ElectroQTed
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A3: The Blue Tailed Skink? (I seem to remember you talking about this once CA)
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A few things about that story...
First: Dex, I know you're a hydrographer - not a hydrologist - not sure how that came out of my mouth.
Second: Logger, I've always liked your "Johnny Appleseed" description of Dex, so I used it - hope you don't mind.
Third: The journalist and photographer were really into the experience and loved doing the story! In fact, the photographer emailed me that he'd ordered a GPS receiver and he's now down in the States at a geo/camping thing with eelow&beelow. Resistance is futile...
Fourth: The decision on the caches to take them to. It couldn't be too complex, and I wanted to make sure that we had a good chance of making the finds. They wanted to go to caches I hadn't yet found, so that we'd all be hunting. Since being introduced to Mt. Nemo by Algonquin Bound and the fabulous "Bruce Almighty" series, the new Mt. Nemo cache fit the bill. Dex's "Skulls Antlers and Teeth" was just too good to pass up, and it was conveniently nearby too.
Fifth: I don't usually run off at the mouth, but I found that I had no shortage of things to discuss on our outing. It really enlightened me to the fact that geocaching has become a major part of what I do.
Ted.
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I'd love to attend another Harvestfest! I too, would rather enjoy catching up with friends and making some new aquaintances during the fun of a pub night rather than the dine and dash for cache. If you host it, we will come!
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From my wife: Base layer top and bottom, renewed Bruce Trail membership (Toronto Club) with a new secondary membership in the Peninsula Club - guess where she wants me to take her caching
, a donation on my behalf to the Escarpment Legacy Campaign.From my daughters: Smartwool hat, drinking bottle, picture frames for my geocaching photos.
From my parents: Lined trekking pants, LED flashlight.
Cheers to the supportive familes of geocachers!
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Snow Shoes
in Canada
I use Atlas Snowshoes also (830) and really like them. The built-in crampons make it easier to climb slopes too. I find that I usually don't need them, but I have them in the van just in case. In the past 2 years of winter caching, I've only really needed them about 4 times - but that was around here in Southern Ont. For caching further north, I'm sure you'd get a lot more use out of them. I just bought a pair of Petzl Spikys for when the trail gets icy, but have yet to try them out.
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Well it's a great feature Clyde! I am currently keeping track of FTFs with a separate spreadsheet, but now I can have GSAK do it.
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I haven't installed the beta, but I'm interested and curious as to how you can track FTFs as per your macro output sample.
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I am also getting more finds than I actually have using this new feature. I have 949 actual finds, but when I update my GSAK with this PQ, it shows 955 finds. The same thing happened yesterday. The problem still exists.
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Thanks NP and Clyde - cool! I've used the simpler Clyde method. To update my stats...
939 finds, 24 DNF
24/963*100=2.5%
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939 Finds. 8 current DNFs. (I don't keep track of previous DNFs that I've gone back and found).
8/947*100=.84%
Anyone know how to find your DNFs that you've gone back and found without going through ALL your logs? GSAK removes the DNF checkmark when you change the status of a cache to found.
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Kudos also to OGA Admin for the timely and well-written letter to Neil Craig (mayor of Oro-Medonte) and others who will be writing letters to editors of various papers.
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That is awesome news for geocaching! It sounds like Nozzletime single-handedly turned the situation in Oro-Medonte around, at least for the locals. All hail Ambassador Nozzletime! Hopefully a retraction in the papers will correctly inform the rest of Canada.
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I read the article in our local paper (The Record) today after my wife pointed it out to me. I couldn't believe what I was reading and searched for a cache at such a cemetery and discovered it was a virtual, as others have already pointed out. I was going to fire off an email to Neil Craig but then I read Olar's reply and tend to agree with his opinion completely. An email from OGA admin would be a much better way to approach the situation initially. I'd really like to know who wrote that piece of journalistic crap.
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I must add my request to this growing list. I would like to change the photo I uploaded for a waymark (Canadian Benchmark) that I created. We NEED a way to edit (delete, change caption, etc.) photos like in GC.com. Any suggestions in the meantime?
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This photo was taken at the night cache, Yggdrasil. There truly was magic in the air as we started down the trail - the fireflies were dancing amongst the trees while the spring peepers and frogs sang a beautiful chorus for us. I managed to photograph this frog at the side of a puddle near the trailhead.
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It cost me a small amount extra for duty,
I'm pretty sure there isn't any duty on GPS units or any receiver for that matter. Garmin needs to be instructed to mark the shipment properly. The buffoons at the customs brokers will try to apply a duty to it so they can then charge a clearing fee. Don't get ripped off.
I think the duty cost me about $14, so I wasn't too upset, given the fantastic turn-around time. If I recall correctly, the package was marked as the contents being a GPS receiver. Is there a specific instruction we could give to Garmin to identify the package so that duty would not be charged? Even though it wasn't a great amount, it's a shame to waste money unneccessarily. That $14 would buy me gas for half a day of caching!
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Hi Chris,
I've read about that problem on the sci.geo.satellite.nav newsgroup. You will likely have to send your unit in for repair. If you talk to Garmin (Olathe, KS) they may still honour the warranty if it is slightly over the 1 year mark. Whatever you do, don't send the unit to an autorhorized repair depot in Quebec - you won't see it back for a long time - insist on dealing directly with Garmin US. I did that and had mine repaired (different problem) and returned in about 10 days. It cost me a small amount extra for duty, but worth it to get it back in good time. Good luck!
Ted.
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Here's another really cool one: Locationless Proximity Analyser.
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I've been using an external antenna from PC Mobile for over a year now with great results. At $27.95US plus shipping, they are also now cheaper than the Gilsson. They are also less obtrusive without any logo. I have the GAS76X which seems to be getting phased out in favour of the smaller GAST3X.
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Shortly after I started geocaching and finding all the caches close to home by bicycle, I started hunting for nearby benchmarks, just as a destination for a bike ride. I found it to be very enjoyable as there can be some sleuthing involved in finding them. The co-ordinates posted are sometimes way off and you have to hunt by the description given. I've found them in building foundations, bridges, near a Mennonite cemetary and along roadways. Many have vanished over the years due to construction of buildings and new roads, so each hunt may not be successful. I'm looking forward to being able to log Canadian benchmarks, and since I didn't record any of my earlier findings, I'll be starting all over again!
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As I said, US Metroguide does not support autorouting, but Canada Metroguide does and has better detail than CitySelect FOR CANADA.
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Metroguide Canada 4 does have autorouting capability (US metroguides don't). I use this because it has better detail of small town Canada, cottage country, old railroads (many now railtrails) and even shows several trails that were once roads in forest tracts.
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As far as I remember, the only other person to have completed the series in one day was Nozzletime.
Rest up, folks! Follow-up coming soon.
Actually, it appears that the intrepid group was the first to complete this series in a single day - Congrats on your achievement! I found that even spreading it out over 2 days was somewhat tiring, but so worth it!
Follow up? I can't wait!!!
, a donation on my behalf to the Escarpment Legacy Campaign.
Thanks!
Canadian Geopub Quiz
in Canada
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LaCloche Mountain Range. (Didn't look it up either)