Two Bear Cubs

Woah! What a thing of beauty. Hey- a little advice when hiding in Blowing Rock - MOST of the really great places are National Park Service land so off limits. That means Moses Cone is out, Price Park is out, anything along the Blue Ridge Parkway is out. Sad. So sad. I'd like to see some in Grandfather Mtn. They would have to be placed with permission though. Their latest brochure makes a point of listing 'Geocaching' as a potentially harmful activity to the fragile eco system, but last I talked to the man in charge (a year ago) they were receptive to sanctioning a cache, so just make sure to get permission. You hide it--We'll hunt it!

I agree w/ JackCache--too many stages gets to be work. Unless food/eating/drinking is somehow involved. I think TT had just the right amount of stages. Also, I really, really enjoyed not knowing anything about TT before starting the day. No revealing photos. Just that whiff of mystery. Or was that ozone from following mr007's down the rabbit hole? And speaking of mr007's, have you ever considered making a naked cache requirement...PBJ and I have long wanted to see mr0---aw, nevermind. That is probably not constructive feedback. A little puzzle now and then never hurt anyone. Maybe something that would require a co-conspirator handy with a cell phone and computer. Good to know what sort of items to bring along. A packing list sure got my attention on TT. And it was a good packing list. I agree w/ LtlJon, I HATE caches that require public exposure. Not being naked in public. That's fine. Particularly for other people. I mean I hate being exposed as a cacher. I have long-dreamed of a swinging bridge over a gorge and / or a zip line. There just aren't enough zip lines in geocaching today. I've got a couple more ideas. Will PM you!

Glad you've looked into this. I'm sitting at home in NC wearing a Lake George Forest Tshirt right now courtesy of the FL Forest Service. Thought it was one of the coolest acts of a government agency in quite a long time when they placed those caches. Even sent them a thank you note and a donation after they mailed our t shirts. In fact, I'd be glad to send more fan mail if you think the encouragement would do some good. Just post an address. The FL Forest Service is really refreshing after some killjoy NPS encounters we've had in our area.

I absolutely love logging DNF's. No lie. The tortured confessional. "Came without extension pole", "Forgot large magnet on string again," "Will come back in the fall when Holly Trees loose their leaves; no wait, Holly's don't loose their leaves. *#$% you Mr. P" The slapstick chain of events...It's way more fun than "TNLNSL" which might also be abbreviated ZZZZZ. And it's such a pleasure to receive the most delightful encouragement after a DNF from local cachers--pack 'o deranged weasels--(No offense to Auntie Weasel or any other legit weasels) But why oh why can we not click on someone's stats and read their DNF's? My intentions are purely honorable here. Really. I would not cackle evilly or send taunting PM's. No. Scratch that. I would. Call me crazy, but a couple of DNF's from other cachers makes me want to go in for the smilie. Being FTF often means you have more time at your disposal, but finding a cache after a long line of DNF's means you're gooooood. It's like a little blue signal beacon. *hunt me!* ... *hunt me!* ...*hunt me!* ... *But don't bring your kids b/c they're going to be really peeved off when you don't find it either*

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Do I have a problem w/ geocaching? No. Of course not. I do it all the time. My first husband has a real problem w/ geocaching. Of course, this is why he is my first husband...

Oooh. Whimsyguy. How horrible. I never got it until just now. I am going to hide my head in the sock drawer.

Hey Fergus, How 'bout let's see one of those chainmail balls. Post a photo! Somewhere out in the woods there must be a lot of little chain males limping.

Go to Amazon.com and check out film short: 'The Tooth Fairy' You'll see why.

...Er..Sure, if they would quit blowing the whistles we got out of the last cache. I have nine kids. Should have been prepared a long time ago. Just kidding. I have a 5 & 6 year old. We pack bandaids, bugspray, trade items, water, compass, snacks, etc etc etc etc etc. Sometimes in between punches to vital organs we forget to pack certain things. Assuming coordinates got packed, there have been MANY times we used all our bandaids (see punching comment) And sometimes, bad mommy, we forget bandaids. (see punching comment.) No-oo-ooo...I want them to trade THE WHISTLES for the bandaid. Seriously, I don't think anyone ever makes their kids trade anything for anything. Not really an issue. But oddly enough, kids really like bandaids. One of my 5 year old's favorite things of all time was a latex glove filled w/ prep wipes and bandaids. Of course he's been telling us for a long time he wants to be a proctologist when he grows up, and I rarely bend over to empty the dryer in his presence any more ...oh nevermind. Maybe he is a weird kid... Seriously. We've always appreciated bandaids being there when we needed them.

Walmart sells Tshirt transfer paper. You print it out on inkjet printer and iron it on a shirt. My fav was one that looked like a big FBI, but it was FTF with the cache name underneath. The only snag is 'washability.' Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. I've made some shirts that lasted for years, and some that only lasted a few washings.

Back before we were married, one leaped across the road in front of my soon-to-be husband's car. (That was 8 years ago in Blowing Rock, NC -- The Blue Ridge Mtns of Western NC) Had I known then what I know now, I would have done the same thing.

Lurking. Lurching. Hitting my head on rocks. Brow furrowing. Staggering. These are things I prefer to do alone.

I want one that says, "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." I'm rollin' every time I read your signature. Tie-dye. Good idea OzGuff!

Ok. Now let's see if I know Jack.

Okaaaaay. Let's see if my man Jack shows up. Oh yea. I as a matter of fact, I do know Jack.

Got it!

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I would LOVE an icon to indicate micros or log only caches. Sometimes you feel like a nut sized cache. Sometimes you don't. The kids hate them (for obvious reasons.) Although their interest has perked up a bit now that I give them a puppy for every micro we find. Not really. Really I pay them each a dollar. Sick. But effective.