Hiemdahl

OK, then: Don't worry little brother, there are more of them.

NIMA has one that is already indexed

Snakes, why'd it have to be snakes.....

After one bad experience, I will always take the grandson or Mrs. Hiemdahl before even going NEAR a playground.

For maps you may want to look at this. http://www.fugawi.com/docs/newswhatsnew.html

Besides woodcarving, I research and refine my garb for our local Renissance festival. This is something that the wife and I can do together in addition to geocaching. I wonder how many other cachers are into the Renfest scene?

Local cachers seemed to like this theme. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=15380

Try StingEze, it seems to work best. www.wpcbrands.com

Organization isn't everything. Once when I had some time on my hands, I decided to organize the pots, pans and miscl. odds and ends in the kitchen for the wife. The intent was to help, since she was always looking for things in the cabinets......... Really bad choice even if the heart and the intention was pure. Ever since she has been threatening to organize my tools for me. Repeat ORGANIZATION ISN"T EVERYTHING, it can be dangerous!

Another useful application is finding your car in the parking lot after attending a sporting event or, shudder, the local discount mall.

All right, you shamed me into adding a cache today. it's only a virtual but it's 1700 KM from my home and would be hard to maintain as a traditional cache. Make that 2 caches, one in California, one in Holland. [This message was edited by Hiemdahl on July 10, 2003 at 12:27 PM.]

Well, I use a GPSr as a component of a precision targeting system to do Close Air Support. This leads me to some really out-of the-way places and meet some very interesting people. While traveling, I have also been able to log some caches.

Actually, it is suprising how often this happens. In my case, excluding the Geocaching events, it usually happens when you are trying to be the first finder, but not always. It has happened to me in, California, Florida, DC, Arizona, of course Texas and once in Denmark. The meeting in Denmark was the most interesting, I was trudging up this steep hill in a fairly remote area. Head down, concentrating on my GPSr, just as I topped the hill, I glanced up to see another person not 3 feet away approaching from the other side, GPSr in hand. We both held up the cache printouts and exchanged handshakes and big smiles. That was the good part. The bad part was - after a half hour searching in a light drizzle, we never did find the darn thing.

Good on'ya mate!

Is it something like the Canadian "Hoser"?

This one has been there for almost 2 years with no one logging it yet. I wonder if the 2 day hike in just to get to the bottom of the mountain is a deterrent? http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=502f1ebb-5158-4ec3-89e3-deff22960c8f

I agree, I use the Fugawi Mapping software exclusively. Now that they have the UK Ordnance maps, it is even more useful. As far as the name, I think that it is a coincidince .

You might want to take a look at this: http://www.fugawi.com/docs/newswhatsnew.html

Does anyone know of a substitute? Since my warranty ran out over a year ago, I am not eager to send the trusty Legend back to the factory and pay for such a simple repair. The tip had torn loose a while back and I have been using super glue to keep it attached. Unfortunately, on this last trip I lost the tab before I had a chance to glue it back.

Don't forget to print out the cache pages and take them along.

There are several caches that are inside theme parks. One is a virtual inside Universal Studios Orlando. Finding the cache was not nearly as difficult as finding a parking place. Back to the subject. I personally would be very reluctant to place a cache without permission which is very unlikely. And second, unless I lived nearby, it would be difficult to do proper cache matenance. Just some thoughts. Hiemdahl

I do most of my caching while on business trips. Fresh air and exercise definitely beat sitting around a hotel at night and watching TV. Besides, you can definitely see areas that you would never have found just looking at tourist brochures and you meet some very nice people. Hiemdahl

Check with www.fugawi.com , they just inked an agreement with UK Ord. Survey to supply UK maps, and can also download worldwide DTED from the internet. Have not tried the UK yet, but the Norwegian and Danish elevation data is quite good.

I agree with all of the above, but would also mention a collapsable walking stick. it fits in my ruck and is handy for scrambling up and down hills and poking under things before sicking my hand into places. Just got back from El Centro, CA, and was very glad to have had it along.

What about just skipping the horn thing? We could all get duck calls and wander around the woods making quacking sounds.