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    Geocaching vacation spots

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    We are taking a four day weekend and be visiting Key West, Fl in Feb. a little bit of every thing, trads, virts(southern point, and a Jimmy Buffet tour), Earths and a web cam cache(Hogs Breath Saloon) That means beer and caching! Whoot!.

     

    Plus all to pick and choose from on the drive down from Orlando.

     

    My favorite caching now involves some type of travel or vacations.

    Appalachian Trail

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Thanks for the responses, I will get that book "Walk in the Woods". I also scanned up and down the trail (just Ga and NC)and I found many caches including virts and Earths (my favs) My climb to the Mt Lecounte virts is what hooked me on this. I'm sure there are plenty more up past the Smokey Mtns. I wonder if there is a bookmark list with the closest caches to the entire trail? Caches on a route maybe?

     

    We rented a cabin just outside Pigeon Forge for our vacation next month. Plan on doing quite a bit of hiking and Mt. LeConte will be one of our primary stops. I already have that virtual saved in my phone, as well as the Alum Cave virtual, which is on the way up. Can't wait.

    The three Mt Leconte virts are awesome, well not the actual caches, but the journey up to claim them. I hiked it alone starting at 7am at the trailhead, was back at the car by 12-12:30, really fast. In retrospect, I wish I had slowed down a bit to smell the roses, I guess the Florida boy in me was just excited to be there. Going up was not bad, but coming down just blew up a brand new pair of cheap sneakers. : ) Its a good thing I was quick, because when I got back to our cabin on the other side of the valley, I watched a monster storm from our balcony come in and destroy the mountain, rain, lightning, and a lot of hail. Respect the weather up there, as it can change rapidly. Check out another virt "Porters Creek" http://coord.info/GCG159 just NE on 321 fro Gatlinburg.

    Appalachian Trail

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Thanks for the responses, I will get that book "Walk in the Woods". I also scanned up and down the trail (just Ga and NC)and I found many caches including virts and Earths (my favs) My climb to the Mt Lecounte virts is what hooked me on this. I'm sure there are plenty more up past the Smokey Mtns. I wonder if there is a bookmark list with the closest caches to the entire trail? Caches on a route maybe?

    Appalachian Trail

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    My wife just bought me a book "AWOL On The Appalachian Trail". I have only read a third of the book, and I already want to get my GPS, backpack and head to "Springer Mountain" Ga. (Southern Trail head)and start hiking. My understanding is there are no caches along the "AT", is that true? I know this trip would not be about Geocaching, but I would love to hear about any insights any one would have about what caching may be on the "AT" trail ahead? Maybe.......?

     

    A year away........ just looking for insight. Moparots / Craig

    Web Cam Caches?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    ...but a webcam takes a lot of time, effort, and money to set up and maintain (for the owner of the cam)

    All the webcam caches I've ever seen (whether actually doing them or just seeing them online) have used pre-existing webcams. None of them used webcams set up solely for that purpose.

     

    Yes, I understand that, That is why I said "for the owner of the cam". The Cache owner is just using the cam/web site for free. Its not like cams are setup every 528 feet like a power run. Although some DOT networks are pretty close. :)

     

    I asked the question because I was browsing some of the web cams in NYC, many of them are streaming and of really sharp quality. The raging bull cam (Wall St) and the times square cams are nice. The last cache cam I did, the pic was taken from so far away, we were just two specks in a square.

    Web Cam Caches?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Thanks every body for your input. Mr Yuck you have given me some thing to think about, incorporating it into a multi and/or mystery, or a different website. Good idea.

     

    As for cam caches being no longer being published 3 years before the creation of the account I was posting under, I honestly didn't know if they were allowed. I kind of see the rational of banning virtuals when cachers were submitting virts that were silly, but a webcam takes a lot of time, effort, and money to set up and maintain (for the owner of the cam) It just seems a bit more substantial and permanent.

     

    I think even the silliest webcam cache has got to be better than a newly published magnetic key holder attached to a smelly dumpster behind your local strip mall. But that's just MY opinion.

    Web Cam Caches?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Hello all, Sorry, I haven't been to the forums in a long time. Been caching instead. : )

     

    Web Cam Caches? Can we still submit new ones? Or did they go the way of the Do Do Bird and the virtual?

     

    Thanks in advance for any input. Moparots / Craig

    Caches along I-95

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by moparots

    WHOOPS! I MEANT INTERSTATE 75 Orlando to Atlanta Sorry

     

    Hello all, its been a long time since Ive posted on the forums. I am driving from Orlando to Atlanta for the holidays, I will be traveling with two non cachers, the wife and 7 year old daughter. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what "quality" caches to stop at on the way. Fun, unusual, unique, caches? Cool, beautiful, historic places?

     

    We will do a little caching in and around Stone Mtn too. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

     

    WHOOPS! I MEANT INTERSTATE 75 Orlando to Atlanta Sorry

    My Etrex Vista Died : (

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Hello all, My Etrex Vista HCx died today. Its about two years old been dropped a few times, and is a little scratched and dirty.

     

    Worked great till this morning, now when I turn it on it just stays on the "Acquiring Satellites" page. It never acquires.

     

    I was wondering if any one else had this problem or knew of some way to fix it. I have a new Colorado on the way from Amazon, but I'd like to fix this one for a back up or give to some one else.

     

    Thanks in advance for any help/replies Moparots

    Coin with Tracking # Scratched Off

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Hello all, I have never posted in the coin forum, I thought this would be a good place. My Brother in law who is new to caching, found a coin on vacation and while showing it to me back here in Florida, we noticed the tracking # had been scratched off completely.

    I just wanted to place this log on the forums to see if I could find the owner and get the # and place it back into circulation. Its in a new plastic sleeve with a small card that has spaces for coin name, number, and code. All Blank. On the card is a Hog Logo and the words hogwildstuff.org

     

    About the coin: The front is the "Steelers" emblem in yellow, green, and orange, with white PAGA letters. The words "Pittsburgh Area Geocaching Association" around the edge, also "wwwpaga.com"

     

    On the back: The words "Turn Left Where"? and on bottom "West End Circle, Pittsburgh Pa." The graphic is alot of arrows with interstate and state road road # signs.

     

    Anyhow I thought someone from the Pittsburgh area may see this thread and know who the owner was.

     

    Thanks, Moparots

    DISTURBING

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    We recently participated in a group power trail hunt of lame micros on stop signs and lamp post skirts, an afternoon to get up the numbers, no big deal.

     

    But one cache was on the edge of a private golf course, easily accessed by a public road. The cache in question was in a tree, surrounded by a flower bed. The plants were about waist high, thick and in full bloom. Five different geocachers crashed into them stomping them down with no apparent concern.

     

    I stood there astounded and flabbergasted (the technical term for it). I just couldn't believe it. When I politely (not easy for me) objected, , one of them, apparently a certified herbalogist, stated with authority, "It's OK, they're not native species!"

     

    I couldn't believe my ears. No they're not protected weeds, you moron, they've been planted here by the grounds crew, who waters and fertilizes them, I thought to myself.. (They ringed the perimeter of the part of the course we could see).

     

    They were quite beautiful. not so much now.

     

    This is the kind of crap that gets geocaching banned from locations and gives the hobby a bad reputation.

    These weren't kids either, they were adults and seasoned cachers.

     

    Thank goodness this is not the typical behavior on the part of cachers we have encountered over the years.

     

    I didn't object further, since the damage was already done, and old age is not helping my bar fighting skills any plus no chairs to throw, but I have no respect for these people now, and doubt if I'll cache with this group again. Just getting it off my chest. --TR

     

    This is the reason I always carry a sidearm when I geocache.

     

    That made me laugh out loud.. :) "I carry a firearm, so if have to, I can shoot the people I cache with" :)

    Forgot password

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by moparots

    Hello, A fellow cacher, "history-cacher" contacted me and asked if I would post this question in the foums. He says he cant post on the furums because Groundspeak asks for his password, which he has forgotten. He is able to access all the other geocaching.com pages, but the furums.

     

    Can anyone walk him though the process of retreiving, or getting a new password.

     

    I hope this is the place to post this I didnt notice any tech forum. Thanks in advance.

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