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You could also subscribe to this thread started by MissJen. They already have toddler trackable shirts & there has been many requests for adult sizes too.

Must be new to the area and yes it is difficult to spell at first..... Cuyahoga - Native American (I forget which tribe) for 'crooked river'.

Doesn't sound contradictory to me. Sounds like you are making your life a little easier by avoiding a disagreement.

Yep. been there, forgot to log that. One day while I was working, I did a quick parking lot micro during my lunch hour. About 6 months later I was headed back to the same area so I was looking for easy ones to grab during lunch when I notice the map has the 'cache' symbol instead of the 'found it' smiley. It took a few minutes to determine the original find date, but I did, then logged it as found.

Ohio State Parks just released their summer challenge set for this year. There are 19 individual caches in 19 different parks in northeast Ohio as part of the set. I haven't paid close attention, but I believe they do something similar every year on top of the other caches they maintain.

Oh yeah, didn't think about that part. You might want to check a website like hulu.com. They have many current, recent & 'classic' TV show episodes. Once you get a few more details, check with your local reviewer (I believe it would be Keystone) and get some guidance.

I agree with Briansnat, it sounds like a local geographical place to me.

I really can't say which one it would be. I could see it as either. I have never been a big fan of either type but I would definitely be interested in this one. Hopefully you put it on the north or west side of town so I could get to it easily.

There might be a problem with your email provider. Try another provider (such as GMail) and see if they come through. I tried Gmail I still did not get Email Notifications of new caches. And also My Cell phone does have email. So. I changed my email to my main service XXXXXXXX@msn.com. But now waiting for a new cache in my area now. Hoping for the best... You don't need to be able to get e-mails on your cell phone to get notifications. The e-mail address on the list is just a gateway, it 'converts' the message and you receive it as a text message.

Without computer and internet? I can't remember the last time that happened. A laptop with cellular connection (a must for the saleman and independant contractor that works in the field a lot) solves that problem. On those rare occassions when I do shut it off, it's most likely I am headed to one of my kids events. If I'm at home a good book fills in nicely.

I agree. I think it would be a great help. Even if it was just a list of the name, type, size, d/t & location. For me it doesn't need to be as thorough as the standard search lists with placed & last found dates, etc.

Yep, many of those caches are placed by folks who discovered "the woods" through geocaching. It's all cool and new to them, both the caching and "the woods". You can try to share their excitement, or figure out a filtering technique I've lost track of the number of times I've seen a log on one of my caches with, "lived here 10 years, never set foot in the forest before!" And then they return and drop a parking area hide or a film-can-in-the-crotch-of-an-oak hide along the trail. Posting for increased pagination, per briansnat. Feel free to give an inch on the 2003 US Geocacher of the year negotiations any time now, by the way. I'll negotiate in good faith, but I will not grovel. Wow, kinda surprised we haven't hit page 2 yet. Well... ummm... I think I'd go with (a) "a source of diversion : recreation". Yep, that's how we view geocaching. As for 1 b ... (Maybe there's a whole side of geocaching that we just haven't discovered yet. ) MrsB Yeah, I would go with 1a also but might have to investigate the 1b side of the 'sport' this summer.

It's a moot point since this listing will never survive, but " will contain up to 500 of the caches wthin 100 miles of the ZIP CODE" is just going to give you a simple PQ with the nearest 500 caches. I wonder what the seller thought. "A brilliant way to make some easy money"? My theories, not that anyone cares: 1) Someone who thinks there is some sort of hypocrisy with the new $60 GPS that comes pre-loaded with caches that you don't need to be a premium member for. 2) Someone well connected with the Groundspeak Lackeys, who thought it would be a funny joke. 3) Someone really clueless, who really thinks they could sell pocket queries, and get away with it. Having been around EBay for a while, I'm betting on #3.

There are number of reason why the OP may have the impression that there are more lame caches. burn out When starting out everything seem more exciting. The first time you find a cache hiding in a lamppost skirt, you are thinking, "I didn't know you could lift those up". After awhile you may feel you have seen too many of certain kinds of hide and it is just not as fun any more more caches There are lot more caches than when the OP began. Back then if a few were in less interesting places it didn't matter. They were just another cache to find and besides there would still be plenty of time to find the one with the great view or at an interesting historic location. Now there are so many cache that the "lame" ones seem to be getting in the way of find the good ones. There are more good caches too, but unless you spend some time trying to select which caches to hunt before you go out, you may fell that too much of your time is wasted looking for "lame" caches. changing demographics Perhaps in fact the percentage of "lame" cache is going up. Early adopters of geocaching tended to be hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts who already owned a GPS. They tended to hide geocaches to share an interesting spot on the trail with others. Even when they placed an urban cache, it was more likely to be one that shared an interesting location rather than just because there was anohter place where a cache could be hidden. As geocaching grew in popularity, more people started geocaching because they enjoyed finding caches. It didn't matter where the cache was hidden - a nice place was a bonus but not a necessity. Some of the old timers preferred to call these people numbers obsessed. In reality it is just another viewpoint about what is fun about geocaching. There has yet been another shift as cell phones have become GPS enabled and geocaching apps have been written for these. Mostly younger more urban types have discovered geocaching. For many their natural caching area are just within their neighborhoods or around where they work or go to school. Unlike the outdoor types who would go on long hikes and the second generation cachers who might travel to nearby towns where there were lots of unfound caches, it may be the latest generation needs to hide caches nearer to home. As there are fewer "interesting" places left, they may be hiding more caches that others find "lame" but this may only be natural as a way to keep having caches that can be found. Yeah, what he said It's not?

Exactly my thoughts. If you know you are looking for a nano, 99% of the time it isn't on the ground. I would be checking every metal object within 15', especially the memorial/acknowledgement/information sign right at the flower bed. oh yeah, and it appears you don't know what a nano is. Here is a picture for reference:

I've seen someone log a DNF on a virtual (it's 50 ft tall, impossible to miss) because it was raining on the day they wanted to go find it I log my DNF if I started searching for it. I might log a note if I arrived at the location but did not search due to muggles. I haven't logged 2nd DNFs yet, not sure if the COs would appreciate it, but I haven't seen many multiple DNFs in a cache around here. That could be because most cachers aren't as blind as I am though I have seen the DNF for 'planning on trying it but never made it there' and have wondered if the posters were just looking to up their DNF totals. If I look and don't find, I post a DNF. If I searched for and didn't find it a second time, yes I would post a DNF and let the owner know either a) they made a good hide b ) I am just being blind and couldnt find it or c) there is a problem and they mught want to check it out. If I arrive at the area and can't/don't search because of muggles, weather, etc. I will 'post a note' saying I was there but couldn't search. Usually this is just for my benefit as a reminder but could also let others know there may be muggle trouble. Yes, owners get an email for every entry on the caches they own.

I would log it every time I attempted it. Some cache owners like to see DNFs, it shows them either they make a good hide or there may be a problem with the cache.

I agree, I think it would be a great idea.

You can set it up the same way. Check this post of mine from a similar thread.

only 4 21 Zip 65049 Wow, I guess I should be happy with the 75 within 10 miles of my house. I have found about half of them and own just one.

You can see this reply of mine to your post in the other section that attempts to explain both receiving to email and/or to cell phone.

I have heard that sometimes there are major time delays in receiving it as an email. If you know the email address of your cellphone you can have it sent there instead and receive it as a text message. The list of addresses has been posted many times, I will see if I can find it. Ok, I found the list. If you want it send as a text just choose your carrier from the below list & enter it on the notifications page in the email box. You can use any phone that accepts text messages. You will need to set another notification and use the address of your phone company from the below list. T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com US Cellular: phonenumber@email.uscc.net SunCom: phonenumber@tms.suncom.com Powertel: phonenumber@ptel.net AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number An alternate for Verizon is to use phonenumber@vzwpix.com. Usually the messages are so long they are truncated and you might miss some of it. Using the pix address will give you a 1000 character limit instead of the standard 160.

Sadly my first find (Bridge Over Peaceful Waters) has been archived too. But I became an aquainted with the owner and performed maintenance on it many times. The last time it went MIA, he decided it had run its course and archived it. Because it is such a great site, I hid my first cache (Still Visiting The Bridge Over Peaceful Waters) very close to the original location.

Oh Yeah, I forgot, I always find the toughest way to do things. Find a cache near the area you want to hunt, click the link for 'all nearby caches'. When the list pops up, click on the 'map it' icon at the top right of the list. When the map pops up, change it to 'satellite' view & it shows Google Earth with the cache icons.

You don't necessarily need a GPS to find them but you definitely need one to hide a cache. You can use Google maps or better yet Google Earth for most of the urban hides but it is really difficult using it for finding ones in the woods. I have used GE to check the area, etc many times. I use it the 'old school' way. Simply do a 'copy' from gc.com in one window and paste into the search box on GE. -edit to add info-