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Yeah, but GPS signals don't hit the inside of buildings or caverns, so there are probably very very few of these. I was aware of one in Newark, but it is gone. I believe it was in the library. There are a few similar ones that I have hear of, but they were scattered over a very wide territory. Lets see what others have to say. You might be onto something interesting.

OK, someone was going to post something like this, So I will do it first. Suck it up! Joking That being said, maybe it might help to have a listing of the ones that are drive ups and good for foul weather, but anything with a 1/1 rating should probably be able to be done without really getting too wet or cold if done with a little planning. That's the purpose of the rating system. However, there is no guarantee that the easy one for you would be easy for me, and vice versa. Sometimes you find them, sometimes you don't. The more time wasted in the freezing rain staring at the same fake rock or guardrail, the more motivated you are to learn how the cache might be placed and get it quicker. I dont know if that was clear or not, but basically I am saying that the mroe experienced you get, the easier it is to find them in theory. In reality, sometimes you just don't see the obvious ones regarless of being able to drive up or not.

New Jersey offers to trap and ship JMBella over to help out. Just kidding, but it might be an opportune time to get Geocaching promoted across the state. DCNR Supports Keystone Active Zones to Encourage Use of Local Parks and Trails CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN COUNTY (May 26) -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has teamed up with the Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity (PANA) and others to launch Keystone Active Zones (KAZ), a new program designed to help counties promote physical activity for their residents at parks and trails close to home. The campaign is designed to provide an opportunity to develop community partnerships between recreation, education, health advocates and other non-profit partners and build support for local parks and trails. KAZs feature a web-based inventory to help residents find information about activities at nearby parks and trails, county maps and a passport incentive program to encourage their use. “Many people would find it convenient to get some exercise and fresh air if they only had to take a five or 10 minute trip or could even walk to an activity or place, but they have to know what opportunities are available and where they are,” DCNR Deputy Secretary Larry Williamson said. “KAZs are the tool to get them plugged into close-to-home parks and trails as great places for physical activity, improved health and family fun.” The KAZ program is being introduced statewide today at an event in Chambersburg Memorial Park that includes a walk with local members of AARP and third through fifth grade students from a local elementary school. Franklin and Allegheny counties are the two pilot counties for the KAZ program over the last year. KAZ partners in addition to DCNR and PANA are the state Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS). “The Keystone Active Zone program is a truly innovative program designed to help create partnerships between the recreation, health and education sectors, and to increase community awareness and use of local parks and trails as they work to improve physical activity and address childhood obesity,” said PANA Executive Director Allison Topper. The KAZ program will allow users to go to a website (www.keystoneactivezone.com), select their county and search for local parks and trails by activities and amenities. Information will include directions, hours of operation and events. All counties throughout Pennsylvania are being encouraged to implement the program. DCNR is providing a $50,000 grant to PANA to help support expansion of the program statewide. Established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, PANA is a statewide coalition of more than 500 public, private, academic, professional and volunteer groups working to promote policies and environments that support healthy eating and activity. To provide start-up guidance, PANA and PRPS will provide a free “How To” training session on implementing and participating in the KAZ campaign. For more information visit the PANA website at www.panaonline.org. A local implementation guide will also be available with recommendations on working with the media, developing partnerships, programming ideas and implementing the passport program.

This thread is getting interesting. TRL, are you OK? Any symptoms? I would think that a large snake would have gotten your attention a little. Maybe a juvinile? Peconic - I never heard of that before. That is a really cool factoid. I love the "alcohol related" foolishness. Since my experience at Return to Rocky Mountain, I am seeing snakes everywhere..even in the shower. Now I find myself looking forward to winter.

Muggler or mugger, the point was the humerous fact that they posted a rattlesnake as a guard for the cache.

Congratulations! Even if your not from Jersey.

Congratulations to both of you.

You know, I would have agreed with you, but I remember paying less in Pennsylvania when I lived there and I also remember Delaware having pretty cheap gas. I didn't think either of them had the extent of refining we have. Something seems odd.

I'd say 48 hours should be max How about after 36 hours you get 2 points instead of 3 for retrieving and dropping a flag. Then 1 point for every 12 hours after that. In other words, there should be incentive to drop it off quickly. 39 is good Gives you a day and a half I'll agree with that. (with 39 hours, not that it's a day and a half) I just want to find out how many quotes we could do before the GC Server Explodes?! LOL... They'll probably close this thread before we get a chance to find out. Why would they do that? It's the quote cavern of doom!! You guys are really immature! Hey I thought you were on my team! The both of you, stop it! This is getting me dizzy.... Wow! Cool diamond effect! Have we got the record yet? Packanack wrecked the flow. Figures, leave it to someone from Jersey. Back on track! Look deeply into the swirling vortex that is this thread This is like one of those things where if you zoom out long enough it all starts over from the beginning. We just might have discovered the vortex of the universe here. Does it surprise anyone that the vortex of the universe was hidden in a cache? What the hell are you talking about? I just finished eating and scrolled down the page really quick and I think I might throw-up. What was the question again? Reminds me of those cascades on Usenet. Wow, I am getting dizzy just scrolling down the screen. Me too, but the important thing is to keep this topic related to the original topic. We have BOTH flags. If we keep going will we squeeze the original message so tightly that it is just a string of individual letters? Please stay on topic before they shut this thread down for gross silliness You're right. NJ Sux. There, on topic. Now, now... lets put credit where credit is due... NJ did NOT invent Levittown!!! And let's not forget the first community built on sexual freedom, wife swapping, and Marxism... The original Hippies, 150 years ago, in Modern Times... in what is today Brentwood... Let's make this a cache, I'm thinking of a post, please tell me the author, date and time. FTF wins this swirling vortex of text.... On a serious note, when is the first round set to expire? Wasn't it 30 days at first?

I think they mean those who would "muggle" or destroy caches. Hence "Mugglers".

I'd say 48 hours should be max How about after 36 hours you get 2 points instead of 3 for retrieving and dropping a flag. Then 1 point for every 12 hours after that. In other words, there should be incentive to drop it off quickly. 39 is good Gives you a day and a half I'll agree with that. (with 39 hours, not that it's a day and a half) I just want to find out how many quotes we could do before the GC Server Explodes?! LOL... They'll probably close this thread before we get a chance to find out. Why would they do that? It's the quote cavern of doom!! You guys are really immature! Hey I thought you were on my team! The both of you, stop it! This is getting me dizzy.... Wow! Cool diamond effect! Have we got the record yet? Packanack wrecked the flow. Figures, leave it to someone from Jersey. Back on track! Look deeply into the swirling vortex that is this thread This is like one of those things where if you zoom out long enough it all starts over from the beginning. We just might have discovered the vortex of the universe here. Does it surprise anyone that the vortex of the universe was hidden in a cache? What the hell are you talking about? I just finished eating and scrolled down the page really quick and I think I might throw-up. What was the question again? Reminds me of those cascades on Usenet. Wow, I am getting dizzy just scrolling down the screen.

No, no, we just store it. Even up in the Adirondacks? Or how about Flugtag by Red Bull or any of the boaters who water ski in the river. EDIT: Inserting the obvious, I wouldn't want to be in it, I was just saying some people might.

I absolutely agree with you Renegade Knight. When you look at what is really being discussed, they are talking about generating facilities or other facilities, not pipelines and service roads etc. The facilities they are talking about are mostly fenced and posted to begin with due to the potential hazards associated with the machinery or chemicals. The one that sticks out on the list is the facility that "generates or handles any hazardous chemicals". Does that rule out the whole Peter's Mine area of ringwood? The whole area is probably listed as the facility that is generating the waste. I suspect they are talking about real transfer and disposal facilities, but a liberal interpretation of a poorly written regulation could have very broad reaching impacts. For instance, one database record I encountered in the line of work listed the entire Hudson River as a Superfund site. (stemming from the GE Dioxin issue up near Albany). The EPA database had the entire River listed as a Superfund (hazardous waste generating and handling) site. Does that mean we can't go into the river without being charged with a crime? Probably not, but this stuff gets really confusing pretty quick.

I have played with and handled black racers over the years. I know this one wasn't one. I am really pretty convinced it was the Northern Water Snake per the posts on this thread, or an Anaconda per the J-Lo movie.

Something like this Mark?

Congratulations to both of you!

This is another shot from a different angle. You can clearly see how intimidating the monster bird is. I think there was even a Nature channel special about it. This was the add I saw. This chant may help you if you need to go back: The Mothra Song: (English) Mothra oh Mothra Hear our call for you to save us over time, over sea like a wave you come our guardian angel Mothra oh Mothra the people have forgotten kindness their spirit falls to ruin we shall pray for the people as we sing this song of love Credit Where Credit is Due

That would be a really cool pair of boots!

Nick, is this the one that scared you? I would be petrified also.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2005 DEP, EIT and NJWSA PRESERVE HIGHLANDS PROPERTY Acquisition Will Protect Hunterdon County’s Spruce Run Watershed TRENTON (05/63)—Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today announced the preservation of a 112-acre property located in the Spruce Run Reservoir watershed in Union and Bethlehem townships in Hunterdon County. The DEP Green Acres Program purchased the Highlands property in partnership with the New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA), Union Township and the Environmental Infrastructure Trust. “The preservation of this property further demonstrates the state of New Jersey’s commitment to protect open space in the Highlands region,” said Acting Governor Richard J. Codey. “The Spruce Run initiative protects water resources and provides space for public recreation using funds provided by those who drink the Spruce Run’s water.” The preserved property, which is located on Pattenburg Road, contains open fields, steep slopes and wooded areas. The Category One-designated Mulhockaway Creek runs through the property. The DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife and Union Township will manage the property for passive recreation. “This acquisition is another victory toward the protection of the Spruce Run Reservoir watershed,” said Commissioner Campbell. “DEP’s partnership with EIT and NJWSA has resulted in the permanent preservation of almost 1,000 acres in the Spruce Run watershed. I look forward to continued progress as we approach this milestone.” This property was purchased at a total cost of $1,599,583. NJWSA contributed $439,706, Union Township contributed $213,706, and the DEP Green Acres Program contributed $557,614 in State Acquisition funds and $388,557 through a Planning Assistance Grant to Union Township. EIT financed NJWSA’s contribution. “The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust began financing open space purchases in 2001 and has provided over $52 million dollars for the preservation of 43 properties,” said EIT Chairman Robert A Briant, Sr. “We are proud to assist in the effort to protect our water supplies.” Spruce Run Reservoir, which is designated a Category One waterbody, augments the resources of the Raritan River. The Raritan River provides drinking water to residents of 48 municipalities in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties. Fifty-five percent of the Raritan River’s source water area is located in the Highlands region. "The preservation of this 112-acre property along the Mulhockaway Creek, which feeds the Spruce Run Reservoir, is a continuation of NJWSA's commitment to our acquisition partners, our neighbors and our downstream users, to protect our water supplies,” said NJWSA Executive Director Henry Patterson III. The purchase of this property is part of NJWSA’s Spruce Run Initiative, which dedicates a portion of its Raritan Basin System ratepayer funds to assisting local, county and state governments in the preservation of critical watershed properties. The objective is to maximize the efficiency of existing watershed preservation programs through a coordinated effort of government, non-profit, and private resources. "Union Township is pleased to have been able to partner with the New Jersey Water Supply Authority and the DEP Green Acres Program in preserving this important property,” said Mayor Michael Beck. “Protecting water quality and well as preserving our rural quality of life in Union Township is an important part of Union Township's open space preservation program.” The New Jersey Highlands is a 1,000 square mile area in the Northwest part of the State, stretching from Phillipsburg in the Southwest to Ringwood in the Northeast. It lies within portions of seven counties and 87 municipalities. Sixty-four percent of New Jersey residents, about 5.4 million people, receive their water from the Highlands. Those residents live in 292 municipalities, in 16 counties. The DEP Green Acres Program purchases land to protect environmentally sensitive open space, water resources and other significant natural and historical open space. Land acquired becomes part of the statewide system of parks and forest, wildlife management areas and natural areas. In 2005, the Green Acres Program has preserved 1,454 acres of open space. To date, Green Acres has protected over 568,000 acres of open space and provided funding to develop hundreds of parks statewide. The statewide system of preserved open space and farmland totals almost 1.3 million acres.

That is not such a big issue if you have the right equipment. I am thinking about getting these because of some local caches... They are "Guaranteed against all North American poisonous snakes." Here is a photo

How about Cemetary Stumper in Montclair or Bloomfield. It is an active cemetary cache. I think it was tastefully done.

Hey, can't we all just get along? Let's pick something a little Jersey and Little New York, everyone should check out the Albany River Rats! Hey, at least they are playing. Don't like that idea? How about one of the coolest team names out there. Lowell Lock Monsters! and they are even on neutral turf. EDIT: Typo before Team Bam Bam could spout some insults.

Congratulations! but I have to harass you. 400 finds and no Floopy Bait!

I am watching your Crossroads cache. I know that it has an issue. I am thinking it would be wise to archive the cache. There are very few visitors and the area is prone to flooding. Let me know if you agree and I will retreive it.