markandsandy
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Pocket querries can take a bit to get used to. you got to make sure you checked a day for it to run. Remember that if today is monday the quickest you can run one is tuesday. If you check monday it will be next monday before you get anything.
Always preview your search after you submit it to make sure you are going to get what you want. After you do it a few times you'll get it.
Actually, that's not true. If today is Monday and you check Monday, it will run shortly after you submit it.
But do preview your search before checking a day to run, to verify that the results are what you intended.
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Can someone offer a coherent arguement why the change in policy is necessary? NPS is not just any old federal public land (USFS, BLM.)
If I am licensed to carry nearly everywhere in the state, why should that change just because I crossed the boundary into a National Park?
Do we really have a problem with wildlife attacking people in the National Parks-- specifically, do we have a problem that would be resolved with a firearm? By arming visitors, are we encouraging them to blunder into encounters that are best managed by avoidance?
Most of the people that I know that carry would still prefer avoidance over an encounter.
Criminals generally focus on public spaces with concentrations of people and stuff. That means armed encounters in parking lots and campgrounds.
Do you see a lot of armed encounters in parking lots, etc. OUTSIDE of the National Parks? I mean involving people who are licensed to carry. I don't. Why assume that this would then be a problem inside the parks?
Finally, how meaningful is allowing extending state conceal carry regs to the NP's when the vast majority of the visitors are from out-of-state and may not have conceal/carry priveleges?
I go back to my first point: If I am licensed to carry nearly everywhere in the state, why should that change just because I crossed the boundary into a National Park? Just because you might not be able to carry here shouldn't mean that I cannot.
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(I already searched the board for answer but couldn't find anything)
Since yesterday I don't receive any emails anymore when a TB of me is dropped in a cache, retrieved or discovered.
I found this out by accident since I have a TB on my GPS and since another TB of mine was retrieved from a cache.
The only thing I yesterday did was remove a cache from my watchlist, since there was no need to watch it anymore (one of my TB's was till saturday in that cache).
Does anybody know how I can reactivate the automatic mail when something is done with a TB? I think it is a very usefull feature so I hope it can be re-enabled.
Kind regards,
Nemelis
There appears to be a problem with notifications not being sent. See this thread in the web site forum: Email Notifications
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Vinny, poor Vinny. We all know the only true religion is the religion of ammo can in a stump. To reach salvation we must endure hard, difficult treks through primitive regions, brave large vicious animals that view us as a food source, angry bees and wasps, not to mention the ravenous mosquitoes, so we can kneel at the alter of the rotting stump. We are a sturdy bunch, used to many hardships to reach our salvation and we look with scorn on those that need to do the needful.
Jim
Not to mention the Altar of Parallel Sticks.
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Too funny! I was going to ask you... since that's your old stompin' grounds! So can we make the pilgrimage to Mt. St. Helen's at Spring Break or do we have to make another trip later in the spring?
Well... if you have the right vehicle, you can get anywhere at anytime! But if you want to see the National Monument visitor centres, you have to visit after mid May. They usually open up around May 18, which is the anniversary date of the big eruption.
This would also be a good time to do the Mission 9 Tunnel of light APE cache (GC1169), so you can hike through the tunnel (2.3 miles) to reach it. The tunnel typically opens around the first of May (weather permitting). Bring good flashlights and dress warmly, regardless of the outside weather, it's cold and dark in the tunnel.
There are several caches between the tunnel and the APE cache, plus one inside the tunnel.
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AND.. don't add an ALR that stipulates that in order to claim a find the cachers must post a picture of themselves with your cache while wearing a deer costume
Why not?
Try it sometime. It should become obvious very quickly.
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I basically run all of my software (GSAK, Mapsource, nRoute) on the laptop and then load it into the GPSr and the PDA (Cachemate) from there. I rarely carry my laptop with me in the field, normally because I know which caches I plan to hunt already and I have already read the descriptions. Cachemate is there for the hints as needed.
I am waiting for my new netbook to arrive and I'll see if having a smaller form factor changes how I use a mobile computer for caching.
I've basically been doing the same, everything on the laptop, but load the PDA and GPSr before leaving home, although on longer roadtrips, I would take the laptop and use it in the truck with Street Atlas and the LT20 antenna. On overnight trips a small printer goes along as well.
I just bought (3 days ago) an HP Mini Netbook (10.2" screen), specifically for caching and navigating in the truck, and I think it will be along on more caching trips. Much easier to hide/carry along when parked at trailheads than the big laptop.
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You're all better sports than me. It's 43 and gray today, so the furthest from home I plan to venture is out to my hedge to check on the cache there.
If 43 and gray slows you down, you are in for a loooooong winter around here.
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And remember, we all live in Igloo's and as soon as you cross the border you encounter snow....all year round.
You don't? And there isn't?
I thought Ontario was just one of the far northern states.
OK, I'll leave the Canada forums now.
Actually, the bulk of the population of Ontario lives further south than you.
In fact, the northernmost cache I've ever found (in Sudbury, about a five hour drive due north of my house), is still south of where you live.
Imagine that!
I actually new this, and joke with friends in Ontario about it. But the myth that Canada is all farther North than the USA goes along with the Igloos and snow all year.
Now, for an even bigger laugh..........Who is going to be the one to set up the "mega" event in Waterloo?
Do a search, and there are a lot of cachers with Napoleon in thier names.
OK, Time to sneak back across the border and go home.
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And remember, we all live in Igloo's and as soon as you cross the border you encounter snow....all year round.
You don't? And there isn't?
P.S. Remember to warn the Americans about snow snakes :-)
Snow snakes?
I had a bit of a chuckle over my Groundspeak Weekly Notification email, specifically the section regarding the GPS Adventures exhibit schedule:
Fall: Ontario, Canada
Has "Ontario" suddenly become a city within a province called "Canada"?
I thought Ontario was just one of the far northern states.
OK, I'll leave the Canada forums now.
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If I've really looked for a cache and not found it, I log it as a DNF. If I've made a half-hearted effort, as would be the case in fading daylight or lots of muggles, etc., I may or may not consider it a DNF.
I'm new and came across 2 DNFs today. I feel no shame in logging them at all, but they were DNFs because the area was very muggley. Do I:
A- Log them as DNFs since I was chased away by muggles? And then log them as found when I go back to really find them without muggley eyes?
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B- Not log them as DNFs until I for sure can't find them?
Thanks for your help!
The way I do it - I log those as a DNF and in the log mention that it was because of the muggles. This helps alert other cachers that they may wish search at a low-muggle time. Other people might log a note - it accomplishes the same thing.
When I go back and (hopefully) find them, I add a new Found log.
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This really isn't a big deal, but it draws my attention and it just makes me feel like I need to do something or forgetting to do something or something is wrong.
You'll get used to it. Pretty soon you won't even notice it is there.
I agree with the others, it should remain there for all users.
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It should. I see Street Atlas as an option in the GSAK drop down menu. But I don't know if SA can optimize routes the way S&T does as I have never used it. S&T is pretty cheap though, about $30 at Sams Club.
It doesn't always give you the best route though. It often ignores entrances to parks and suggests that you drive through someone's backyard for a more direct route. It can also be set to minimize left turns; which can really slow down a cache run in a high traffic area.
If I have time I'll try optimizing routes with Street Atlas 2008 tonight.
I bought SA 2008 with the LT-20 GPSr to use in my truck. The LT-20 stays connected and leaves my Vista free for when I'm out of the truck. Caches loaded from GSAK. It's great when you are driving to a lot of caches.
Finally got a chance to try some things in Street Atlas. I've never tried to have it route between caches before, just for more normal travel. For caching I've usually planned my route manually (if the caches are even on roads).
If you enter a Start and Finish for your route, and then select caches as Stops on your route, it automatically creates what it thinks is the optimum route between them, disregarding the order that you actually enter them. Simple click on each cache icon does it.
Of course, since these programs are designed for calculating travel on roads, they all have the issues such as routing you to the point nearest the cache for off road caches, so you need to make those corrections yourself, by selecting the parking location/trailhead for those instead of the cache itself. I purposely tried routing to a cache that I know is on a gated logging road, and it routed me directly to the cache. This just points out the necessity of reading the cache page (I know you all do) for recommended parking coordinates.
Is there a way to batch add the stops? I figured out how to do it one by one, but that can take forever if you're doing a decent sized run...
According to the manual, you can import a database file (access, excel, text, etc.) and then create your route from it. I'll try tonight by exporting one from GSAK, then importing it into SA and creating a route.
Wish I had all the software on my work computer, I'd try it now. But then I'd get even less work done.
Looks like the feature to create a route from imported data is a feature of Street Atlas Plus, not the standard version so I could not try it.
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The wisest thing I do is let Night Stalker lead the way. When he starts bushwacking, I just take the trail a tad further and meet him at the cache.
Yep. What Renegade Knight said. Stay on the trail until it's certain that you've gone too far. Bushwhacking should be a last resort.
And even after seeing this numerous times, I still sometimes take the hard way in.
Not exactly an 'ah hah' moment...
The 'ah hah' moment comes when you've reached the cache and see the easy route, and go 'ah hah', that's the way I should have come!
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It should. I see Street Atlas as an option in the GSAK drop down menu. But I don't know if SA can optimize routes the way S&T does as I have never used it. S&T is pretty cheap though, about $30 at Sams Club.
It doesn't always give you the best route though. It often ignores entrances to parks and suggests that you drive through someone's backyard for a more direct route. It can also be set to minimize left turns; which can really slow down a cache run in a high traffic area.
If I have time I'll try optimizing routes with Street Atlas 2008 tonight.
I bought SA 2008 with the LT-20 GPSr to use in my truck. The LT-20 stays connected and leaves my Vista free for when I'm out of the truck. Caches loaded from GSAK. It's great when you are driving to a lot of caches.
Finally got a chance to try some things in Street Atlas. I've never tried to have it route between caches before, just for more normal travel. For caching I've usually planned my route manually (if the caches are even on roads).
If you enter a Start and Finish for your route, and then select caches as Stops on your route, it automatically creates what it thinks is the optimum route between them, disregarding the order that you actually enter them. Simple click on each cache icon does it.
Of course, since these programs are designed for calculating travel on roads, they all have the issues such as routing you to the point nearest the cache for off road caches, so you need to make those corrections yourself, by selecting the parking location/trailhead for those instead of the cache itself. I purposely tried routing to a cache that I know is on a gated logging road, and it routed me directly to the cache. This just points out the necessity of reading the cache page (I know you all do) for recommended parking coordinates.
Is there a way to batch add the stops? I figured out how to do it one by one, but that can take forever if you're doing a decent sized run...
According to the manual, you can import a database file (access, excel, text, etc.) and then create your route from it. I'll try tonight by exporting one from GSAK, then importing it into SA and creating a route.
Wish I had all the software on my work computer, I'd try it now. But then I'd get even less work done.
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A good reason to get out of the house in the midwest. You have to dress for it.
You Do????
Nudecacher wouldn't.
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It should. I see Street Atlas as an option in the GSAK drop down menu. But I don't know if SA can optimize routes the way S&T does as I have never used it. S&T is pretty cheap though, about $30 at Sams Club.
It doesn't always give you the best route though. It often ignores entrances to parks and suggests that you drive through someone's backyard for a more direct route. It can also be set to minimize left turns; which can really slow down a cache run in a high traffic area.
If I have time I'll try optimizing routes with Street Atlas 2008 tonight.
I bought SA 2008 with the LT-20 GPSr to use in my truck. The LT-20 stays connected and leaves my Vista free for when I'm out of the truck. Caches loaded from GSAK. It's great when you are driving to a lot of caches.
Finally got a chance to try some things in Street Atlas. I've never tried to have it route between caches before, just for more normal travel. For caching I've usually planned my route manually (if the caches are even on roads).
If you enter a Start and Finish for your route, and then select caches as Stops on your route, it automatically creates what it thinks is the optimum route between them, disregarding the order that you actually enter them. Simple click on each cache icon does it.
Of course, since these programs are designed for calculating travel on roads, they all have the issues such as routing you to the point nearest the cache for off road caches, so you need to make those corrections yourself, by selecting the parking location/trailhead for those instead of the cache itself. I purposely tried routing to a cache that I know is on a gated logging road, and it routed me directly to the cache. This just points out the necessity of reading the cache page (I know you all do) for recommended parking coordinates.
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It should. I see Street Atlas as an option in the GSAK drop down menu. But I don't know if SA can optimize routes the way S&T does as I have never used it. S&T is pretty cheap though, about $30 at Sams Club.
It doesn't always give you the best route though. It often ignores entrances to parks and suggests that you drive through someone's backyard for a more direct route. It can also be set to minimize left turns; which can really slow down a cache run in a high traffic area.
If I have time I'll try optimizing routes with Street Atlas 2008 tonight.
I bought SA 2008 with the LT-20 GPSr to use in my truck. The LT-20 stays connected and leaves my Vista free for when I'm out of the truck. Caches loaded from GSAK. It's great when you are driving to a lot of caches.
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The micros of the world thank you for changing the subject to something more hated.
Just imagine how many threads we'd have about the Lame Music on The Cache Page.
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It's 41 space 35 point 51, no 41 degrees and 35 decimal, no 41 degrees 35 comma......
Oh, it's behind that big tree over there
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Just keep in mind that not everyone that you will encounter on the trail loves your dog as much as you do.
The best companion dog is one that is well trained and well controlled.
I don't have a dog and I do like them, but... I have had some unpleasant experiences with other hikers pets when backpacking. Like the time that I rolled up into a leanto at dusk only to be greeted by a very agressive animal that was off it's leash.
Yet I also recall a great pair- a guy and his daushunt (sp?) who were doing some kind of trail running in the Adirondacks. Dam if that short legged guy didn't keep up!
Was dropping off a couple of TBs yesterday in a cache near an off-leash area in a local park. This is a LARGE area with lots of dogs running around. It always amazes my just how well-behaved these dogs generally are.
I don't think I have ever seen so much happiness in one place.
Not having dogs, it's a great way to experience them, then we can go home without any of the responsibility.
The only mishap I had, was when i bent down to pet a boxer, and he jumped at that same moment to lick me.
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You are trying to make "wow" and "suck" as direct opposites. They are not.
You could possibly have both as in "Wow, that sucks!"
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I'm assuming that secatures are what I've heard galled "hedge clippers" over here
I had to google it. I just call them pruning shears.
Same here.
We could have used them this weekend going to An Old Railroad Bridge. Both of us are scratched up, but not quite as bad as some of you.
Travel Bug
in Trackables
Posted
Go to the cache page.
Upper right corner - click "log your visit"
Select "write a note" as log type
Add any text you want to the note.
Below the text entry box is a box that lists all trackables in your possesion. Highlight the one you dropped off.
Submit your note.