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This one had me stumped. Thank you very for the suggestions!

No, it is a stone monument about 6 feet tall, like a headstone or war memorial, that marks the extinction of the passenger pigeon. It is not a nature information panel. here finally is a picture http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh496/HaricotVert_52/20160807_145055_zps2kxbvdbz.jpg It sure seems like something that should be waymarked, but it also seems not to fit in any existing category.

It doesn't state that this was an Eagle project. I seem to find only categories that it does NOT fit into. I am unable to post a photo. None of my photo sharing links are working here. How else to attach one? Thanks for suggestions.

I came across a substantial monument that was erected by local Boy Scouts and is dedicated to the demise of the passenger pigeon once plentiful in the area. It does not meet the category criteria for Scouting or Animal subcats under Monuments and a subcat is required. Any suggestions where this can be placed? Thanks.

I'm sure book will list 4. Maybe... 1. Search for caches in your area. 2. Identify the cache you wish to find. 3. Navigate to the geocache site (parking / trailhead). 4. Follow GPS to geocache. This is a Boy Scouting merit badge. I'm expecting the requirements to follow similar requirements to other outdoor badges -- like Hiking's #4 - Make a written plan for a 10-mile hike, including map routes, a clothing and equipment list, and a list of items for a trail lunch -- where they ask for proper prep & planning. Hope those GC MB books show up soon! I may have stumbled on the the answer to my own question. Was reviewing "How to Get Started" on GC.com and found 4 numbered steps. http://www.geocaching.com/about/finding.aspx Goes to show that it's always good to go back and review, no matter how much you "know" and there's no point in re-inventing the wheel. Finding your First Geocache Step 1 – Research Step 2 – Safety Tips Step 3 – The Hunt Step 4 – The Actual Find

Stopped by the Scout Store today and the GC books are in, and sold out. I'm now on the wait list. Will have it in hand soon, I hope!

I'm sure book will list 4. Maybe... 1. Search for caches in your area. 2. Identify the cache you wish to find. 3. Navigate to the geocache site (parking / trailhead). 4. Follow GPS to geocache. This is a Boy Scouting merit badge. I'm expecting the requirements to follow similar requirements to other outdoor badges -- like Hiking's #4 - Make a written plan for a 10-mile hike, including map routes, a clothing and equipment list, and a list of items for a trail lunch -- where they ask for proper prep & planning. Hope those GC MB books show up soon!

As a new GC MB counselor, I'm planning Geocaching outings for our Troop for this summer, and would like to keep to the MB guidelines so that they can get credit. I'm OK with all the requirements except for #6 - Describe the four steps to finding your first cache ... I can't figure which are the 4. Am I overlooking the obvious?

The main reason I use GSAK is for its ability to filter the caches I want to search for in this cache-rich area. I get seven PQs each week to cover a 50-mile radius from a point inland from the ocean, so I get a reasonalbly full circle. Using GSAK, I can divide up all those caches into three databases. Caches 35-miles or closer to my home, caches out in the desert, and caches more than 35 miles from my home. Then, within those databases, I can filter for whatever type of caches I might want to look for on a "caching adventure": easy caches or hiking caches. I can also do an Arc/Poly filter to get only caches along the roads I will be driving to get somewhere. I cannot imagine trying to cache without using the capabilities of GSAK -- and I don't even use all the capabilities that program has. I use a Palm m515 . . . and don't have an iPod, but for people who already own one of those, the cache data can be Exported for GSAK in the correct format for the iPod. I can see the purpose of GSAK when you do that much caching. Sadly, my caching time is very limited and my best day so far has been only 6 finds ( isn't that sad?). I'd love to make that better but at my level I'm doing OK with the equipment and software I have. Oh, to find that I need GSAK ... I can only hope. Thanks for your comments!

Thanks for your comments. There is a Scouting Earth Day Cleanup coming up on a public trail rich with caches. Both the Scouting Cleanup and a Geocache CITO serve the same good purpose, but I could see both pros and cons in attempting to combine the two in one event. I'll be there as a Scout but may see if I can get any interest in having a few of the Scouts and Scouters stay around after for some caching.

I got my Garmin and use a Palm M10 with CacheMate for paperless caching. I see discussions about GSAK and using iPods, but don't see a need for either now. What am I missing out on if I don't move over to those?

I sadly must budget both my Caching time and money. I bought a reconditioned Garmim 60cs to get started. But I recently found a neglected Palm m10 left behind in a closet when my son moved out. So I loaded up CacheMate and now I'm off and running paperless and affordably. Hmmmm... was gifted an iPod that I just don't listen to, so it has LOTS of empty memory .... must look into that.

Has anyone ever tried combining Scouting Earth Day clean-up projects with Geocaching CITO?

We live in a very safe neighborhood, and the other day while geocaching nearby I came across a makeshift memorial for a man murdered in 2003. The body had been found right next to a popular playing field, and within in sight of an elementary school and neighborhood hiking trail. http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/200...s/170204-1.html There are often stories in the news about hikers finding crime scenes. It doesn't stop me from geocaching, but I'm aware that this could happen. So if it's not in a very public area, I just don't cache alone. On the other hand, geocaching can come to the rescue and be an aid to people in trouble .... as posted on geocaching.com http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_...J.253cb5a0.html

We live in a very safe neighborhood, and the other day while geocaching nearby I came across a makeshift memorial for a man murdered in 2003. The body had been found right next to a popular playing field, and within in sight of an elementary school and neighborhood hiking trail. http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/200...s/170204-1.html There are often stories in the news about hikers finding crime scenes. It doesn't stop me from geocaching, but I'm aware that this could happen. So if it's not in a very public area, I just don't cache alone. On the other hand, geocaching can come to the rescue and be an aid to people in trouble .... as posted on geocaching.com http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_...J.253cb5a0.html

Depends. Sometimes I lose the satellites and have to outthink or just hunt. to find it. But I 've had other occasions where walking with the GSPr got me to zero and lliterally nearly standing on top of it.

Found the same last evening and again this morning. Tought it was just me.

Thanks for the suggestions. For the past few days, I left the GPSr on as suggested for as long as I could (1hr+). Can't leave it out alone in the car too long, unfortunately because of a recent spate of car break-ins in the neighborhood. But this morning the unit found satellites very quickly and zeroed right in on a cache that I could not grab only due to very heavy muggle infestation. I'll be back for that cache at another time, but I'm very happy that my GPSr is working well for an upcoming out of town trip with some caching in mind. Your tips were a great help. Thanks to all!

I've been happily caching with my GARMIN GPSmap 60cs since October (60+ caches). I intialized the unit per instructions when I got it and have had excellent satellite reception so far. The unit would take only about 5-10 minutes at most to acquire a set of satellites and lock them in with good signal strength. I went out last weekend on a very cloudy day and kept losing the signal - of course always just as I was zeroing in on the cache. Since then it seems I can't lock in a signal long enough to find a cache any more. On New Year's Day, we tried to go caching but it took the GPSr more than 30 minutes to find a signal, and then it would often be unable to hang on to it. I only had a few paltry bars showing signal strength. We had a frustrating day of many DNFs with few satellites, low signal strength bars and lots of "Weak GPS Signal" messages. I may had accidentally hit some sort of reset on that cloudy day. But I've changed to brand new batteries, recalibrated the compass, reloaded the unit's software, and re-initialized the unit allowing it more than an hour to locate and acquire the signal. The unit nows find the satellite signals in about 10 minutes but the bars are all pretty low and it's still iffy whether it can hang on to them. Did something happen on Jan 1 that changed the satellites? Does cold weather make a difference? Is there anything else I can do the strengthen my signal reception (short of buying a new more expensive GSPr)? My GPSr used to work just fine. I'd appreciate any suggestions to be able to get back up to speed. Thanks!