Kit Fox

When hiking in the woulds, predators (of the human persuasion) look for people who are distracted, or oblivious to their surroundings. You mentioned having "GPS Goggles," on, consider taking more time to be observant. Bear spray is a great deterrent for predators, it works on Bears, Humans, Feral Dogs, Wolves, and Coyotes. The spray pattern on good Bear sprays, is large, and it has a good reach. I carry my bear spray on my backpack chest strap, or on my hip. You might also consider taking some survival type supplies, if you find yourself stranded over night. Ten Essentials: The Classic List Map Compass Sunglasses and sunscreen Extra clothing Headlamp/flashlight First-aid supplies Firestarter Matches Knife Extra food Ten Essential Systems Navigation (map & compass) Sun protection (sunglasses & sunscreen) Insulation (extra clothing) Illumination (headlamp/flashlight) First-aid supplies Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candle) Repair kit and tools Nutrition (extra food) Hydration (extra water) Emergency shelter (tent/plastic tube tent/garbage bag)

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...7b-0cacc0b39e3f

Slightly off topic from miracle fruit but, have you considered taking up hunting? Their are plenty of "fresh edibles" that crawl, swim, fly, or walk/run.

For some folks, that's all that's needed. And that's perfectly OK... for "them". If you read a brilliantly written cache page which leads you to hike 6 miles down into a canyon, eventually ducking behind a waterfall to locate an ammo can bristling with high end swag, you will likely find in there a piece of paper to put your nickname on. I align myself with the "hiker type geocacher," not the: "skirt lifters," or the "park & grabbers," or the worst offenders of all, the "cut & pasters." To low of a fun quotient for me.

A geocacher could do a great service to others by creating a public bookmark that is titled, "Micro caches mislabled as smalls."

Some people really hate failed caches hidden by new, inexperienced hiders. Check out the needs archived log on this cache. Too Much Snow!

I argue against this concept every time it comes up. No need for any silly ratio. One find, 359 hides New cachers who place geocaches with little or no experience (Sept 8th 2006) When Should You Place Your 1st Cache? (Jun 27 2006, 07) Cacher's stats are only one hidden Cache Placing Limitations?, Look at what has happened in two years. (Dec 19 2004)

I would never log a find on a physical cache I own but, I have no problem attending your own event.

After six years of Geocaching, I have to conclude this is the worst decisions made by Groundspeak. I find the move to be very offensive. Thanks for ruining the history of my old finds.

I am supprised that someone who did an extensive trip to get this cache and about to be FTF would so quickly abbandon the hunt. How did you figure out which cache this was referring to?

Snoqualmie Falls Volcano Run the race set before you...

I have a remote, never been found cache on my watch list, and it received an odd needs maintenance log. August 18 by "afraid of snakes geocacher" (519 found) A BABY RATTLER HAS MADE ITS HOME IN THIS SPOT! DO NOT GO TO THIS CACHE! DO NOT TOUCH THIS CACHE! DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT ENCOUNTERING THIS CACHE!! We were looking in the wood pile for the canister, and when i moved a large piece of wood, guessing the snake had curled up into the bark and I didnt notice. Luckily I was wearing boots and jeans, because it was a close one. Within 2 inches of being struck. Please take caution while caching in the summer months, it would be unfortunate to be bitten in this section of the wilderness with no cell phone reception or ranger station nearby. What is the strangest reason you have seen for N/M logs?

You did check the boxes that said you read and understood the guidelines didn't you? It has been quite some time since a geocacher invoked Godwin's Law, especially in their first post.

Tea @ Sea (One year, one month, and three weeks)

For some reason I doubt you have permission to hide this cache. A responsible cache hider would post info regarding permission, and advise security before they "upped the difficulty due to muggles." Or, "yet another urban cache to place on the ignore list." Pretending you're an undercover agent searching for a "secret stash," while dodging security =

States of Awareness, the Cooper Color Codes

Sorry, In my book geocachers with the highest average terrain rating for found caches are legends. How about being legendary for the "Lamest Cut & Paste" logs? In my book geocahers with creative hides that are fun and interesting for people to find are legends. The kind of cachers that other cachers seek out at events and say, "Thank you for hiding awesome caches, I appreciate it." Agreed, and a personal goal for my hides. To be perfectly clear, I wasn't implying that Terra Girl wrote "cut & paste logs." I was quoting the OP because he was discussing what his vision of legends were. If it appeared that I was singling out Terra Girl, then it was my fault for not being clearer when I posted. For a great example of a wolrd class "cut & paster," check out most of Alamogul's logs. I stopped hiding easily accesible caches, mainly to avoid most lame, one-sentence logs.

Sorry, In my book geocachers with the highest average terrain rating for found caches are legends. How about being legendary for the "Lamest Cut & Paste" logs?

Here is a great previous thread called Gear Review.

Be careful to hide a cache like that in a remote area. The last thing you want is to have cachers explain to LEOs why they aren't violationg Section 466 of the California Penal Code.

We took twenty minutes to finish the maze. I didn't care much for the maze, but we had an absolute blast in the museum.

This is a great thread to revive! Half the treasure is the hunt, half the treasure is the find. (MightyD) Lead by example, hide great caches in great locations (Kit Fox)

A previous thread, with numerous examples: Movie Cache

The very description of a 5 star difficulty hide: ***** Difficult. A real challenge for the experienced cache hunter - may require special skills or knowledge, or in-depth preparation to find. May require multiple days / trips to complete. Re-read the requirements for Everest, and then tell me how many "skirt-lifter" geocachers have the necessary training to find a cache on top.

The closest I've come to Five Star difficulty (physical hide), was a fake ivy leaf, in a sea of ivy, and trees. The majority of camouflaged caches aren't true fives. The last time I debated what constitutes a five star difficulty, I used my previous answer describing the difficulty ascending Mount Everest. **** Difficult. A real challenge for the experienced cache hunter - may require special skills or knowledge, or in-depth preparation to find. May require multiple days / trips to complete. Most climbers require about four days to ascend Mount Everest from Base Camp (It takes 8-10 days to reach Everest Base Camp). The fastest ascent from the north side is held by Hans Kammerlander of Italy and took him 16 hours and 45 minutes from Base Camp. The fastest ascent from the South took just under 11 hours and was accomplished by Lakba Gelu Sherpa. Babu Chiri Sherpa, who was at the summit for 21.5 hours, holds the record for the most time spent on top of Everest. However, people typically spend about an hour at the top on average. Besides the time requirement, and the special equipment required, experience / knowledge in Mountaineering, and the use of specialized equipment is also required.