Ma & Pa

Hello, Captain Obvious! B. Actually in our case it really wasn't cleverly disguised. I was surprised that the experienced cachers did not look in the obvious spot and find the film canister with a magnet inserted in the short spout of the pump

Why would they want to see their caches that often? If there are no need maintenance logs or no problems mentioned in the Found logs, why should they go out and check them?

Always loved this log on one of our caches. These cachers have over 16 000 finds. Didn't find it 20 Aug 11 Second time I looked. No joy. Nice old pump however.

http://coord.info/GC37JWF

Exactly what I was thinking. We have done backpacking trips where we picked up a few caches over the few days of the hike, but the cache was not the purpose of the hike. We have had geocaching days where we attacked caches in an area byhiking more than 10 miles, but the goal was not to get just one cache. We have a cache at the end of a dune which requires 11 kms to get to it and another 11 kms to get back, unless you have a boat of course. PAul

Same here. Before geocaching, we would search for hiking trails or go back on trails we had done before. Geocaching has us discover new places where there is no "official trail". Before geocaching, we rarely went cycling but now we hit the bike trails to get cache series.

Here is a geocaching map of the area I described https://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx?lat=45.82505&lng=-65.350733#?ll=45.823495,-65.335541&z=14 .

You may have heard some say that geocaching is hiking with a purpose. This may not always be true. Here is something I wrote on that topic for our local group Our many years in a hiking club taught us that hiking usually means taking long walks on trails set aside for walking, hiking and/or backpacking. These trails can be in parks and in wilderness area but are usually groomed and maintained. Geocaching on the other hand is usually something quite different. A geocaching map may show a series of caches wandering through the wilderness and you could assume that they are on a hiking trail. Our geocaching experience has shown us that this is often not the case. A cache series in the wilderness is often an adventure bringing you to incredible places and views, but often it gets you there along logging roads, abandonned roads,and ATV trails, and may even require you to do some bushwacking through dense woods. Our geocaching trip today is maybe a good example of the difference. Our goal was 18 caches wandering through the wilderness off Dunsinane rd , north of Penobsquis. We parked where a hydro line (and the series of caches) crossed the road. We were pleased that we did not have to drive further as the road looked a lot messier just beyond. We left our car and returned 3 hours later after finding 19 geocaches and walking 10 kms (odometer on gps). I wore rubber boots because the caches are usually off the trail and could be in muddy or wet areas. Sometimes we were walking on elevated logging roads that were very dry and good walking. The views were incredible and we really knew we were in wildernes as we saw no signs of roads or habitation in all directions. Then the trail would start to drop and we would be on a muddy track in the lower terrain. We crossed small streams on fragile wooden bridges with missing planks. We were soon on muddy narrow ATV trails with deep watery grooves carved by the tires, and we would fight with branches and trees leaning over the trails. The series of caches then took a sharp turn on a wide logging road that was snow covered and made for treacherous walking. We eventually ended up on anothe ATV trail that dropped us even lower and got more and more muddy. Eventually we found all 18 caches and we prepared to return, but we noticed that there was another cache at Artesian Lake at the end of Dunsinane rd. The cache was over 2 kms from our position and would require a little 1.5 km detour on an ATV trail on the way back to the car. So why not go back that way. Well it turns out that the sun does not shine on most of the ATV trail detour so we found ourselves walking 1.5 kms on a snow covered trail. In some spots the snow would support us and in others the snow was weak and we sank down a foot or two, sometimes into water. In places where there was a little melting, the ground was soaked and we sank into the mud. If the trail got too messy, we sometimes had to get off the trail and wander through the thick woods watching out for roots, branches and soft ground. Our gps showed that we were approaching Dunsinane rd and the geocache, but the trail seemed to be veering in the wrong direction. On our right was a wide wet grassy area heading 350 meters down a hill to a railroad track. We figured we could then follow the track and end up at the cache. So we slowly meandered down the wet grassy hill and then crossed a deep ditch and climbed up onto the track. We walked along the track soon arrived at the spot where Dunsinane rd crossed the railroad track. We soon had the cache in our hands. Remember how we described Dunsinane rd and how glad we were that we did not have to go further down the rough muddy road. Imagine our surprise to discover homes at the lake at the end of the road. Two small yappy dogs approached us from a three story house, followed by two senior citizens dressed in their sunday best. We had a wonderful chat. They were surprised at the amount of walking we had done and that we still had nearly 2 kms to get back to our car up the road. We were surprised that they actually lived here and drove the road every day. They have lived here more than 20 years and are now thinking of selling. We explained geocaching to them and mentioned that they may see others down here looking for the cache We walked back to our car and drove home .

Sometimes you can find a cache in a body http://coord.info/GCYYMZ ,

Thanks

If the intent of the hide method is meant only to keep muggle a from discovering it and not really intended to make it challenging, I wouldn't take any action on it. P.S. Is that the world's largest lobster in the background? Yep it is the largest Lobster in the World. There are lots of photos in the gallery of the cache. Most do not have snow http://coord.info/GC17V2B .

When we cache, we always have pens cause MA has a bunch in her bag. A few weeks ago I dropped MA off for an appointment and went to get a couple of caches. Well no MA and no bag so no pen. I placed a dime in the caches and noted the date. My log asks the next person to check the date of the dime and to add our name to the log. If not, we will go back later to sign. PAul .

We have a cache hidden at a popular tourist spot. We had to hide it in such a way that muggles wouldn't notice it but seasoned cachers would figure it out. We had a recent find where the cacher posted a spoiler photo of the cache. Because the email notification does not indicate that a photo was included with the log, I was unaware of it. When I did notice it, I was unsure what to do. Should I delete the log or request that photo be removed? I may do nothing. During tourist season, the staff at the location often help the cachers with the find. BTW There is a log sheet in a baggie in the cache. I have to replace it often as there are more than 500 finds. ,

Was gonna post a comment, but now I cant figure out what I wanted to say and what the topic was about

When it takes 3 weeks to drive 800 miles to visit your daughters family. During the trip *you find 700 caches *Attend 5 events When you arrive you attend 3 more events in the next 2 days and find more caches ************************ When you are going on a cruise but it takes you a week to drive down to Florida, then you spend a week caching in Florida and then you get on the ship ******************************* When you are going to see your new grandson in San Francisco, But you fly to Vancouver BC , rent a car and take a week to drive down the coast in order to add BC, Washington and Oregon to your states and provinces ******************************** When you drive from the east coast to Niagara Falls for a wedding, but you arrive a week early so that you can continue on to add Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. ,

I don't post as much here now as I used to, mainly because I find almost all the topics pretty uninteresting. But anyone who has been around for a while knows that I have some very strong opinions. I got a week's worth of time-out once a few years ago, and that was enough to make me re-evaluate how I interact on the forums. I have been pretty careful since to not step over the line, though I often enjoy pushing the limit. IMO, the recent forum bans were completely justified. It's a temptation, as an old-timer, to be condescending toward newbies who don't immediately give appropriate weight to one's obviously correct opinions. A teeny bit of compassion and understanding can do wonders, though, and refraining from posting snark at what one may perceive as a stupid question goes a long way towards making the forums a nicer place. Personally, I have grown very tired of all the detailed nitpicking over the rules and guidelines. What's so hard about just going out, finding the kinds of caches you like, and having a good time? Why is it so important for some people to try to prevent others from caching in ways they don't approve? On the other hand, watching the forum fights over the rules has given me a lot of insight into human nature. There seems to be an innate desire for more and more detailed rules built into the human psyche. This...very much. All +1, but +100 to the part I bolded.... AGREE TO ALL

When you have to add at least 5 days for every trip by car.

I was on the list of our cache finds and wanted to check finds in april 2012. By going 10 pages at a time, I find out that they are on page 561 of our list. Is there easy way to get to that page. the url does not show page number

Maybe they should ask Clyde for help

bring back the old one. I have been searching for a cache but this things wants all kinds of extra info, o I think that is what it wants. Who knows I cant figure it out and I have been caching for 11 years. I dont know how newbies are going to figure it out. I suspect they will be discouraged like I am this morning.

A few days ago, a caching couple spent the day snowshoeing on an island grabbing caches. Even with snowshoes, you can sometimes sink down And for some reason they had a DNF at this spot

No messing around for you I am not that old PA .

. 22628 / 746= 30.33 .

I got this item from the forums in Ottawa Ontario http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2015/03/01/breaking-reports-of-person-fallen-into-deep-well?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_gmail&utm_campaign=UPDATE%3A+Man+rescued+from+hole+was+geocaching+|+Welland+Tribune#.VPOWGJ-Yp-c.facebook http://www.thewhig.com/2015/03/01/rescue-crews-assisting-man-who-fell-in-deep-well-near-welland-canal The geocache was Return to the Island http://coord.info/GC514NY placed last March. The geocacher involved was Dan of DDTKR http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=b25bf2f1-54d4-4074-81a2-355a3f130adb

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