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On 11/15/2018 at 6:54 PM, funkymunkyzone said:
What an awesome video. Can't believe that didn't make it into the final!
great video!
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2 hours ago, Moun10Bike said:
The folks who post in this forum are generally pretty engaged already, so it's no surprise that most people here think that the qualifications for these souvenirs are too low. However, the average premium member finds about 92 caches a year (about 7.5 per month) while overall the rates are less than half that. The medians are likely well below even those numbers. I haven't spoken to the marketing department about their reasoning, but I imagine that they are trying to entice those who are not quite as active to get outside to cache a bit more.
I totally agree. I think it's pretty cool how all these different promos are set up to get casual cachers caching. I know for me it really helps. I never have enough time to cache as much as I would like, and the 'reward' of a souvenir is just enough to get me to choose to cache over mowing the lawn! LOL With the hidden creatures, I challenged my self to try to get all 100, got to 91 which for me was more than enough to feel like I acomplished something. I have found more caches this year than in any other year, also got my #1,000! Pretty good for caching for 15 years! Looking forward to scouting out some fav point caches (like I did for the Planet Promo).
Thanks for keeping me caching!
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I did notice in the Adrenaline junkie Souvenir the thought bubble had a light bulb broken into 4 puzzle pieces. I am wonder if each one is a different puzzle piece, and if there will be a secret 5th if you get all 4? Wondering too if there will be a special patch that uses the same icon? hint hint!
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@Rock Chalk thank you very much for getting my souvenir added. keep up the good work. I really do appreciate it!
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Did anyone notify HQ about it, would not want to SPAM them...
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So has anyone had some experience with the amount of points awarded for dropping TB's? if you find a High FP cache, and get 15 points, and then drop 3 TB's in the cache do you really get 27 total points?
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Glad too! Sometimes I feel the forums are only ever negative, so I wanted to relate a positive experience.
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I wanted to stop by and relate a story from this weekend. Decided to go caching. Had my PQ loaded to my trusty 60csx and saved it to offline lists on the app. Well I should have checked the GPSr before I left the house... So I get to the park and notice the 60 has gone haywire, and won't see any birds. this happens once and awhile, and I know what to do. I was bummed, but then thought I would use the app on my Google Pixel. I had really only used the app for LPCs or for urban caching. Never in the woods, or for multis or puzzle caches. Well I am happy to report that it worked without a hitch. found 7 caches, which is a normal outing for me. Sure it worked differently than my trusty 60. But it still worked. Reminded me of the days when I had the old Maggy Sport Trac Map. I would get close and then use the force. I felt like it was a little slow under the trees, I am sure that is a result of the Pixels receiver, it's no quad helix! But I still found all 7 that I was after.
So thanks guys for having another method of caching.
TFTC
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Long time forum members might remember a form for geo-cide? Id give this one a 2
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I had a cache get swept up in a flood. Went looking for it and found it along the trail. As I recall no too far from GZ. Then maybe a year later a really big flood took it off never to be seen again....
edit: Looked up my log, maybe this will work?
The OP appears to be in North Dakota, so if it's your missing Ohio cache, that'd have to be quite a flood...
Almost Biblical....
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I had a cache get swept up in a flood. Went looking for it and found it along the trail. As I recall no too far from GZ. Then maybe a year later a really big flood took it off never to be seen again....
edit: Looked up my log, maybe this will work?
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I too do hope that the ability to add corrected coordinates will be brought back. To those who use it, it is great to have. This game is about WHERE the cache is ultimately.
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Thanks HQ, got my newsletter last night!
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I did not get my newsletter on tuesday
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I thought that this years batch was great. Stronger than last years. I laughed the whole time, as most were funny. I was impressed with the passion that each one showed. My favorite one, however, was the Turkish one where geocaching changed the girls life. I have often thought about how geocaching has changed me. A wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
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If you want to be sure you get the prize for making it to the finish line, you could always drop it into the event and then retrieve it right back out. Only just a little more work
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I too am looking forward to some sort of summer promo. It's lots of fun thinking of ways to plan my summer around it. Reminds me of my art school days, taking an idea and applying it with my own twist!
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Mine will usually show up in my promo tab in gmail. Did not get one last week or today. However the shop geocaching emails have shown up in the promo tab. nothing in spam or social either.
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funny enough, i am at work and wondered what might be new in the forums.
I like that you gave a brief run down on how to use the new changes. Made it real easy to see what to do. It all makes pretty good sense. The menus are nice and big, easy to read. Looks more open, therefore easier on the eyes (I was in art school once).
So far I like.
But, where did the white squirrel go?
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I have been caching for almost 12 years.
It's been cool to see how the cache page has changed over the years.
Many features have been added which increase the function of the page over those years. At various times I have used them. For instance the send to GPS: Sometimes I want to load just one or two caches as that is all I have time for that day. Or I am using my Fenix watch and it wont work with my Mac caching program because the Fenix is too new of a GPS. Other times I might be planing for a long trip, so I use the Bookmark this page from the search map. I guess what i am saying, is that having multiple functionalities, which are seemingly redundant, still have value. It's like that one weird tool you got years ago. You use it once and awhile, but you would never throw it away as it doesn't take up much space.
However, please, please, please do not ever get rid of the print feature. I have kept every cache page that I have found in a scrap book (many many scrapbooks) and It would kill me to not be able to continue to print them out.
The two maps are not needed. Maybe a nice large map that goes across the top. like on the new search page, that the user could then zoom in and out on to see what they want to see.
I hope this helps, and I just wanna say that I really appreciate how much time and effort goes into to the design and management of the site. I don't think you get told enough, Thank you!~
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Pi r not square, Pi are round. cake r square
-my dad
never turn down a piece of homemade pie.
-his dad
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Happy Holidays from Ohio! Thank you all for all that you do
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I have had a Fenix for about a year. It is my third GPSr and I only use it for specific caching trips. Mostly when I am out doing something else, and I have planed to grab a cache or two if the time permits. When I normally cache with a handheld, I use the map page and follow the 'goto' line to find the cache. With the Fenix, I found out that using the 'arrow' and distance count down screen worked much better. The map is too small to use to navigate and the zoom feature is to slow to use on the fly. What I like about the arrow, is I am less inclined to look at the GPSr and tend to look at the sights!
I hope you enjoy the new hobby, and Happy Caching
brian
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new Apple MacBook
in How do I...?
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What set up do you have on your Mac? Thinking about getting a new 66 in the spring and fear that MacCaching will not 'see' the new GPSr. Generally I would use it to just load PQ's to the GPSr, but who knows. I hear it's pretty powerful