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Kevin & Susan

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  1. I've used Brasso brass polish on my watch crystal for many years. Works great.
  2. After reading all the logs on this cache, I don't think Scooby & Shaggy are still around. See the two posts below: July 25 by pduis (167 found) JoRod kindly notified me that the cache might be missing and that is the case. To keep it active I have made it a virtual cache for now. The instructions reflect this. The tour is still there. Enjoy! pduis August 30 by pduis (167 found) The cache is restored. Contents: Log and pen in plastic bag, geocache note, digital watch, Pooh playing cards, magnet picture frame, set of imported car fuses, mouse dot. Enjoy! pduis They're long gone, my friend. You have our sincere sympathies. :~(
  3. Our non-geocaching daughter lives very near in Nevada City. If possible we will try to rescue yet another one of Markwell's babies. Unless a kind soul from around there will volunteer. :~)
  4. When the forests are outlawed, only outlaws will have forests. Forest closures only keep out the good, law-abiding visitors who don't leave trash; Don't set fires; Don't damage the environment. Those that cause the damage (in whatever forms) will venture in no matter what. IMHO.
  5. Angeles National Forest has been closed since the Williams fire, then the San Bernardino Forest last weekend closed. And now the Cleveland National Forest. Sheesh! Santa Monica Mountains next?
  6. We ordered some TB's on 9/14 and got them in the mail 9/19.
  7. We just visited the site yesterday (9/20). Maybe their server is down for maintenance...
  8. Here is a link to the cache The ZenBabes and we created today in Mike's memory: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=37173 . Although we did not know him, we feel a deep and profound sense of loss at Mike's passing and wanted to give others a place to come and pay their respects, too. We checked all three of our caches today, and found a log by Mike in the High Road to Fossil Hill cache. Apparently, the only cache he visited September 1st. We pulled the page from the log and attached it to the log book of his memorial cache. Please come and visit the cache and share your thoughts and prayers for Mike and his family and friends. It would be nice to have a photo of him in the cache, if anyone who was close to him might want to contribute one. We send our sincere condolences to Mike's family and friends. Kevin & Susan
  9. One other thing... Even though it says images must be under 100K, it's our experience that you'll need to get the image down to 96K before it will ''take''.
  10. We have used an ''Old Yeller'' for over a year, and consistently get 15 foot or better accuracy, except under heavy tree canopies or in deep, vertical-walled canyons.
  11. According to our new GPS V's manual: ''When WAAS is enabled, you will see WAAS satellite numbers, beginning at 33 or above, displayed on the Satellite Status Page. When correction data is received, a "D" will appear in the Satellite Status Page signal bars for all applicable satellites.''
  12. Good question. If you're not going to further the TB's travel (goals), you shouldn't log it as a find, as that is only to determine its whereabouts and track its journey. But we're sure any TB owner would appreciate being notified if the TB is still in a cache or MIA from the cache it was last ''seen'' in.
  13. We don't belong here. Please excuse us... [This message was edited by Kevin & Susan on August 20, 2002 at 02:44 AM.]
  14. We don't belong here. Please excuse us... [This message was edited by Kevin & Susan on August 20, 2002 at 02:44 AM.]
  15. We'd like to experience one of those ''bone-dry, humid's''----Sounds like the Twilight Zone. Is that one of those oxymoron's? No offense. Just havin' some fun with ya... Like Dru Morgan, we have no idea what extreme weather is truly like here in SoCal. ;~) THAT's why it's so crowded here!
  16. We'd like to experience one of those ''bone-dry, humid's''----Sounds like the Twilight Zone. Is that one of those oxymoron's? No offense. Just havin' some fun with ya... Like Dru Morgan, we have no idea what extreme weather is truly like here in SoCal. ;~) THAT's why it's so crowded here!
  17. Uneakone, Happy1, and Ranboze have all suggested an end-of-summer informal beach geo-gathering at "The Swimmer's Cache" in Long Beach, kinda on the order of the Otis Pug Favorite Walk impromptu gathering. We think it would be fun, but aren't good at organizing such things. If someone else takes the lead, we're good followers and will help. Whataya think? We could have a mass cache swim and beach picnic or something. The weekend after Labor Day weekend, or there abouts, would be good, because the crowds would go way down. We're aware of the 2nd annual Eat, Drink, And God Bless America II gathering 9/29/02 in the Thousand Oaks area, so perhaps not that weekend. And we plan to re-activate the LBJG-HDQTRS cache(nearby) then, too. Spread the word and see what people think... Regards, Kevin & Susan :~
  18. We think you can bring it up via the ''hide/seek a cache'' page using the GC #, if you have it on your old printout (far upper-left corner in real small print).
  19. Try shooting YOUR big toe... Oh, never mind. [This message was edited by Kevin & Susan on August 02, 2002 at 08:18 PM.]
  20. We had two caches removed, and spoke via email and in person with the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park rangers (Jennifer & Ron). They also emailed us a list of rules they were creating, and asked for our input. We reviewed their rules-list and added a few things, which they told us they liked and would incorporate into the final draft. The following is the result: Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Geocaching Rules 1. Park ranger must approve of all geocache sites before placement and a permit must be issued. There is no charge for the permit. 2. All geocache sites must be placed within 3 feet of an authorized trail. 3. Geocache cannot be buried or located in a water body or in/on any sandstone formation. 4. Cutting or modifying vegetation is prohibited. 5. Modification of geographical formations and creation of cairns is prohibited. 6. Altering park signs, fences, posts, trails, trail markers, and kiosks is prohibited. 7. General park rules, available from the park office, and rules regarding geocaching must be kept within the cache, as well as on the geocaching webpage, along with the park-issued permit number. 8. Cache must not be placed in potentially harmful areas-e.g. poison oak, edge of drop-off, etc. 9. Cache must not interfere with wildlife or other park users. 10. Cache must not contain inappropriate materials, including food items. 11. Cache must be in a secure, weather proof container. 12. No climbing (rock features, trees) or digging. Please geocache responsibly! Whiting Ranch (949) 589-4729 We are very conscientious about the impact our caches may make on the surrounding environment, and didn't even realize these two caches were actually inside park boundaries, as one was in a grassy meadow along an urban bikeway parallel to a major highway (GC34D9). The other (GC3348) was by a vacant field accessed from a neighborhood cul-de-sac and was well-used by the local neighborhood kids for BMX riding and the adults for walking their dogs (But it also just happened to be a back service road into the park). Due to this experience, we decided not to place any more caches in or near any ''official'' nature parks. We must say, the rangers we spoke with were very friendly, and even apologetic about removing the caches. They really wanted to work with geocachers to place ''approved'' caches in the park. But the whole approval thing was too much for us, and we decided to just not go there. We'd like to add that these OC parks (Whiting Ranch, Aliso Woods, Peter's Canyon, Irvine Regional, etc.), are hyper-sensitive to public use---They all close down to the public for 24-48 hours after any rain, even just a ground-damping amount, to ''prevent soil errosion from foot traffic''. We fully believe in conservation and land management, but there are extremes at both ends of this subject. And sometimes it comes across as ''us against them'' with no middle path. It's funny that Whiting Ranch was once a cattle ranch, and most of the trails there now were created by the cattle and ranch-hands roaming there for over a century. And it's all still there and very beautiful. But now, according to the authorities involved, people are very dangerous to this ''fragile'' land and it will all be destroyed if we stray off the official paths or visit it too much. We disagree. But they have the authority and the power. And we will abide by it. What it comes down to is that some people will abuse the land and not care, others will be overly protective and point fingers and get laws passed, and the ones in the middle (the vast majority) who tread lightly, pickup a bit of trash here and there, and generally are respectful of their surroundings, get the short end of the straw as a result. When hiking in the wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws will hike in the wilderness...
  21. We had two caches removed, and spoke via email and in person with the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park rangers (Jennifer & Ron). They also emailed us a list of rules they were creating, and asked for our input. We reviewed their rules-list and added a few things, which they told us they liked and would incorporate into the final draft. The following is the result: Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Geocaching Rules 1. Park ranger must approve of all geocache sites before placement and a permit must be issued. There is no charge for the permit. 2. All geocache sites must be placed within 3 feet of an authorized trail. 3. Geocache cannot be buried or located in a water body or in/on any sandstone formation. 4. Cutting or modifying vegetation is prohibited. 5. Modification of geographical formations and creation of cairns is prohibited. 6. Altering park signs, fences, posts, trails, trail markers, and kiosks is prohibited. 7. General park rules, available from the park office, and rules regarding geocaching must be kept within the cache, as well as on the geocaching webpage, along with the park-issued permit number. 8. Cache must not be placed in potentially harmful areas-e.g. poison oak, edge of drop-off, etc. 9. Cache must not interfere with wildlife or other park users. 10. Cache must not contain inappropriate materials, including food items. 11. Cache must be in a secure, weather proof container. 12. No climbing (rock features, trees) or digging. Please geocache responsibly! Whiting Ranch (949) 589-4729 We are very conscientious about the impact our caches may make on the surrounding environment, and didn't even realize these two caches were actually inside park boundaries, as one was in a grassy meadow along an urban bikeway parallel to a major highway (GC34D9). The other (GC3348) was by a vacant field accessed from a neighborhood cul-de-sac and was well-used by the local neighborhood kids for BMX riding and the adults for walking their dogs (But it also just happened to be a back service road into the park). Due to this experience, we decided not to place any more caches in or near any ''official'' nature parks. We must say, the rangers we spoke with were very friendly, and even apologetic about removing the caches. They really wanted to work with geocachers to place ''approved'' caches in the park. But the whole approval thing was too much for us, and we decided to just not go there. We'd like to add that these OC parks (Whiting Ranch, Aliso Woods, Peter's Canyon, Irvine Regional, etc.), are hyper-sensitive to public use---They all close down to the public for 24-48 hours after any rain, even just a ground-damping amount, to ''prevent soil errosion from foot traffic''. We fully believe in conservation and land management, but there are extremes at both ends of this subject. And sometimes it comes across as ''us against them'' with no middle path. It's funny that Whiting Ranch was once a cattle ranch, and most of the trails there now were created by the cattle and ranch-hands roaming there for over a century. And it's all still there and very beautiful. But now, according to the authorities involved, people are very dangerous to this ''fragile'' land and it will all be destroyed if we stray off the official paths or visit it too much. We disagree. But they have the authority and the power. And we will abide by it. What it comes down to is that some people will abuse the land and not care, others will be overly protective and point fingers and get laws passed, and the ones in the middle (the vast majority) who tread lightly, pickup a bit of trash here and there, and generally are respectful of their surroundings, get the short end of the straw as a result. When hiking in the wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws will hike in the wilderness...
  22. August 26th, 2000 while working in Phoenix, AZ for Sprint on their now-defunct Broadband Wireless Group (BWG) Internet service. We used Garmin eTrex GPSr's to determine customers' lat/long which gave us their location & distance from the mountain top microwave towers that beamed the broadband signal. With triple digit temps and high humidity, I spent alot of my spare time in my hotel room surfing the net---and happened to find this link while checking out more about the eTrex I used for the job. Didn't search for my first cache until March, 2001, back home in LA. Only regret is not starting sooner! Mainly because during that period, Sprint paid me to travel all over the country-- Phoenix, Tuscon, San Jose, Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City-- All those great cache locations (although there weren't very many to find back then). Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda
  23. Not sure if this might be part of the reason, but we don't do alot of mountain hikes in the summer months due to the heat and the incessant bugs flying in our faces. Perhaps alot of others feel the same? We have five caches 1-3 miles up mountain trails that get very few ''hits'', as well. And the few cachers that found them went during the cooler months last Winter and Spring. Be patient. Cooler weather will bring them out. We printed yours up when it was first posted, but that area is such a pain to drive to from the O.C. area. There are more ''hike caches'' in the Santa Monica Mountains than any other mountains in the SoCal region. The Sr. Hikers are ''studs'' and will go anywhere, any time... Our course, these are just our opinions, we could be wrong. ;~
  24. There are several caches in that area. Check out these links: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=29733 -- http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=1953 -- http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=18774 Good luck!
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