Sol seaker

I'm interested too, although I'm not in front of my calendar right now. I'm usually able to get away Thursdays.

I would assume that one reason you would put a cache in a library would be to introduce people to the library who don't normally get there. You're wanting to show people a cool place: the library. In this spirit it would be great to expose kids to this great place. I would keep any puzzles simple so kids could figure it out too.

...and they certainly have every right to. The above guideline is crystal clear about what is required to log a webcam cache. The fact that the webcam was down when you were there is just plain bad luck. It's no different than a container being missing from a physical cache site at the time you visit. Log a DNF and move on. It sucks, yes, but that's how the cookie crumbles. As for the suggestions to log a NA, I don't see that as being necessary. When I checked just now, of the 6 total webcams contained within the links on the cache listing, 4 are functioning just fine, so this webcam cache is still perfectly doable. As for the paranormal activity, check out one of the webcams from this cache here. If you stare at the top-left one for long enough, you might make out a ghostly figure or something. I think the ghost has taken offense to the webcams and disabled some of them. There are still more to be had however, and the thread-owner should have logged with one of those. I didn't know about the change in webcam rules, so at this point it does seem the cache owner was in the right to not allow your log. I wouldn't allow any log on my caches that would mean they would be archived because of it either.

The theory behind PMO caches being safer is that someone who is intent just on stealing caches will not pay for a premium membership. This is probably true in many cases. If someone is just running across the cache by accident, there are less people finding the cache, which will lead muggles to it. There are people who are disgruntled with the caching world and intend harm on others. These people may have had a PMO membership already, but if they didn't, they're not likely to buy one just to inflict harm when there are so many caches to damage for free. This is the instance people are talking about when they talk about PMO caches being safer. The last two caches I've listed were PMO caches because I do believe they last longer. We shall see. As far as a second cache saying, "you didn't find it" those really drive me nuts. They've bugged me enough to keep me from looking for the "real" container. If I look in a spot and don't find a container, I don't need a container to tell me it's not there. If I've found a container that was placed by the owner, then in a sense I have found the cache, so don't tell me I didn't. Sorry, drives me nuts. I try not to P. off my cache searchers. I would rather make them smile with my hides. That is what I shoot for: caches that make people smile.

You need to delete those caches and re-enter them. Now that you have premium membership you can create a pocket query and load them all at once.

Yes, that site is mainly filled with cachers who couldn't deal with minimal guidelines, like don't put caches on private property, and cachers banned from here. The forums I saw over there were awful. Imagine a forum full of cachers banned from forums here, with no moderation there. Ugh. They were at each others throats. I agree asking people to transfer their caches is sleezy. Just shows they're getting desperate I guess.

It didn't take me long to find a blog post with the deal, and it says "every five caches you hide or transfer". They don't say anything about removing them from this site, but it seems implied to me. Also, later in that blog post, they give a brief primer on geocaching. It says "The minimum that you need is a Garmin GPS unit..." Shameful. Hey, at least they are advocating the use of a real GPS unit. They could have said all you need is a "smartphone". And to show you how brain dead OC is they offer a smartphone app. Not really. Smart phones lead to GPS purchases. People begin with a smart phone when they would not have made the GPS investment to start, then they get involved with the game and realize its limitations. Then they buy a GPS. It's a natural progression that they are smart to realize.

I've never heard anyone say they were "afraid" of muggles. We have to be careful to be discreet around them so the caches aren't taken, but.who ever said they were afraid? And we really have plenty of cachers without going around recruiting. This game isn't for everyone. We really have plenty of cachers right now. I share it with those hiking with me, and those close to me, but I don't need to recruit strangers.

At first I wasn't interested, but after thinking of all the great adventures I've had geocaching, it might not be a bad idea after all. I would have to edit out 99% of my city caches, but the rest are priceless experiences. All of my boat cache finds, my island finds, my FTF on the Ape replacement, my recent trip helping replace the Ape replacement, my recent hike with other cachers finding the multi "Bullet the Blue Sky", so many great hikes, so many newly discovered places I never knew existed. I would have to edit out a lot, but that still leaves an incredible amount of memories worth saving.

There should always be some that are tough or the game would get boring. Go find some others. Come back to this one next year. It will be easier with more experience. Go hunt some others. You will come across more that you can't find too. Just move on to the next one. Don't worry about it.

The question is, can you "find" it? If you know where it is, you can't "find" it. If you've got to search like everyone else, then it can be called a find and it's good to log. I would leave FTF for someone else since you were involved though.

Thanks! I'm not sure how high I can make it either. I've had plans to hit that trail again and see how far I can get, but haven't had a chance. Soon I hope. There was too much snow for us to make the attempt last time. Last I checked, there weren't many DNF's on them yet. I guess we should get more to make sure they are indeed gone. It would be good if those cache owners would come forward and check themselves. In general, I don't think it's a good idea to maintain a cache that the owner is not going to maintain. I made the exception on the lower part to get the trail going again. To get the whole trail going again with the normal DNF process would have taken years. Now that we've got the lower part happening again, maybe we can DNF the upper ones and get the owners to check, maintain, adopt out, or archive. People now have use of the trail at least. People have incentive to get back on that trail. Maybe we can all try to put some DNF's on them this summer to get them moving too.

But why? Why would you use geocaching to promote any agenda other than geocaching itself? Leave your agendas & commercialism at home, 'K? Thx. +1 Although I could always use a nice pen.

There are few "rules" in geocaching, but signing the logbook is one. Having a pen is as essential as having a GPS. Recently I found a cache in 30 seconds, but it took me 20 minutes to find a pencil in my trunk because for once I didn't have one in my purse. Some people have been known to use mud and a stick when desperate. Just note online if your signature is not totally legible. For a while I had a mini pen tied on my GPS. That worked well.

The first time I cached with a friend who used a smart phone, we got out of the car and she went one way and I went the other. I knew something was amiss. After a few hours of caching her battery died. My car cig lighter didn't work, so she no longer had a GPS or phone. She later had me get new Coords for the caches she had placed because one was 100 feet off. I wouldn't have anything but a few GPS for in the woods. I'm often out of cell range and its more durable. When I'm in cell range out hiking, I'd rather save my battery for emergencies. I've got a nice paperless GPS that I love. I have pocket queries I run every week that cover the whole area. I always carry my GPS, just as I always carry my phone, keys and wallet. It's not hard. I often end up with time between appointments where it comes in handy. I've only missed a new cache once while out caching, but then I hadn't updated my GPS that week either. I don't mind having missed one cache ever for the monthly charge.

Some GPS's need to be turned off to download, and some need to be turned on. It could be as simple as that. Tell us more about how you are downloading. Are you using "drag and drop" or a program to download?

I would suggest getting a GPS. They are much more accurate than I phones, especially for placing caches, waterproof, have changeable batteries so you don't run you phone down etc. You do have to still load the caches in them, but the newer ones hold a lot. You may be able to load the whole country of Iceland.

I can see the photo. Just reporting in on it. I don't know why you can't. We've got a lot of great computer minds on here. Hang in a minute, I'm sure you'll get your answer.

Uh, I don't think that is accurate. The reviewers cannot possibly keep an eye on all the disabled caches. Check all the caches that they have written a note on. They all say, "This has been brought to my attention." Disabling a cache will not bring it to a reviewers attention. They don't have unlimited time and resources to keep an eye on every disabled cache. Writing a "needs maintenance" note will not get the reviewers attention. Writing a "needs archived" WILL send a note to a reviewer. However, there are other steps you can, and should take first, before resorting to that. I would do, as others have suggested, and that is writing an email to the cache owner, telling him about your plans for a cache, and how excited you are about it and that you found out that his cache is too close to your location. Then I'd put a "watch" on his cache and check back on it from time to time. If you don't get a reply from him, I wouldn't worry about it. I don't get replies to easily half the emails I send on this website. I think people have alternate emails they don't check or something. Since you have a watch on it, you will know if anything happens. Maybe wait another month or two or more, then put a "needs archived" note on it. This will alert the reviewer who may then choose to put a note that the owner needs to maintain his cache in the next month. The reviewer will track it from there. I hope you get some response from the cache owner that is positive. He doesn't seem interested in maintaining a cache at this location anyway.

I think all caches have a purpose. Well pretty much all of them. If they are in real garbage heaps, or next to homeless camps, maybe not. But besides the few, no matter what type they are, I think there is a good purpose for all the rest. I injured my back pretty severely a couple of years back. I wanted to cache but could only manage drive-up park and grab caches. I was really thankful for them. There are people who are too disabled to make it even into a park. People in wheelchairs need easy caches too. Who cares if "the majority" of people can walk to a cache in a park. Everyone can't. Caching is for everyone. Let's not leave some people out just because they're not the "majority." Recently I started working on trying to fill in my calendar in my statistics. You know, the one that you've got to find a cache for every day of the year. There are days I need a cache for, but really don't have time to go for a hike or walk in a park. I really appreciate the park and grabs. Especially since the circle of found caches around my house is getting bigger all the time. I've got to have the time to drive somewhere, and then find it. Sometimes it's tough. There are people who are working on challenges that require them to find a cache every day for a year or two. They really appreciate those fast caches too!! There are all kinds of people who play this game. The hiking caches aren't for everyone, just as the drive-up caches aren't for everyone. "Different strokes for different folks" as they say. There should be as many different types of caches as there are cachers.

Sounds like a local thing. I've never heard of it. I'd try asking the locals. Let us know what you come up with.

Thanks so much for posting this. Two friends and I just went there and were a bit surprised to find a sign at the gate saying we were tresspassing without this form. My friends had made the long trek from Maple Valley to get there. It was quite a long distance to turn around and go home. I'm hoping every cache page from a cache on the tree farm, will eventually have this information on it so those not on the forums will see it.

Really? Are you serious? You have 159 finds. Did you know a great majority of people lose interest in this game around 300 caches? Tattoos are forever. You are really young. Your tastes in what you enjoy in life will evolve and change many times over the next ten years for you. If you must do it, at least wait until you have 1000 finds to see if this is something you're going to stick with, so you don't end up with something on your wrist that's an eyesore from a game you lost interest in ten years ago.

If you're "forcing yourself into this" are you having any fun? This is a game, meant to be fun. If you're not having fun, you might look for a game you enjoy more. Getting into this competitively would require more daily commitment than you can possibly imagine. To spend that kind of time on something you're "forcing yourself into" and not having fun doing would be pretty nuts. Have fun, or go find something else you enjoy doing. This is for fun.

What a great day we had! Perfect weather, great company, lots of fun on our mission. It was quite a job getting the rocket cache up there, but with the four of us, no one suffered. The best part of that was the looks we got from others on the trail. The ammo box was so big it could have held a small body. We had a huge yellow crow bar, and a big bag of swag. We were quite a sight! I should have been taking pictures just of peoples faces. I greeted their looks of horror and fear with, "what? You didn't bring your crow bar?" And get a smile. A lot asked what we were doing. I considered telling them we were building a bunker, but thought better of it. We had two new cachers, which made it more fun, so they could look for the other caches. Hypopaneia and I watched and tried to convince them we weren't laughing since we had already found them all long ago. We had to go up the trail twice for each large cache because there only 4 of us. That was the most hiking I've done in a very long time without a single find. I signed some of the caches again just to play along, although I won't log them online of course. I'm so glad I went. We all had a really great time. Thanks so much for the very fun day!