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    San Diego Whiners Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted · Edited by Eric and Hill

    I saw this on my Hotmail account main page...... This is one of the dates that Mark Miller says NO man would ever want to do...... this guy needs to go check into a spa remove his dress and get a body wax....

     

    Hiking

    Hiking is an activity many men look forward to with the same relish they take in reading Aristotle in the original Greek, receiving a prostate exam, or attending a Celine Dion concert. The way we see it, nature is way overrated. How many flowers can you smell? How many sunsets can you ooh and ahh over? How many coyotes can you worry about being in the vicinity? Plus, there’s no access to the Internet or email. No TV sports. Bugs everywhere. What about any of this spells fun? Unless you look at fun as the first three letters of funeral.

     

    You want your shot of nature? Invite us to the beach at sunset. Take a blanket and a six-pack, make out for half an hour, then head home so we can get back to civilization. That’s enough nature to hold us for the next three months.

     

    Dates NO man would ever want to go on

    White Mountain

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Anybody interested in going up to White Mountain and bag White top?

    This is a pretty tough hike but nowhere near as bad as Mt Whitney - this hike has been done in a wheelchair!

     

    I'm looking to go there the first Sunday in August (flexible) since the gate to the research station is unlocked for the day which saves about 4 miles round-trip.

     

    The idea is to mountain bike as far as possible, ditch the bike and hike the rest.

     

    Any takers?

    This sounds like fun! But you hike too fast for me. I think the guy in the wheelchair could beat me. :) I think, however, that I'll add it to my list of ones to do by myself. Good Luck!

     

    Keep in mind that I will be coming along as well =) we can bring up the rear :)

    White Mountain

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Anybody interested in going up to White Mountain and bag White top?

    This is a pretty tough hike but nowhere near as bad as Mt Whitney - this hike has been done in a wheelchair!

     

    I'm looking to go there the first Sunday in August (flexible) since the gate to the research station is unlocked for the day which saves about 4 miles round-trip.

     

    The idea is to mountain bike as far as possible, ditch the bike and hike the rest.

     

    Any takers?

     

    I am there!

    *** This Just In***

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    So what's his caching name? [/size] :P

     

    Big Will Holden, there is a little clicky link as Flagman stated.

     

    Click on the link...

     

    I'm with Harmon -- he's gunna be a movie star with that name...

     

    Is that a little PO on his face? (he is a poo maker after all...)

     

    Congrats! (when's he gunna start climbing trees and crawling through storm drains?)

     

    Thanks!

     

    As soon as the boy can walk he will be out with me caching. Going to take him to the rock climbing gym ASAP so he can be ready for the polar bear madness.

    San Diego Cache Events

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    OK, roll call for Saturday! If you could please post if you will be meeting us @ 7:15 at the park & ride for breakfast at Penfolds, or just meeting us up at the trailhead at 9:00. After our tour of the Rawson trail, some of us will be hangin' in Temecula, and some of us will be heading back home.

     

    Looking forward to an awesome time!

     

    Robyn :D

     

    Mom, Chelsea, and I will be meeting you at the P&R at 7:15.

     

    We (Paul & Michael) may be able to show up at the trail head.. don't wait for us though. I may just decide to sleep in for once! :P

     

    TA

     

    I can't tell for sure reading the previous posts, but is this trail best done in a 4-by or will 2wd do ok?

     

    Hi Jerry-

     

    I know this is kind of a late post for this morning, but there will be 2WD vehicles going on this trip. There are a few caches that may require a little bit of a hike due to the condition of the road. The Simpson Clan and grnzoom did it in a Prius. I haven't been on this road myself, so we're in for some fun!

     

    Robyn

     

    I did everything in my Honda Civic. Twasn't a problem at all.

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Just wondering where in San Diego you guys would or have gone to buy ammo cans. i live in PQ so i was looking for somewhere close on not down in south bay like what i've found. i was hoping for maybe someplace that google's never heard of

     

    Someone recently posted a website that you can buy them for very cheap from. Dig back through some of the old posts and you should find it.... eventually.

    San Diego Cache Events

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

     

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    Here's the lowdown on the location of SCCC #3. When first placed it was harder to reach than now.

    Even so several Geocachers have scaled the walls to score the find, starting with TT. Later on high

    winds blew the piece of tin roofing away that harbored the container. We refitted the hide and now

    easier wall-scaling is needed to make the find; however, it makes sense to use a ladder because it

    is a safer approach.

     

     

    Safe? Who needs safe? Spiderman up the wall and then balance act across it. Or you could do what ThePolarBear and I did at I Like Magnets 2 and have one person stand on the shoulders of the other person....

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    It looks like Unknown to U/Chaotic Cacher's habit of placing caches in plain view of muggles has finally caught up with him/us:

     

    http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...a0-b7d98ad07be7

     

    I did a drive-by of that one recently and was glad I skipped it! I wouldn't have wanted to be surrounded by eight people with guns! It was in the median in plain view of a security guard so I skipped it and put it on my ignore list (along with about 25 other U to U's).

     

     

    Are you saying that Unknown to U is the Chaotic Cacher???? :):D:D

     

    Do you have any evidence of this accusation? Pictures? Video? Eyewitness?

     

    I don't understand what you are suggesting?

     

    I agree/I mean they don't even type alike.....ever......SoMeTiMeS I think.....it might be a setup/So me thinks/

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    It looks like Unknown to U/Chaotic Cacher's habit of placing caches in plain view of muggles has finally caught up with him/us:

     

    http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...a0-b7d98ad07be7

     

    I did a drive-by of that one recently and was glad I skipped it! I wouldn't have wanted to be surrounded by eight people with guns! It was in the median in plain view of a security guard so I skipped it and put it on my ignore list (along with about 25 other U to U's).

     

     

    Are you saying that Unknown to U is the Chaotic Cacher???? :D:D:)

     

    Do you have any evidence of this accusation? Pictures? Video? Eyewitness?

     

    I don't understand what you are suggesting?

     

    My interpretation isn't clear about the cacher(s) but it is clear about the types of caches rjbloom & co. is referring to. Horrible placements with little regard for the finder to inconspicuously make the find. Often these caches are knowingly placed within view of muggles, hence the request to 'use stealth'. But many of these caches that ask for stealth also don't contain any meaningful hints.

     

    These placements are also insensitive to the safety of the nearby employess, business owners, and residents. When your cache gets blown up by the police it should be a colossal wake up call that you're doing something wrong. It could seriously affect the future of our hobby.

     

    Many times these poor placements are by cachers who have an imbalance between the number of hides (too many) to finds (not enough). Early on in caching there was an unwritten rule that you had to get a few hides under your belt so that you could learn what makes a proper placement. Experienced cachers should also be more honest in our logs about caches that could be problematic. GC.com should seriously consider instituting a rating system to let hiders know their cache may suck.

     

    My sentiments exactly.

     

    Urban Caches of that type are stating to be no fun at all. Alot of them I feel really uncomfortable doing and being uncomfortable is not what this game is about. 000201D8.gif

     

    Ditto! :D

    Well said!

     

    When it was just a few of these obnoxious hides around, it wasn't too bad and even could be entertaining. When some people began hiding these kind of hides in numbers--thinking it was cute to try to embarrass cachers, it ceased to be fun or funny. We usually put them on the ignore list, but not everyone can or will do that. Maybe the bomb incident will make these hiders think twice?

    More hides in the wilderness please! No more of these hiding them in a Taco Bell Trash can.

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    No sympathy here. I came down with a horrible case of the stuff after doing your Spherical Coordinates cache. My entire face was swollen, itchy and red, and my right eye would not open at all. I had to get a steroid shot in the butt, 2-weeks of prednasone, and now I have to testify before Congress. If you read my log entry on that cache, you will see that I knew I had been infected and took all necessary precautions but still came down with the stuff. Probably got reinfected somehow after I had lathered up in the technu and discarded the clothing, etc...

     

    Next event, I will buy you a few beers as well!

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    ;)POISON OAK!! ;)

     

    It looks like the Geo-Gods are angry about one of my Polar Bear Caches. I have gotten Poison oak covering my entire right arm and both of my calves... I blame Thunder-4 for making me trudge blindly though the bushes! Anyone have any good treatments? I have been using Technu, washing everything frequently, and rubbing my arm all over ThePolarBear's car door handle.

    No sympathy here. I came down with a horrible case of the stuff after doing your Spherical Coordinates cache. My entire face was swollen, itchy and red, and my right eye would not open at all. I had to get a steroid shot in the butt, 2-weeks of prednasone, and now I have to testify before Congress. If you read my log entry on that cache, you will see that I knew I had been infected and took all necessary precautions but still came down with the stuff. Probably got reinfected somehow after I had lathered up in the technu and discarded the clothing, etc...

    Yea ThePolarBear told me all about your unfortunate experience. My guess is it's Karma coming back at me from that particular cache. I also have it in other places, that normally do not see the light of day. This is the first time in many many years of hiking that I have ever gotten it.

    The San Diego Thread

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    ;)POISON OAK!! ;)

     

    It looks like the Geo-Gods are angry about one of my Polar Bear Caches. I have gotten Poison oak covering my entire right arm and both of my calves... I blame Thunder-4 for making me trudge blindly though the bushes! Anyone have any good treatments? I have been using Techu, washing everything frequently, and rubbing my arm all over ThePolarBear's car door handle.

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