rdw

Before I bought a GPS V, I used a Legend. I left mine in North Up on the satellite page because I could never think of a reason to use track up. If you look very closely there is a very small dot on the satellite page that indicates your heading direction. It moves around on the horizon line, which is the outermost of the two circles. rdw

It's amazing that the two previous posts, which were based on actual experience and which included no chest pounding or confrontation, are the most effective arguments of the entire discussion. rdw

I don't fit any of the possible definitions for riff raff. That's curiously comforting. rdw

I'm used to being up from 10p through 2p-ish the next day. On my days off, I just sleep whenever I feel like sleeping. Even people I know well, including family, can't figure out or remember my schedule. I've been up since about 11:30p last night, it's now just short of 8p the next evening, I'm getting sleepy. But I want to get to the laundromat tonight so I can dedicate tomorrow to placing my new kick-a&% cache. So at least another 1.5-2 hours by the time I get back. Yee-haw!!! rdw

I'm used to being up from 10p through 2p-ish the next day. On my days off, I just sleep whenever I feel like sleeping. Even people I know well, including family, can't figure out or remember my schedule. I've been up since about 11:30p last night, it's now just short of 8p the next evening, I'm getting sleepy. But I want to get to the laundromat tonight so I can dedicate tomorrow to placing my new kick-a&% cache. So at least another 1.5-2 hours by the time I get back. Yee-haw!!! rdw

If it gets you to the cache and back it is a good GPS. Everything else is details. rdw

http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000917383&m=6250968864 'Nuff said. rdw

This cache is not a good idea. To place it would be quite disrespectful. Why would you want to place a cache where a murder victim was found? Geocaching and morbid curiosity don't mix. It would also be a crappy virtual cache. What would you use for verification? A tree?!? Since it is a national park, a virtual is the only option. Overall, I agree with Rad Dad's reasoning. Not with the same intensity. rdw [This message was edited by rdw on May 30, 2002 at 02:27 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by Markwell: Or you can just click on their name in the upper left of the post. Sneaky devils! I never noticed that before. The OpenTopic stylesheet must be overriding the 'always underline' preference I set in IE6. I could override OpenTopic's stylesheet with my own through the accessibility options. rdw

Welcome to the addiction. Go after a few easy caches to get started, 2/2 or lower, and then the sky is the limit. rdw

Welcome to the addiction. Go after a few easy caches to get started, 2/2 or lower, and then the sky is the limit. rdw

quote:Originally posted by Pete&Julie Bridwell:I'm worried that I'll post a location that is too far off course for anyone to find. Thanks for the help. As has been mentioned, 20m isn't terrible accuracy. If you still can't seem to get good coordinates, you can compensate. First, put in your description that the coordinates may be off to warn potential seekers. Second, ask the first finder to verify your coordinates and adjust them accordingly. Third, give hints that will make it possible to find the cache once in the general area. Remove the give-away hints once the coordinates are fixed. Good luck. rdw

quote:Originally posted by Pete&Julie Bridwell:I'm worried that I'll post a location that is too far off course for anyone to find. Thanks for the help. As has been mentioned, 20m isn't terrible accuracy. If you still can't seem to get good coordinates, you can compensate. First, put in your description that the coordinates may be off to warn potential seekers. Second, ask the first finder to verify your coordinates and adjust them accordingly. Third, give hints that will make it possible to find the cache once in the general area. Remove the give-away hints once the coordinates are fixed. Good luck. rdw

Try this : http://www.geocaching.com/glossary.asp All three questions addressed on one page. Also look at: http://www.geocaching.com/about/ and Markwell's FAQ rdw

Try this : http://www.geocaching.com/glossary.asp All three questions addressed on one page. Also look at: http://www.geocaching.com/about/ and Markwell's FAQ rdw

A GPS is about the most useful "gadget" you can buy. Since everything happens somewhere, there is always a way to get the GPS in on the action. What the heck is a wildlife guzzler? rdw

A GPS is about the most useful "gadget" you can buy. Since everything happens somewhere, there is always a way to get the GPS in on the action. What the heck is a wildlife guzzler? rdw

Yes. Unless your GPS has one, you need a compass. In the woods, the GPS doesn't get a great signal and it's hard to move fast in a straight line through the trees. In conditions like these, the pointer on the GPS can lead you astray particularly when you are close to the cache. I carry a Silver Ranger Ultra. It's overkill for geocaching, but I use it for other things, and rest assured that I have the best and will never need to upgrade. rdw

Yesterday, I found a steel rod type marker where the witness post and access cover were in good shape, but the steel rod was gone. I logged it as a find with no hesitation. Unlike caches, I think finding the place where it should be counts as a find. If you find the depression that a benchmark disc should be in but not the disc, that should count as a find. Basically, if you can recover it to NGS standards, it should count as a find. If you can't find the marker, access cover, or whatever the mark is set in, then it is a not found. rdw

AHHH, STOP USING ALL CAPS!!!!!!! Let's not turn this into a competition too. To me, this is the more quiet, serene version of geocaching. No race to be the first, no trading, no searching in bug-infested woods, etc. You just go out and about with your GPS and/or the descriptions and find them. A great excuse to get out and drive. All markers are equal. Hopefully, any unique markers will be brought to our attention via these forums. Also, I don't stand a chance for any of the special conditions you mention, so I'm not for it. rdw

AHHH, STOP USING ALL CAPS!!!!!!! Let's not turn this into a competition too. To me, this is the more quiet, serene version of geocaching. No race to be the first, no trading, no searching in bug-infested woods, etc. You just go out and about with your GPS and/or the descriptions and find them. A great excuse to get out and drive. All markers are equal. Hopefully, any unique markers will be brought to our attention via these forums. Also, I don't stand a chance for any of the special conditions you mention, so I'm not for it. rdw

Well this certainly got dredged up from the depths of time. rdw

It would really make my day/week/month if these boards had a killfile type feature. Others might agree. rdw

The first thing to do is make sure that internet image retrieval is enabled. It is the leftmost button on the right section of the toolbar, a globe with an up arrow and a down arrow. Once you are sure retrieval is enabled, try loading maps for an entirely new area. It should work. Are all the map blocks showing the no access symbol or are there no access sections interspersed with map sections? I registered a long time ago so I only vaguely remeber this, but I had a little trouble getting it to fill in the holes in areas I had loaded before it was registered. I think I had to close ExpertGPS and then reopen to get it to load those sections. That might be the problem you are having. Loading maps for a new area would avoid this issue. Once you get it working right, you can retry the old areas. Good luck. rdw

If all the previously mentioned reasons did not dissuade you, consider that there is now a terrorism warning regarding railroads. Story from Yahoo. Already paranoid people will become particularly paranoid about activity near railroads. I'm not pointing this out as a set in stone rule, just bringing it to your collective attention. I can't help but laugh about the scuba diver warning. What's next? A people in cars warning. rdw [This message was edited by rdw on May 24, 2002 at 02:50 PM.]