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While walking on paths near Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu HI, I found a cache that is not listed. While taking pictures near an old WWII bunker, I thought it would be a perfect place for a cache and, viola, there it was. And first to find too! I was puzzled by the note saying it was placed over a year ago in 2009 and still never found. When I went to log, I couldn't find it listed. Guess it was never approved, and left behind? I want my credit Coords near: N 21° 42.182 W 158° 00.332 if you want to find it.

We have a cache in our area that is only available at very low tide. No warnings so you most likely will have to return after you figure it out. Yours seems no more inconvenient, especially if you have a warning!

Someting like the folowing was in Vancouver and might work for you: Have 4 keys with coordinates that you place in local caches like travel bugs. If people find it they can take it and unlock one of the four caches that are listed as puzzles, and then drop off the key in any cache. The one in Vancouver was quite a popular and elusive cache. Each cache could have part of a combo and coords to a fifth and very elusive puzzle cache. Call the series locked n' locked Here's the one I was thinking of.

What a timely argument now that I am reading 'The GOD Delusion' by Richard Dawkins which I received for Christmas (yes, I see the irony). Funny though, as a non-Christian who never entered a church, I have never been more interested in the topic after reading this book, and will probably read the bible for the first time. One thing he says, though, is Christians are atheists too, except for one particular God of the many Gods believed on earth. Maybe we should embrace what we we share, and minimize our differences To get OT: might use this book in a cache...

Granted I can't tell from the picture exactly what this is but having been an electrician at one time, to me this would look like a severe safety issue. There is no way in **** I would reach in and pull out a bare wire. I'll give you this, it is cool, but please reconsider. Even if that wire is dead there is always the possibility of there being a break in the insulation of the other wires. It was placed in a 'museum piece' in the park behind the maritime museum. It was a submarine motor detached from the 'Ben Franklin' which is displayed there as well, and part of my emigma cache where you had to hunt for a submarine. It would be obvious to all, I hope, that it was not a functioning motor. At any rate, archived due to said cache been muggled twice.

I have seen them at Zellers, Home Hardware, and also The shopping Channel has good deals on sets. here:

One feature I would like is for finders to rate a cache when they log a find. Specifically: 1. Time to find from parking lot So we get an idea of the average time required to find it. This alone would be good enough for me so that I can judge how long a hike we should plan for. 2. Terrain I know this is already there, but it is subjective and based on one person. An average would be better. Not only would this be useful information, it sometimes might be essential! Thanks

On my trip to Calgary (well Drumheller 1 hr out of Calgary-a recommended add on to your trip) and back I found that most cities and towns had internet access. Either at a cafe, at the hotel, or at the public library for free! Also, when investigating a cache, click the profiles of a few finders (ones like: found this cache during my Banff vacation), I found that often a finder would have a trail of cache finds along the same route I was taking.

Well, it was dark and there was a lot of critter activity by the cache. I couldn't see the rats, but I sure could hear them! ...This weekend, RCMP boxed in my car as it was parked in a pull-out. I sheepishly returned as my search was visible from the pull-out. They informed me there was no parking there. I made an excuse that 'I thought there was a trail to the park here.' One mountie shook my hand and let me go. I thought that was strange (the handshake). Anyone police officers know why they did that?

I had not read the book, and I really enjoyed the movie. I was suprised that one of the clues closely matched one of my own riddles! I swear I did not 'borrow' it.

If you start from a downtown hotel and bike the seawall, you can hit quite a few caches along coal harbour (Hastings St area) on the way to Stanley Park, around Stanley park seawall, continue along the seawall to Science World via English Bay and Yaletown (Pacific Ave), and then on to Granville Island and Vanier Park near Kits Beach. You would get a great sense of what Vancouver is about, hit plenty of caches, and you would never need to leave the level, seawall bike path. You could then get back to downtown on one of the aquabuses that run from Vanier Park to the foot of Thurlow. My Enigma cache is not too far from this route, try to do the puzzle on the plane (most say 10-15 min to do) and enjoy it too BTW, My favourite Fish and Chip spot (go fish) is near False Creek #3 at the Fisherman's wharf just outside of Granville Island. Part 2 would be to continue biking from Vanier Park (You could get there directly via Burrard St from Pan Pacific) to UBC, hitting caches in Pacific Spirit Park, but that would be much more difficult riding. You could likely find several UBC/PSP caches while at UBC.

Would I appreciate it 250 bucks more than my SportTrack Map?

Saw this GPS in XS Cargo in Richmond. Do you think this is a good price for this unit?

Ooops, that's right 10 containers, 20 pieces. First time I have ordered there too

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051209/ap_on_...h_magnetic_pole But seriously, how will this affect coordinates given on GC over time? Is there some rule of thumb (i.e. for every year placed, search an additional .1 m east) we can use?

Thanks, got it off as suggested. Thanks!

Well, trying to get the compartment open, the screw head broke about a 1/4 inch down, just below the seal. I guess I have two problems, a quick fix to get new batteries in so I can cache tomorrow, and getting it fixed long term. Here is a pic:

Just today my Sportrak Map battery screw broke. I cant get in to change my dead batteries. Also interested in the cost to get this replaced? Any ideas on a home fix for me?

From a downtown hotel, an option is to take the scenic ferry (or transit) across to Vanier park (Maritme museum dock), and walk the seawall along false creek to BC PLace via Granville Island. Lots of caches along this area, and you can brunch at GI. If Go Fish is open (an outdoor Fish and Chip place by the GI Fisherman's Warf) try the salmon. Most excellent!!

If anyone sees a local sale advertised again, can you please post it. Thanks.

If someone logs a cache of yours online, but there is no evidence in the physical log book, can you remove their log? Should you? Also, if you wish, can you allow people to log a puzzle cache if they figure out the puzzle, even if they never visit your cache? Should you?

My second response, mostly directed to Parks Canada: An official and accommodating relationship with Geocaching.com is right for Parks Canada for many reasons. First, it is a unofficial travel guide, directing guests to your parks by word of mouth. Think if PC embraced it with official sponsorship of GC.com and a series of official PC caches (maybe with a special PC geocoin or something) that would drive tourism from cachers in Canada, US and the world. (Just look at what Jeep is accomplishing!) Look at this site to see that cachers from Europe, US, etc... plan their holidays along cache routes. Second, it accomplishes goals of park usage and revenue for the park. Third, it keeps a segment of Canada active and healthy. Though this doesn't impact the park directly, it does help in advancing PC's cause for funding, I would assume. Some damage will occur, but this is a bit of a moot point. No more damage occurs than, for example, hikers who bypass switchbacks by traversing down steep grades, orienteering, or many other activities. As well, just like laws against skateboarders has not stopped them riding on public squares, for example, an outright ban would not work. There are already fringe sites and newsgroups that place caches. A ban will just drive traffic away from a site that tries to accommodate you, to other sites that may or may not respect your concerns. In the above example, allowing use in specified areas with regulations, is the answer. As to the actual physical cache: I definitely do not see this as being litter. Cache owners, and those who search for them, definitely feel ownership for them. They are monitored and guarded. By their nature (hidden and sealed), they are not a visible blight, and are sealed off from the environment. In fact, as a cache owner, I feel an ownership for the whole cache area. I placed one cache on trail at a salmon enhancement viewing area. If nothing else, I have raised public awareness of this interesting, noble venture in my city. I, at least, have made a cash donation to the society who maintains it. Initially, I removed two bags of trash near the cache that was littered near the site. When maintaining it, I have removed several more bags of litter (it seems locals use it as a party place where beer cans, cigarette packages, candy wrappers and the like are strewn about.) I have no doubt that I, and caching, have been an invaluable addition to this site and, used properly, will enhance PC's sites in similar ways.

First response after reading this entire thread. As a cacher who has inadvertently caused damage as a new cacher, and one who has placed a cache in an environmentally sensitive area, here are my thoughts, mostly directed to GC.com. Where problems occur, IMO, are where cachers approach the cache from the wrong direction. This can occur from parking your car at the wrong spot, or where a cacher may start at the right spot, but take the wrong trail that closely parallels the right approach. Faced with info from the GPSr that shows a cache 100m off, who actually walks back 2km to take the 'right' trail? GC.com should request two additional waypoints. 1. the preferred place to park, and 2. the correct trailhead location. These could be downloaded as a route, perhaps? This would ensure that excessive environmental damage is not done by a confused cacher. A second piece of info that should be automatic is: distance from main/secondary trail. This would ensure two things. 1. that cachers placing a cache are aware that it is preferred to stay close, and 2. that finders know they do not need to stray too far based on the hint. A thoughtful hint is also a good idea, and should be mandatory if the cache is placed within 20m or so of a sensitive area, so as to discourage a 'scorched earth' search. If Parks Canada insisted on this info, and assuming the cache was initially placed in a spot that could handle a dozen or so visits a month, then I do not see any problems from their perspective.