Patturgeon10.4

My wife was introduced to caching on a trip to New York. She was so excited about it that she called and explained it to me in the hopes that I would be too. I found this site and originally chose Patturgeon, a combination of our last names, as a screen name because I figured this would be something we did together a lot. Since great minds think alike, she was in NY trying to create the exact same screen name I had. Because that one was taken she added the 10.4 (our anniversary) on the end.

It's hard to weigh in about the particular "case" that OP is talking about since there are no facts to reference, but I have a hard time with the idea of suing a cache owner if I get injured. Any time I hunt a cache I have the opportunity to stop if I feel like I'm in danger and turn around to head back to the car. If I twist an ankle or fall down a hill because I'm looking too hard at the GPS or trip over a root and take a header into poison ivy is that the CO's fault? Any cache that's placed outside carries an inherent risk any free thinking person should have the brain power to know if he/she is getting into a situation that is above that person's skill level. Accidents happen. That's why they're called accidents.

I'm in. Gotta find a suitable traveler for the tag in the next few weeks.

It's a great way to explore towns you've never been to. I've learned more about the history of areas I've been through caching than I think I would've from the local tourism boards.

The largest one I've found is GC1R6A7 a few weeks back. Never been able to walk in a cache before. Don't have any pictures to upload but there are plenty in the gallery on the cache page.

What a fascinating read this thread has been so far. I never thought it was a COs responsibility to maintain inventory in a cache, but I never really expect to find what's listed in the inventory anyway. I like finding trackables as much as the next guy but it doesn't bother me much anymore if one isn't there. The joy of caching for me is the find, trackables I can move along in my travels are an added bonus. Not something to get all worked up about.

I may have to make this into a T-shirt

Per the knowledge books: A multi-cache can have stages 100 feet apart, or 100 miles apart. The distance between stages of a single cache is limited only by the owner's ability to maintain those stages. Here's the link to that page.

If you're going to use a smartphone for caching I'd recommend a spare battery as well. I use my Droid Charge during the work week and my Garmin on the weekends. Enabling the GPS feature on the phone will kill your battery quicker than you can imagine. And if you're tromping around in the woods, wear long pants (says the guy with poison ivy on his ankles).

Just a quick test