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You've given them enough time. They likely forgot, or maybe just don't know how or don't handle trackables well. Also app logging isnt as trackable friendly. Go ahead and grab it. Give it a dip in the cache you found it in if you want to help its history along. And then place it in the next cache you would like to.

Sometimes on a challenge cache, the rating also reflects the D/T needed to qualify, not just the final find. Yes, sometimes you find a high terrain one in an easier position or easier conditions, and you benefit from that. But now that it is tougher, you will have to do what you need to accomplish putting your signature on the log. Bring a tool, bring a friend, wait for the wind to knock it down ...

I thought the 100 was a bit of a stretch, and therefore decided early not to push for it. As a dedicated player, most of my local area is already done. To get 100, I would need to get more than 3 per day all month; or have several 'cache weekends' with power trails. Just not feasible for me. Travel, time, gas prices, etc. Additionally, I need to save what I can for the next months challenges. I think 25 would have been a better goal for this month. And overall I am getting tired of always trying to do some challenge constantly, every month. I think this particular challenge missed the mark. Experienced players may not have 100 caches available to go get. Newer players would find 100 to be a very tall order.

If you are a GSAK user, and you have them your GSAK database, you can filter for caches that have corrected coordinates.

Oh boy, those are from a long time ago. I dont think that business exists anymore.

Yep, log it. Sometimes life gets in the way. I'm sure the owner intended to be there, but for whatever circumstances could not. The event technically still happened. It would have been nice if there were a few other people as well, but that's the way it goes sometimes I guess.

Being old-school, I use GSAK, download oodles of caches, and transfer them to my handheld GPSr. This way I always have the caches where I am going. But, I am starting to like using the app for spontaneous caching when I haven't had time to download wherever I am going.

I do believe that the cache owner is expected to get and post the most accurate coordinates possible. GPSr these days, should be only a few feet off, that accounts for the differences. But in most places, being 30 feet off is OFF. I will post my coordinates with my log in that case. Admittedly, I'm not doing the whole multiple readings, averaging that I would do if I was hiding it -- just a quick jot of what my GPS said when I actually found it. But only if it was 25 feet or more.

Could be the answer to a puzzle cache?

I think the 'expectation' is because in the app, message the owner is right next to hint. So the app user expects an immediate reply. Not going to happen from me, I'm not so tethered to my phone. If I do catch it, that's great, but I really am not likely to notice it until a bit later.

There wouldn't be a lot of them, but I'm sure it would be a great cache. I have found a couple ammo cans up in a tree. One was like a treehouse. I have also found one that used a pulley system and you could lower it down, you had to find the tie off point, rather than trying to climb to it.

I'm a long time geocacher, but have recently started playing disc golf. I think the two are very compatible. Check your map and determine which hole it is near, and take a little bushwhack when you get to that hole. I hope to set up a series of caches that feature the disc golf courses/holes as well. Just be courteous to the other players that are around and beware of flying discs

I think handwriting analysis is going a bit far. When caching with my family, we are all standing there -- one writes our names in the logs, one is holding 'stuff', and one might be riffling through possible swag/TBs. Just a division of labor. But we were all there and all participated in finding the cache.

It is not required to list the number of stages, sometimes that is part of the adventure. As for clicking and checking, I think the mystery or the multi are always a clue that you need to double check, read the cache page before you search. It sounds like you want to turn multis into the same thing as a simple 1.5/1.5 traditional -- load and go, show up, no need to read a cache page. There can be more to this hobby than just simple hides. Just read the cache pages to figure out which adventures are for you.

I don't know what phone or carrier you use, did you max out your data plan perhaps, or reach a throttle? I buy blocks of data, and when my data runs low/out, things stop working.

Cell tower coverage. If you are out of cell range, the caches cant be fully loaded. It has happened to me many times.

You can do it solo, or in conjunction with another CITO. Just make sure you follow the requirements (a picture of you and your effort).

Frustrated that while traveling, I experienced DNFs on several caches, some of which were the only ones planned or available in the area. Bummer. (I may be blind, or they may not have been there, either way, I didn't find it.)

I think also a lot of times the webcams were down, so people couldn't do the logging correctly. And even when they worked, it was tricky to get someone at a computer to do the capture of you in the frame. They were grandfathered (legacy), no new ones will be published. They are too challenging, confusing, and confrontational between webcam owners, loggers, and HQ doesn't want to be a mediator.

If approaching a parking area, choose the pole as you enter the lot. Of course, if you pick wrong, that would be penalty strokes.

GSAK does have a filter for has corrected coordinates, it might help you manage them. There is geoart around me, but for the most part, I really don't care about geoart. I would prefer the map to show the corrected coordinates.

I too have noticed a lot more archivals. Around here it is more by the reviewers. I think a few things are going on: 1.) A lot of newer players are more likely to request Needs Archived* 2.) The reviewers are taking a stronger look and action, possibly because of 1. *Newer players don't have the depth of experience; they are more likely not to find things. And, they are more likely to select needs archived for things that they don't find. More experienced players will think twice before submitting needs archived. Especially if it is an older or favorite cache. Additionally, I think newer players are also more likely to submit needs maintenance for things that they do find -- if the log is just slightly damp or conditions are less than perfect, they use needs maintenance when an experienced cacher may help it a bit (add a logsheet) or just accept that things get dirty.

I agree entirely. I severely limit caching in my home area, because I will need those caches in an upcoming month. I try and can freely get caches when I am away from home to get the points I need or to enjoy caching. The time period of a year for this is too long; or the points should roll into the next level or be cumulative.

Pretty much anytime I travel, I hold all logging until I get home. No/Spotty internet if camping, no desire to try to type logs on a phone or a tablet, lack of desire/ability to do computer tasks while on vacation, and the fact that I do a lot of earthcaches which also require research and pictures and more. I wait til I am home at my computer and it takes a couple days after that to get caught up.

In the US, in many lake areas, you can easily rent a small motorboat, no special skills or certifications. You can also easily rent non-motorized watercraft such as canoes and kayaks.