WalruZ
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Geocaching is something I would pay to do, if that's how the site operated. It's something I enjoy and we could probably afford. But there are many families who geocache who could NOT afford to pay for it.
So, let me get this straight. Someone can afford to buy a $100 GPS and the endless stream of batteries to run it, but they can't afford $12 or $30 a year to keep the site running. That is hooey. The internet is not free - that idea has been disproven by the dot-com meltdown. Deal with it.
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For SF bay area distribution, contact BADGES
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I don't doubt but that if he could post, he would mention how much richer his life had been for the great activity that we all share together.
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Ha.
My first and still worst case was on Pleasanton Ridge. I decided to take a 'shortcut' to a cache that was downhill - only .2 miles away, right? All downhill, right?
After a few hundred feet of clear area I got hung up in a huge thicket of closely intertwined thin grey branches. I kept brushing them out of the way, looking for easy ways through. Finally I just bulled my way downhill, pushing the branches away, breaking them if need be, sometimes throwing myself up and over the branches as if I were in a mosh pit.
I didn't know from Poison Oak. (some people say I still don't). My arms were red up to the t-shirt sleeves. Not as bad as Marky's last bout, but still a pretty even and complete exposure. Luckily the oil didn't penetrate my lymph system. (when it does that, it can show up anywhere)
Zanfel stopped the itching. At least for me it didn't do anything for redness, in fact it seemed to make my arms redder, but you rub it in hard and leave it on longer than they say to, and you'll stop itching, and the sooner the better too. If it doesn't work for you it's time for steroids.
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The more you complain about it, the longer it takes.
I have noticed that if you tell them exactly where and how it is hidden, they like that. you know, which bush it's under, what tree stump it's in, that sort of thing.
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I'm thirty six and get recurring cases of gout that lay me up for days.Any suggestions would help. recent research showed that beer aggrivates gout. really. do a google news search for gout.
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my advice would be to request it moved to a TB hotel, such as the one in roseville. Also, offer to mail a finder a better goal tag - racers need good goal tags (with check-off boxes) because finders do not have the TB page with them when they're staring into that ammo can.
Movement by ground can take years. movement to specific states in a specific order by ground - well, good luck.
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I logged my 41 finds and 4 TBs more or less ok. remember that if you get a 'server busy' error, you can wait and just refresh/resend that page and what you typed gets resent. ie, don't close that page, keep resending it until it takes.
afa montalvo goes, the only explanation for not finding it that I can come up with is possible bad coords - my gekko has been ornery lately. I'll try to get out and look at that soon. The search area is between the toe of the switchback and the first set of trees. cammo is involved. please take a reading if you do find it, tks.
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Wow, Woof!, dandm, and kusanagi!
(WalruZ genuflects...)
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My family and I have placed the caches that we have placed because we love getting the emails and reading people's experiences when looking for our caches. People that don't do that are taking away the whole purpose of us putting those caches out.
Huh. So, at what point does a log cross the line from "TNLNSL", and become entertaining? Do you delete substandard logs?
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THe other problem is people that are new to hiking do not understand what the proper fit is in a hiking boot, I have to say it, a very large number of new hikers would come into the store that had never owned a pair of hiking boots and complain that thier toes did not come close enought to the front of the boot.
Which is a good thing in a hiking boot. When a new hiker buy through the mail they do not have anyone to help them with fit issues
Me in a nutshell. Thanks. Too bad I've worn the LL Beans for a couple of hikes, I guess I'm stuck with them...
What's the deal with ankle support? Why is it that when I'm walking I don't need it, but when I'm hiking (which is, as far as I can tell, mostly walking), I suddenly do?
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my favorite FTF prize to leave is an unactivated set of TB tags. Most cacher's love them, and the price is actually quite reasonable.
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A fellow cacher recently recommended wearing a very loose windbreaker, even in summer. Keeps it off you.
I got the itching of my worst case controlled with Zanfel, didn't have to actally go to the doctor. Have seen much worse with mine own two eyes though.
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you could come visit...
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I'm really having issues with my right pinkie toe. The thing is, it doesn't start to hurt until I'm about 5 miles into the hike - by then it's pretty hard to return boots. I got a pair of LL bean mountain walkers and by the end of an 11 mile hike recently I was just hobbling along. I suspect I just need slightly larger boots - it's just a pita is all. Lesson learned - no more boots by mail order.
I didn't want to start another "my feet hurt" thread, where everyone would then say "go get fitted right". That's like when I go to the doctor and they say "you're fine, but you could stand to lose 30 pounds". I need to pay for that?
Instead, I've seen people with hiking sandles on my local trails - some look like cut-away running shoes, some are just sandles with rugged soles. They like them, and I wanted feedback from members of this community who hike in sandals.
I did buy a pair of Chacos, the Z1, because they don't bind my toes at all. Did a night cache in them with no problem, but it was only about a mile or so. We shall see.
The chaco web site stalls if you don't have flash. that's crap.
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boulter - perhaps a little "planned hikes" calendar that boulter.com visitors could contribute to? Sure, this could be done in many existing venues, including this forum, but I'll bet you could do a better job.
I have joined that Alamo guy a few times, arranged over the phone. The shell ridge outing I met you on was done via informal email as you recall. I had a great time caching with Marky & Joanie at Ardenwood, although I had to sort of invite myself.
I meet newbies (compared to me) who want to do this sort of thnig. CDNinCA asked, and we joined up to do a few in Garin. There were people at badges 2 who didn't even have logons who wanted to cache in an informal group. SillLost & Pug went out with me during the Fremont Bug Hotel opening, an experience they won't soon forget.
I find that these sorts of group outings add the extra dimension that I like, not "gotta do 40 today to beat so-and-so".
As an example. I'm pretty set on going up to Alison Peak this wednesday. If I could "offer" that somewhere, and meet interested parties at the trailhead, that would be nice. We could then say "visit boulter.com to see what people are up to" to people who wouldn't otherwise have a group 'in'.
Initial suggestion - it would be nice to have a "fuzzy planning" so that something planned for "maybe tuesday, maybe wednesday" could be hashed out.
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I know more than a few geocachers who can't do difficult hikes and aren't interested in difficult puzzles - and they seem to be having a great time anyway. Indeed, difficulty ratings don't even matter to some of them.
I really enjoy the hikes, when I can get around to doing them. I hate a puzzle until I have it done. I go do a 1/1 to remove it from my list and to see where it leads me, good or mediocre. I geocache for myself, not for someone else, although I will say it's nicer when done with someone else.
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I'm having issues with my hiking boots. Leaving those aside, I've seen people lately in what look to me to be hiking sandals. They're ruggedized for the trail, and since I'm in California weather would be less of a factor, at least most of the year. Anyone use these, anyone have any recommendations?
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entrophy is a very powerful force in the geocaching world. the paper log and online logs won't necessarily mesh, and I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. be happy that people are visiting your cache, enjoying the surroundings, and not taking the container home with them.
you shouldn't need to bring in the cache every time it rains. visit an army surplus store and buy an ammo box to use as the container. that'll fix that.
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bugs that want to just go someplace are a pain in the butt. they usually wind up orphaned at airport bug hotels. bugs that just travel around are much more popular and much more fun.
I have a few good ideas. But I'm not giving them to you. Get your own ideas. That's part of the fun.
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many cachers don't understand that TBs need to be logged. Assuming they don't just eat your TB (or whatever those sorts do), your TB will get moved eventually and someone responsible will find it and deal with it. Don't get your hopes up tho.
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Honestly, the Fifield-Cahill Ridge hike was a disappointment. You are restricted to the dirt road, rarely is there a view of anything and the chaparones are with you at all times. There are much nicer hikes in more available parks throughout the Bay Area.
I actually enjoyed it a lot. The views were more intimate yes, but still very worthwhile. It beat heck-all out of the 35 park slog I did the next day. I felt that the type of hike was different, not the quality, although I wish the docents didn't carry whips to use on the slower hikers. Still, the hike is WalruZ Recommended .
On a seperate note, for various reasons, the Highway 84 TB Hotel (GCHTMN) has recently had an influx of travel bugs. Most, if not all of what you see on the listing is in the cache - I was there yesterday. The restaurant it's in is on peralta, off fremont blvd. This is about 1/2 way between the thornton and mowry exits if you're on 880 - you have to take one and then jog east to fremont. peralta is also a right-hand jog off mowry if you're coming out of niles canyon.
Please be careful visiting fremont this spring. you could trip over a film cannister and hurt yourself.
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My first instict is to vote for the single site model - when asked earlier (on our ill-fated trip to the secret sidewalk) Lee said anything that requires travel will unravel, and I can see that.
But more than that is timing. I think a set time is the key for that 'togetherness' aspect. Mini-regionals might work if they all started at the same time, with a final meeting at a reasonable offset. Suppose san jose, hayward-fremont, san ramon-pleasanton, etc, all starting at 9am. Meet (where?) at noon. There could even be a little friendly competition there.
If this were ok, then perhaps Joe could host the central event, and other cachers could hide the park events. Again, the question of where to meet at 12.
beyond logistics, I would like to hear park nominees. Central Park (site of last years picnic) is cache-poor, and probably trash-rich. I can bring extra trash if it's needed.
Oh, and I hate "you must do this or else" caches. If I wanted that crap I'ld still be married.
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Some people will do anything to get visitors to their caches.
I'm in. Thanks.
I'm thirty six and get recurring cases of gout that lay me up for days.Any suggestions would help. 
SF Bay Area geocachers
in West and Southwest
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Mountain lions are all over. They normally stay away from people, unless the people are small and tastee looking and running. I don't think you fit their standard prey profile, waka. As far as deer attacks go, that's what mountain lions eat. What's the problem?
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