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worldtraveler

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  1. There is no need to stick up for non-paying members in this thread because nothing has been written specifically against them. The OP shared his experience regarding cache contents degradation. I shared my experience regarding preventing it by creating a challenging, paid member only cache. It's not theory or "faulty reasoning", and it's not a slam against non-paying members; it's a solution that has actually worked for me. One other poster has affirmed my solution. I don't know whether that affirmation is based on experience or supposition, but I read nothing in his post that I could construe as denegrading toward non-paying members.
  2. The world is populated by givers (those who try to give more than they take) and takers (parasitic jerks). It sounds from your post like you're a giver. Just as in the rest of the world, the geocaching community has more than enough takers. They think they're entitled to any and all they can get. The concept of giving is so foreign to their thinking that they can rationalize leaving a scarred up golf ball or broken McToy as a fair trade for a mag light. I'm sorry for your experience, but it is all too common. I have found one thing that has worked for me, however. I created a somewhat challenging paid-member-only multi cache that has survived several years now with virtually no degradation to the the cache contents. It doesn't get a lot of visitors, but most who go to the trouble of finding it trade fairly.
  3. When I saw no one had yet logged Beijing Rickshaw and Tiananmen over 24 hours after they had first been posted, I hopped on the next available flight. I lost a day crossing the international date line but still managed to score a double FTF. Round trip crow miles were ~14K. Do I need to half that since there were really two caches? Oh, and my online logs were just a cover. My employer thinks it was a business trip. That's my story, and I sticking to it...until I can think of a better one. edit: Oops! I had the mileage wrong.
  4. Many PMs consider the complimentary Delorean cachemobile to be the greatest benefit of membership. Without it, they would not have been able to get their names added to the Charter Members group or score any FTFs on new caches. edit: removed broken image link
  5. I agree that intent should be a major factor in determining whether to hold someone accountable for a disruption. The people who placed the flashing objects intended to do so and, using the "reasonable man" argument, should have known of the likely disruption, given the current environment. They should be held accountable for the disruption. The man in your scenario presumably did not intend to leave his briefcase behind when he returned to the office. He should not be held accountable for the disruption.
  6. Another option, if the photo is such that you want it removed immediately, is to copy and paste the text of the log into an email to the logger and then immediately delete the log with the photo. You should, of course, explain in the email to the logger why you found it necessary to delete the photo and invite him to repost the log (which you have thoughtfully provided) without the photo.
  7. No need for a tattoo for me. The tag works just fine. I hope you're still enjoying yours in 20 years, though.
  8. If your travel bug makes it to Hawaii, perhaps it will visit my Hot Rox virtual cache inside Volcanos National Park. Since it is a virtual cache rather than an earthcache or a waymark, the travel bug can be logged through it and get the mileage credit for its journey. There is at least one other virtual cache in this same park, and I'm sure there are still more in other NPs, so geocaching isn't completely shut out. May your bug travel far.
  9. Okay, here I am getting FTF at Beijing Rickshaw. Here's another at Portal to the Past (Köln) in (where else?) Köln, Germany. And then another in nearby Frankfurt, Germany at the RWY 42 cache. Finally, here's me at Vladimir Saved cache in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. I'm the small guy at the bottom. So now you know what I look like.
  10. I like virtuals, and I would like to see new ones listed as geocaches, not waymarks. I wouldn't restrict them to downtown areas, because there are many other places where physical caches just don't make sense or are simply not permitted. I would be in favor of some form of peer review process in order to prevent a repeat of the excesses that caused the approvals to cease.
  11. Since I nearly always search for caches solo, I've long ignored webcam caches; hence, they've never been an issue for me. But I was surprised when I was unable to log my personal travel bug through my first (and only) earthcache find. I logged it through a nearby regular cache I also found and then added a "note" to my personal travel bug's page to record the earthcache find. The whole process was too tedious for me to care to repeat, so I just added earthcaches to my "ignore" list.
  12. This log from my unsuccessful attempt to find the now archived Great Wall Treasure at Simatai (GC1CE0) cache represented a memorable outing because of its exotic and remote location. It was a place well worth visiting, and the prospect of being FTF was enough added incentive to convince me to go for it. But this story about my adventure searching for the now archived Kaplaarzen cache (GC12DB) was every bit as significant because it is where I had my epiphany. The record shows frownies, but the experiences were pure
  13. You might consider including one digit of the combination at each of the intermediate waypoints. I don't think embedding them in the coords using different colors is a good idea because so many people use pocket queries on monochrome PDAs or print the cache pages only in black & white without even reading them online first , and color blind people might not be able to discern the difference if viewing the web page on their computers.
  14. I would avoid using electronic items that could obviously disturb the animals or human visitors, and I wouldn't worry about being in violation by carrying or using other electronic devices, including my GPSr, digital camera, digital watch, PDA, or mobile phone (ring on silent or vibrate, of course). There is no state or local ordinance referenced, and I doubt the Massachusetts Audubon Society has much enforcement authority.
  15. Oops! I gotta slow down and read more carefully. I thought this was a personal attack until I got the syntax right and realized there was no hyphen there.
  16. I yam getting it back on topic... just as soon as I can think of an appropriate response.
  17. Well, "most" people inside the U.S. may assume the format means "month, day, year", however, it may surprise you to know that the U.S. military and people in "most" countries would normally read that format as "day, month, year". Believe it or not, those folks also participate in these forums.
  18. I think it was a very nice post as long as he stuck to describing his adventure; but the whining that followed kind of ruined it. I'm a little amused that he considers a cache that required only a 0.2 mi. hike to be "way deep into a remote area". Still, kudos to the cache hider for placing it and to the "old man of 60+ years old" for going out to find it.
  19. I'm glad I "placed" my Hot Rox virtual cache when I did. Unlike an earthcache (which didn't exist then), finders can log travel bugs in their possession through this cache, and no NPS permission was required to post the coordinates on the gc.com website. Wow, what a concept! And as for arguments about possibly damaging the fragile environment at this location, don't bother; anyone who has found this cache will affirm that is not possible.
  20. Well, according to my personal travel bug, I've traveled 516,330 "crow" miles to find 442 caches. That works out to 1,168 mpc, which is probably the worst cache mileage efficiency on record. And yes, those are actual miles traveled and in the correct order; I don't do armchair caches.
  21. Not wanting to overlook the obvious, are you aware that many GPS receivers (and their accompanying mapping software) have a "measure distance" function that does exactly what you're asking? edit: Sorry, Tahosa and Sons - looks like we were typing the same thing at the same time!
  22. First a caveat - I don't have a USGS topo map within arm's reach and haven't used one for awhile, so I'm working from a faulty memory. I think those maps have certain lat/long intersect points marked on them. If so, and one of those existing points is within your cache searching area, why not use it as the spot you lead them to with the GPS and then have them start using the map and compass? Conversely (and thinking off the top of my head, which is also dangerous), I think you could: 1. Create a waypoint on your GPSr at the spot where you want to start using the map and compass. 2. Create two more waypoints using the coords for two intersect points on your map. 3. Use the "measure distance" function on your GPSr to determine the distance and bearing from each intersect waypoint to your first waypoint. 4. Use the distance and bearing information to plot your first waypoint on the map. Does that make sense?
  23. I think it's amusing that you think all geocachers think the same. And I think it's amusing that you think I think all geocachers think the same. Reference please? The OP asked what we thought. I provided mine. Looks like he was grateful and will take the suggestion. End of topic for me.
  24. Part of cache finder's log: No need to haggle over semantics and details. If a fellow geocacher who found the cache in an area frequented by "many, many muggles" perceived it as vandalism, how do you suppose the general public and law enforcement officers are likely to view it? One may be able to explain one's way out of the situation, but why create the situation to begin with? Ask yourself: Is this more likely to create good will or ill will towards geocaching? Change the cache; we don't need more bad PR.
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