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When I do that, there are still no logs. It's blank. On my GPX query file, I see the logs. I will read more about the GPX Query download, since maybe that's where I am making some kind of mistake. Thank you for your response.

I went through the Colorado FAQ, and I understand that when I download info into my Colorado 300 it should contain the logs as well as the other information, but I don't get any logs. I have tried it using a GPX query and downloading individual caches. If I download the individual cache, I get more details, like the description, but still no logs. What exactly am I doing wrong, or am I not accessing the information properly on the gps? Thank you for your help.

WOW! Thank you so much for your answer and the link!

If someone makes a book mark list, and I copy it into my own list of Pocket Queries, is there a way for me to change the criteria in it once I have my own copy? I'm asking because someone made a very helpful bookmark of caches within a conservation center, but there are so many which are way too difficult for our little ones. I wanted to filter out any of the terrain past 2, and difficulty rating past 2. Does anyone know how can do this? Thank you for your help.

I notice that people have some very interesting additions to their profile page, like various caching stats, countries cached in, number of finds averaged per day, etc. How do you put those things in your profile? Thanks.

You're not cheating on your husband if you just want to go geocaching.... but it sure looks that way! Hide a caching back-pack in the trunk of your car, so that when you go visit awful relatives, you can sneak out with your sister-in-laws for some, umm, "shopping" - needless to say, you'll need an extra pair of shoes cause hubby WILL eye you suspiciously... Get gardening gloves for the kid, too - she wants to poke around in the cracks and be the FTF in the group Always pick up a few things for trade when you are really actually shopping and see something you know others will like (tiny wooden alphabet stamps for $1? Ten, please). Bring the tweezers not only for the nano, but for pulling the ticks out of said kid's back and arms - none of the bug sprays seem to work, and then hubby accuses you of geo-cheating...it's him or the CACHE! The flashlight is for shining into the hole - even in Connecticut we have Timber Rattlesnakes and Copperheads. Even the Brown Recluse spider. Wave the stick between the trees - the spider is worse than the webs....when it's on your chest!

Went out with hubby and daughter - hubby has really got it down, and it was only his third time coming out with us....we're walking back to the parking area after finding our three intended caches, when suddenly he bounds off the path and starts moving rocks from a little pile...voila! A cache. It wasn't listed on geocaching.com because it was a letterbox....but clearly, he's got the nose....

Why stop at a hundred? You should send out ten travel bugs - I'm not the only mindless slave you can meet!

I'm a newbie, too - but now up to a whole 15.... My first caches I couldn't do, so I went to an event. At the event, we asked a more experienced cacher to go out with us, and we found our first two caches. After that we went out a few more times, and found that only if we added more sets of eyes, did we do better. Since then, I only look for: Difficulty 2 or less Terrain 3 or less and caches that are small, regular, or large. Today we finally went out alone, just myself and the little one. We found the two we were looking for. With your grandchildren, I would do 1.5 / 1.5 and make sure that the description says under an hour / good for kids, until all of you get better. I use both the compass part, and tracking/trail part, and pay particular attention to make sure the distance is growing smaller. Hang in there....it's worth it.

We're pretty new, but since I am caching with little ones, the trade is the thing. Today we left a big box of crayons (the cache was shady), some magnets, and mini deck of cards. Other things we like to leave are small blank journals with jewels on them, note pads, fancy pens, tiny stuffed animals, polished stones, funky magnets, colored pencils, specialty items from American Girl (wallets, pads, hair items) little books, and marker sets. Part of the learning is in the giving, the kids are learning about equal or better value, so we don't do McToys, although to be honest my littles will take them out. The teaching value thing is completely in the eye of the beholder, remember, what a child is thrilled with, an adult may not be.... Our favorite finds in a cache so far: Men's Safari cologne (a tiny bottle) - the five year old was THRILLED to find that to give to her Dad!! An old moldy watch, that I got a new strap for, put in a battery, and hubby was DELIGHTED a fossilized seashell from Oregon a polished stone egg a signature pin with a cacher's name on it, who I actually met once at an event geocoins (to move on or to keep - I read the instructions on line) Travel Bugs - love to do what they tell me to! Great question!

We're pretty new, but since I am caching with little ones, the trade is the thing. Today we left a big box of crayons (the cache was shady), some magnets, and mini deck of cards. Other things we like to leave are small blank journals with jewels on them, note pads, fancy pens, tiny stuffed animals, polished stones, funky magnets, colored pencils, specialty items from American Girl (wallets, pads, hair items) little books, and marker sets. Part of the learning is in the giving, the kids are learning about equal or better value, so we don't do McToys, although to be honest my littles will take them out. The teaching value thing is completely in the eye of the beholder, remember, what a child is thrilled with, an adult may not be.... Our favorite finds in a cache so far: Men's Safari cologne (a tiny bottle) - the five year old was THRILLED to find that to give to her Dad!! An old moldy watch, that I got a new strap for, put in a battery, and hubby was DELIGHTED a fossilized seashell from Oregon a polished stone egg a signature pin with a cacher's name on it, who I actually met once at an event geocoins (to move on or to keep - I read the instructions on line) Travel Bugs - love to do what they tell me to! Great question!

I figured it out - when you log the cache, it brings you to a second page, and on the upper right is the button for upload photos. Thanks!

Last week I uploaded photos to an event we went to, but this week, I can't find the option to do that. We had a travel bug, Tiger on Tour, and I wanted to put the photos of where we took it, but maybe I fried too many brain cells in the heat?? Can someone explain/remind me how to upload photos?? Thanks!

HAHAHAA I like that turn your staff into a snake - very funny!

Well, I can't get a gun, because everyone around here knows that my husband would use on me 123! Hhhmmmm, maybe I shouldn't go geocaching with him into the deep woods.... I heard recently at a geo caching event that with bears, "Brown Lie Down, Black Fight Back" But I can do the windmill thing, and I am an awfully large lady! I hope the bear doesn't fall in love... Now here's the question - if the gun noise would scare a bear off, would one of those air horns do it too? Or just piss him off? No moose around here - and only two kinds of poisonous snakes, which I am NOT going to worry about....

At first I was afraid to ask this question, thinking people might respond with, "Oh don't bother geocaching then," but you guys have given such thoughtful responses, that I am really glad I asked. I did firmly walk my daughter out of the woods and knew the man knew I had seen him. I didn't want him to think I was scared, which is why I walked and didn't run. So far, I realize that I did do things all right. She knew something was wrong, but wasn't scared. There are still more things I can incorporate - the storm whistle is a must, I see, and I will get a few. Also pepper spray. I would be lying if I didn't say the bear thing had crossed my mind ...we have them. that I wouldn't be going to any of the more difficult cache sites. Certainly not any that I thought would be dangerous. But just like you guys said, even an urban environment or peopled place can still be dangerous. I'm not going to be all paranoid (well, no more than usual) but I am going to take these suggestions and be aware, have a muggle watch, get the whistle (and a pepper spray), and trust my instinct and be aware of all around me. And that big stick... great lists and links. THX

Thank you all for the very excellent suggestions. I am going to buy one of the horns, and carry a large stick. I wish I had a dog! I really appreciated the link to the Online Geocacher, which I didn't know about. Thank you.

When we went out on a run for cache, a man was crouching in the bushes 100 yards from us. I heard a crunch, and that's when I noticed him. I got on the phone (had reception) and chatted as I hurried my 8 year old along, out of the woods and into the main park. But now I am scared. Suppose he had ill intentions and a Taser?? What are people doing to feel safe in some of the less crowded areas? Are you carrying anything of a self defensive nature with you? Any reccomendations or experiences/advice? If you go in groups, how many people would you reccomend? Thank you for your help.