hamgran

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hmmm... lesseee..... OK. How many people were registered into Ghagafap V by lunchtime Saturday? (First answer within 10).

Zero. Zilch. I believe they're all extinct?

I use Microsoft Streets & Trips on my ipaq (1710). The pda version came with the S&T package; it's called Pocket Streets. I really like it; I can put my pocket queries right on the maps, so the caches show on them. - hamgran

This might be his profile.... http://www.geocaching.com/profile/Default....bb-914cd720ebd4

I first ran into Tony at a cache in Burlington, in March 2004. I was pretty much a newbie then, and I remember he took the time to explain to me his Garmin GPSr… an Etrex Legend at that time, I believe it was. There are other memories I have of Tony…. I remember him running up to me at Ghagafap last year, and “geotagging” me (I think he was awfully glad to unload the geotag!) But the memory that’s really going to stick with me now is chatting with him on Saturday night, and saying our “goodbyes” to each other as he left Harvestfest. I couldn’t ever have believed that “goodbye” was to be forever. I will miss him.

My goal is to.... OVERTAKE NOZZLETIME!!!! (yeah, right....)

Unfortunately, I couldn't make it out on Saturday with the group, so I opted for Monday instead. The trek took me seven hours, including two small snack stops, and also once I had to backtrack nearly a km. (I was mucking around with my GPSr while on the move, trying to clear the trip data, and accidentally cleared out everything - including waypoints! So I had to go back to the previous stage to obtain the information again). I thought it was a really nice hike. There weren't really any ups and downs (other places on the escarpment have had me climbing up to the top, then back down, numerous times), and the trail in a lot of places was very well-groomed. Very few muddy spots, and nothing that warranted wellies. The area behind the scout camp has recently been re-blazed so there's little chance of getting confused there. This is a great time of year to go. The trilliums are just starting, the area is awash in wild leeks, and there are no bugs. I didn't do any other caches along the way, as I'd lost all the waypoints in my GPSr early on in the hike. I parked in the conservation area lot and accessed the blue trail from inside the conservation area - which meant a small amount of backtracking to reach the beginning. Coming out, I took the main BT to the road and then hopped the fence to my vehicle. I didn't need a sock change, I went through two and a half bottles of water, and brought one sandwich; it was enough for me. Hope this helps any future trekkers! Happy trails. - hamgran

I received a telescoping hiking stick as a gift last year for my birthday. It's from Lee Valley, and I see the price is just over $20. Canadian. The thing is awesome - totally adjustable, shock absorbent, and I was able to dismantle it to fit into my suitcase on a trip to Florida in the winter (where I used it to repel alligators!) Hiking Stick from Lee Valley

Annie, I'm planning on doing this one on Monday (we have family activities for Easter on the weekend). Perhaps if you're feeling better by then, you'd care to join me. - Cathy

Right now, I'm planning on doing this hike (in its entirety) on Monday April 17th (Easter Monday). I'm thinking about starting out at 8 a.m. If anyone's interested in joining me, let me know. - hamgran

Well, weather usually doesn't stop me. I got hurt at work on Wednesday, though, and am still in a bit of discomfort - and I don't know how a 24 km. hike would work for me tomorrow. So, unless this glass of wine that I'm drinking right now miraculously cures me, I probably won't be there in the morning. Bummer - I was really looking forward to this! PumpkinOneA did the hike last Sunday and reported no problems at that time, as far as excessive mud or road/bridge closures. Have a great hike! - hamgran

Yes, I've had problems in the past, activating coins. I persevered and managed to work my way through the site and activate them. And to try to help someone else out in the forums, I outlined the steps (including the simple password to use) to activate them. Then I received an e-mail from the owners(?) of the site, not very nicely chastising me because I had published the password, and asking me to remove it from the forums. I did so, and ever since that day, I've not been able to get access to the site from my home computer. This week, I had to go to our public library to log one that I'd found. - hamgran

I've not been able to access the geocoins.ca site for about two weeks now. Is this a problem with the site, or a problem with my own computer? (I've got two geocoins that need logging). - hamgran

I'd be up for a single day (not night) in April sometime... it'd have to be a weekend day, but not on the long weekend. Does that work? - hamgran

I could help you out with the one in Ingersoll, if that helps any... - hamgran

Has anyone heard whether Garmin has plans to offer a free download to expand the waypoint base of the Vista C? They did this for the Vista a few years back, and I'm really hoping they'll do the same for the Vista C. - hamgran

You activate Canadian geocoins through the geocoins.ca site. They are not trackable on the geocaching.com site, and don't show up on cache pages as travel bugs, but they are trackable at geocoins.ca. And they're very beautiful coins! To activate them, go to the contact page of that site, click on the 'coin collection' page link, and your username is the name you used to order the coins (might be your geocaching screen name?), and the password - well, you have to contact the administrator of the website for that, I guess. - hamgran

I'm with Auntie Weasel on this one. Many old stone walls have historical significance, and are treasures; works of art. One of the basic tenets of geocaching (I always thought) is to try not to disturb things... whether they be part of nature, or part of our history. I'd be happy with a geocache hidden in a nearby bush, bringing me close enough to an old stone wall so that I can observe it and appreciate its workmanship. - hamgran

I use a PPC (HP IPAQ), and with it I use GSAK and GPXSonar, and Pocket Maps & Streets. I originally chose the PPC over the Palm because I had a windows-based system on my personal home computer, and figured I'd stick with the same system for the PDA. I really like the way these programs work together; they work great for me. Though I have no experience at all with Palms. - hamgran

I use mine a fair bit in the winter. I even like using them on rail trails, where there's been a snowmobile through, making the snow surface uneven to hike on. They're just cheapies, but they do the trick.

Near London, Ontario, Canada: "Scuba Cache, Innerkip Quarry" GCPRAC.

The difference in turnaround time is bad enough, but the service in Quebec, as compared to Kansas, is deplorable. Lots of discussions elsewhere in these forums on this.

My Vista, after almost three years of heavy use, has just recently started having problems, so I'm thinking of using this as an occasion to upgrade to a Vista C. I like the design and the way the Vista operates, and assumed that a Vista C would be identical, except for the colour. However, a friend tells me that she was informed by a sales rep that these two units are totally different in operation. Is this true? I don't see any reference to this on the Garmin site. Thanks! - hamgran

Yeah, this just started happening to me, a couple of days ago. And I've been so pleased with my Vista - I've had it for two years, and have used it extensively. A fix would be nice, though I have been eyeing one of those new colour Vistas, and if I can't get my old one fixed, this might be a good excuse...