Colonial Cats

What an excellent idea.

Hahhahahahha I was leaving this post alone but the stupid in this comment just hurt to bad , my post was about " New England " there is not a single person that has responded so far , including you that is from " New England " so just to clarify for you since " English is your first language " New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 'nough said.

I think The KnotHeads should be sent to this one.

I see you have almost 200 finds so you should know what may or may not work. Personally, I only create multis only when a traditional cache is not feasible. For one location, I did a multi when the final location was way too easy to find if I had done a traditional. In another case, I created an off-set cache where the first stage was the more important and interesting location, however a traditional would not fit there.

Mr. Cat here from the Colonial Cats. We retired to Florida last year but have been geocaching for 7 years. Age does not change how one reacts to the trill of the hunt. Sure most caches we find nowadays are either filled with cheap broken toys or are micro caches with only room for a log. However, making the find without being caught by muggles is very satisfying. Geocaching takes us to locations, near and far, where we would never go to otherwise. When you visit a vacation spot, caching will take you where tourists would not typically go. One thing that older (more mature?) cachers may appreciate is knowing that the journey is just as fun as reaching the destination. OK, I don't care for boats and I have just one hideous brightly colored shirt. Also I like Pina Coladas but prefer a good draft beer.

I sign all of my logs for FTF in invisible ink. Therefore, I am claiming 643 FTFs.

There is no way that a smart phone's GPS function is ever better than that of a true GPSr.

No one is arguing otherwise. I am an advocate of using smart phones for caching. In most conditions they provide more than adequate accuracy for this hobby, and for caching on the fly, when you don't have a PQ handy, they're tough to beat. But your initial statement was not that smart phones are great. Your statement was "iPhones (and probably other smart phones) have better than GPS accuracy". When discussing things like accuracy, (or more correctly, precision), even the smallest difference matters. When you engage in an activity involving reception of signals, using an antenna which is less able to absorb that signal, (what most would call 'weaker'), the end result must be a reduction in precision. The patch style antenna used in the most modern iPhones, as well as other high end smart phones, are less able to absorb signal than the antennas used in high end GPS units. In summation: Are smart phones good enough for this hobby? Mostly. Are smart phones as precise as high end GPS units? No. I agree with Clan Riffster. Wait until you drop your iPhone in the mud and then talk about the IPhone's GPS superiority.

I'd keep the cache and maybe add a little of myself into it. Maybe a different container or maybe spruce up the cache web page. In the past I have had some rather ordinary cache hides, but made the page interesting by making up a story about the cache. One story was about a chef who was looking for a missing pepper. Another was about an under cover spy. Lastly, consider keeping the swag quality up. So there are many ways of improving this cache.

Some folks do not believe in FTF prizes, but we think it adds a nice touch.

I played what you had so far and it was fun. Good luck with your puzzle.

There is no shame in hiding a micro or nano as long as it is a good fit to the environment. However, if there is a good spot for a larger cache near by (less than 528 feet), then the larger cache should be placed instead.

I agree that there are way too many caches out there that need maintenance. There seem to be more of those around today then when we started caching 7 years ago. The problem of triggering a block on placing new caches is that anyone can post a NM notice. It could be used maliciously.

PS - I will not give up the Tricorn Hat!

We chose Colonial Cats because we have cats and lived near Colonial Williamsburg, VA. We now live near Ocala, FL. Although the "Colonial" does not really fit, we are keeping the name. We wouldn't feel the same if it were changed.

I checked geocaching.com and didn't see anything about it.

By definition, preventing unwanted spoilers, from a seeker perspective, is exactly what encryption does. Those who choose not to see the spoiler will not see it. Just like the hint field. Those who want to see it, will. You just proved my point. In order to maintain the cache difficulty level, we do not want ANYBODY to see the spoilers. Dude. It's your cache. If you don't want ANYBODY to see a spoiler, you have the right to delete it. Grumpy was asking what I would do. If my method doesn't work for you, that is not a critique of you. We just have different ways of viewing these things. Encrypting the log would serve my purpose, which is to hide the information from those who don't wish to see it. From my perspective, it is not a joke. Hopefully, Grumpy won't see this as me protesting... Yes, I see your point.

By definition, preventing unwanted spoilers, from a seeker perspective, is exactly what encryption does. Those who choose not to see the spoiler will not see it. Just like the hint field. Those who want to see it, will. You just proved my point. In order to maintain the cache difficulty level, we do not want ANYBODY to see the spoilers.

Encryption is a joke. It, in no way, does the job of preventing unwanted spoilers. Figuratively, if it were a speed bump in a road, no one would feel the bump when driving over it.

And cats control the world! Or at least they will when the master plan is achieved.

Pictures don't lie.

That's a good way of thinking. Once you actively seek platinum membership it will be denied.

Well, some Dogs have their own accounts. Hamsters are expendable. I really would not want a Cat to review my cache submissions. Cats are too biased. We are not biased; we are just always right.

Unicorns pooping rainbows. Now that would be good for a Virtual. Proof - Post a picture of your GPSr with a pooping Unicorn in the background.

So, will virtuals be coming back soon?