Road Rabbit
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My membership is up for renewal on the 26th. Yesterday I received an email from Groundspeak to confirm my payment details. I am set up for auto-renewal but I wanted to make sure the Visa card in the system was the correct one. For some reason when I try to view/edit my membership details I cannot get past the login page. I tried navigating to the page from within GC.com and by clicking on the link in the email, and once there I tried both of the sign in buttons on the page but it just keeps looping me back to the same sign in page. I am using IE 11. I also just tried it with MS’s Edge browser with the same result. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks in advance for any help with this.
I'm having the same problem. When I click on the "Sign In" button on the page, it just returns to the same page. You'd think that they would want to find a way to accept funds for renewals.
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Try Wickham Park in the northern part of the city. There are over 60 caches within a little less than a square mile.
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Here in the northeast,we see a lot of log entries about tick-infested areas. I think I have found something that works: Tea Tree Oil. You can get it at health food stores, or wherever a large variety of vitamins and supplements are sold. Dilute 1 part of oil with two parts of water, and apply with a spray bottle. Do this outdoors-the aroma is very strong, but not unpleasant-like a really strong cup of tea. Since I started doing this, I have not found ONE tick on me!
Cool! I'm envious how easy it is for some people to repel ticks. It sure doesn't work for me. I had to get serious: Full outfit of Permethrin infused clothing, plus max DEET on exposed areas.
The problem is, if they aren't killed (which is what the Permethrin does), the ticks end up in the car, on backpacks, in the house, whatever, and I don't wear "repellants" at all times.
Get a good sized lint roller and go over your clothing and gear before you get back into the car. That should catch most of them.
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I think the CO at least owes the homeowner a personal apology.
I can't tell you how many of those I've had to render (not caching related) since I was about six (MANY years ago), but they go a long way toward smoothing relations with other people. I've made sure my children have learned that lesson, too.
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I haven't had the opportunity to try it out yet, but I recently received a BioLite camp stove as a gift. It burns kindling or woodchips. Packed, it's about the size of the common Nalgene water bottle, but fairly heavy. It has the advantage, though, of incorporating heat to electricity transfer to charge phones, lights etc. through a USB port.
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I am making a mystery cache and I would like someone to check if my puzzle correctly leads to the final coordinates. However, to solve this cache, you must first, somehow, temporarily obtain a copy of this book: "The Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, The Questions, The Facts, and The Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History" by Alex Trebek & Peter Barsocchini, PAPERBACK. ISBN: 0060965118.
If you have a copy of this book or are able to obtain one quickly (you may want to check your local library), and would like to check my coordinates, please leave a reply on this post and I will e-mail you the rest of the puzzle, and you will e-mail the final coordinates you get.
I have a first edition copy of said book in my hand at this moment. Well, actually it's on the table in front of me; I can't type very well with a book in one hand (ref: I'll take "Put Down the Ducky" for $100, Alex)
. If I can work it in between doing taxes for all of my relatives, I'll give it a try. -
I would never pay a fee! Please use your negotiation skills and talk them out of that. If that doesnt work, I would not place a cache, just to make a my point of view clear. It may help to state the non-commercial aspect of the game. At least you dont make money or provide organized tours (or do you?).
A park is for recreation, geocaching fits in that scope and if they dont get along with public usage of the park (including some side effects not only restricted to geocaching), they should close it for the general public.
Just make sure you create a cache that doesnt invite to excesses, in other words: make a good cache.
Geocaching should not become a business model for land owners AND not a suspected dangerous activity. In the given case its now your responsibility to represent the GC community in a "professional" manner. Good luck!
Ah! That means talking to more people!
I kid. Thanks for the advice. My "parks guy" is out tomorrow, but I'll talk to him on Monday. I'll mention that I'll make no money from this, and that this isn't commercial and will really just be people walking the trails. I'll also offer to talk to the higher ups and find out the reasoning for the fee. That might give me an idea of the concerns. They might think I'm making money off of this.
As far as a good cache... I hope it's a good cache! I've put a lot of time into it and spent a lot of time surfing these forums about cool caches and creating good quality caches. It's a series for families, so it'll be easy finds, but fun containers (that are waterproof, I swear!). I've got the hiding spots picked and everything. I'm just waiting on permission.
While you're discussing the proposed fee, you might inquire if they have any other recreation specific fees: hiking, cycling, frisbee, birdwatching, etc. It seems that these activities might also take people into the park and are just as likely to cause wear & tear to the area. Why should geocaching be treated any differently? Especially when with a permit, they can actually know the person responsible for upkeep on the cache.
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Someone commented that maybe the log and its effects won't stick after today...so of course I had to try it. Hm, lookit that shiny new souvenir on my page...
If they're loggable...and meant to be silly fun...
The irony is that these joke finds aren't all that different from what some people consider acceptable "Found It" logging practices.
I'm guessing Groundspeak didn't expect to see any find logs and therefore didn't bother to initially lock the pages.
There is at least one that is in an area not accessable to the public. I know, because I'm there, too. Go figure!
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The night sky out there (70+ miles from Key West) is truly amazing. But you have to get on the side of the fort away from the light on the dock.
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I haven't been there since a camping trip with scouts more than 10 years ago. Seems like a good reason to go back. Where's my 10 gallon water jug.....
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Post a note at the bulletin board near the Purser's desk. There's one of those on almost every ship I've been on.
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Press the menu button on your phone (bottom left on the GS3). Then touch 'Settings'. The 'Units' setting should be about halfway down the screen.
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Over the years I've been stung, bitten and sraped by any number of critters. Mosquitos will definitely be your major animal hazard. Use a good insect repellent containing DEET. Ticks are also high on the list of aggravations. If you go into a wooded area, it's likely that you may pick up one or two. I recommend buying an inexpensive lint roller and using it on your clothing before you get back in your vehicle. It'll pick up the ticks from your clothing.
You also need to be on the lookout for hazardous plant life. Florida is full of dangerous flora: poison ivy, poison oak, saw palmetto, sand spurs, sawgrass, etc. I've been bloodied many more times by the sharp edges and thorns of plants than by any critters.
Also, you need to have a good sunblock and take more water on the trail than you think you'll need. Even in the spring it can get pretty hot in central Florida.
I hope I haven't made you uneasy about caching here, but it's good to be prepared.
There are a lot of quality caches near the Space Center, and if you get over that way I second the recommendation to visit "A Cool Cache". The cache and the store are 'must sees'.
Enjoy your trip.
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Yes, please return the blue-face DNF icon. (Which some of us would like to have added to the maps, a suggestion buried somewhere in this forum.)
As said in the other thread, the new one looks like it's in blackface.
B.
Yeah, that sends a message (intentional or not):
- light 'skinned' face = Found it! = smile = positive
- dark 'skinned' face = DNF = frown = negative
The Seattle area may be mostly homogenous, but in other parts of the country/world that might not fly well.
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If you are planning to visit the east coast, I would suggest A Cool Cache http://coord.info/GC15RQB
Not only is the cache rememberable, but it us also right in front of the Spacecoast geocaching store.
Check out the video on the Geocaching.com Latitude 47° Blog.
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I, for one, feel no need for further governance.
This brings to mind the futile attempt to apply rules and bylaws to the time honored pastime of bean bag. It started well, but ended badly at the last attempted championship. According to William C. Dukenfield: “ … it becomes very exciting at times. I saw the championship played in Paris; many people were killed.”
Not quite the ending we desire for geocaching, I expect.
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Before getting into your vehicle, use a sticky lint roller to get the little devils off the outside of your clothing.
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You should probably not cache if you are visiting Florida and stay inside. Anywhere you go in Florida you may run into snakes, bugs, alligators, or anything else poisonous.
I agree with that. I once encountered an irritated scorpion on the sixth floor balcony of a Cocoa Beach condo.
And don't even ask about palmetto bugs....
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The launch window is 0810 until 0829. The launch vehicle is a Delta IV Medium.
There is a 40% chance that local weather will violate the launch criteria at that time.
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You are absolutely correct!!! I an in Crossroads of America Council, Pioneer District, in central Indiana. Sometimes the obvious escapes me Road Rabbit. Thanks again!
I did an advanced search on the term "Cache to Eagle" and scrolled through the results looking for caches in Indiana. About 22 pages in, I found this one. More in the NW section of the state.
Looking further, I found this one about 50 miles south of Indianapolis. It seems to be the start of a series.
That's all I could locate in your state, but there are enough Cache to Eagle caches nationally to fill 34 pages. Good luck!
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I'm trying to find Eagle projects, on public property to place a series of "Cache-to-Eagle" caches. Ideally I would like to find one in each of the districts of our council. If someone knows of someone already trying to do this, or doing a district series, please let me know.This is a ticket item for my Wood Badge training.
Yours in Scouting,
Brian Riley
Since this is a 'worldwide' (or national, at least) forum, it would be helpful if you would mention the specific council name.
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There are several staffed placed, and one cacher placed geocaches, published with verified with NWR manager approval at the Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge, and there's one at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. I recall that there are caches in one of the midwest NWR, and I believe one of the NWR in California. Sorry, I meant to bookmark those when I saw them, but didn't do it.
Just as the National Park Service has changed course re caches, and now allows local managers to permit them, local NWR managers are sometimes willing to allow caches. I suspect that the 2003 memo is forgotten or never seen by local NWR managers, and geocaching is no longer the misunderstood "search for buried treasure" that it was a decade ago.
Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which removed all caches in 2003, does have a "GPS Scavenger Hunt" for young people:
"Students learn how to use a GPS unit and go on a scavenger hunt to find waypoints. At each waypoint students perform a science related activity. The refuge has 18 GPS units for loan and offers basic training in GPS use."
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On most cruise ships I have sailed on, there will be a bulletin board in a central location that you can attach a note looking for folks with similar interests (bridge, caching, dancing, etc.). That'd be one way to find cachers already on board.
. If I can work it in between doing taxes for all of my relatives, I'll give it a try.
What is Good about Pokeman Go that could enhance your Geocaching Experience?
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Geocaching is a nice way to play a game outdoors and has some mentally challenging aspects. Pokémon Go, on the other hand is a virtual form of catching roosters and engaging in cockfighting. It gets kids and young adults outdoors, but the base model is disturbing.