danoshimano

I am trying to imagine how that can even remotely be fun, but I am drawing a blank! Rivalries can be fun, and different folks always like different strokes. My view is that if whatever you are doing remains fun, you are the winner. (Along with all the other winners.) When the balance tips from fun to "chore" you lose. P.S. I agree with the others... more eyes = quicker finds.

There are only two known coyote-attack deaths in North America. I suspect that dogs are more of a problem than coyotes.

You can usually see a few puffins (fairly close) and a few whales (in the distance) at Cape Spear. As carlaandbaxter pointed out, the best tours are south a bit on the Avalon Peninsula (in Bay Bulls). We went on Gatherall's tour, and both them and O'Brien's tours take you through the Witless Bay Ecological Preserve where you will see literally hundreds of thousands of birds (but only 3 or 4 species!). Here are some puffins up close, from the boat, which at some points comes within spitting distance of the island cliffs: I have a pile of photos -- organized by area -- from the summer of 2007 which you can see here.

One of the most amazing things you can do in St. John's is the entire Signal Hill walk. It is about 5.5km if I recall correctly. Besides the ones you mentioned, there are some other caches in that area and you can get them all on the tour. "Piglet's Bottomless Pit" cache is on the north side of the entrance to St. John's Harbour, at which point you will already be amazed by the trail. On this tour, you will also see a WWII installation and the old chains that held the net across the harbour to stop enemy submarines from entering. Shortly after that, you come to a small community clinging to the side of the rock face. The trail proceeds directly over somebody's front porch (literally right by their front window). After that hike, drive around to the other side and visit Fort Amherst. It is on the south side. Here you can get "The Fort Amherst Cache" then look across the harbour to where you were just walking on the other side and take some pictures to amaze your friends and family. Hopefully you will also have time to visit Cape Spear, which is not very far away and worth the small drive. While you are there, finding "Cape Spear Light" and "Extreme East" (the most easterly cache in Canada) is really just a bonus to seeing this spot. Those are the highlights that I know about, but there are some other caches scattered around St. John's and it really is a treat just walking around the city. (Well, your leg muscles might complain.)

Check out Central Ontario Geocachers. Click on the Forum link, register, then there is a thread (or start a new one) to help people in the area link up to go caching together.

Go down river about 8km (before the Lewiston-Queenston bridge) and look for Niagara Glen park (or, it may also be called "Feather in the Glen"). In the park, you can find a steel stair case that descends the cliff wall about three stories. From there you can get onto a trail system through some of the most amazing terrain -- positively primeval -- and make your way right down to the raging river. Not to be missed, although 4 may be a little young unless of course he is used to a 2-4km walk. More info here. (Note the picture at the link... I have pictures of my children right inside the "skull" rock.)

Secretly I want to live on the Black River in Vankoughnet. There are even a few caches there.

It's a really good point, and I often wondered why people put that stuff on the cache page. I hope people take your suggestion to heart.

This is at Killbear Provincial Park, near Parry Sound, and it's quite slippery (and smelly). Since it has been almost two weeks without a response, I turn it over to Couparangus for the next question...

A famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) series of MUD puddles. Name the provincial park.

Snowball! N43 59.350 W79 31.070

WHAT?!? Well, in that case I know the answer to the other question and I'm not telling. I am wondering about the liqueur involved... methinks it is more popular on the other side of the pond, over Europe way? And I never thought of that "town" as a drink before. More along the lines of "EVERYONE! WE'RE IN [townnamehere]!! Look! a store! Well, that's it, I guess." P.S. Were we allowed to research the town/drink answer? Because it took at least five queries along two different avenues to come up with the answer.

I still don't know what it is about, but so far it is pretty darn funny!

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What is a "point lead"?

Well over 500 people in attendance = MEGA status! Check out the COG web site for more photos (and a large version of this photo)!

Most likely will be a problem. I am also 6'2" and while I can fit in our 10'6" Walden Explorer, it is not a comfortable fit at all. The 12'+ Walden Vista is perfect. An 8' Kayak is pretty short. You could always pop into your local Tire and put one on the floor and jump in it to test it out.

Seriously? JP can elaborate further, but I think it was more like the hunters on the property he was on happened to have their guns with them, which is not unusual when you run into hunters during hunting season.

Perhaps it would not be trespassing according to the letter of the law, but that would be irrelevant. If you know it is private land (as the question implies), then it would clearly be wrong. And not just because it against Groundspeak rules, but on a more fundamental level: In our society, there is a fundamental respect for private property. On the other hand, if the question is actually ambiguous (meant to say "to unknowingly place a cache on private land"), then the placer (and any seeker) could not really be faulted. If the issue came up (found out it was private land), the placer has an obligation to either remove the cache or seek permission.

The Navstar system is not expected to quit working any time soon.

What is "BTC"?

The preview on the Garmin site still seems to be showing the old version.

It is to me. If not the specific use of it in this case, the vehicle itself. Blechh! But that's just my opinion.

From what I read, the story does not end well:

The very thought of it makes me cringe.