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I'm trying not to take a side; though I'm left wondering if anyone else thinks: a company that creates a website based on an 'openness' philosophy that also directly profits from the hardware sales created by said website is being a bit ironic?

My geodog and I were about 100 yards into the woods off a well-maintained trail when she tried to dive into a pile of #2. I had to jump quickly to grab her collar and yank her back from getting herself filthy. I didn't think much of it; animals do that from time to time to cover themselves in the scent. Fortunately I caught her in time as on the way back we saw a recently used hobo camp and realized she would have been covered in human doo-doo. Yuk. I don't know how I would have gotten her home in my car!

Everyone I tell think's I'm crazy. It also makes it doubly hard that I enjoy going after the more challenging caches; often in the woods and/or requiring a change of shoes afterwards. The initial intimidation level is difficult for people to get over.

Oh very interesting....I'll look into that.

That's a good point NYPaddleCacher; I hadn't really thought about it from that angle. I will definitely keep that in mind. Hopefully the featured caches will be geographically spread out enough that people won't encounter the same ones. I think I'll tack on a 'feedback'-type spot on the site and wait to see what kind of responses I get. If I get the feeling that people are missing out on experiences for whatever reason I'll retool the site or just pull the whole thing down. The last thing I want is to change anyone's game.

Updates: I took away the pictures that were explicitly showing where the cache's were hidden; now there are only 'obvious land markers' and pictures of the general area where the cache is. Hopefully this will not detract from the interest of the site. I just want people to have the same challenging experiences I have had!

Then be proactive and sumbit a cache. Yep; that's key! The cache's on the site are currently only from Wisconsin because I'm the only one creating content at the moment. I'm working on building momentum to get posts submitted from others from various locations... Thanks! Out of curiosity, is the 7/21/2010 entry your cache? I ask because it's typically considered bad form to post photos of a unique container like that (although I've seen several other hollowed out log containers). I've got a ton of photos I took near the "Victoria Falls" cache in Zimbabwe. Perhaps I'll submit something for that one. Nope; not mine. Just a unique hide I happened to find. You bring up a good point; I've been debating how much should be shown. I already removed the GC codes so as not to allow someone local to the hide to just type it in and have already seen a walk-through. I suppose something similar could be done with the title names though. My original idea for the website was to have a global audience; with over a million geocaches hidden it would mean that A ) people would see very few (if any) in their local area and therefore not be 'cheating', and B ) most all hide types would be similar to another one somewhere else in the world and therefore not be exposing a particular unique idea. Is it still revealing too much though? I only came to see my first "tree branch cutout" hide after dozens of caches worth of experience....does highlighting one on the site risk exposing it to a caching newbie? Would that take any of the joy out of finding that first 4-star hide? These are still the questions I wrestle with. Perhaps the focus of the site should instead be about the experience and what unique location the cache brought the person to. No pictures of the cache or hide; just scenery and why it was a special trek for the person. Thoughts? Thanks for the dialogue!

While reading about interesting caches can be fun, the site you have will likely become a collection of geocaches that 99% of geocachers will never find. So far, all of them are in Wisconsin. This is an international game with players all over the world. I ask.. so what? Isn't Wisconsin the center of the Universe? Funny! It's a pretty nice place (at least IMHO) but the winters do get a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle bit too long....

Absolutely. Ideally a story is well-narrated by accompanying photos that help weave the experience together; if your pictures help do that then it's great!

Then be proactive and sumbit a cache. Yep; that's key! The cache's on the site are currently only from Wisconsin because I'm the only one creating content at the moment. I'm working on building momentum to get posts submitted from others from various locations... Thanks!

Hi all, I've created a place for sharing stories and pictures that go along with geocaching adventures. One cache's story will be featured every day and they will be submitted from users from all over. My hope is that this will become a place where geocacher's can share in other's experiences, joys, frustrations, and laugh and learn a bit along the way. If this sounds interesting you can find it at: www.cacheoftheday.com If you have any questions or comments please contact me at cacheoftheday@gmail.com Thanks and happy geocaching!