Pirates of Tuskegee

Windows has a screensaver option of scrolling through a folder of pictures of your choosing. Make a folder with only Geocaching pictures and set it to that one.

By definition, a terrain rating of 5 needs special equipment or skills or both to get to it. Whether that be a boat, rock climbing equip, scuba equip, or high altitude stamina, whatever. The Dificulty of 5 could be the evil-ness of the hide, or it could be a puzzle cache that is murder to figure out. I did 2ManyStarz2Do and it was most definitely a 5 star puzzle. There are a few ways to get a true 5/5 cache, but as far as the terrain, it should require special skills, or special equipment.

Goodness people. Don't jump on the bandwagon too quickly. The stop sign or guard rail could be in front of a beautiful place. I, for one, have found a few crappy hides at great locations. A guard rail in front of Georgia's largest Anglican church (beautiful, by the way) or the stop sign hide next to a large wooded park (rare in Atlanta) I never would have stopped to check these things out had I never went to find the "boring Micros"

I agree wit hyou there. The picture is not mine. I just pulled the pictures off the net. I don't regularly take pictures of my control points Not "technically" true. They are not, nor are any other nails, magnetic in and of themselves. Therefore one cannot be more magnetic than others. They are heftier, and made with a higher iron content than similar nails of that size so they produce a stronger signal in the magnetic locater AKA Schonstedt.

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Well, I still don't know why someone would want to find one unless you are a surveyor. Usually the 'veyor has a rough distance from something that can narrow the search area. On top of that, most 'veyors (I used to be one) put them in a crack in the asphalt or on the border between asphalt and concrete, in a concrete crack, in a crack in a rock, or even sometimes, in wood (any weakened area that make it easier to drive in). Other than that, areas to look for are around street corners of other places you can see in multiple directions. Sometimes you find them with flagging (or the remnants of flagging), washers, bottle caps, inside a painted circle, etc attached. (see images below) They make them easier to find later on. Sometimes the Surveyor will use a type of metal detector to find them (last image below). The points are used as control points for surveyors and they are usually locating all the pertinant things around like utilities, buildings, driveways, streets, curbs, sidewalks etc, so places that you can see the most "things" are where you might find them. Suprisingly you can probably scour just about any parking lot or road corner or sidewalk and find them, but like I said, you normally don't notice them unless you are looking for them. That's why I want to know what the original poster was looking for when he found it.

Where did you find it and under what circumstances? I would love to find out why you thought to take a picture of it? They aren't exactly found easily unless you are looking for one.

Just got this one back running after the engine rebuild. 1986 Jeep Cj7

I would agree that it's a bit rude. But then again, to some people, it's all about the numbers. I for one have found 122, and have hidden NONE. That's because I am going to be moving soon and I think that it would be unfair for me to place a cache knowing that I won't be able to take care of it in the near future. I will hide some when i get into a more permanent place, but until then, I will continue the search. I give back in other ways. I perform maint on caches that I come accross that need it, I CITO, and I always trade up, or even leave stuff and take nothing if the cache needs more swag.

I have been paperless for the last 25 or so caches and I LOVE IT. SO much easier than lugging around that clipboard full of paper and scribbles. Oh yeah, and follow what this guy tells you. I did and it couldn't have been easier.

I found your problem. Caches and Geocoins are seperate entities. The Geocoin needs caches to travel through (from one geocacher to another), but Caches don't need geocoins. Does that make a little more sense?

I believe you are. A cache is what you think it is. A container set out somewhere with the coordinates posted online. No need for a geocoin or a Travel bug to be in it. When it is reviewed by one of geocaching.com's reviewers, it will be published with a GC***** code. This is the code when refering to the geocache and is on the top of the page of any geocache. Like this one A travelbug or Geocoin is what we call a traveler. These are placed in caches by cachers and picked up by other cachers. Then they are carried to another cache and dropped off etc. These items have their own tracking number so that whoever finds them can Log that they have it/took it/placed it. You shouldn't give out this number as it is the only way to prove that the person actually has the coin/bug. Look at these pictures of my geocoin and travel bug. I have edited the photo so no one can read the tracking number. To log a drop/pick up of a coin or travel bug, the tracking number off the coin or bug tag is required. This ensures that the bug is or was actually in the hands of the person logging it. Does this all make sense?

There is a cacher here in Atlanta that does this regularly. He is Map Reader (can't remember if there is a space or not).

Yes, very much. Thank you

If someone approaches me and asks what I am doing, I tell them. It has happened once, and they were a muggle. In hind-sight, I think that I passed a group of cachers on the trail once, but didn't see a GPSr so I didn't say anything. However, if I notice someone who I think may be caching, I will watch from a distance so as not to disturb them. I have always been into spy novels and spy movies, so the act of quietly and secretly observing someone is kinda fun for me. If they do turn out to be geocachers, I will greet them, though I haven't had that happen, yet.

I assume from the fact that this case is designed for Blackberrys and that the magnet it not very strong, that I don't have anything to worry about in this case correct?

I have just gotten a geocoin for a FTF prize. I have activated it and I want to start it's journey here in Atlanta. Can I drop and then imediately retrieve it to start the mileage ticker? I am travling to NC and i might drop the coin there. What is the "correct" way to do this?

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I have searched and am apparently somewhat of a moron when it comes to computers (I know I should know how to work these things, I grew up with them) Anyway, how do I get my points form GSAK to my Garmin 60CSX? Someone break it down real nice and slow, step by step. I know how to get the files from the cache page to the GPS one by one, but that takes FOREVER. Any help is appreciated.

My old caching partner had one of the space pens. Those things are great, and would write on anything wet or not. Then he up and moved to Texas, and now I find myself signing with anything I have handy.

I am looking at getting one of these for my Palm M500. I am worried that the magnet that holds the case shut will screw with the PDA's internal memory. I figured since they are made for blackberrys and they are technically PDAs it would be OK. Anyone have any insight as to whether it is safe or not?

Uhh, my 500 has a backlight that I can read just find in the dark. easily readable in high light, low light, no light etc.

Largest was a Huge ammo can about 2'x1'x2.5' and the smallest was one of the nano magnetic containers. I will find this one the next time I am down in Macon though: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...ea-590c60edbb1b

I just got the M500 and have yet to use it out on a cache hunt, but playing around with it and seeing what it can do, I find it hard to believe that there is one out there that is better for caching for the money.

My uncle and his kids cache, and I went with them back in the sumer of '06. I didn't have the money or the time to start then and kinda forgot about it. They came to visit suring Thanksgiving '07 and we found another one (with my fiance this time). Found a GPS for pretty cheap and have been caching since then. Comming up on 100 here this weekend. Going to get the milestone in the mountains I grew up in and love.