Alien3Inc
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I've been fortunate enough to do the GPS Adventure Exhibit, and Groundspeak HQ caches while visiting Seattle a few years ago. I also did webcam in the USA and have a few of the virtuals (in SA and USA). I did also do a letterbox hybrid in the USA (I think there are a few of these locally too).
I am really disappointed that I missed the Mega [
]. Sounds like it was a great event.Still trying to make a plan for a Wherigo - hopefully next month.
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Three continents, eight countries, all nine SA provinces (
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Very cool - congratulations to all involved. Looking forward to the event.
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Thanks. I will give that a try next time I'm out and see if it makes a difference. I also read recently that all the "new" technology Garmins are designed to be accurate WHILST MOVING! They do not like being stationary so that means you need to walk in circles when you are near GZ in order to get an accurate reading. I will give your suggestion a bash though.
Cool. We can compare notes at GC3F6GN!
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I don't have a Montana, but with respect to the compass function, my GPSMAP 62s also had a rather "iffy" compass. I've now turned off the magnetic compass and am just using the GPS routing "compass" (which is movement dependent), which works a whole lot better for geocaching in my experience. (Otherwise the 62s is an awesome caching device).
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Lesotho?
Correct! The "Ding" is passed.
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Nepal?
Nope! Probably would have been my first guess until I discovered the fact! ;-)
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OK. This should be a fairly easy one: which country has the highest low-point?
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Ok a clue - RO-BER-TO?
ROme-BERlin-TOkyo - the first "axis of evil"?
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I guess that makes me really average at 79.5%!
The others:
Mystery 10.8 %
Multi 6.12 %
Virtual 2.04 %
Event 1.36 %
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I guess somewhere in Namibia, heading out to the Atlantic on a North-Western trajectory due to my current base in the USA.
Now, to look at the GSAK calcs...
Hmmm! Only in the middle of Botswana (at S 23° 18.621 E 23° 52.959). I obviously need to do more caching here!
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I guess somewhere in Namibia, heading out to the Atlantic on a North-Western trajectory due to my current base in the USA.
Now, to look at the GSAK calcs...
Hmmm! Only in the middle of Botswana (at S 23° 18.621 E 23° 52.959). I obviously need to do more caching here!
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Who needs a 4x4 when you can use a mountain bike?
Have a look at GC178A4, or at Cabey's logs for GC146B7 and GC1479E.
]. Sounds like it was a great event.
as of March this year), and five US states (hoping to make that at least six later this year).
"Rare" icons
in South Africa
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The GPS Adventure Exhibit was interesting: an indoor pseudo-cache hunt (since a GPSr wouldn't work) through a maze with various displays on aspects of caching (how satellite nav systems work, older methods of navigation, typical cache containers, hides, etc.). I thought it would be a very good way to introduce someone to caching, and it was very kid-friendly.
The HQ visit was good too. They normally try to schedule group visits on Friday afternoons, but I was only there earlier in the week so they allowed me just to pop in. They have an enormous chest full of trackables from all over the world, and some other fun stuff (the building had a giant TB tag on it for example). Everyone was busy working when I was there, so I didn't see too much else, but it was nice to visit (and get the rare icon).
I was reliant on public transport while there, so the APE cache didn't arise as a possibility, unfortunately.