Runfrog

I have/had (to be replaced) one in a county park in a rock pile. For some reason some muggles seem to think its fine to open it a scatter its contents about. This has happened three times now. Not sure if its the same stinkin' muggle or if other muggles keep finding it. The replacement will be moved a touch and be much harder to find. So, what is the mindeset of people that cannot let othersa enjoy a simple harmless game? Opioions gladly accepted. I have my own, can't wait to see if is in line with anyone else's. Happy caching.

My first cache was with my 17 yr old daughter. we had to climb over an 8ft high deer fence to get it. We then walked around the fence o ge back to the car, should have climbed back over the fence, the walk was full of stinging nettle and multiflora rose. OUCH!! But we had a great deal of fun. Ain't that what this is all about?

I hate TICKS. Bloodthirsty little ^$%#@#$%&&*($%@^YIO((P*O(&O*(^^U$^*(()- *%&*@#$%#####$%#$%$%$%$#%#@#@&T%*&. Whew.. I feel better already. I remeber the first time I had one.. It scared the crap out of me, partially because I had missed for a day or so and it was big and fat and full of MY BLOOD. I Nuke them now and love it.

Well you guys can crow about your Cicadas. Our invasion has never developed . I am jealous. I thought they were coming a few weeks a go while caching in Maryland, about 25 miles away, they were everywhere there, buut it was a cool day and they were not singing their song. Rats! So, even when I find them, they are so stinkin' cold they can't sing. Geeeeeze you think I can get a refund on my Cicada T-shirt I bought. As usual, we humans made a big deal out of a natural event. Some were even dreading the event. Wex experienced our frist and only invasion the last go round when we lived in Tennessee. It was crazy and alot of fun. During the mating fest, of the Cicadas, we attended a large outdoor concert one evening.. the lights attracted thousands of them and made it a wild evening. They looked really neat flying around the lights, the lights lit their wings up and the shimmer off them was incredible. You should have seen it, a cool natural event.

Not caught by police but the Rangers for the park... It was a cold, cold afternoon and I was searching for a location to place a cache, as a staggered back acros the field I was in, I was way toooooo cold, I saw the rangers truck pull up next to my car. He was smart, he sat in his nice warm vehicle and waited for me. Luckily it was the nice ranger, we have a coupe that are ...... well..............challenged when dealing with the public. Anyway he asks what I'm doing, I tell him, he nods and then says "Can't you place it in a County Park?". And he left. Since that day I have seen him several times, GPS'r in hand. I think they finally have given in to the fact that cachers are of no real harm. Plus we pay the parking fees.

Picky, picky, picky.. Gads if the hints always led you to the cache what fun would it be. How about this clue, well several I had this spring in N.M.: Hidden under a large rock. Great clue, if there weren't 8 million other large rocks at the site. And how large is large? Hey, enjoy the hunt.

anyone tried broomstick?

don't bath for three days then go out naked

ahhhh fond memories and now geocaching

pay-up chumps and then enjoy all of colorados fine parks..... it costa a lot of money to maintain these parks due to their usage.. colorado residents included not just wacky eastcoasters trying to find the old west.. it don't exist pardner.. pay the fee

hey i agree with little lep.. i have this problem in that i really enjoy the advnture of it. i much prefer the great walks and low numbers to the zillion in shopping centers, though they present their own problems ( one i had to return to three times..then it was muggled, i redid it for the hider cuz i know her).. gimme a zilion singing cicadas over to busy caches. the girl has her head on straight.. i hope you all find 10,000... not in the next year of course take care peace stop and smell the roses

the right thing to do is contact them since technically it is private property. don't worry they won't bite your head off.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK ! I gotta take a leak. So, what to do? Be a bit discreet. Guys, don't whip it out on the trail or in the parking lot. And women, same goes for you not in the parking lot or the middle of the trail. Behind a bush, tree whatever. If there are alot of people around even more careful. Say its a nice warm spring day, its popular park or whatever and the parking lot is full of cars. These are strong clues that there will probably be people around. Extra care is needed. Also what is the problem we Americans have with this? If you stumble on someone peeing in the woods look the other way. Both parties being discreet can solve the problem. As for the one woman that ducked into the woods and had he guy follow her... I think she did the best thing by asking him for TP. He wasn't there because he was curious, he probably knew what she was up to and wanted to catch a peek. She caught him and busted him. And he knew he was caught. As for the fines for urinating in public that Texas has... I think that has more to do with really being in public, say in an alley, behing the closest trash can whatever. In the woods? Common. But it is Texas!!!!! By the way I have peed many times outdoors. Only been caught a couple of times and the people were understaning. I also wasn't making a show of it.

Why is it always about the babes? There is a County Park here in New Cstle County, Delaware thats known for the Gay guys that hang there. The trouble is going out into those woods alone, as a guy. All sorts of wild people follow you, and they often show something other than their GPS units. I figured out how to solve the problem.. I go in drag, they think its a woman and I'm safe.

Why does it still work? You are extremely lucky, thats why. My Etrex Legend won't work when I hang it around my neck, coat no coat, clothes or or going natural, looses its signal. It does usually pop right back but can also take a few seconds to get the signal again. However my older 12 keeps right on going.

Okay this ain't about a GPS unit. Its about a light meter.. a $450 dollar light meter. A few years ago,I was out photographing early one morning. It was a nice, cold February day. I ventured out to the middle of this creek, took me three trips to get camera, tripod, filmholders and myself and said light meter to the spot. Hey the rocks were ice covered and sliiiiiiiiiipppery. Got the shot, started to pack it all up and was missing the light meter. Seems I had stuck it in my coat pocket and on one of the trips to and fro it jumped to its death. The long and short of it.... Put your GPS on a lanyard, around your neck. Light meters too.

I detect a superioroty complex in this group. My "regular cache" is better than your "Micro (-squatter) cache".

Forget your gps.. what about mapquest ?????? Let's face it it somebody wants something they get it, no matter what it is. Hey forget terrorists, worry about that guy in the other car, there is the real danger.

I have hidden three caches. Two traditional, the third is a mystery cache of which I am just one of the finders (I really do wish someone else would go after this one). But, I have several more planned. To hide a cache I use two gps units, one is my daughters, or soon to be. I'll find the "SPOT" take a reading and then sit tight for a couple of minutes so the units can settle down, once settled I'll take that reading. Then I'll do the same again three or four times. I then average the readings. I figure that is good enough. Now judging that my two caches have been found and no one is complaining about them not being where they are supposed to be I guess I have done a good job. I have gotten several comments telling me I am demented, sick, evil or otherwise a bit crazy for placing one cache where it is. All very nice compliments I assume. The problem ain't the coords. The seekers are trying to get to it from the wrong angle, not my fault. Not my fault either if the multi-flora roses eat them alive. I think the problem is that they get to a certain spot and they can see the cache, but they cannot easily get to it from that location. So... They try to. I am amazed that several people have gone in through the stickers, I never would have. There is an easier way in, which they see once they get to the cache, one just has to look a bit further. So, be as acurate as you can when you hide a cache. But be clever in where you hide them. Just because they get to the SPOT doesn't mean it has to bite them on leg. Accurate coords + hidden well = great cache !!!

Hey folks I have been searching out caches in other states and just, you know surfing over the finds to see if there ight be one really neat one to search out. Okay they all sound pretty good.. But what about photos of your adventure.. the cache.. you at the sight (without giving away too much). Common folks lets see more photos.

I have few problems with reception. No, the neoprene won't affect reception, yes you spellt' neoprene correctly. I have a Garmin 12 and a Legend. Guess which one has the worst reception? Hint it ain't the legend. Now I have used mine in the car traveling crosscountry covered with a hat (the GPS, not me) and had perfect reception. A heavy wet leaf canopy is the only hing that has blocked both units. appy GPSing