rjb43nh
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I have a 5/5 cache on Owl's Head (GCJVEZ) in the middle of the Pemi wilderness in NH that is a very strenuous 18 mile round trip. A few cachers found it within a week of it being listed. If you'd like to see what sort of crazies go for this type of cache, read the logs.
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Yup, taking photographs can be "illegal" but a lot of people do it because they don't know the complexities of the law. Click here to see the Lone Cypress Tree at the Pebble Beach Golf Club that is copyrighted. If you click, go to this site, and read the caption under the picture it state that ALL photos taken of this tree by anyone are the property of the golf club. Apparently a lot of National Parks are forcing anyone who looks like a professional photographer to pay for a permit as well. National security issues (real or imagined) prohibit photos in many areas. Museums prohibit photos for both intelectial property reasons and light from flashes affecting paintings, etc..
Think of this issue like reading a library book. You can read it as many times as you like but if you decide you want to copy the book so you'll have your own copy, you've broken the law. If you want a legal copy of the book you have to buy one. The price of the book can be considered to include a license for you to own the book.
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Check out the list here.
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There is already a thread on this subject started Oct 15th here
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Routing software works quite well IF there is a parking waypoint, or you can create one for the cache. Routing software doesn't work quite as well if the cache requires some walking and there are lakes, rivers, or other obstacles nearby. Under these conditions the software might get you physically close to the cache but there is no way to get there because of the obstacle between you and it. There is nothing more annoying than to have your GPS routing software tell you you're really close then noticing you have to drive 25 miles to get to the other side of a river or lake.
I have also noticed that I can't use the routing software then load a topo map region on my Magellan Meridian. Using one map then trying to use the other messes up most of the defaults I have set and it is a royal pain to reset them all. What I've been doing is loading the routing (MapSend DirectRoute) onto my back-up Meridian Gold which I have on a dash mount and using the MapSend Topo on my Platinum which directs me to the cache site. As long as I can load a parking waypoint on the Gold, that makes the trip much easier.
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AuntieWeasel-"No, but you probably wouldn't feel shy about posting that Coke tastes like weasel pee, if you thought it was so. And you'd probably be really surprised if a Coke lover took your remarks personally and had a hissy about it."If I like Pepsi instead of Coke, etc., I don’t advocate that all the rest of the soft drinks be removed from the market because I think they are “lame.”Actually "shy" has nothing to do with it. I like to think I am mature enough to realize the effect a thoughtless (or intentionally spiteful) statement like that would have on others. It also doesn't take a genius to predict the effect such a statement would elicit so there should be no surprise. And besides, I'll leave the aforementioned taste comparisions to your experienced palate.
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The subject of this thread is silly and serves no purpose other than to breed ill will. There are many goods and services out there but I have the choice to select which ones I want and ignore the rest. If I like Pepsi instead of Coke, etc., I don’t advocate that all the rest of the soft drinks be removed from the market because I think they are “lame.” If it isn’t illegal or immoral to place a certain type of cache let the market decide whether they get placed or not. Caching should NOT be a unified, find only 5/5 caches or you’re a weenie sport, but a diversified sport with something for everyone. I wouldn’t classify the caches in Nashville as better or worse than any other place but as having their own unique interesting character.
You know, even though I own one of the most difficult caches in NH, I think I’d like to visit Nashville and find some of their caches. The people there sound very friendly and I’m sure I’d have a great time.
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I know I've mentioned it before some place but check out GCJVEZ and read the logs to see what cachers think of this 5/5 cache of mine. It is located in the middle of New Hampshire's Pemi "wilderness" area. This strenuous 18 mile hike with 2500 feet of elevation gain has been done in a 10-13 hours day by experienced hikers. Give it a try, you might like it.
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I have hiked the entire Appalachian Trail (2170 miles) twice and have finished sections from Georgia up to northern Virginia for a third time. I have also done the John Muir trail (212 miles) through the high Sierra region of California and Vermont's Long Trail (265 miles).
Generally long distance hiking, caching, and photography don't mix that well for logistic reasons. There are caches near, or in some cases, on the Appalachian Trail that would be easy to get. Keep in mind there are a lot of areas where trails go that prohibit caching.
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So, how is that different from any other man-made trail--say, the Appalaichan Trail? Isn't ANY trail "created by people repeatedly taking the same path through native vegetation?"
To put it another way, these informal trails are also called "herd paths", because they resemble the random trails that animals make as they repeatedly go to the same water source, etc. These informal trails could start as a bushwhack or a shortcut to avoid following a longer established trail system that is cut and maintained by some organization responsible for that particular area.
These social trails or herd paths have no maintenance or support. There is generally no planning or thought that went into them. They won't appear on maps and won't have trail signs or markers to tell you where they go. Compare these trails to an organized trail like the Appalachian Trail that has been planned, has guidebooks, maps, signs identifying turns, junctions, shelters, maintainers, etc.
Basically these informal trails could start by several people bushwhacking to the same site and every person tramples down a little more or breaks a few more branches. Eventually you will be able to see a footpath and follow this trail. If it isn't used for some time nature will reclaim it.
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95_Camaro_Couple-Just out of curiosity, is there an easy way to see if the location you spot has already been listed? It's pretty tough to go through them all when there are over a thousand, you know?
What I do is first go to the bottom of the locationless cache listing page and click on “There are more logs. View them all on one page.” Then go to “EDIT” at the top of your browser page and select “Find in Top Window.” You can now enter a string to search for in the pop-up dialog box. I generally enter Latitude as just “N 43” or whatever because anyone else probably wouldn’t be standing in the same spot you were. This generally narrows it down to maybe 20 possibilities and I then look at the Longitudes that pop up and see if I get a degree match there. If I do I check the log entry closely to see if there is a location match. This process generally only takes a minute or two. You can also search for a place name if that is unique. When I do a search what I’ve found is quite often there are at least 2 cachers that have logged the same location even though you aren’t suppose to. It is probably because they didn’t do a careful search. Doing a search manually takes forever and you're likely to miss something.
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Here is a link to a positive article on Geocaching in the Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper that serves the seacoast area of NH. The reporter did a good job seeing he had never heard of geocaching a week before he wrote the article. I am the person he interviewed for the story.
http://www4.fosters.com/October_2004/10.16...ews/ro1016a.asp
Oh, the story ran with a large photo on page 1. Nice to see that stories like this are considered real news.
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Please read what I said. “The condescending remark (You should be ashamed if you don't already know this one) in the listing, was unchristian, was totally uncalled for and doesn’t belong on any listing page, religious or not.“ I only said the remark was unChristian, not the person. I don’t think you could find anyone who would claim Jesus could have said that. I think that if the remark is, as you admit, condescending, uncalled for, and doesn’t belong, then it is also unChristian. As I mentioned, I can only take the remark at face value because I don’t know the person.SixDogTeam-“Condescending? Yes. Uncalled for? Yes. Doesn't belong? Probably. UnChristian? Now YOU've gone over the line. We don't need to be calling each other names here.The question I posed is whether the cache can be changed so it continues to exist and meets the current cache guidelines. That will take some flexibility on both sides. I would like to see that happen and the cache be unachieved. Isn’t that your goal also?
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No matter what is said about this cache someone will be upset so before I give you my take, let me first say that I am not offended by religious material. When I go on long distance hikes (6 months-2100 miles qualifies as long distance), I carry a palm-top computer with the Bible loaded on it. The program I use also has a great search-engine that allows me to find anything I want quickly.
Having said that I feel this cache has crossed the line and fails to meet the cache submission guidelines that are clearly stated on this site and anyone placing a cache has to agrees to. My feeling is that it could be brought into compliance with some minor changes. There is nothing wrong with using the rock as a POI even though it is painted as a symbol of the Christian faith. That rock is a found object that the cache owner felt had universal interest in a puzzle cache. The cache container however is under the control of the cache owner and the three crosses and the crown of thorns he placed there clearly expresses his convictions and intent to, perhaps, influence finders. Replacing the crosses with a large geocache label and removing the crown of thorns would correct these problems, or perceived problems, with the cache container. The fact that there are Bibles in the cache container may be pushing it but would not be a problem as long as there isn’t a specific note (like there is in the present listing) from the cache owner telling finders to take one. Just saying that the cache contains theme-related items is enough. I would suggest that the Bibles be placed in zip-lock bags to protect them from moisture.
The listing requires searching for several NT verses to find numbers to solve the coordinate equations. Had the cache owner stopped at just using the “For God so loved………..” quote that is fairly well known and you see signs for at almost every sporting event that would have been fine as well. The four passages you are required to find amount to a Bible lesson in my opinion, shows intent to prophesize, and is over the line. The condescending remark (You should be ashamed if you don't already know this one) in the listing, was unchristian, was totally uncalled for and doesn’t belong on any listing page, religious or not. Some say that wasn’t his intent but I only have the listing to go by, I can’t read his mind.
From what I have seen, most posters here on both sides are being swayed by emotion and not looking at whether this cache meets the listing guidelines or not. Perhaps the way it was archived was a little harsh and that has contributed to the problem. While I don’t assume to have the wisdom of Solomon (oops, Biblical reference), I feel that changes to the cache and the listing can allow the cache to exist and be acceptable to all. Isn’t that preferable to all this petty arguing?
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I believe I know the cache owner bring referred to and I have logged 6 of his locationless caches. I was asked to provide more information on one cache because my log entry was (I admit) a little too terse. I was somewhat surprised at the request for more info but didn't consider it unreasonable and, not wanting to make a mountain out of an Ant-hill
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Although I find this new watch very interesting, I don’t see where this will change anything for GPS users. Here is some info that I clipped from a HP application note that has been around for a few years and this and more is available on the web if you do a google search.
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GPS and Precision Timing Applications, HP Application Note 1272
We live in a four-dimensional world and the fourth dimension is time. Without an accurate estimate of time, finding position as it is understood today is not possible. The GPS delivers time, time interval and frequency anywhere in the world with precision and accuracy more than adequate for many applications. With GPS timing, precision of billionths of a second is now possible. A billionth of a second is called a nanosecond (ns). Such precision has opened up all kinds of opportunities.
The provision of precise time and frequency signals from the spacecraft is aided by the presence of two cesium and two rubidium atomic clocks on each satellite. Only a single standard is used at any given time, so each satellite has good redundancy.
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Seeing that the time in our GPS receivers is already automatically set by the atomic clocks from the GPS system, I don’t think we will notice any real change from this technology. Where it will help is in watches or equipment that are not connected to or continually updated by the GPS system clocks. You will still have to set the watches accurately and my reaction time is about 0.25 seconds so there are some details to work out. The main application of this technology will probably be in portable electronic test equipment where crystal timebases are now used for frequency standards. I already use the GPS system and specialized GPS timing receivers to adjust and sync my rubidium vapor standards in my little electronics workshop. One receiver I have reports the long-term error between my standard and the GPS system to within a few parts in 10 to the 12 power (picoseconds). Yup-I’m a technogeek and even with this superior timing accuracy, I’m still late!
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I have a New Hampshire cache , GCJVEZ, Owl's Head, that is a 5/5 that you might find interesting. It is an 18 mile strenuous hike with almost 3000 feet of elevation gain, most of the gain on an unstable rock slide. To find out what cachers think of this, check the logs.
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I'd say some animals like yogurt too. Check out this photo of a cache from Maine that I found. The contents were scattered and the log book was mush.
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Back on Sept. 8 New England n00b mentioned feces in a cache. As the cacher who found what he referred to, it wasn’t funny. Don’t get me wrong, I’d be the first person to have a good laugh at someone else who made such a find but when it happens to you there isn’t anything humorous about it. The cache container was a large ammo box and a non-geocaching person found the cache, defecated in the container, made a log entry(no pun intended), put everything back in, resealed the container and put it back where I found it on a hot day some time later. Any more details here would be TMI (too much information). After e-mails to the approver and the cache owner, it was immediately disabled until the owner had a chance to totally replace the cache and rehide it in a nearby location, just in case the sicko should try to repeat his performance.
So I’m actually not too upset about what I find in a cache but I have removed a few items that I felt shouldn’t be there. One item I removed was a 50ml bottle of Kahlua liqueur, which I also had no use for. I did take a nice Swiss-style pocket knife that I am using. The bottom line is that where any of these caches could be found by a family group, is there anything in the container that might be considered dangerous or inappropriate. Also consider smells. I just found a cache in northern Maine where the cache was a Stonyfield Farm 2 pound plastic yogurt container that had been destroyed by some animal. There is currently a cache that is a glass pickle jar and all finders comment on the pickle smell as well as the fact that it is glass. It is nice to see the variety of caching containers and the sometimes bizarre contents out there because it gives us some ideas we could use. There are generally enough cachers out there so the container contents are policed to prevent any questionable item from staying there long. The on line log entries gives feedback to the owner as well as alerting others about any possible problems. I’m sure that some items we might not like were put there with good intentions or without thinking of the consequences.
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I feel that the alternating lime and white add nothing but confusion. My vote is to use the lime in a good drink and keep the background FFFFFF.
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If you're in New Hampshire, I have a cache at Owl's Head. It may not be Tibet but read the description and the logs and see if you think its tough.
, edited my log to include proof so that it met the cache requirements. It was accepted with no problems.
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Read the logs and check the Topozone map for my Hidden Nasty Waterfall cache (GCJRNC) in Gonic, NH, to find out what nasty truly is.
A similar cache is Old Bridge (GCG8XN) in Epping, NH, by Pso. The cache is on the other side of the sewerage treatment plant where he works. If he is there, you may be able to use the short cut through the plant.