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BooBooBee

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  1. This cache intrigues me. What a fantastic opportunity for a geography lesson. I'm working on GC3153 Locationless "Where's in a Name" cache. Check it out! My username translates to 26-62.66 Using 26deg 62.66 I come up with a long list of countries, including (Lat N) Mexico, Florida, China, India, a band across North Africa; (Long W) Greenland and Antarctica off the Weddel Sea; (Long E) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Egypt, Sudan, COngo, Zambia, Botswana, S. Africa; (Lat S) Puraguay, Argentina, Chile, Western Australia. Can you help me complete this cache? We both get credit.
  2. Here in California, mountain lions are a bit of a scare. But in my lifetime of hiking and biking and camping here, I've only ever seen one: a kitten who fled so quickly when she spotted me on the same trail she was meandering along that I didn't even have time to process what I was seeing until she was gone. Then, while caching in the greater Los Angeles area, I had my first BIG Mountain Lion siting. I was walking up a creekbed in a fairly well-populated (I would say overdeveloped/overcrowded/urban) neighborhood, so I felt safe going with only my 4-year-old and then 20-month-old in tow. The trail was clear, we couldn't get lost and it wasn't a long hike to the cache. The mountain lion playing with its wild bunny, however, was much closer to the trailhead than was the cache. I picked up BOTH girls, stood stock still and awaited its departure. Not sure what we could have done had the cat decided to trade its bunny morsel for a baby morsel! EEEEK!
  3. Have been GCing for a coupla months now and have finally purchased my OWN Garmin Legend (have to give Dad back his Garmin Rino eventually)! Just figured out how to get the .loc files from the GC.com site to MapSource (via EasyMPS...thank you very much!) and then into the handheld. NOW...what I HAVE been doing is printing out the (printer friendly, no log) pages and keeping a pile of them in the car. But that's a heckuva lot of paper. And I'm not even in a heavily cached area. SO...short of printing all this out or spending ages on the computer creating spreadsheets or ages still handwriting the info, how do you remember (for ALL of your local caches and then some) crucial details...like the TYPE of cache you're looking for, the container (or lack thereof), the theme (if there is one) and, if needed, any hints? All input would be MUCH appreciated!
  4. You're kidding, right? Both of those are copyrighted images, I believe. Not that it isn't being done ALL the time, but it would be nice if we could patiently await the arrival of the group's new logo rather than rip off someone else's art. (I'm kinda blunt...but never mean any disrespect.)
  5. That's a surefire way to alienate future members. Let's try to be a little more flexible here. While I'm QUITE proud to be a true SLO native, I also understand that naming a regional group after an individual city can deter some from joining. Take the T.O.O.S.L.O. group (Tortoise Owners Of San Luis Obispo). I've talked to their members in past years and they've told me there's PLENTY of question from prospective members as to whether or not they're welcome to join if they live out of town. The SLO County 4 Wheelers have had similar experiences. While both organizations are meant to include residents of the greater region (we all call it the Central Coast...but then, we weren't thinking Monterey County, either) , their use of very specific geographic locations in their names also sends a message that this group is exclusive. I'm sure we could find countless other examples... I HAVE heard Santa Cruz/Monterey Peninsula residents refer to themselves as The Central Coast, but completely forgot about that. (Once they told me I actually lived in Southern California I completely blocked them...can't imagine being grouped with L.A.) If we use a number in the name (C3G or some variation) I don't think it would be nearly as confusing as trying to differentiate between the existing CCGC and our proposed CCCG (in that format, I'm even confused as I type it!). Then again...another name entirely might be appropriate...what about: Gold Coast Geocachers Gold Coast Cachers Group Geocachers 101 (Mr. Bee's gettin' into it now) Live Oak Cachers ...Poison Oak Cachers...nah...though true, hardly enticing. Coastal Corridor Cachers Group (But that gets us back to three Cs and a G)
  6. Sorry to hear your Jeeper friend wasn't prepped with the basics. I'm actually set on those things. My Jeep always has these basics: duct tape, bailing wire, 10 gallons of extra gas, 10 gallons extra drinking water, 1 1/2 gallons extra Jeep water, and a heat exchanger/pump/shower head setup...nothing like a warm shower after a long day on the trail. Looks like I'll have to work on the high tech end...hmmmm...laptop...WiFi...
  7. VERY new to this fun twist on our outdoor adventures. I note some mention "tools of the trade." Besides the GPS unit and cool swag, what do you experienced cachers suggest?
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