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I also think it would be cool if there was some sort of web access to the database, but I understand why it hasn't happened. I've brought it up before but without much response, so I have kind of dropped it. Anyway, I try to be responsive to emails but my time is quite limited (i.e. nil) so that's why things don't always get done. I want to make a page that will allow a user to automatically "reload" the cache/log information for a particular cache. So if you find that I'm missing a few of your finds, you would be able to put in those ID numbers and within a few minutes, your totals would be correct. For the person that mentioned my site not catching you changing a note to a found, that is correct. If it doesn't show up on the recent logs page, I won't catch it. If you deleted your note log, and resubmitted a found log, I would catch it (though I have no current way (besides manually ) to delete a log from my site, so both logs would show up.

I have a question for you guys. I'm working on a cache that will be accessed by a map. I want to use my GPS to map out a trail, and then import it into a program that will overlay it onto a topo map or one from Lost Outdoors. So the question is, can this be done?

Hey guys. Sorry it's taken me awhile to get back to the forums. I also want to apologize for the errors in my data. I know people would say not to worry about it - thanks for the site, etc. but I want to have my site be as accurate as possible. Anyway - here's the deal. The way my site works is that it grabs the new logs off the recent logs page. It hits that page every hour. But due to the heavy caching (mostly on weekends) and the reduction of the number of logs on that page, on weekends logs that get posted right after my script visits the page get pushed off in less than an hour. Does this make sense? Anyway, I have a script that will visit all the cache pages which I ran a week or two ago (which is why you saw your totals suddenly get more accurate). But I don't want to run it very often as it puts a load on the gc.com servers which I don't want. I do want to add a feature that will send my script off to one page that will be user-set off. Like, if you find that my site is missing your log on cache #15894 or whatever - you can go to this page and have my site re-load that cache (which should pick up your log). But I'm not sure when I will be able to add that. because... I just bought a new house that I'm trying to fix up so that we can move in by June and I just had a baby son in March, so my time is limited. So, that's the word. Talk to you later dan. regoarrarr

In working on my cache which I have named the world's most difficult geocache: http://www.insidecorner.com/geocaching/mario/index.cgi I'm planning on making a website where people can log the individual legs and only when they complete the cache can they log on the geocaching.com website. I realize that many people don't have the skillset to make a website but the reason that I did it this way is because I like to read people's adventure and since mine (and it looks like your) cache will take several trips, by the time they log the final cache they will have forgotten many of their adventures on earlier legs. One possibility would be to have people log notes on the gc.com website each tiem they find it and then a "found it" log when they complete the puzzle? As the keeper of the stats website, I feel like I should point out too that if you make it 18 different caches, this will artificially inflate people's find count since they will get up to 18 "finds". I don't want this to generate into the old "are stats good" debate, just want to point out that there exist people that DO care about accurate stats and so you might want to keep that in mind.

Bruce, I really agree about the links back to geocaching.com. Every time I click one of those links I want it to go to the geocaching.com site. I have meant to add that but keep finding other things to do :-) Hopefully soon. dan.

As the holders of the world's most pregnant geocacher title (extended to 40 weeks 5 days with some caching yesterday), I'll see if we can get my wife to let me take the youngster out this weekend. He should be born tomorrow (Wed) - heck if he's born in the morning, we should be able to have him out caching by sundown

As the holders of the world's most pregnant geocacher title (extended to 40 weeks 5 days with some caching yesterday), I'll see if we can get my wife to let me take the youngster out this weekend. He should be born tomorrow (Wed) - heck if he's born in the morning, we should be able to have him out caching by sundown

it's in June sometime, I forget when. I'll re-post here once we get closer to the date - I'll be happy to bring the bugs back to Cincinnati

I know I've seen thread for oldest and youngest geocacher - but we were out today and wondered if my wife was the most pregnant cacher to find a cache? She's 40 1/2 weeks (her due date was this past Wednesday). Anyone top that? dan. regoarrarr

I'd have to say - these are some of the better caches that I've found yet.

zephyr98 sent me an email with the text of the article: Article under Hobbies in Arts&Life (Section E) of Saturday, February 16, 2002 issue of Cleveland Plain Dealer High-tech, hide-and-seek sport draws crowds and controversy. Grant Segall Plain Dealer Reporter On a snowy ledge at South Chagrin Reservation, Carly Martin pulls a hidden canister from a crevice. Inside are several small freebies, including a golf ball, a restaurant coupon and passes to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The canister also holds a disposable camera and a log-book for treasure hunters to record their triumph. “A beautiful site,” one hiker wrote. “Took an hour to find, and great fun,” another wrote. Martin, a naturalist for the Cleveland Metroparks, is helping locals join in a worldwide, controversial craze: geocaching. It’s treasure hunting with a new weapon: a global positioning system receiver. This hand-held device bounces signals off satellites to determine the owner’s latitude and longitude within a few feet of accuracy. According to the sport’s leading Web site, www.geocaching.com, 12,330 caches have been hidden in 104 countries, including 126 caches within 100 mils of Public Square. Public siting Most of the caches are public sites, but come as a surprise to the sites’ managers. Most park agencies forbid visitors from taking or leaving anything (other than trash in a trash can). The National Park Service explicitly forbids geocaching, fearing for the parks’ fragile environments. Chief Ranger Brian McHugh says about eight caches have been removed from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. “They had one geocache right next to rare, threatened plants, and they didn’t know it.” John Sweet, director of marketing for Lake Metroparks, where a couple of caches have been registered, warns that players may be cited for littering and straying off trails. “While it sounds like fun, it also represents a safety hazard.” John Wilder, manager of Tinker’s Creek State Park, where a cache was registered last Christmas Eve says, “We want to look on it positively. I’d like to go forward with getting permission for people to do it, and just take it slow.” The Metroparks’ Martin has planted six geocaches and sanctioned several others in relatively safe, stable places. She says they help lure visitors. “There are people who don’t come out and hike in the forest just to enjoy themselves,’ Says Martin. “This gives them an excuse.” Honor system Geocaching works on the honor system. Finders are supposed to take some freebies, leave others, and restore the site. The freebies should be safe, inedible and suitable for all ages. Local sites range from a down-town intersection to a highway rest stop. Cahes range from a Tupperware tub to a film canister to a deodorant stick to a virtual site-that is, a spot identified only by a photo on the Web Site. The sport was born two years ago, when the federal government dropped a security measure that used to blur global positioning signals by several hundred feet. Geocaching’s inventor, Dave Ulmer, a computer scienist in Beavercreek, Ore., worries that he sport is wearing out the wilds. He says all the caches should be reoved after a year to protect their sites. Still, he’s big on global positioning receivers, which can be bought at outdoor stores. “For $100, you can by into a $20 billion system,” he says. He uses a receiver to explore the wilds without getting lost. Others use them to find missing children or stolen cars. If you can’t afford a receiver, you can still search for caches. At the Metroparks offices and Web site, www.clemetparks.com, Martin is giving out enough written clues for determined hikers to hunt treasure the old fashioned way. Contact Grant Segall at: gsegall@plaind.com, 216-999-4187 Cleveland Metroparks naturalist Carly Martin is offering two free discussion on the high-tech scavenger-hunt craze Sunday, the first, at Look About Lodge, 37374 Miles Road, Bentleyville, South Chargin Reservation. The second, at 3 p.m., will take place at Rocky River Reservation Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway, North Olmstead. More info is available at www.geocaching.com and www.clemetparks.com.

Hey guys, I just noticed that the old Yahoo Club, Cincinnati Geocaching, is now located on Yahoo Groups. This, in my opinion, makes it infinitely more easy to use. The URL is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cincinnatigeocaching/ It would be cool if we could get it rockin' again. See you guys at the picnic