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    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Hi,

    I am new to geocaching in the san diego, I live in the O.B area, anyone have any good places to start that has lots of hiking or bouldering?

    Welcome to Geocaching, Mission Trails Park Has every thing you are looking for. Plus a whole bunch of Caches.

     

    I second this recommendation!

    Mini vacation

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    So, my boyfriend and I want to take a mini vacation sometime in October. We're both new cachers and would definitely like to do some on the trip. The original plan was to go to Vegas, but we're looking for alternate options.

     

    We would love any suggestions for a 3-4 day trip either staying here in California, or going to Washington, Oregon, New Mexico or Nevada. (Basically a short flight away and staying on the west coast)

     

    Can anyone think of nice city to head to to just get out of LA for a few days and do some sightseeing and caching for a couple of days?

     

    Lone Pine! Head to the Sierras. So much more fun then going to Las Vegas and spending lots of money to sit in the heat with 50,000,000 other people. A nice small town where you can go out camping for a few days. Spend the time near a stream just relaxing. That would be my ideal vacation.

    San Diego Cache Events

    in West and Southwest

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    Cache In Trash Out Event: Iron Mountain CITO 2010 (Round 2!)

     

    This is just a reminder and a note for all those that have not see it yet. This Saturday the top of Iron Mountain is the place to be. ThePolarBear and I will be up there handing out donuts for those much needed carbs to carry down several hundred pound of magazines and books that have been dumped up there. Hope to see you there! Check out the link below for the cache page.

    Iron Mountain CITO 2010 (Round 2!)

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

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    Eric of 'Eric and Hill' underwent acute appendicitis surgery last night. He's doing well and is expected to be released sometime tomorrow 5/14.

     

    This will definitely qualify him for the M*A*S*H event - especially if he can bring his appendix in. :P

     

    Get well soon buddy!!!

     

    Here's to a speedy recovery! Glad he's doing well! :)

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    Hope we all get to see you at the event, Eric! Feel better!

     

    Barrie

    aka: boysnbarrie

     

    Thanks all for the well wishes! Its no kidney transplant, but my first surgery ever and I hope to be able to cache again shortly. ThePolarBear and his cub came to the hospital to visit me and I was very grateful of that. Thanks again!

    :P Did he say what I thought he said????

     

    Seriously, Good to hear you're doing great and in good spirits!

    Thanks Randy! While laying in my hospital bed being prepped for surgery I was really really nervous, but I kept thinking about your ordeal (and facebook postings from you bed), and it really did give me strength. I know I am comparing a Cessna to a 747, but it really did help calm the nerves.

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Eric of 'Eric and Hill' underwent acute appendicitis surgery last night. He's doing well and is expected to be released sometime tomorrow 5/14.

     

    This will definitely qualify him for the M*A*S*H event - especially if he can bring his appendix in. :P

     

    Get well soon buddy!!!

     

    Here's to a speedy recovery! Glad he's doing well! :)

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    Hope we all get to see you at the event, Eric! Feel better!

     

    Barrie

    aka: boysnbarrie

     

    Thanks all for the well wishes! Its no kidney transplant, but my first surgery ever and I hope to be able to cache again shortly. ThePolarBear and his cub came to the hospital to visit me and I was very grateful of that. Thanks again!

    Archived power trail

    in West and Southwest

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    One of the rules for hiding caches...

     

     

    It's not a rule, it's a Guideline :P

     

    Guideline, Rule, same difference. Basically I look at it from an outside point of view. If I found that there are 600 boxes tossed about in an area I normally go, I would be kind of pissed. Its things like this that give caching a bad name. A cache Event is a great place to meet people, shouldn't have to put something like this out. I would much rather hike 20 miles for one cache then spend 20 hours getting 400 caches.

    Archived power trail

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    I say good riddance. It should have never existed in the first place. Its things like this that give cachers a bad name. One of the rules for hiding caches...

     

    "Please don't hide a cache every 600 feet just because you can. The ultimate goals of the saturation guideline are to encourage you to seek out new places to hide caches rather than putting them in areas where caches already exist and to limit the number of caches hidden in a particular area, especially by the same hider. Groundspeak may further restrict cache listings in areas where cache saturation becomes a concern."

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted · Edited by Eric and Hill

    OK all you Numbers Ho's, start your 4x4 Engines!!! One of the new 500+ Power Trail Caches Near NV Border...

     

    Doesn't sound that fun to me. After about 50 or 100 it seems like it would get pretty boring. Am I the only one who doesn't find this appealing? I'm surprised at the quantity, too--I thought there were limits on power trails these days, anyway.

     

    I am with you, for me this goes against what Geocaching should be... This just doesn't seem fun...I am surprised it got approved. To quote the Geocaching guidelines:

    "Please don't hide a cache every 600 feet just because you can. The ultimate goals of the saturation guideline are to encourage you to seek out new places to hide caches rather than putting them in areas where caches already exist and to limit the number of caches hidden in a particular area, especially by the same hider. Groundspeak may further restrict cache listings in areas where cache saturation becomes a concern."

    Tecolote "Puzzle" Canyon

    in West and Southwest

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    <snip>It's very easy to go through a thicket of PO without realizing it.</snip>

     

    Following the arrow is a surefire way to get PO in Tecolote Canyon. Most of my hides are off trails or in areas where PO does not grow. If you stay on trails as much as possible and wear long pants you should be safe. I hid the caches wearing shorts and a t-shirt and I only got a little PO on my calf.

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    Hurray for PO!!!!

    San Diego Congratulations Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Conga-rats to fisnjack hitting some un-Godly number today! Don't think he has logged them but here is the proof {You can't argue with a sign}:

     

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    Tried to get him to wear a silly hat or something, but he wasn't going for it. Course that wound-up unbunched sock around his head may have to be looked into. Oh and Jack, if there is any chance of going to one of my caches on the way to the big numbers...

     

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    Please wear long pants!

     

    Got your Geo-Stripes on that one huh!

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

     

    Speaking of bizarre things found while caching. I found a full set of women's clothing and a pair of fake silicone breasts in the bushes near Mt. Soledad. I don't think that beats the nun-shaped dildo however...

     

    What exactly is a pair of "fake silicone breasts"? Are they real??? :)

     

    pft....... Go drink your mead viking boy!

    San Diego Banter

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Wine and Water

     

     

    To my friend who enjoys a glass of wine..and those who don't.

     

    As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom,In beer there is freedom,

    In water there is bacteria.

     

    In a number of carefully controlled trials, Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E.. Coli) - bacteria found in feces.

     

    In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.

     

    However, we do NOT run that risk when Drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whisky or other liquor), because alcohol has to go through a purification Process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

     

    Remember:

    Water = Poop, Wine = Health .

     

    Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,

    Than to drink water and be full of s***.

     

    There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:

    I'm doing it as a public service.

     

    I can help you prove this theory...

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Very interesting experience today. I had some extra time so I thought I'd grab a few caches in Lakeside. The first one I tried was DREDGING (GC1EKNW) on Vigilante. Got within 10 ft of GZ and saw what looked like a large zippered cell phone case hidden under a bush, so I pulled it out and opened it. YIKES!!! Full of hypodermic needles, little glass vials and little ziplocks, all full of 'stuff''. NOT THE CACHE! Called the Sheriff and found the real cache while I was waiting. A deputy came out, looked in what actually turned out to be a bicycle seat bag, and said, "Oh, my.".

     

    Then the inevitable question... "What were you doing that caused you to find this?" I said, "Looking for a Geocache", expecting more serious questioning. His answer... "Oh, cool."

    That's the cool thing about caching. You discover all sorts of things that most people never get to see.

     

    I think the most bizarre thing that I have ever found was a nun-shaped dildo.

     

    If you get the chance, ask Blondes Run Amuck about what they found one day when they were caching... :)

     

    (By the way, anyone know whether they ever identified the remains?)

     

    Speaking of bizarre things found while caching. I found a full set of women's clothing and a pair of fake silicone breasts in the bushes near Mt. Soledad. I don't think that beats the nun-shaped dildo however...

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