J the Goat

So I got's me permission from my wife to take memorial day and make it an all day cache adventure. I was thinkin about setting up a doughnuts and coffee breakfast event in the parking lot at Olompoli and going on a cache hunt hike afterwards. Anyone interested? Anyone see any problems with this?

I'll go the other way. There are most likely forums in his/her primary language, so the purpose of posting in this one is lost on me. That, coupled with the exteme ease of figuring out cache owner options invites, from some, a bit of snark.

Congrats on the milestone, 3 in 3 or 4 days should be doable. I was going to try to get to 300 by sunday for my event (you're all welcome to attend if you'll be in the Northern California area GC25MR1) but we've been rained out for a few weeks now. Had a couple potential days, but nothing panned out. I did manage to find a cache placed in '01 though, my oldest to date. I was supposed to go after a '00 cache today, but alas it's raining and the 4X4 trails are closed. At this point, I'm trying to figure out where I went off topic. Sorry

Perfect, of course...how about a pink flamingo? Dude, I love that. I'm gonna do that!

You should put the cache in a duck decoy.... As far as terrain, I'm of the opinion that just because you need a little inflatable raft a few feet across the poo pond doesn't necessarily make it a 5 star terrain. I know, special equipment and all, but that just doesn't ring right for me. Maybe rate it 4 stars and state in the description that a raft is highly suggested. It does sound swimable, and while maybe not the cleanest swim in the world, the distance could probably be done by my 5 year old. Oh man, now I'm gonna get yelled at by those in wheelchairs, those who don't know how to swim, and anyone else who has a valid reason to stay out of the duck pond. My apologies beforehand...

Everyone's already given you good advice, but I wanted to tell you that I think it's very cool that you're placing caches with the differently abled in mind. When I first started caching I could barely walk, and I tell you I really appreciated the easy terrain ones back then. In fact, a good friend of mine just had back surgery and was interested in caching, but didn't start because he thought it would be too difficult for him. I said, "No! Try to find ones rated at a 1 terrain, you can definitely cache even if you can't walk far!" Well, he joined and he's been finding caches... thanks to nice folks like you Nymph beat me to it. I have no problem with higher difficulty terrains, however I'm regularly out with my 5 year old, 3 year old, and now carry my 8 month old on my back. They prefer 1-2 terrain caches, so they're important for lots of different folks.

Man, I loved that cartoon.

My geocaching aesthetic requires that Groundspeak hire a proofreader to check all forum posts so that I never have to be exposed to phrases such as "is ran" ever again. My geocaching aesthetic requires that I don't have to hear grammar lessons from English teachers (Well at least the State Sider version of English) on these forums ever again. I'm entitled! KACHOW!

Bus stop hides can be cool. There's a multi here in town that's one of my fav's so far. The CO got permission from the local transit authority to use UV pen on the inside of their shelters. Stage one has a UV light for people to use to find the rest of the stops. 4 stages, 3 of them you need the UV light to find the coords/location of the container. It's hidden in the shelter, and even has room for small coins/bugs. Very cool. I also doing urban runs sometimes. They're great for breaking things up sometimes.

Sorry, hadn't seen the warning before. No malice intended.

I keep reading about this backdoor. I'm going to have to look this thing up, just out of curiosity. <--- Premium Member (note the caps? elitist at heart )

I've seen it done with screws, and with wooden dowels in pre drilled holes. Never made one though, and I'm not sure about longevity.

Read the topic at the top of the "getting started" page.

Doesn't necessarily have to be a puzzle, put one in a cache that requires a wicked hike and has spectacular views. There are those of us who aren't mentally mighty enough to do complicated puzzle caches but still very much appreciate a well thought out cache with a nice hike and cool location.

I would guess the answer to your second question is no.

I know that I speak for Bittsen as well as myself when I say that under a rock is a great idea. You then have to surround that rock by other rocks, maybe even pile some rocks on top. This is the BEST place you can hide a micro cache. Oh, and don't forget that it has to be WAY off the beaten path in the wilderness nowhere near neat tree stumps, rock formations, and beautiful views. make sure it's a plastic film canister with a cracked lid.

Very much so. My geocaching aesthetic includes being able to load multiple caches or PQ's with one click of the mouse while staying on GC.com instead of having to use other programs. I'm entitled. My geocaching aesthetic doesn't matter however, and neither do anyone else's except those at the lilly pad, and it's about time we all accepted that.

Make some for me! I'll get the beer... You drink beer from a theatre cup with a straw? Should I try it? Back on topic, respected poster or otherwise it seems there's a lot more to the story than we are being told. I'm on that bandwagon.

Don't get me wrong, I fully understand the aforementioned points. I usually filter out caches I want to find, I'm fully aware that some people enjoy bus stop hides, they are more convenient for some handicapped folks, they're more prominent in larger cities, some are creative, yada yada yada. I'll probably end up looking for another one or ten in the future either on purpose on on accident. I was just putting forth my mild displeasure in finding that one of my searches was an unexpected bus stop nano. So really, I was just sayin...

An ammo can full of nanos hidden at a bus stop. Sounds ummmm..... annoying? Yup, that's the word I'm thinking of.

And of course this means nobody will place them there...

That's been my strategy up to this point, but I got fooled earlier today. Oh well, it's bound to happen sometimes...

....I'm just sayin'.

You should be able to knock out a few around here in the beginning of May

That's quite a large snake...