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What a stupid idea. No offense, 4Bows, but the whole 'flash mob' meme is like four years old by now. In Internet years that is ancient, completely used up and outdated. These might have been fun back in 2003, when the whole flash mob thing was happening, but now they are just lame. And on top of it you're going to be passing out fliers? You really think these 'events' represent what geocaching is all about? You actually want to advertise to the public that geocaching is all about a bunch of people acting dorky in some park? When I go to events, it's to hang out with my friends, meet new folks, trade bugs, gossip about fun caches, whatever. I can't do that at a 'flash event'. I'd be too busy signing some sheet and quickly pawing through trade items before they get locked away. We already have to deal with cheap throw-away micro caches. Now we have to deal with throw-away micro events? if you think it is dumb then don't go if you think throw-away micro caches are dumb then don't find them i say kudos to those who are putting these unique events together nate

Going along with what Cardinal Red said: You will have to create a new account to change your user name Going along with what Team Nenos said: I agree that you should think about it before you do something that you would regret. Now adding a little bit of my $.02: If you were to create a new account, and relog the caches that you have already found...then you should do it before going on many more cache runs. Because right now you only have to relog 180 caches. If you were to do any more, then that is more work for you. Also, you can adopt the caches that you own over to your new account (granted that is the direction that you decide to go) via the Geocaching Adoption Page Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

What's the status of that? I know I can't wait! Yeah, that's the first I have heard about that! Is it part of the updates in store for later this week?

Multi emails? Are you talking about Insta-notify? The way I am reading it is that you are getting emails about multis that are 25 miles radius from a set location. If that was the case, then check your insta-notify subscription settings for multis because then you could have set something you didn't mean to. If you are getting multi emails (such as duplicate emails) then I don't know what to say...because I haven't had that problem.

Oh let's not get started with that topic...We could spark a fire of discussion by going there!

I have been known to drop a travel bug less than an hour from finding it! When I find a travel bug while out on a cache run, I will write down the number right away on a notepad along with the cache name/waypoint code that I got it from. Then I will have it in my records to retrieve later on. Then, if I run across another cache big enough for a travel bug then I will leave the one that I just picked up 2 or 3 caches earlier. Before leaving the cache that I dropped the bug in, I write it down on that notepad that I dropped it so that I make it a point to log it. That practice that I just described can be risky. I only do it if I know FOR A FACT that I will be able to log my caches THAT DAY. I run the risk of someone else coming along and picking up the travel bug that I just dropped and getting confused as to where they found the bug verses where the internet says the bug is located. If I found 30 caches in the day, I will log the caches that had travel bug transactions FIRST so that I will have them out of the way and everything can be up to date. So your answer in a nutshell is a couple days on average for me. I have pulled off the have-the-bug-for-an-hour trick, but that is rare. Typically you do not want to hold onto a bug for more than two weeks because they all have goals that need to be met, and for someone to hold onto a bug for weeks on end is interfering with travels.

Usually you will remember which caches. I have found over 1,100 caches and it is easy for me to remember which ones I have done. Also, as a premium member, after I have found a cache then I can filter them out of my future searchs. That can be done by running pocket querys, or by filtering out finds from your home coordinates. To be honest, I have never run into the problem that you are describing.

The reference number is a shared number that is open to anybody. If you want to reference a travel bug to a friend, you would send him/her the reference number....but if you are logging the travel bug, then you would use the six digit tracking number on the tag or the coin.

Because you don't get a smiley. If you got a smiley for finding a waymark a lot of people would think it was the best thing since pre-sliced luncheon meat. While that may be true for you, I don't think that it is true for everyone. I was hoping that WM.com would be a good alternative to virts and LCs, but it isn't the same. It is a different game and it isn't for everyone. How is it different game than virtuals? You use a GPS to find things, you log your find and usually have to provide some sort of proof you were there. It is identical to virtual caching except for the . Because with Virts on GC.com, I would find history beyond my wildest dreams. I would see old forts, and climb to the top of the Empire State building. I got up close and personal with a large skyscraper-sized cross along the interstate, and I found one of the best secluded places at Cades Cove that has "picnic with a date" written all over it. Then I discovered the Waymarking categorys....and most of it is random locations that mean nothing to me. I am not dogging WM because their are some parts of it that I actually enjoy, but I can't recall a time that I found a McDonalds restaurant or a Target store to be jaw-dropping amazement to me. I am not pro nor against the virtuals being grandfathered on GC.....and I am not pro nor against the Waymarking site, I am just stating my opinions on the difference between WM and GC virtuals. I enjoyed GC virtuals so much more.

For those who have seen the rain, this is a good reminder! Thanks for the link. It's that time of year again, and as cachers we are more apt to get outdoor plauges because we are outdoor more! So with that said...watch out for dem bugs.......and snakes!

pretty cool. makes me wish I had flash.

The sad truth is, trackables get lost all the time! It may be more often then you may think, but once you are the victum to a lost trackable then it really sucks. I had a travel bug taken from a cache in Missouri 2 years ago and I have not heard from it since. Chances are this person that you are refering to may not even have your coin anymore. It could have gotten passed to someone else who never logged it....it could have been placed in another cache and never logged...a multitude of things could have happened to it. You said that you have sent emails (I hope they were polite) and that is pretty much the best thing that you can do. Don't get impatient about it though. February is not a long time to be out of the game if you think about it. That is only 3 months! I know of people who cache on and off. It may be a couple more months, but they could get back into the game. I'm sorry to hear about the loss, I hope that good comes out of it.

This is also posted about in the "Tales of the Hunt" section of the forums.....but I would consider my sunset travelers extravaganza to be a rather embarassing moment in my geocaching history. Sunset Travelers

You mention autorouting....Does the 60csx autoroute at all? If so, how good is it?

#1) You can't attach a photo when you send messages through the GC website #2) It is a common thing that owners want photo proof that you were at their virtual. Webcams require attached photos...Earthcaches require attached photos...some virtuals caches themselves will require attached photos. However, those attached photos are not meant to be emailed to the owners. You are supposed to upload them onto your online log. Log your find for the virtual...then after you clicked "submit log entry" you will see a link on the page that comes up saying "Upload an Image"...click that link and you will be able to browse through the pictures on your computer to select the one that fits the requirement for the virtual cache. Edit to add - If you already logged the find and you are wanting to go back and upload a picture...Go to the cache listing that you are wanting to post the picture, and scroll down the logs to find yours. You will see a link at the bottom of your log that says "upload an image for this log" and you are set.

I figure if I die, then the geo-community is going to know about it. Eventually the reviewer will know that I am dead. So when my caches start to get "needs maintenience" logs and I haven't done anything about them, he is going to put them up for adoption for others to take care of. This may need to be a feature implimented onto GC for every account to take advantage of if they so desire......A GEO WILL! So, to activate the "Geo-will" you will type in someone's Geo account nickname and click submit...then you don't have to worry about it for as long as you shall live. Their will be a confirmation email sent out to the party chosen to adopt your caches in the event of your "departure," but all they do is select "I accept" and everyone goes back to their normal caching duties.

I saw this topic again, and I saw that I posted in this topic before...so I went and checked what my record was the time that I posted.......Lo and behold I broke that record. Here is my new record. On December 28, 2006 I went on an all-day cache run up towards Knoxville, TN on my quest to find my 1,000th cache. The cities we covered were Collegedale, Cleveland, Athens, Sweetwater, and Lenor City...all in Tennessee! We found 60 that day to break the previous record of 56. Yeah, I'll be the first to proudly admit that I am a numbers cacher.

... or a battery operated remote doorbell. Find a cache with a button, press the button and listen for the next stage. ...or a motion-sensored Santa Claus that scares the crap out of you when you walk in front of it. It is well camo'ed and contains the coords for the next stage.

By couple of blocks are you talking that it is less than 528 feet from the one that you are wanting to hide? I noticed that you are not a premium member so there really is no way of knowing for you whether or not your proposed hide is going to interfer with the PMO cache. Have you tryed to list your cache and it got revoked because of the distance guidelines? If you don't know the exact spot where the PMO cache is hidden, you can always try to list yours and if it gets published then you were far enough away. Sent you an email mamid!

Well, I'm not sure how you did it....but here is how you do it anyway. On the cache page, go to the "Found it Log it" button at the top right of the screen. Select the log type, the date that you found it, and then write a log describing your experience. You then scroll down and click "submit log entry" and a new page should come up showing the log that you just wrote up. You can then go back to the cache page and see your log, and go to your account details and see your log there too. edit - "account" instead of "accound"

You are going to need to find a language translator online. What I did was use this one to translate an entire web page to English. It was a little choppy, but I was able to get the basic point being brought across.

Yes, that is how I did it!

Depends who you are...but I have heard that too! The 60csx is great for all of that! Umm...someone please chime in (no pun intended) but I think that the 60csx does have sound. Geocaching and hiking is built into the 60csx....as far as getting the maps for Canadian/US cities, I think you will need a MapSource software. I say that with an "I think" Good luck with GPS shopping. I will be honest with you and say that I am in the same boat, and I have been looking at the 60csx for myself as well.

I will answer the questions that I know the answer to, and then I will let others answer the questions that they know the answer to. No, the coordinates can be on top of another cache. You do not have to take in account where other caches are placed to list an earthcache. Directally from the Geocaching guidelines: "All Earthcaches must be submitted and approved through the Geological Society of America – the regional Groundspeak volunteer cache reviewers have no involvement with Earthcache listings. The Earthcache submittal form and Guidelines may be found on the Earthcache.org site. http://www.earthcache.org/ " I had an earthcache published and this is how they did it. I submited it to earthcache.org! Then GSA reviewed it and then approved it. It then went into the reviewer box for "Geoaware" (a volunteer reviewer on GC.com specificly for earthcaches) and geoaware reviewed it for the GC.com guidelines part. Then he published it under his name. He will send you an adoption request. Once you accept it, then you own your earthcache listing. You do not have to submit an earthcache form on geocaching.com, because geoaware does that for you. Someone else will have to answer that.

The Waikato River in the North Island is the longest New Zealand river at 425km. The longest navigable river is the Whanganui, also in the North Island.