Mini-Geek

Take a look at This Map for caches around Epping, UK. Mini-Geek

That shouldn't be to hard around here! On my last caching trip I must have spotted 10+ people riding horses on the same trail we were following.

Yep, I recently failed at finding This 1.5D, yet I had been finding 3D caches easy. It still hasn't been found since my DNF, so I'm not sure whether this cache has gone missing, or what?

Yep, found my first cache Jan 1st 2008, before I had my own GC.com account, so it is under a different name. The cache, called Chosen Hill, was placed on 08/03/2002, and has 252 finds to date, and it is still going strong. It recently had its logbook replaced for the first time. It was also one of the first ever caches in the area.

All of the caches that I have found in my area have the correct size rating, however I have found that since I started caching, the ratio of small to medium caches has changed massively in the favour of small caches. Since becoming a premium member, I haven't received a single email about a medium cache being published at all within a 10 mile radius, however lots of small caches. 5 Miles from my home co-ordinates I have: 16 Medium caches (One of them is mine) 64 Small caches (And what I found quite surprising) Only 59 Micro's Most of these caches are placed quite appropriately IMO, however there are some spots with smalls which I think could support a medium. Personally I quite like small caches, as they can be hid well, so I am not complaining, however it is nice to find a regular once in a while.

I had that problem about a week ago. I fixed it by deleting the Geocaching add-on (KML file.) Updating Google Earth, then reinstalling the Geocaching add-on, and it now functions normally. Hope this helps!

Maybe use some Ghillie Suit material? The big arrow indicates where the guy in the Ghillie suit is laying. Seems to work well in the right environment. Could be a bit pricey though.

So you've ignored a needs maintenance log for a year, then you are surprised when another one is posted? Can we please not talk to the CO like this, that wasn't the intention of this post. Now that this has been brought to the CO attention, and they intend of fixing it, I am happy, and this thread can be closed. Thank you to the people who gave constructive advice.

Thanks to the people who have been sticking up for me in this thread whilst I was off the forums. To the people who... Don't seem to see my point of view... I didn't exactly want to imply that the CO is a bad one, so I hadn't mentioned all of the issues with the cache. However if that is necessary to you, I will. Full log book The cache has dirt sitting in the bottom It is full of business cards no one collects (Some are wet/moldy) The label on the cache is almost ripped to shreds and is hanging off The baggie which holds the log has numerous holes in it, so is now no use The items in the cache are now of poor quality (Think broken McToys etc...) The container has been out for multiple years, and could do with replacing So please don't tell me the cache has no maintenance issues when you have never even visited it. Regarding the point others have brought up, I could just go and fix these myself now, however some people find this questionable, as I do not own the cache. Also it would only be a temporary fix, as the NM icon would still be in the attributes section. And also if you think I was just posting here to "Call out the CO," to be perfectly blunt, you are wrong. I posted this here to see what others think about this cache's situation, and how to go about the adoption process. Thanks, Mini-Geek

I second that. Someone I know bought a log cabin with a greenhouse in the garden, this greenhouse had been lined with bubble wrap, and was full of plastic plant pots. The greenhouse was left unmaintained for who knows how long. When we went to clean out the greenhouse, the bubble wrap (probably equivalent in thickness to a ziplock bag) crumbled into dust with the slightest breeze, and the plastic plant pots (probably equivalent to a lock&lock) were also falling to pieces. This was in Scotland, imagine how much faster that would happen in a desert.

I have sent the email, hopefully they will go ahead with the adoption.

Thanks, I will take a read through that.

So, if the cache owner were to agree to the adoption after I have emailed them, what is the process after that? Is there anything I will have to do, or would the CO do the necessary things, and then it appears in the "My Geocaches" list, as if I created it.

Hi, There is a cache in my area, named Chosen Hill, which seems as if it is not being maintained. It was placed on 08/03/2002, by a very active cacher, who has sadly passed away, the cache was then adopted by a new owner. The cache has been found by over 240 cachers, and was my first ever find, therefore I do not want it to be archived. There have been need maintenance logs for over a year now, mostly due to a filling log book. I visited this cache in January of this year to place a TB, and at that time the log book was totally full, apart from the back page, since then there have been numerous "Needs maintenance" logs, and other comments about the log book, with no response from the cache owner. The CO logs in regularly. What do you guys think about this? I would be happy to adopt the cache to keep it running, if this is the case, how would I go about it? I have placed caches before, but never adopted them. Thanks

I think these would be good as a sig item. If you have larger cartridge, you may be able to sign it with a sharpie. Or drill a hole through it, and attatch a personal, laminated, GeoCaching Business signature card, with a small tie wrap or similar.

A tip I got recently with snowy photos was to set the camera's white balance to Daylight and, if you can, up the exposure by about half a stop. Most digitals will give you at least the white balance control. And then you can use your favourite tool (Photoshop, Picasa etc) to change the white & black levels. That way the snow tends to have less of a blue cast. Mind you, yours doesn't have that much of a blue cast. I'm passing it on because it might help other people get even better pictures. For that picture I just had my camera on the "Automatic", point and shoot setting, however it does have a manual setting for changing settings like that, and it even has a snow setting, which I am sure other cameras do.

Near Kingscote Walk No. 2 GC1XWBH - A snowy day! EDIT: Sorry for the large image! I will resize it next time

Not exactly testing my avatar - Testing whether my image hosting site re-sizes images, or this image is going to be HUGE!

Arrggggg. I looked. The problem with a statement like that is it virtually encourages you to look. Yep, it sure does lol. I ran out of bleach, do you think oven cleaner will work?

"These blinkies look very attractive and exciting in dark." Ok my curiosity overtook me and I did the image google search for "belly button jewelry" Don't do it - just don't do it. Off to bleach my eyes out too now. Why didn't I listen! Edit - typo - I blame the bleach in my eyes LOL (And this is one of those rare occasions when I type "LOL", and I actually did "Laugh Out Loud" )

Yeah. that would work well, also It would attatch better/easyier to the bison tube.

I have recently used a printed Anquet map for caching, however I simply printed off a map, and used it in conjunction with the GPSr, not actually plotting the caches onto the map. This method helps quite a lot to find out which trails you need to take.

Holy crap you guys must be really dedicated to cache in those conditions. I was out caching on Saturday and it was about 72 degrees and I was complaing about how cold it was. Thats cold for you? I was out caching in 37 F (3 C) last weekend, and thats been warm recently

I think these originated from little LED blinking lights that are often used to put on dog collar's for night time walking, so the owner can tell where the dog is. I have seen a cache that actually was one of these dog blinkies, painted, and the batteries swapped with a log. These must have then been modified for GeoCaching, to not include an LED. Thats my guess

If the cache does fall into the post, just add water. The cache will miraculously reappear. Perhaps. I've seen some of those bison tubes that didn't have much air space left in 'em. I doubt they would be positively buoyant. I just tested two empty bison tubes of different styles. They both sunk like rocks. I just tested one I bought off eBay, it slowly sunk to the bottom, I suspect with a cork, or a bit of foam, attatched it would float.