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Roland_oso

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  1. I think the answer is no. On the satellite page only the current coords will be displayed. On the pointer/compass screen you can choose one of the fields to display the waypoint for the destination/cache but not the current location. I have heard of cachers using this method for finding a cache and for the life of me, I can not understand why anyone would want to. Why not skip the step of putting in the cache coordinates into the GPSr if you are not going to use the pointer/compass or the map screen? I think that if you would give the map or compass screen a try you will find it works much better than the way you are going about it now.
  2. The Cache to Eagle series are supposed to have the council and district as part of the cache title. You could search specifically for either as a key word, but searching for "Cache to Eagle" will get most if not all across the country. In the Circle 10 Council only one has been started thus far, and that would be my series in the Gray Owl District. That should change soon as the Cache to Eagle program will be encouraged as we ramp up with the "Get in the Game" program for the 2010 100th Anniversary of Scouting. I'll be meeting with Council representatives next week and we are going to start planning on the activities that will take place over the next year. 2010 will be a great year for Geocahing and Scouting!
  3. Here ya go Looks like it was disabled and already missing before you went looking for it.
  4. Do not think that poison ivy is not there in the winter. It can still get ya. The bad thing is it is harder to spot, because the leaves are all gone.
  5. It was my understanding just posting a reviewer note is good enough to continue a discussion while tweaking the cache or cache page, as the reviewer puts those caches on his/her watch list and will see the reviewer note when it gets posted.
  6. The Texas Geocaching Assoc is proud to give you a Sneak Peek of our 2009 Geo coin. Big congratulations are in order for MustangJoni's winning design. We expect to have coins available for purchase late Nov early December. Stay Tuned!
  7. There are many ways to do a re-direct. Some that I have done include: hide-a-key fake rock cigar tube lost pet flier magnetic plate on a metal fence 1st stage ammo can
  8. You can use the BB & Cacheberry to go paperless. I use mine for that. I have yet to try finding a cache using the BB as the GPS but I know people do use a BB as an all-in-one solution.
  9. Hey Carl. I have 17 caches hidden at Camp Wisdom. One is listed on GC.com, but the others are for the moment for Scouts only. Shoot me an email at Roland_oso@att.net and I'll get you set up.
  10. Take it slow and easy, you will adapt. And as far as the bears in the woods, just take some one, because you should always have a buddy and then you will have 3 eyes. BTW we have a cacher here in North Texas that is legally blind and he has found 10K caches! He also has the most impressive and documented DNF counts I know of. His current DNF count is above 2500 which is more caches than I have found!
  11. I was going to post a link to the follow up article, but I see someone beat me to it. It's a very condensed version of what all I discussed over the phone with the reporter. The part talking about the school houses was cut way short and missed the point that I was trying to make. Every year we have the Texas Challenge during Spring Break. This year it was held in Fredericksburg TX and the Challenge committee worked very close with the City of Fredericksburg and a series of caches were placed to showcase old one room school houses that are in and around the town. My point was that geocaching can bring in tourist dollars and help benefit the areas where we play our game. I'll have to agree the article was not well written.
  12. Not yet, we are waiting on the new article from the Cleburne Times Review, and see what comes out of that. We are planning on a CITO event, but want to see what reaction comes out of the new article. It seems like the reporter got lots of feedback on the first article and he actually contacted me because of it. I gave him lots of info about caching in Tx as well as several examples of great cemetary caches, including the first cache placed in Tx. GC62 Tombstone
  13. I just completed a phone interview with reporter Matt Smith from the Cleburne Times Review. There will be a follow up article with our side of the story in the next couple of days. I’ll post a link once it gets published!
  14. I want to read: Chapter 715 deals with historic cemeteries and discusses the role of non-profit corporations to restore, operate, and maintain historic cemeteries.
  15. No need to call this lady a cache maggot. It's strictly a generational thing. She has no problems with caching, she said it sounds like fun. She just does not think that a cemetery is the place to be playing games. We are going to work things out with the JCCA.
  16. The conversation I had with Doris yesterday indicated that she had moved back to Texas after having lived elsewhere for a long time. Upon her return her and her husband got into cemetery preservation and have successfully located 30 to 40 "missing" cemeteries. My guess is that other than their passion for this endeavor, they have no legal claim to these sites.
  17. Funny thing that was pointed out by one of our cachers from Central Tx is a document released by the Texas Historical Commission. Perserving Historical Cemeteries The caption below the picture on page 12 states "One of the best ways to protect cemeteries is to educate our school children. They are our future preservationists. Lessons can be developed using scavenger hunts to teach history, art, math, geology and sociology." and on page 17 "The community as a whole can take an active part in the preservation, maintenance and protection of local cemeteries. Civic organizations, church groups, scout troops and historical societies all are potential assistants in efforts to care for cemeteries." I think we need to contact the Texas Historical Commission and have them update that to include geocaching organizations as a potential assistant.
  18. I have made initial contact with Doris Lanfer the President of the Johnson County Cemetery Association. I explained that we wanted to help come to a happy medium by addressing their concerns and also allow caching to continue in a respectful manor. During the conversation, it was apparent that she was an older lady and for the most part just thinks “people should not be playing games in these sacred grounds” Her example was of a woman with a couple of kids looking for a cache and the kids were running around like a pack of wild dogs while the lady was looking for the cache. That will be the hardest part to sell or guarantee. No matter what plan we come up with, there is ultimately no way we can control the actions of every cacher. I informed her that we (TXGA) could not control which caches get approved, but that we could ask our community to at least hold off on placing cemetery caches until we come to an agreement. I also informed her that even if I got Prime to agree not to approve any caches hidden inside of cemeteries, that a cache could still be published, if there was no mention of the cache being in a cemetery in the cache page. She has my contact information and plans on informing me when they plan to meet again, so I or someone could be present to give our side of the story. I explained how we could have CITO events to help with the maintenance of the cemeteries, and noticed an audible pause as she thought about that for a min. We need to show up with a presentation of the positive things that caching can bring to the table for the communities we play our game in.
  19. No, it will not send the descriptions or hints. Run a Pocket Query. It is one of the Premium Features that you have paid for!
  20. We have a cacher in the DFW area that has over 2400 documented DNFs to his nearly 10,000 finds! So you better get busy and catch up!
  21. Stay away from cotton for your base layer, as it traps perspiration, find some Wicking T-shirts and Wicking underwear made from materials such as silk, wool or synthetic fabrics. C9 clothing sold at Target is a good affordable example of this type of clothing. Light weight wool socks will also keep you feet cooler than cotton socks for the same reasons above. Light weight hiking pants that have zipp-off leg bottoms are my preference for pants.
  22. Yeah, I won a Roadmate 700 in 2004 and sold it on e-bay and went to New Orleans and found a bunch of caches with my Garmin
  23. Considering Magellan's Customer Support, I thought I would try here first.
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