had found and signed the original cache, not the replacement. Twelve months later I had both an original and the replacement cache in my hand as well as a smile from ear to ear. It gave me pleasure to know that I am responsible in giving this piece of ACT Geocaching history back to the Geocaching community to enjoy on its 15th Birthday.

     

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    Favorite Photos Taken While Geocaching

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    EVERYONE THOUGHT THE ORIGIONAL CANBERRA NATURE PARK CACHE (CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST CACHE) WAS LOST FOREVER UNTILL DARKSIDEDAN FOUND IT AGAIN

     

    On the 16th April 2016, I attended the 15th Birthday Event for Canberra Nature Park by Alex, Helen & Jock | GC6CF | Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It was at this event with great sadness that I found out that the original Canberra Nature Park Cache (the ACT’s Oldest Geocache) had been lost forever and replaced by Sol de lune a 5 years earlier. After the event I walked down the hill with some of the other geocache crews to find and sign the logbook for Canberra's Oldest cache even though I had found the cache 12 month ago. The other geocache finders all went to a pile of rocks and pulled out the replacement cache for GC6CF. I yelled out "That's not the right cache, the cache is over here". I ran 40 to 50 meters away and pulled out from a crack in the rocks, the Original Canberra Nature Park by Alex, Helen & Jock | GC6CF | Australian Capital Territory Australia, including all the old original logbooks dating back to the very first day of placement. Sol de lune (the current caretaker of the cache) came running down the hill as fast as he could to find me holding both the original and the replacement cache. When I had originally found the Canberra Nature Park Cache (the ACT’s Oldest Geocache) I didn’t have my GPS with me so I just searched around for it. Not known to me at the time I had found and signed the original cache, not the replacement. Twelve months later I had both an original and the replacement cache in my hand as well as a smile from ear to ear. It gave me pleasure to know that I am responsible in giving this piece of ACT Geocaching history back to the Geocaching community to enjoy on its 15th Birthday.

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    Geocache Size Guide for New Geocachers

    in Australia

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    Found this Geocache Size Guide on another website and though I would share for anyone that is unsure about Cache sizes when hiding a cache.

    Micro: The most common cache size, a micro Geocache container contains only a small logbook. A Micro geocache is less than 100ml. A nano is an even smaller version, but is usually marked as Micro.

    Small: A small container is 100ml-1L in size. A small container can hold a pencil, a logbook, and small swag.

    Regular: The size of a Regular cache container ranges from 1L-20L. A regular cache container can hold a logbook, swag, and a pencil. These types of containers can also be used for TB Hotels.

    Large: A large cache container is the most rare of cache sizes. A large cache size is over 20L. Large cache containers can hold lots of swag, a logbook, and a pencil. These cache containers can also be used as TB Hotels.

    Virtual: A virtual cache container is usually a Virtual Cache or Earthcache types. Virtual cache do not have a physical container.

    Other: A cache with an Other marking says that that particular geocache does not fit in any of the categories above. Other cache containers may have unnatural shapes or are nanos.

     

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    Do you think Lab Caches and Adventure Labs should be two totally separate Cache types?

    in Australia

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    For me there was nothing more exciting than going to a MEGA Event for the Lab Caches. I was so excited to see what someone would come up with. I was very proud of my 40 plus Lab Caches that I had found at various MEGA Events. Then came Adventure Labs in their Thousands and my Lab Cache Finds are now more than 500. I love Adventure Labs but I can't help but think that they would have been better off with their own unique icon so that Lab Caches and Adventure Labs were two totally separate types. What do you think?

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    The Armchair Cacher. Have you ever experienced this phenomenon yourself?

    in Australia

    Posted · Edited by DARKSIDEDAN

    1 hour ago, Goldenwattle said:

    Were you responsible for the throw down? It certainly was likely to get a response. Way to test, by the CO's response, if a cache is really there.

     

    I did find the throw down but it was not what the CO had described so I knew it was not the Geocache. That was on my 3rd visit where I removed all the Camo (about 500kg of Rocks) by hand and placed it on the Grass next to the bridge. I realized then that there was no cache to find. I then had to replace everything I had moved back to its original location. 

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    What Cache is on your "Must Find" Wish List?

    in Australia

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    If you were not limited by Time, Money or Physical Ability, What Cache is on your "Must Find" Wish List?  For me it would be the following geocaches:

     

    Earth's Roof - Mount Everest Peak (GC2BX63).

    International Space Station (GC1BE91)

    Antarctic Views (GCDECD)

    Lego - einer ist zuviel (GC13Y2Y)

    Mission 8: Wattle’s Edge (GC1058)

    Mission 11: Tallow's Sand (GC1412)

     

    I have dreamed about finding this caches. Sadly some of these geocaches are beyond my physical limits and some are long archived. 

    The Armchair Cacher. Have you ever experienced this phenomenon yourself?

    in Australia

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    On 11/15/2021 at 6:47 PM, Goldenwattle said:

    Yes, more than once. The ones that most spring to mind were PeteandSuzan.

    They came undone when they logged a cache and said they did it that afternoon. That cache was a long distance one, which involved a drive from Canberra to Melbourne (over 700kms), then an overnight ferry ride (about 12 hours), then a drive to Hobart (another almost 300kms). All done in an afternoon :blink:. Then they had to repeat all that and return to find the cache back near Canberra. The CO wrote, "I don't think so." I think the CO checked the log before deleting the log. I would have just deleted it, especially as the cache is out in the bush and involves a walk to it. More time to add. Because I had found that cache (I did the drive, ferry ride, etc) I had left a watch on the cache and saw the CO's remark. I checked several of my caches and they had logged caches on the Majura Cycleway series. I checked the logs of my caches and found no signature. Several others checked their caches in the series and found no signatures either. We deleted their logs.

    Then this couple (or one person...who knows!) published a cache. Called 'trolls home'.GC7VEKC As if that name wasn't a clue to people, but it seems some people at least didn't get the name. Surprise, surprise, no one ever found this cache :laughing:. I think someone did a throw down, which I found amusing. The CO of course disputed this, as they would know there actually wasn't any cache. They wrote VERY believable logs on their 'finds' and their cache.

    They also 'logged' a few other long distant caches, now I believe deleted by the CO.

     

     

    I personally drove the 90 min each way three times to go and look for 'trolls home'.GC7VEKC. I also spent  3 hours looking for it in total. I can 100% say that that cache never existed. 

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