MarshMonsters

Thanks for postng this . Even though my husband and I are young we started walking again for the above reasons. We are tying to go out for an hour a night and explore our neighborhood. Geocaching is an added bonus to our hkes! Plus we can scout out new cache places.

I love the arrow pointing to "over there".

I wish I still had my 1990 Geo Tracker. It was my first car. I got it for graduation and drove it until it fell apart. The hood would have been a great place for the geocaching logo. Not to mention the fact that it was a Geo Tracker. I would have had sure finds with that car it would have found the caches for me.

Did you pay through Groundspeak or by paypal? If you paid through paypal your receipt will have your subscription number. The process is quick. On the front page click on "become a premium member today" link. Up at the top you get a box with S- put the number in there. After that you are instantly a member. I know Groundspeak takes a little longer so after a week email or call to find out what is holding your membership up.

I agree with Starbrand. You can drop your eTrex Yellow H and it will be fine (did this on a sidewalk). You could also drop it in a puddle or a creek and it will be fine. Mine has held up in rain, snow, and mist. If you drop your TomTom or if it gets damp it will be useless. It wasn't made for hiking or outdoor use.

If you remember the name of the cache you can do a search in your area and look for it. If not when you go back write down the GC# so you can log it. The front page has a spot where you can do a quick search using the GC#. On the cache page there is a box on the upper right hand corner. Click on "log this cache". Welcome to Geocaching. It is a fun sport/addiction!

Thanks for your help. I hope that will fix the issues. Thanks

I am having problems with my Garmin Etrex H. I bought it at the end of January. The numbers in my trip log have been way off. At one point it said my top speed was 145 mph. I know I speed but I have never gone that fast! I was caching in Canada and though maybe it converted to metric (not sure why it would but it was a guess). When I got home I cleared the trip log and changed the batteries (I recharged them). After caching for a few days it said that I have gone over 6000 miles. Again I could have done 40 at the most. I also made sure that all the settings for measurement were correct and that I wasn't in metric. I was going by downloaded cords and those have been off by 100' or so feet at times. Other times they are spot on. I tried turning on WAAS to see it it would help but I am still having issues. All this happened after I downloaded the cords. If I upgrade the firmware will it solve the issue? I am currently at 2.5. Or is it something more? Thanks.

I used to make all sorts of maps and make "treasure chests". I grew up next to a beach so it was always fun to explore for "treasure" We used to have easter egg hunts all the time too.

With only 26 found and about three months of caching we have had the following happen: I slipped down a hill twice (second time I was trying to get up) and tore muscles from my shoulder down through my back.(I would not have been hurt as bad if I wasn't trying to save my camera.) Busted the skin on my knucle causing it to bleed (from said fall) I got my foot stuck and twisted in between two logs. Some how I managed not to snap my leg or argrivate a previous injury to that leg. My husband had a thorn stab him just missing his eye. I had a tree branch stab the corner of my eye. Luckily it did not do any damage. I have hiked for years and years and never had these things happen. I guess while hiking I wasn't distracted by gadgets and caches.

One of the things that I have learned that has helped the most is cachers develop a hide style. Some cachers place their hide in a particular landmark, tree, or they design their container a certain way. This has helped alot when I am looking. Also hide styles and containers vary by region. I also learned to start looking when you get within 30 feet of ground zero. Your GPS may be off, and with time older caches sometimes migrate further from GZ. Usually not 30 feet but they can be off a bit. I still have much to learn but I know that these two things have sped up cache hunting for me. Good Luck!

Yesterday I found a cache with five dead spiders in it. There was one big spider that managed to live. That gave me quite the scare when I popped open the top! The spiders were little and looked like crabs. They can hop far too. Yikes!!!

I like finding sig. items. So far I haven't found too many. Now that Spring is here that should change. I also like finding foreign money. I have a foreign coin that has little hearts and crowns on it. That is probably my favorite.

My cousin who caches with me buys coins and lets people discover them. We are both new but when we start attending events others can see them and discover as well. We move the ones we find towards their mission.

My husband and I are 26. My cousin who caches with us under a different name is 28. My brother who is 24 and my Dad who is 51 tag along too.

Sorry for the scare! That was one of our team members trying for a FTF.

Awww. I would love to find that cache. What a neat idea. I bet the captain loves it!

I remember a set of dominos that my grandparents had when I was little. Each had pictures of little bugs or animals on them. If I remember right you had to match them up somehow. It was like the normal game of dominos but geared towards children.

My Father in Law often travels overseas for business. One of the things he is warned not to buy from vendors on the street is bottled water. The vendors will take the bottle cap seal and all off, use the water and refill with their own water. They put the cap seal intact back on and sell it as new. People who don't know any better buy the water and get sick from bacteria and parasites in the water. I have managed to open bottles without breaking the seal. I like the water bag idea. If you have a multi tool or a swiss army knife you can snip the corner off and sip.

I love my Canon digital Elph. It is about the size of a credit card. And about 1/2 inch thick. It fits into pockets real well. It runs under $200. My husband and I bought one three years ago and it has held up through hiking, camping, and countless outings. Sometimes you can get a package that includes a photo printer.

In the past I have volunteered with mentally ill people. This family sounds like there is something not quite right. I would talk to the police. I have a feeling that they never spoke to the police. The trucks "spying", "panthers" creeping around, and "mysterious children" all sound like schizophrenic delusions. In my experience people with this illness can be very convincing since they believe what they see and hear are real. I also find it hard to believe that Police will let them shoot at random trucks. You need to speak to the police or a sheriff.

I did one on a narrow strip of land that juts out into a ravine. There was less than three feet on each side of me. I was chipping ice away from under a lock-n-lock. The next thing I know cache suddenly flew up into the air from the hiding spot and and landed on the edge of the icy ravine. There would have been no safe way to retrieve it. Luckily it didn't fly in the other direction or it would have hit my cousin. I would have made a note and offered to replace the cache had the cache fallen in the ravine. Had it hit my cousin I think we would have agreed no more retrieving caches for me! Or leave me a 10 foot radius for proper retrieval.

Yeah, it is a Scuzzlebutt. I was trying to find a nice looking Bigfoot type monster for our MarshMonster picture. The other one that I choose was a Bigfoot from an indie filmed in my old neighborhood titled "Big Foot". All the pictures that I could find Big Foot looked menacing and scary. Pretty soon I will have one of my own drawings up. Still haven't been stopped by the police yet. I did use some caution when caching on vacation. A lot of kids and adults were out on Spring break and some of the micro caches brought me in high Muggle areas. I had to ignore some because I didn't want to cause a panic by lifting lamppost skirts and going behind semi trucks to guardrails. I figure I will stop back again and grab the caches when the areas are less crowded.

That's awesome! Video games only teach kids hand eye coordination skills and maybe a few others depending on the game. Geocaching will teach them how to navigate and how to be aware of your surroundings. They will also be healthier and happier from hiking and spending time with family and friends. These are skills that they can use throughout life. I love your method of getting the kids excited. Happy Hunting!

Cachers know more about guard rails than most people. I never realized all the places/ways you could hide a guardrail micro.