fuzziebear3

Powertrail? Hmmm, I didn't know there was one. I would enjoy Rt 66 for what it is, planning and improvising your fun stops along the way. Anywhere you get a cache is a bonus to the stop. But that is just how I cache.

This week's find for me, the cache had lip balm and super glue, and the cache was also very wet. 1.) No one is going to use that lip balm, yuck. 2.) I doubt the superglue was any good anymore, but what a mess if it leaked into the cache or got onto someone.

If it is the one I know, the drone method was attempted and failed. That cache is fairly heavy, the drone can't manage it. Another approach was to use the drone to place ropes for the cache. That also had issues, you have to be careful not to get the ropes tangled with the rotors.

Similar, but different -- I have found several park managed caches in state parks, and they were stocked with park swag as well. If you can place the cache and work within the 'commercial cache' guideline, I think you can stock it with swag as you like.

Unless there is typing involved ... then I would rather use a computer/keyboard

There is also the issue with the timeliness of it. I might qualify today, but then tomorrow someone puts out another cache in that area, and I no longer qualify. How do you capture that the user met the criteria at the time of their logging?

Ketchup packets (food), candy, gum, smelly candles, or bubbles (liquids) would all be removed by me. If I had swag I might add it, but even without adding, I would take these items away -- they are not good to have in caches. I don't look at it as a maintenance issue as much as a bad choice of swag, but removing it is improving the cache.

I also wonder (I havent tried to find and read the cache page) -- Maybe a cacher didn't follow the directions correctly, and ended up in the wrong place, which happened to be a not as family friendly place? I'm sure we will never know the whole backstory, but hopefully it all gets resolved correctly.

Seems silly to post the same photo on several logs just for each person/account to submit a photo. Especially when the cachers are a family unit. If all the accounts are represented in the photo, then I think it qualifies. Why waste space on the server for duplicates?

Nobody seems to have mentioned it, but I would wonder if there is another cacher involved with it all. For example, they tried and had issues with the earthcache, and perhaps were offended by the location. They took it up with the reviewer, who then actioned the cache (using the commercial guideline). When they then saw that it was back in play, they raised the flag up to HQ, and got the lackey to take action (using the family friendly verbiage).

Maybe go with .22 -- considering that a skip or a DNF (the horror!) or one that is temp disabled along the trail doesn't negate the fact that it is still a trail.

My biggest day, and it was what I considered most as a power trail was to do caches along route 127 -- here is a random one https://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC44PY2 But that didn't show up in the checker for me. By the way, I did over 100 that day -- it was fun to do -once- because I was with friends, but in general I didn't prefer that kind of caching.

Hmmm, for me the checker shows that a bunch of caches that I did at a mega event were a power trail. I didn't really think of them that way. Does the checker only find the most recent set of caches that might qualify?

Something, but not a geocaching.com trackable. Look on the other site if you want to. Either way, just stuff it into the next cache you find and forget about it.

I think an attribute makes sense. I think implementing a new cache type is going to open up too many cans of worms. Not only the retroactive application issue, but also possible new values in the GPX format and interface issues with some of the GPS units that are out there. Plus cascading 'keep up' problems for other third party interfaces such as project-gc, GSAK, alternative geocaching phone apps, and others that I don't even know about. Additionally, it will just make more another data point to be used for statistics, and by changing old ones will invalidate previous finds on other challenges that used that criteria.

I think the line is when you say 'Please <do this>'. That is the agenda. If you just say factual information like 'This area is prone to wildfires.', that part is okay. Even a history lesson is okay, as long as it is about facts, not opinions. 'This monument was erected in 2018 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WWI.' Just don't follow it up with a plea, such as 'Please take a moment to honor and remember all that died there'. That part is an agenda.

I was cemetery caching just today .... they are just like parks around here. But generally they close at dusk or at stated hours, so night caching is not recommended or allowed. Haunted places -- well if you say so. Just be sure you are not trespassing.

I thought the idea was cute. I was doubly excited that I would get to use my trip to Power Island (oldest in Michigan, requires a boat) to qualify for some adrenaline. Then I realized that my trip is on September 1, and they don't start this promotion until September 3. But that's okay ... I will certainly be able to get enough caches in September to qualify anyway, as the math makes the requirements not too tough.

Certainly to attend an event you read the cache page to know where and when (this is not like find the next nearest on the GPS). And in doing so you can see the type of event and whether or not you are interested in attending. I don't think a programmatic filter will help with that as much as your eyes and brain.

I'm with MichaelCycle on this one. I have participated in more CITO's than I have placed caches. I have carried out far more trash while out geocaching or otherwise out and about than I have placed geocaches (which by the way, are not trash). Think of it this way: If a park service places a trash can in a park -- are they not leaving something manmade and full of trash? But that one trashcan improves the park by collecting trash and allowing for proper disposal. If as a cacher I place a cache, and by bringing people to the area to find the cache, they in turn remove trash, then the net sum is better for the earth. I too am frustrated when I see that people have dropped drink bottles, cans, and wrappers. I mutter about them, and pick up after them. But that is still not the same as actually placing a cache.

Yes -- that is for your convenience. It is the same functionality as if you edit the coordinates with the pencil. In either case, only you will see that change.

There is no vetting of who can play our game. Players and parents need to be aware of the situation they and their children are in. But it is sad that this guy would do this. Interesting on the comment above 'most other CITO events are not kid friendly'. I have never considered that a CITO anywhere is not kid friendly. Teaching kids to care for the earth is good. Supervision is always useful in any situation.

There are a few ways to do dive caches, and they all have challenges. If you don't want to leave plastic in the ocean, you could have them get information from an underwater location (the number on a bell, or how many windows on the ship, etc), and then use that to calculate a final location on land. In general, if you leave something in the ocean, it is going to become part of the ocean, and sea life may grow on it, live in it, etc. Buoyancy will be an issue, as well as water resistance. If you put a container of 'air' down there, it will likely float and leak. Is the diver expected to bring it to the surface to open it? It is still going to get water in it, and someone will probably try to open it underwater. But as a diver, depending on the depth and placement, it may not be safe or advisable to bring it up and take it back down (consider your dive tables). Or you can make your placement part of the wet environment (such as a dive slate only). Either way you are adding to the environment. Most people will not take their actual GPS on the dive with them, as they are not rated for depth. The location will be determined from the surface only, the underwater portion will need to be rather obvious or described. Searching and 'work' under water can be difficult.

Good call there. Somebody didn't know or didn't think about how a drink mix would attract critters. Consider all candy, food, gum as trash that needs to be removed from a cache.

Love your attitude and approach! I wish more people thought that way.