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When ever I see a closed forum thread (with the lock symbol) I think "hmmm, wonder what that one was about?" and I click on it and read it just out of curiosity. I was wondering if anybody else does this. BTW, I won't be supprised if this topic is closed soon. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by LaGeocaching:Is there any activities planned for us Arkansas Cachers? Thanks, Phil http://www.lageocaching.com Yes, there is an event cache on Jan 16th: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=49331 The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

Great idea pdumas! Here it is, the event cache based on the Jan 16th meeting! http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=49331 Be there! The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

Here it is, the event cache based on the Jan 16th meeting: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=49331 Be there! The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

We shouldn't roll over & play dead yet. the policy isn't set in stone & when it is we should still keep trying to get the best policy made that we can. We can't let park officials think that we are all a bunch of pushovers. We've got to let them know, not just in Arkansas, that we care for the areas as much as or more that they do. Everyone got their letters sent yet? We've got one week from Thursday to get them there! I'll look into making this an event cache, I'd have to get coords somehow though, anybody close enough to help with that? Also, whoever does make it to the meeting, could you report back here how it goes? The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

We shouldn't roll over & play dead yet. the policy isn't set in stone & when it is we should still keep trying to get the best policy made that we can. We can't let park officials think that we are all a bunch of pushovers. We've got to let them know, not just in Arkansas, that we care for the areas as much as or more that they do. Everyone got their letters sent yet? We've got one week from Thursday to get them there! I'll look into making this an event cache, I'd have to get coords somehow though, anybody close enough to help with that? Also, whoever does make it to the meeting, could you report back here how it goes? The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by elifish:I know this is way late in coming, but I just went paintballing for the first time and I definately think it could be incorparated into goecaching, though in abit different of a manner... An unbiased referee type could hide one or more geocaches and two teams could them try to find the stash and return it to their home base. The other team trys to stop them from doing this. It is like capture the flag, but the flag is only to be found by GPS. I bought my gun last week and went painballing for the first time on sunday. My brother had a suggestion very similar to what elfish posted. You would need at least two people playing, each with a flag they would hide, and then radio the other player/s the coords for it. Once all players have the coords put into their GPS, then the game would start. You would try to get your enemy flag (or as many flags as possibale, if your playing with more than one team) and make it back to your base without getting shot. If you are shot, then you would have to drop the flag and radio the new coords, and head back to your base to start over. I really like the idea of limiting ammo and having more hidden in caches around the woods and finding them with a GPS. Sounds like a great game i'll have to try next time we go "GeoPaintballing" The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

When I saw that the first thing I thought was "Hey, thats a great idea for a cache!" Next cache I think I'll work on is a multi cache, with a Star Trek: Nemisis theme where you have to hunt for B-4s body parts to complete the cache. Not sure how I will make the Kolorans jump out chase the cachers while shooting at them though.... The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote: E. All permits will be in effect for a period of four (4) months. The exact starting and ending dates will be recorded on the permit. Note: If, during the four (4) month effective period of a permit, a permit holder wants to change the location of the cache, a new permit must be issued and the effective permit cancelled. It looks llike there is a loophole in the rules that will allow you to move the cache to a nearby location (maybe even just a few feet) and get a new permit that will last for another four months. BTW solohiker, is there an email address for the parks director or somebody that we can email to as BrianSnat suggested? The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by The Diver:BuckD and I encountered this on the University of Texas campus. http://home.austin.rr.com/mcurry/pictures/wheel.jpg Looks like somebody didn't know how to lock there bike up the right way and paid the price! I know someone who, for a joke, took a bike that was locked to a roof rack by a locking fork mount. They simply left the fork mounted to the car, and took the rest of the bike! The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

Sounds like a good plan, thanks for being our representative and doing all this for us! The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by Alan2: quote:Originally posted by pdumas:Magazine Mountain Mother Load This cache temporarily unavailable. N 35° 10.545 W 093° 38.737 (WGS84) In Arkansas, United States [state map] Hidden: 5/19/2002 Use waypoint: GC5893 (what's this?) Make this page print-friendly (no logs) THIS CACHE HAS BEEN CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE ARKANSAS PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE CONTENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE PARK RANGER. HOPEFULLY HE WILL CONVINCE THE COMMISSIONER THAT GEOCACHING IS A GOOD THING. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO CALL OR WRITE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT!!! Located in Arkansas's newest state park in the Ozark National Forest atop the state's tallest mountain Why is a state park called Ozark _National_ Park. And if it's a National park, wouldn't the Feds have jurisdiction not Arkansas? Alan Read it again, it is a STATE park in a National FOREST. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by solohiker:I have not heard anything. I will send a letter to the Director today. Let us know what he replies. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

it has been a few months now, has anybody heard anything new regarding geocaching in arkansas state parks? The Director of the Arkansas State Parks said "90-120 days" in solohikers post. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

it has been a few months now, has anybody heard anything new regarding geocaching in arkansas state parks? The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by themagician:well I read all about the travels of locutus. Someone has way too much time on their hands. The saddest part is I took the time to read it, AND i liked it... Now I'm starting to worry about myself That was great! They were very creative with Locutus of Borg, wouldn't it be great if more travel bug logs were writen like that? Check out the log and picture for "Snow White" that RacerB put there on March 24, 2002. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

I have incorperated the the new GC users logo into my avatar. The Mountain Bike Guy from Joplin MO ------------------------------------ Long Live Long Rides

quote:Originally posted by brdad: I ordered 4 under 2 different names/addresses, not sure what I'm gonna do with them since I allready have 4 of my own. Two of them showed up at my home address today. You could send a couple of them over to me I don't really have a way to make the $15 payment to order them ($30 for two.) If you are talking via communicatior to Captain Picard, remember this, for it is the single most important thing you can learn... Never give him a straight answer, make sure he has to come on down to the planet and see for himself.

quote:Originally posted by brdad: I ordered 4 under 2 different names/addresses, not sure what I'm gonna do with them since I allready have 4 of my own. Two of them showed up at my home address today. You could send a couple of them over to me I don't really have a way to make the $15 payment to order them ($30 for two.) If you are talking via communicatior to Captain Picard, remember this, for it is the single most important thing you can learn... Never give him a straight answer, make sure he has to come on down to the planet and see for himself.

Hard to belive it has been a whole year. MTBguy

I think that both are equally important. I love caches that have a great hunt, and takes you to a cool place. If you are talking via communicatior to Captain Picard, remember this, for it is the single most important thing you can learn... Never give him a straight answer, make sure he has to come on down to the planet and see for himself.

Anybody have one of these that they don't want anymore?

The other day while I was creating a cache, I was riding down the road (on my bike) and saw a guy (clothed) get out of a truck and start walking down the trail I was headed for. When I got to the trail, I turned down it and saw the guy about 100 ft away naked. I stoped, i guess he heard my brakes, and he turned around and held his pants around his waist. I decided to turn around and take a different trail, but when I got to his truck, I couldn't resist leaving a note on his truck: "Like hiking naked?"

The other day while I was creating a cache, I was riding down the road (on my bike) and saw a guy (clothed) get out of a truck and start walking down the trail I was headed for. When I got to the trail, I turned down it and saw the guy about 100 ft away naked. I stoped, i guess he heard my brakes, and he turned around and held his pants around his waist. I decided to turn around and take a different trail, but when I got to his truck, I couldn't resist leaving a note on his truck: "Like hiking naked?"