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GPSKitty

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  1. As far as I know, a TB hotel will be obvious because it will have "travel bug hotel" or "tb hotel" in the name. I did a search in your area, using one of your early finds as a starting point and came up with this one. They are normally placed near transportation locations (near highways, airports) so they can be moved more easily, rather than some remote hiking cache that gets infrequent visitors.
  2. I have to agree with most of the others here. It was funny and written from the perspective of someone who undertakes an activity that they aren't suited for. Different strokes for different folks....whatever floats your boat....whatever trips your trigger. I could write a similar article if someone got me to agree to go on a camping trip (yeah, like that would ever happen). It would be full of comments about crazy people who like sleeping in tents and cooking over an open fire. And yet I fully acknowledge that there are people who love that kind of stuff....I'm just not one of them.
  3. I've been trying to get to cache pages all day with no luck. I finally got in a minute ago. Hurry while the door is open.
  4. Well ain't that a b****. I"m so sorry the little guy didn't make it. I tried to save a stray kitten a few weeks ago that had become stuck in a bush in my yard. He was hanging upside down when I tracked him down by following his tiny cries. He didn't even make it an hour after I found him, but I sure did try. At least he died someplace warm and soft rather than hanging in that bush. And the little mystery rodent had lots of TLC from you too. I was hoping to watch him grow up into a .......well, whatever he was supposed to grow up into. I like the idea of a cache in his name. The Bob Cache. Bless you for trying so hard to save him.
  5. I agree completely. But it's more along the lines of "caches that make you go...huh?" I don't understand those at all. I'll usually hunt them once I'm there, but I prefer to avoid them.
  6. I wish I could have seen that traffic stop. Too funny. I love right-hand-drive. A little dicey when making left turns, but other than that, they are fun. Yours looks sweet.
  7. Good scenarios, but rather than try to answer to all/any of them, let me just tell a bit about how I do it. I introduced a friend to caching. On one of our early trips we ended up in a residential neighborhood with mostly apt buildings. I really don't like these types of hunts so my friend went out on her own, using the GPSr for the first time all by herself. She went around a corner and I don't even know exactly where she retrieved the cache from. She brought it back to the car and we traded trinkets. I signed the log.....but only for HER. I indicated clearly in the log that she found the cache by herself and I wasn't claiming it as a find. I did not log it online. With same friend, we hunted a cache and came up empty handed. We went to dinner with her niece and niece's hubby. We talked them into coming back to the cache sight with us to help hunt. It took a bit of time, but eventually niece found it in a place I NEVER would have looked. Again, it was me who signed the log book for us (I was the "senior" cacher) but I did NOT log it online because if I had been there on my own I know darn well that I would never have found it. So, that's the way I do it and I sleep with a clear conscience.
  8. I think that sounds great! Normally I wouldn't want to hunt a cache close to someone's house, but this one has a fun twist. And the amount of work required from the cacher is minimal....not like you expect them to work for half an hour in the blazing sun. It's a creative way for you to get your yard work done.
  9. Great idea. I have no idea what the nasty stuff looks like and I also have no idea if I react to it. I don't want to find out the hard way either. Knowing me, I'd probably end up crawling around in it looking for a cache. I love your preventive measures....I'm gonna copy them. Thanks.
  10. I re-habed a cache a few weeks ago. The previous logs said it was in bad shape so I knew it was in trouble before I went. The logs reporting damage dated back a year or more and it was easy to assume the owner had no further interest in caching. I took a Rubbermaid container and a few swag items. I salvaged what I could from the original cache, but most was trash or water damaged.
  11. GPSKitty

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    Why, thank you. Don't encourage the pig, please. He is pretty funny though.
  12. That's precisely why I would never dream of hiking in shorts. But then I'm a girl-type and I don't like the scratched up look for myself.
  13. I know of one that is multi along the Gold Line. I've never done this one though. Gold Line Cache And I know of the Walk on the Wayside in South Pasadena. Those are the only train caches I know and I don't know of an easy way to search for others. I like your idea though. Good luck and have fun. Oh, you can try asking your question in the regional forum-- West and Southwest
  14. We were all newbies at one time. But there are different types of newbies. When I'm a newbie at anything, I know enough to know that I DON'T know enough about whatever it is. I read FAQ's, read forums, and in the case of caching, I read a lot of logs for the caches I wanted to hunt for. You pick up terminology, rules and policies, accepted behavior, etc. The newbies I have a problem with are the ones who jump into the middle of the pool creating a big splash without checking first to see if splashing (or whatever) is allowed in this particular pool. Take some time to learn about this new sport/game you have decided to play BEFORE you take the ball and run with it.
  15. I"ve been caching around 5 months and I just passed the five-oh mark this weekend at my first cache event. We cached a bit afterward too. I didn't even realize I had passed fifty til I was finished logging them in. It's kind of cool to get past the 50 point and yet it was so non-monumental for me that I didn't notice that it was upon me til it passed. Can you tell it's not about the numbers for me? As for knowing when you have "arrived" as a cacher....well, I still feel like a newbie, especially after seeing some of the hides at the event. I learn something each time I cache.
  16. I paid with PayPal and received instant activation. I got the paypal email and the GC email within seconds and I was off and running.
  17. I can only offer advice on #2. I'm sure someone will be along to help with the others. Yes, fess up to law enforcement. No point in lying. And besides if you lie and then after more intensive questioning from the officer, you admit what you're doing, it makes you look suspicious because you lied to begin with. It helps to carry the cache page, or in your case the downloaded info in your pda. There is also a little info sheet you can print out titled "What are these people doing!? Geocaching!". It gives a brief explanation of the game and lets the officer know you are not some lone nut wandering around, but that you are part of an organized sport.(there are LOTS of us nuts wandering around) I forgot where I got the printed page, but someone should be able to provide the link. I'm hoping they do, because I'd like to print some more. Some cops know about caching and some even cache themselves. I don't know if most cops are aware of caching or not. I would think not.
  18. I got my eMap about a year and a half ago strictly for work. I frequently need to know what street and block number I'm on at a moment's notice. L.A's a big city and this was mostly impossible for me to do unless I was familiar with a particular area. Garmin saved the day. Then about a year later I heard a short mention of geocaching on the radio. The rest, as they say, is history. I also use it when I'm not working to find addresses, and to mark my car at events with large parking lots. I'll be flying on Monday and I'll be using it for the first time on a plane. Now, the one thing I absolutely cannot remember is how I first learned about GPSr's. I'm sure glad I did, though. It's one of the best toys I ever bought.
  19. That was too kewl. What a wonderful surprise from RiverExplorer. I'm sure I speak for the whole group when I say thanks so much for sharing the story with us. We need to hear about the GOOD stuff that happens out there. Congrats on making it to 37 and to 500.
  20. Please, please, please....oh yes please. Pretty pleeeeeze with whipped cream and a cherry on top.
  21. Surely not! I love your sig line.
  22. Yep, same problem here. I had to stop trying to view the cool snowflakes that AmishHacker was posting awhile back. It took WAY too long to load the page, so I gave up. Some day I'll come out of the Dark Ages and walk into the light, but for now I'll put up with the limitations of dial-up.
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