rosebud55112
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Okay, I've messed up. I accidentally clicked on "Block all pictures from geocaching.com" or something like that when I was trying to set up a cache page. Now I can't see anything that is a picture/logo/graphic/etc. How do I correct that?
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I am new to geocaching but had an idea that I am not sure I even want to try! I am also a runner and thought it would be a neat idea to place a multi or a series at (or near) the start and then the next mile of the local marathon course. This would make a total of 27 urban caches. My thought was to publish the coordinates of the start and then have each cache have the coordinates of the next inside of it (no puzzles, this is already long enough!). I would also like to include a prize for finishing. My thought there was to have the first 10 or 20 people to finish it go into a drawing for the prize. The prize I am considering is a bronzwe ancient Roman coin (closest I can get to an ancient Greek item).
However, after reading the above, it seems like maybe this should just be a series, listing each cache separately. (I am also not sure I want to maintain 27 of caches!)
Opinions?
Thanks,
Joe
You'll also have some people who figure out that you've tied it to the race course and head to the final area and search thereby skipping twenty-some stages.
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I don't know if this would violate the guidelines... if I have obtained permission to hide a cache on a local course from the owner (it is a very small course 9 holes)... and he told me that in order to find it, they would have to pay to play... would that violate the guidelines? I have seen a cache listing at a local skaterink... so you would have to pay to skate to find it. This is similar... correct?
I don't think this would be allowed, as it sounds like a 'commercial' cache. I'm not sure off the top of my head wheteher it is official, but I believe there is a guideline stating something to the effect of "if a searcher needs to pay to enter a commercial business to get the cache, it's not allowed'. Fees to enter public parks don't seem to apply.
Also, the skaterink cache should not be considered as a precedent for anything. If you bring that up with the reviewer, that one may wind up getting archived as well.
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This geocoin reminds me of the Totem Pole on the (1958?) Canadian Silver Dollar. Very evocative. Reminds me of the BC museum in Victoria I visited about 15 years ago.
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Gotta give a thumbs up to succotash for :
"Cap and trade... can't we leave politics in the off-topic forum?"
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ARRRRR-mail sent
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I think that gof1 was pointing out that this info shows that serial killers are usually men, not that menare usually serial killers...
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I like my eggs shirred.
Thanks for the cointest!
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I just picked up my May09 copy of GAMES Magazine (big cube on the cover). One of the ongoing series they have in there is about creating various types of puzzles. In this issue, they cover geocaches, with a little example of a sudoku puzzle being used to get coordinates for a cache the authors placed.
Just a little media coverage that doesn't involve bomb squads (although they are mentioned.....)
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Don't place caches in a location which will flood out during a nice January thaw, then refreeze into a solid block of ice until the true March meltoff.
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I have a personal geocoin I log into and out of each cache I find, so I can track my mileage. When I do this, I get two emails sent to my email account--one for the drop, one for the pickup. Since I'm the only one with access to this coin, I already know all the activity it has, and so I'd like to not receive the emails that are cluttering up my mailbox.
Is there a way to turn off the notification on a geocoin? I'd rather not use an email filter, since I have other coins out "in the wild" that I want notifications about.
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All right. Misery loves company, so I'm glad to see I'm not the only one this is happening to.
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Moving away from the soap opera, and back toward the original question, I’d add one reason why I would not want TB drop notes deleted:
We have a challenge cache posted nearby. In April there will be a major geocaching event in the Twin Cities, and in preparation for that, the challenge cache asks people to find caches within 50 miles which have not had a visit in the past 3 months. The cacher should confirm that the cache still is where is belongs, and that the log book is dry and has plenty of room for future finders to sign. Doing that for ten caches allows you to hunt the challenge cache.
The challenge cache specifically says that the caches you find must have had no visits in the past three months, and states that TB pickup/drops do count as a visit (presumably, the cache is still there, even if the status of the logbook is unknown). So, when I look at the logs of a cache I think may be eligible, I want any logs from the past three months…
Admittedly, if someone has posted a FOUNDIT after the bug pickup/drop, my objection becomes moot.
I’d never thought about deleting my drop/swap notes before, but I may go back and do so now—as long as I don’t interfere with the past three months of history.
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My scariest geocaching moment took place yesterday, when I learned that the ice on the drainage ditch wasn't as strong as I had thought it would be. Temps had been in the +10 to -10 range for quite a while, so I thought I was good. I went through to my waist, then again when I tried getting out. I eventually pulled myself out of the water and up the hill. My car was parked nearby, so I hopped in and turned the heater up high. Drove home, stripped and threw everything in the washer as I went to take a shower to clean up/heat up.
My wife had no idea where I was, and nobody was around, so I was on my own. Dumb idea.
The scariest part was when I learned I had entered the wrong coordinates in my GPS, so I wasn't even in the right area!
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Leaves of three--let it be
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WIVB-TV in Buffalo (channel 4) will run a short feature on geocaching during the 5PM news on Thursday, November 20, 2008. It will showcase the sport from the finder's point of view as well as someone placing a cache. There is a group of us at the station involved in caching and it got the attention of a news producer. Hopefully it will encourage some new participants in the area.
tvtech
Great to hear that, tvtech!
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While I wouldnt say I am FTF obsessed, I did recently travel a 900km round trip in one day on my bike to grab 9 caches, 5 of which were FTF's.
I hope that by bike you mean motorcycle and not bicycle. 540 miles in one day!
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I've been geocaching since April, and hit my 300th find this last weekend. I want to give back to the community, so I've put together my first hide. It's a puzzle cache, and I've made sure that there are no other caches within .1 miles of my final location (unless there happens to be a mystery/multicache I haven't solved). I've placed the cache, and am ready to send it to my reviewer.
My question resolves around entering the coordinates. I see only one place to do that. Do I put in the coordinates of where I want the ? icon to appear, or do I put in the coordinates of where the cache is actually hidden?
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Reggie is my new dog, but I haven't taken him geocaching yet. He is a 2yo Black Lab/Springer mix we got on Sunday. As of Saturday, neither my wife nor I knew we were looking for a dog. Then, my wife was at a friend's house and met him and fell in love.
The friend was dogsitting him for her sister-in-law, a veterinary surgeon. When Reggie was a year old, he was involved in a car accident, and his right front leg was broken so badly it could not be reset. The vet had a choice--put him down, or remove the leg and scapula. His owners couldn't afford the surgery, so they were going to have to put him down--but the surgeon said that she would take him and find him a new home if need be. So, Reggie had the surgery, then went to live with the surgeon's S-I-L (my wife's friend, who already had a Lab/Springer mix dog), and now he has joined our family. My wife and four kids (and me!) all love him, and he is a sweetheart.
But, before I take him out on any hikes, I want to talk with our vet about his special needs--harness, foot care, terrain difficulties, length of hikes, etc. I'll post a picture when I can.
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Are you sure you're entering the correct numbers? It's pretty easy to slip with the joystick. The GPSr shouldn't care how the data got in, and it should read it the same way either way.
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Found a dildo today. See cache GC1B59 for my writeup.
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Thanks you to all who replied.
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There is a challenge cache near me, for which I am a long way from fulfilling the challenge and logging the find. The cache is located at the given coordinates.
This cache contain a geocoin which I would like to add to my trackables list. I know that I cannot just go to the cache and grab the coin, since I don't have the requirements for finding the cache yet. My question is: Would it be considered rude to go to the cache to "discover" the coin, leaving it there for the next legitimate finder?
I realize that I'd be doing it for the petty reason of collecting a cool icon, but.....
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That did it for me--Thanks!