KSAcat

Driving me crazy too! Hope there is a resolution soon.

Same issue with Refresh, so frustrating trying to get my dbase to identify archived caches so I can remove them.

WOW Ted, another whole thousand in just one year too. How do you do it? Congratulations my friend. KSAcat

I spoke with A-Channel and their very short piece got stuffed into the "arround the region" segment with another reference to "buried treasure". When will they get it right? The Orillia Today newspaper seemed much more interested and seemed to want to put a positive spin on the story. We may get some good mileage from that interview if they run it. Both media outlets were invited verbally by me to attend the COG Spring Fling this w/e. Maybe a couple of e-mails to the A-Channel might get thier interest piqued enough to send out someone like Casey Colby to do a human interest story for the w/e news? The Orillia Packet and Times ran a brief story this evening that was factual but had no clear referenc to Geocaching. I doubt they would attend the Fling. The cache should be active again shortly... I can't decide whether or not to keep it in the Camo Can. KSAcat

You never think in advance how something as simple as a camo tape covered ABS plumbing pipe can cause such an uproar but then something like this happens. I can only assume that the container was found after the most recent visit logged yesterday and that the cache container was not properly replaced or someone was curious as to why the cacher was lurking arround the shoreline??? Why would anyone want to bomb a tree? Anyways, I will go to the OPP station to see if they would like to return my cache and I will replace it if I can. I guess it would be nice to get a little good press like how this cache has brought 50 people to the park that otherwise may not have come there... Any suggestions on how we can make this into a positive? KSAcat

I was looking for a FTF today at the new "8th Wander" cache in the Oro Medonte hills (right smack in the middle of the snow belt, although the 7th Con. is worse) when I jumped over the snow bank and landed in heavy powder snow up to my shins. The cache is going to have to wait cause I'm not gonna walk 1/4 mile in this stuff without my Fabers. I could have slogged it but I coulda (and shoulda) stuck my snowshoes in the car today, where they will stay till the spring. Congrats to Vaughn Firefighter who was wise enough to be prepared with his snowshoes for an easy FTF. And I call myself a scout leader! Yes, snowshoes are a necessary part of winter caching. I think the best part. A good pair of Hybrid Fabers will cost you arround $100 new when they're on sale a CT or you can order from their web site. The Hybrid Winter Hiker is what I use; they are basic recreational shoes that are easy to put on and are a nice blend of old and new technology. The Faber site also has lots of helpful tips on how to use snowshoes. Faber Snowshoes BTW, I would prefer to be the FTF but I do not mind following in a trail laid by another snowshoer because I know that someone else is having as much fun as I am. Cheers de KSAcat

I'm in as far as I know. My son might be in too if it was teen friendly? Great idea BTW.