Duncan!
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Going caching in the Lagunas on Friday (8/6), I know its short notice, anyone game? Drop me an e-mail by 10 PM if interested. I'll drive! Have jeep, will cache!
Really want to do the Sandy creek cowboy cache that requires the ladder or pole or whatever.
Duscwe!
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Hey Chris, Just saw all the episodes, too funny! I'm glad my travel bug has let your creative juices flow, I'm thinking of digging out the old figures and putting on a show, we'll save the town....or something. Thanks,
Duscwe!
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4 days without a post to this thread! What are you all up to? Caching? Just posting something to keep this thread towards the top. Please note that between planning the picnic and putting together another order of the California Geocoin, San Diego's one and only, 'The Dillon Gang' hit the 500 mark today. Wooohoooo! Lets give it up for a dedicated family of geocachers.
Yay D-gang! Who says numbers don't matter!? Not to toot my own horn (well, maybe a little), but I did #800 today at TT's Geocaching Geometry, lotsa fun! Looking forward to the picnic!
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So, i received a email today saying that i have been shipped the jeep tb i requested. anyone else?
just curious, im thinking if several others did as well we may see a large population of them around here soon.
yep, got mine on Saturday too!
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If anyone wants to get a yellow jeep travel bug to place in San Diego County, send an e-mail to jeep@geocaching.com now. RM
Nellybelle is green with envy that everyone is making such a fuss over those little yellow jeeps. Now she wants a bug tag! How do I tactfully tell her she is too big to fit into a cache container.
Ruscal
Got mine just today!
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Perhaps this is the kind of thing that needs to be addressed through other channels. I can't imagine that you gain any points or friends posting private e-mails on a public forum. Couldn't this have been taken up with e-mails to Jeremy or one of the other frogs?
Hey webscouter,
I happen to agree with you. I made an error in judgement in posting this here. In fairness, the following is an e-mail I sent Hemlock. (MMM...crow tastes good!).
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Hello,
Okay, my bad. I would very much like it if you could unarchive dead end four. Sorry for any trouble I may have put you in. Just a little frustrating to be told everything is lame when I put some effort into hiding a cache. Again, my apologies.
Duncan
Aka Duscwe!
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Sorry to bother everyone.
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I don't understand how replacing the old container makes it a new cache either.
I archived the old cache. I started a new cache. Is this not allowed?
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Is it allowed?
Technically, yes. Once a cache is archived, the location is available for someone to place a cache there.
Should you archive a cache just to place a new one there?
I think most people would say no. It just doesn't seem like the right thing to do.
Okay, thanks for letting me know I'm wrong.
I'll pull the cache.
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I don't understand how replacing the old container makes it a new cache either.
I archived the old cache. I started a new cache. Is this not allowed?
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The following is a note posted by Hemlock on a new cache that I wanted approved. This was to be a replacement on Duscwe's Dead End Cache:Four. I put a new cache there, new container, I wanted it to be a new cache, a new name, why is that lame? Why shouldn't people log an extra smiley? Is this a game or not? Most games are lame, are they not? Why the heck would I want to continue this game when I receive garbage like this? I pay good money (granted, it 3 bucks a month) to support this game? Do I really deserve this type of treatment? I'm I taking this too personally?
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April 25 by Hemlock (0 found)
I don't understand why you would archive one cache here then submit a new one in the exact same spot. Talk about lame. Why should people get an extra smiley for logging it again.
How about an anti-lame series?
Hemlock
ps. The above is my personal opinion and not a guideline. But I want to understand the reasons behind such a lame idea.
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Watch for my ALC caches coming soon! Anti-Lame Caches!
Need feedback.
Duscwe!
PS- Remember, this is a GAME!
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Forgot to mention, if you guys ever go up to Chino Hills there is a cacher called BarbiQ62 who has hidden some of the best cammo caches I have ever seen. Very senic up there, nice trails behind the houses. You could grab about 16 caches in one afternoon, but they ain't easy. Well worth the drive if you're looking to get out of SD.
http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=40...69-612432ee2e63
Duscwe!
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On a different note, why are no caches being approved? Five on Monday, one on Tuesday, none since. I'm not interested in rational answers, I just want to complain
socal admin has been on vacation, enjoying a well deserved break. on a note along the same lines... hope to have a new cache up this weekend....a puzzle cache just for Ducswe!!!! however, not too much of a mind bender.
Team APC will be deploying new caches soon to combat the insanity.
Vacation? I guess that's acceptable.
Duscwe!
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only a little?
After four encounters with snakes I always have my snake radar on. My first encounter was with a Southern Pacific Rattler at the end of Regents St. in Rose Canyon. Just expect to see them wherever you go, especially this time of year.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?II...2db&LID=1677526
On a different note, why are no caches being approved? Five on Monday, one on Tuesday, none since. I'm not interested in rational answers, I just want to complain
Duscwe!
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I went around and collected all my Dead End caches today and archived several of them. The altoids tins were getting rusty and some of the caches were placed next to or in front of homes, not an ideal location (although I thought it was back when I placed them). One thing I did notice was that there was nothing in the caches, no swag. I remember putting some good swag in most of these awhile back. Do people take and not give? Maybe I'll just set log only caches for now? I guess this echos back to Sddarkman's point, caches do turn into trashes. Thanks for letting me vent.
Duscwe
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I think a must-visit in San Diego is Old Town. Presidio Hill is the location of the first European settlement on the west coast of North America. Several caches:
Lots of others in the area, including a couple of virtuals. Old Town is a little touristy, but I love going there. Have fun!
Duscwe!
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I have noticed several logs and received three separate emails from cachers over the past week mentioning encounters with rattlesnakes. I saw a small one on the way around Lake Hodges a couple of weeks ago and a very large Red Diamond on Friday near Golden 94 by Rancho San Diego. With the recent warm weather, they are coming out of the winter hideaways in force. Please, please use caution when approaching rock piles or walking through brush. Walking sticks or hiking poles are a good idea so you can poke around to help make them aware your are there. Especially check out in advance any cache hiding holes before you reach in with your hands. If you meet a rattlesnake, back off a safe distance and give them a chance to move out of your way, which they almost always do if given the option. If you decide to proceed, mark the spot on your GPSr and consider placing some indicator rocks across the trail to remind yourself where to be cautious on your return.
-Gecko Dad
P.S. Here's my log with photos for the Red Diamond. The zoom on my digital camera allowed me to stand off a safe distance. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?II...d43&LID=3188044
Nice pics, Gecko Dad! That looks like the same snake that I had run in with back in January. Had the same black and white banding on it's tail. Thats all I got a picture of... Funny, this was also near a GOLDINHELIX cache. A trend?
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?II...8dd&LID=2798269
Duscwe!
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Hello All,
I'm looking to go North in the next few weeks to do some "power caching". What I'd like to do is get the maximum number of caches with the minimum of driving. A couple areas I'm looking at are Sycamore Canyon near Riverside and near Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks. Of course, we'd have to drive there to get the caches, but once we're there that is it for the driving, all the caches are on the trail. Very possible to get 20-30 caches depending on the trail we choose. I'd estimate about 5-6 miles of hiking for the day. I don't have a date just yet, but I'm thinking late April or, more likely, early May. Anyone game?
Duscwe!
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What about Duscwe!
Yeah, what about Duscwe!
He has no life.
Hey!!!! I have a life...sort of....
How about TucsonThompson for new FTF King?
Duscwe![
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Or better yet, as you enter, ask for the Palm Canyon Trailhead, there is a booth there, I think it is four bucks to get in, have not been there in several years...
Tell me that you can't hear Slim Pickens saying "A toll booth? Somebody go back and get a whole shipload 'o dimes!"
One of the strangest things I seen in the desert.
That's a heck of a lot different from what I remember...
Duscwe!
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Gimme some coordinates Duscwe! and we'll try to be there.
Peace,
Radical Geezer
P.S. I'll probably have to raw newbies with me. If they can't keep up we'll feed 'em to the coyotes!
Hey RG,
Rough coordinates for Palm Canyon Trailhead are:
33* 16.220
116* 25.088
Or better yet, as you enter, ask for the Palm Canyon Trailhead, there is a booth there, I think it is four bucks to get in, have not been there in several years...
The first cache on the trail is Just Frogs GCG6VN Hope to see you there!
Duscwe
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For anyone who is interested... I plan to be at the trailhead to Palm Canyon no later than 1:30 PM on Friday. Hopefully, it shouldn't take more than 2 hours to hit the six caches. If anyone is interested meet us there!
Duscwe!
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Is anyone thinking of hiking and doing all the Palm Canyon caches over by Borrego Springs?
Parsa
Parsa,
I plan on doing six of the Palm Canyon caches on Friday afternoon. In fact, I've spoken with eporkchop (who is currently out of state) and I am going to reset his Pool at the Oasis cache for him. I hope to get to Palm Canyon around one or two in the afternoon and then get to the campsite before dark. As for Saturday, I'm playing it by ear...
Duscwe!
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Anyone find that gad-durn Sierra Memories cache? Had to leave after about 20-30 minutes of searching with devhead and fishnjack. Met the 4DeeZ and some other folks coming down the trail as I was exiting, have not met so many cachers in such a short period of time! At least I picked up two geocoins!
Duscwe!
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Here is the Information about the San Diego Distribution Site for the California Geocoins:
It will be this Sunday Feb. 15th from 1 to 3 pm.
Hope to make the meet-up, have to leave work early, but was planning that anyway (really!).
Duscwe!
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Hey Jeff,
I always wanted to do the Batman's Batcave in LA
Batcave
Not a very challenging cache, but it might be memorable. My favorite '60 Batman quote: "Robin, there are few things I don't know." Good luck,
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