Darick

For some time I have considered adding a travel bug cemetery to my geocaching website, http://www.geogz.com My thought is that so many trackables go missing, it might be a nice way for others to see some of your favorite trackable pages that are unlikely to ever be visited again. Similar to this obituary forum post in a way... http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=64708 But I want it to be very visual, like gravestones with a link to the trackable page on them. A way to get some additional value out of that well thought out travel bug tag you paid for and attached a nice travel item to, only to have it disappear after a month. Perhaps in a cemetery where the trackable could still be visited, it would live on in some way. Just kind of a thought for something I might do on a rainy day... I would be curious to know if anyone would have interest in adding their dead trackables to an online cemetery like this? Happy caching all

Thanks for your help folks... it sounds like it is not possible to batch upload corrected coordinates back into geocaching.com. After an hour of work, I have about half of my coordinates pasted in one at a time. Painful, but I am getting there. Happy caching!

Thanks for the quick reply... as stated, they are puzzle caches, a large GeoArt. I have solved all the puzzles and have the corrected coordinates in a spreadsheet. Generally when I solve a puzzle, I go to the page on geocaching.com and click the little pencil icon next to the coordinates and enter the corrected coordinates. In this case, since there are 130 puzzle cache pages to visit, this would be quite cumbersome and I was hoping for an easier way. Hope that helps clarify.

I have solved a large GeoArt trail of puzzle caches using a combination of GSAK, Excel and a text editor. I have the corrected coordinates at the moment in Excel. Is there any way to get those corrected coordinates to geocaching.com, other than manually going to each cache page and pasting in the corrected coordinates? I have been looking for answers and have several alternatives, but none of them actually get the corrected coordinates saved on geocaching.com like I want. If the answer is no, you can't upload corrected coordinates to geocaching.com, then just say so. I can figure out my own workaround from there. Thanks for the help... happy caching!

I used to mourn the loss of my missing trackables, but then I started making custom replacement tags for the ones I couldn't track down after about 6 months. Another idea I had with Halloween right around the corner is to create a travel bug cemetery, where you can put your trackable's code on a gravestone along with the name of the trackable, and then link to the trackable's page where you can fondly remember and visit the lost trackables of other poor cachers. If I make a virtual cemetery, would you be interested in laying your trackable to rest there?

I came here to suggest this very feature... guess I am not the only one thinking it is a good idea. Obviously not a high priority, but perhaps a simple enough change that makes good sense. Thanks for considering the suggestion, Groundspeak

Thanks for your nice note, etarace, and welcome to geocaching. Good luck on your first intentional find Would love to see the GC number of the cache you find so I can visit the cache page and read your log. Happy caching! -Darick http://groundzero.coupleofbucks.net

I use the FindStatGen3 macro from GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) utility. There are various statistic generating macros and online utilities... find a profile that you like and scroll down to the bottom. You will generally find a link to the utility used to generate the statistics.

I think the original question had nothing to do with log length, etc. It had to do with how to upload a batch of field notes from an etrex10. I don't have this GPSr, but perhaps someone who does could help the OP.

As far as I know, there is no way to customize the notification email. Seems like putting all the relevant details right at the beginning of the email would be prudent (diff/terr, coordinates, miles from home), but about the best you get is the "GC" number of the cache, so if you are without internet access in the field, getting an FTF is a real challenge. I use an iPhone now, but I never used to get any FTFs before that unless I was sitting at a computer when I got the notification. Frustrating... perhaps there is some legal reason that Groundspeak does not send out coordinate info by email.

I have used this name on various online forums... the name is made up of parts of my real first, middle and last names. Glad I picked something short... makes log signing easier

Do you ship to Canada, Darick? I couldn't find where you're located on you're website. Sorry for the late reply... been so busy caching, haven't had time to read the forums Yes... shipping is available world wide.

I generally check on my trackables once a month. If there have been finders to the cache since it was dropped off, I ask if they remember seeing my trackable and provide a link to the trackable's page. Some respond, others don't. Sometimes, my emails prompt the holder to log it out of the cache or if they are already holding it, drop it off somewhere. More often, nice folks say they didn't see it and hope that it turns up, but it doesn't. Keep in mind that there are cachers that don't log their finds online. Whenever I replace a log in one of my caches and compare it to the online log, there are always names on the signed log that don't appear online. I have found that just because there is only one online find log after you dropped it doesn't mean that the next cacher stole your trackable. It may have been taken by a muggle, a cacher that didn't log their find online, or more than likely, space aliens. I am not patient enough to wait years and hope the item surfaces... six months is about enough for me if all my attempts to track it down have failed. Generally I produce a custom trackable replacement tag and do a "grab" on the item and start it moving again. To date, not one that I have replaced has resurfaced. So... just because the original trackable disappeared doesn't mean you can't send out a proxy in its place. I always photograph the item before I send it out so I can include the photo of the original with the proxy. If you are interested in the custom trackables that I make, send me an email or visit my profile and follow the link to visit my Homepage. Hope your trackable turns up...

Perhaps this gets to the root of it? http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/2013495-download-saved-gpx-files-not-working-all-apps-

Funny! I have read a lot of those arguments on here too. I hope you didn't log this one

QR Code is certainly a good option... you are not out anything by adding one, they are simple to create online. As mentioned, it would be a good idea to write out the full web address to go along with the QR Code, though people are not likely to write it down and look it up when they get home.

You might try this thread.

I have found that putting my trackables in a baggie sets them apart from swag items. Also, I include a trackable passport document I made in MS Word that I now include with my trackables. Inevitably, a trackable does disappear from time to time and I make custom dog tags that serve as replacement trackables for the original. You can download my trackable passport and see my custom trackables on my website: http://darick.carbonleaf.org Hope your trackable has safe travels... happy caching!

I have created my own signature item that I refer to in my logs as a "signature CITO bag" Rolled up grocery bag with a CITO pamphlet and held together using a rubber band. Here's what the pamphlet looks like when unfolded. You can download the pamphlet in MS Word or PDF format on my website... click on the "Printable Log Sheets / Stash Notes" tab and look for the "Signature CITO Pamphlet" link. http://groundzero.coupleofbucks.net

Good point... perhaps 300px width would be a good size, as I know that would fit on an iPhone screen, and probably other mobile devices as well.

My first several hides were all lock-n-locks. Seems like after about the first year I would end up getting some complaint like damp logs and even dirt in one container. I presume the problem has been with a careless cacher not getting the lid back on right and the next cacher finding a damp log and then putting the lid back on right, because when I do maintenance, it is hard to see how water is getting in. Also, sometimes I think cachers overstuff the container with a big trackable or a swag item that just doesn't quite fit and then try to jam the lid closed and get the snaps locked... putting undue pressure on the snaps and not quite getting a good seal. On most of my recent hides, I have been using screw top containers like well cleaned peanut butter and snack containers. I have had more luck with these than lock-n-locks. Probably not because the container is any better, but because cachers do a better job of putting the lid back on, perhaps? Seems these containers are more careless cacher proof and I collect them whenever I get a chance... for free. I do love free Not to diminish the deal on the lock-n-locks. Very nice deal... thanks for posting it.

I like to see the pictures... keeping them to a small size and listing them below the text like you did is best I think. Generally I don't see most cachers going to the trouble of adding a photo, so it is always welcome when someone goes to the trouble like you have.

For the last two days, when I manually kick off a pocket query by checking the box corresponding to the current day, it appears to finish quickly and I get a notification by email. My queries are large enough that I don't get the file by email... just a link to the pocket queries page. When I open the tab to retrieve my completed query, however, the file is not there??? Never had this happen before yesterday. Anybody else experiencing this?

If you use GSAK, you could make sure that the "Owner Name" column is being displayed (Tools->Options->Display if not) and click on that column heading to sort by owner.

Sure, but then if you don't log your experience at www.geocaching.com you are breaking the rules too. I just don't see that much angst over the many people who find geocaches yet don't log them online. And of course it still says nothing to tie an online find log to writing in the log book unless you decide there is some significance to the ordering of the rules. But then would it be cheating to write in the logbook first and then trade? ... Again I don't think these can be read as formal rules, but even if they are they don't equate signing the physical log with finding the cache. Signing the physical log is just one of several things you are supposed to do when you find the cache. But sometimes the physical log ends up not being signed for one reason or another: no pen, log sheet too wet to write on, log sheet missing, log sheet full, cache container malfunction so it can't be opened, or even just forgot. The issue then becomes whether logging your experience online includes using the Found It log. Some people will log notes if they didn't sign the log. But this is a personal choice. Nowhere does it say they you cannot log a find online if you did not sign the physical log. Again, interesting points... there are so very few well defined rules, one would think that these three written in very simple language would be clear, but it seems even these can be interpreted in different ways. I do take them as formal rules, but not that the numbering implies an order of events. If you don't make any trades, you are following the first rule. If you do trade and leave something less valuable than you take (which would be open to wide interpretation), you are breaking the rules. It seems clear by the second one, that if you don't write on the physical log, you are breaking the rules. Finally, if you don't post a log to the cache page, you are breaking the rules. So, OK... the OP openly admits to breaking the rules (formal or not). Now what? You are correct... there is no clear association between breaking the rules and that little smiley. Don't want to go online and log your visit, hopefully thanking the cache owner for the cache and giving him/her a little pat on the back for their efforts? So what? If you make a trade that's not equal or better value, so what? Take the smiley. Don't want to struggle like the rest of us to open that nano so you can sign, so what? Steal a geocoin, carelessly expose a cache to a muggle, leave the lid open on an ammo can or throw it in the lake... nothing specific in the rules about that. Clearly you can't just play the game however you want... and there are rules we all follow, not because they are written down, but because it just makes sense. It is said, "your rights end where my nose begins". It is hard to imagine someone else's damage if I don't sign the physical log (but I'm sure someone will come up with something). If I don't take the time to write a good log online, I rob the cache owner of the enjoyment he/she gets from reading it. If I don't make an even trade or perhaps just take something and leave nothing, I rob the next person of a chance to make a trade and degrade the quality of the cache. Everyone holds themselves to a different standard. And so it goes... the endless quibbling on the forums continues...