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I can see it from your link but not your profile. To be more correct, to be seen on the cache page and your profile by others it must be shared and public. For example, under my profile you will find a public bookmark list of "Lewis and Clark" caches. Which are caches I've identified along their route of exploration. If you stumble across a cache that you like because its proximity or celebration of their trip you can see someone has made a list of like caches and search for more. You can even run a PQ from my bookmark list. But my shared list of caches my friends and I are planning to search for on the way to GW9 is shared. No one will see it on any of the cache pages or my profile,but by sending them the link they can run a PQ and load into their GPS for the trip.

Connect it to your computer and let the computer "recognize" it as it would any USB devise. Then look for the file with the geocaches file in it (I forgot the path, but it is pretty obvious) then just delete the file. Note - this is the same place you can drop a .gpx file with the caches you wish to look for. Also as the GC will read from multiple files within this folder there is no real reason to delete the original file unless you just want to.

If you "share with others" then send someone a link to the bookmark listing they can see it. It is not listed on your profile and not just anyone can view the list, just those you send the link to. Good option for when working on a challenge cache or sending a list of caches for a trip with your buddies to your buddies without cluttering up the cache page. Public makes it visible to anyone who sees it on your profile.

When you connect your GPS to your computer you should be able to read what is on the devise just as if it was a thumb drive. Run a PQ, unzip, and drag the files into the same folder as the exsisting caches. Its as easy as that. That model will recognize multiple files automatically so you can leave the file that is there when you load your first PQ.

Generic Answer - You are a Premium Member, the best way is to create a PQ then use GSAK to upload to your gps. Google GSAK for their web page for the download and their forums. That program can be set to send to just about every gps. As said before, if you can tell us which 500 we can be more specific with other methods, but they are dependent upon the make/model. Stay with, this will be lots of fun once you get this worked out.

Thanks for the reminder, I see where WV is now on my profile and the profiles of my friends it was missing from. Personally I figure I'll wait until all 50 state's souvenirs have been released then if any are missing I'll send one list then

According to this thread, yes. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=264608 I don't see it on my profile and I have found (and logged) multiple traditional caches in West Virginia. I do see it list though, does anyone see it showing up on their profile?

Though not stuck at home, I've had no time to cache as of late (haven't been since August!) so I know how you feel. In the little time I've had to escape from work and the responsibilities keeping me from caching I've started planning my "once I retire trips" and creating routes for my PQs, scanned through the forums from time to time, and try to keep up with all the changes, and attempt to stay in contact with my caching buddies. I miss driving down dirt roads, laughing with my friends, spotting different types of wildlife, and spending a day with no responsibilities except to have a camera and a pen that writes.

SERIOUSLY?!? I certainly do nOt care if people laugh behind my back (if they are so immature to do so); however, as I am so very NEW to the game, I would have hoped that those "Puritains" (as you call them) who are the more experienced among us would rather offer advice and assistance instead of expressing themselves so childlessly. I came to the forum to ask before making mistakes. My sincerest apologies for stepping on the toes of Puritains. StarBrand was not saying you will be laughed at by asking the question, rather those who abide a more strict (for lack of a better word) interpretation of the guidelines (referred to as Puritains in this forum) will laugh at those who log each section as a find rather than log one find for the entire cache. Expressed often as 1 GC number (cache) = 1 smiley regardless of how many stages for a multicache or temporary caches found at an event.

You will be different as you are not a Premium Member. A Pocket Query (PQ) asks (queries) the Groundspeak database (list of caches) to give you a list of caches that meet specific parameters (conditions) that you set. For example you may want to see a list of caches within 50 miles of your home that are between 1 and 3.5 on the difficulty scale and between 1 and 4 on the terrain level scale. You would create a PQ with those parameters and a zipped file would be emailed to you (if 500 caches or less were requested) or you would download from the website (if between 501 and 1000 caches were requested). One can also create a PQ that follows a specific route. PQs are well worth the $30 per year membership fee (my opinion). Depending on the gps you own there are various ways to import the PQ into your devise. If your gps supports paperless caching (as the Magellan GC does) this gives you ALL the information on the cache page with the exception of a limited number of logs. Hope this helps you understand PQs better.

Personally I would never have even emailed to ask the question until I had checked the log and believe no found log should be deleted until verifying the physical log was not signed by the individual in question. If you did not check the log then yes you are IMO being unfair.

I have this same problem. I got a new Explorist GC for Christmas and I've spent two fruitless days trying to download cache info from this site to my GPS. Every time I try to "Send to GPS" it says I need to install the Communicator for Mac plugin, which I've downloaded several times. (I've restarted the browsers after installing, both Safari and Firefox, and I've restarted my computer again too... nothing.) This link: http://www.magellangps.com/Magellan-Communicator-for-Mac appears to show that Geocaching and Magellan have a plugin for us new (first-time) users to download .loc files (and .gpx files) to the device, but I've literally spent HOURS trying and failing. Okay, I'm an idiot and missing something, but what? Thanks for listening to my frustrated whine, but I really wanted this to work today. Unzip your PQ then drag and drop the .gpx files (there should be 2) into the GC. If I remember correctly there will be a folder for the geocaches and a second folder for the additional waypoints. That will load the caches into your GC, but if you load your myfinds PQ the GC will not recognize them as found until you "find" them by individually marking them has found on that specific unit.

All of these questions are solved by allowing the cache owner to assign the FTF, and his say if Final! (EXCEPT) assiging FTF to himself. I do not think a cache owner should be able to claim his own cache as a find, or his own FTF to his own cache... The owner deciding what is and what is not is where the disagreements begin. As I said I see no positive purpose for this. What is the purpose? What does it provide the cacher? How does it enhance the caching experience?

All I can see arise from this is more FTF arguments. Can someone claim FTF prior to the publishing of the cache? Can cachers share the FTF? Can the hider's buddy/family member who helped hide the cache claim FTF? Heck can the hider claim the FTF? (if they can claim a find for their own cache why not FTF?) I see no good other than personal "glory" coming from such a statistic. My thought is if you want to know who the FTF was for each cache make a note in one of GSAK's User Data Fields.

Like several others, unless I sign the log I don't "claim" a find. Offers have been extended when reporting a dnf and signs the cache is either missing or destroyed. We try to keep things simple, 1 GC # = 1 find and the log (for physical caches) must be signed; the location for a virtual or earthcache must be visited.

Yes! and Lewis and Clark route The ALCAN Hwy Route 66

Had to check, I've found 121 with 14 being archived. I don't look for them specifically but do enjoy a good virtual. Funny story - if you notice I've found several in Yellowstone NP, but not Old Faithful. Why? We were enjoying our time so much we forgot to get the answer to the question. Done that several times. Been to lots of virtual sites and know the answers, but was there prior to geocaching, hope to return some day to claim the find.

It’s always nice to be thanked, especially if it’s for something you do because you think it should be done that way and for no other reason. Whether it is a well written log for the cache owner to read, an email to an out of state cacher for choosing your cache to be one of their few as they pass through your area, or a thank you to someone who rescues your TB stuck in the wilderness forever. I think that Dad and 10 year old is who we should all strive to be, the person who says “thank you” to those around us. My question to others would be, when was the last time you thanked someone else?

Just got the word, and sent you an email. Be careful and stay in touch.

I treat them as my signature item. Often leave a note for others to feel free to take with or without a trade as often I will leave them in a micro. Personally I love seeing them pop up on the pathtag map, sometimes where I left them and sometimes somewhere else. At $2 each for the first 50 then about $1 a piece afterwards the price is in my range. Those who have found them, whether familiar with the product or not, have written so many nice words about them I think it is well worth the little bit of money spent. I will often give them away to kind muggles encountered while geocaching. Bottom line for me they are fun and bring joy.

Try looking at Magellan's new GC. Paperless, easy to use, has the geocaching FAQs on it for newbie learning, and lists for $199 (but I'm sure by now you can get it cheaper now). Good beginner GPS and the least expensive true paperless unit I know of.

Always loved my 60Cx and though I got an Oregon last year I am really looking forward to the new 62T. Think I may wait until Christmas, but I am looking forward to everyone's reviews. I've said for awhile if the 60Cx would support true paperless it would be the best GPS on the market - hoping I'm right.

Split the route into 2 parts. That's what I do.

It was designed for Geocaching. Easy to load, easy to learn, paperless, has a Geocaching FAQ file in it for newbies to reference. I'd say it's one of the best entry level GPS and also great for those non-technical people who just want to cache, not spend hours playing with the GPS to see what all they can make it do (which some of us love almost as much as the caching itself).

Post a DNF then email the owners and ask for some help. They are nice people and will most likely guide you in the right direction.