Bluespreacher
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A word of advice:
I the plant looks like this, DON'T use it for TP.
Like my wife says, "leaves of three, don't pee!"
Bluespreacher
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I have always enjoyed the quiet and green in cemeteries. I've spent many a pleasant hour walking and photographing. When I started caching, I thought of a particular spot in a local famous cemetery. While scouting it out, I was stopped by an 'official'. I was surprised when he offered me a map of all the famous graves. It seems that it is quite the tourist spot!
I ended up with a virt that has been very popular. It's a quick grab at a very special place.
All that said, If you're uncomfortable seeking for such, don't. If you're thinking of hiding a cache in a cemetery, use more than the usual discretion. Spend some time observing what goes on during a regular day. If in doubt, 'hide' a virt, but only if that won't cause undue disturbance.
Keep on Caching,
Bluespreacher
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The new Geocaching magazine will go live tomorrow on Thursday 26th. You can access it at Today's Cacher This site is sponsered by Groundspeak AKA Geocaching.com.
We welcome your comments and ideas.
El Diablo
Pretty exciting to read the mag. Quite an impressive staff, too. Looking forward to a lot more.
Bluespreacher
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From a cache that temporarily had us on the run... away, far far away.... we came back a few weeks later and beat it, though!
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Should you decide to expose friends to the Joys Of Geocaching, we'd like to offer a few helpful tips.
1. Never assume that this'll be a quick jaunt in and out. Take all necessary supplies, including the special pack that carries the 17-month-old baby. Hauling a toddler on your shoulders for more than two miles at a stretch isn't so good on neck muscles.
2. Cell phones for everybody. Even if the other three adults in the group have one, a fourth will, at some point, be necessary. As a secondary note here, leaving them in the truck isn't conducive to finding lost tribe members in the brush.
3. Girl Scouts are smart enough to stay on marked trails. You should be, as well.
4. Yellow jackets build their nests underground. Dogs like to dig. Yellow jackets can bite and sting, and will do both at once when they feel threatened. Dogs go crazy when they are being attacked by angry yellow jackets. Humans go just as crazy. Any questions?
5. 0.2 miles through the scrub, even when you're positive you can guess at the cache location, might as well be 200 miles away and in another country.
6. If it looks like the trail has ended, it has. It does not pick up again further on.
7. Lakes, and the bogs surrounding them, harbor a variety of interesting wildlife, including crayfish, mosquitoes, and angry horseflies the size of Buicks.
8. Given a choice between impenetrable brush and a sheer rock face, it has now been conclusively proven that half the males in the group will choose one and half will choose the other, while all females will simultaneously yell, You have GOT to be kidding, park themselves on boulders and refuse to move another inch in any direction.
9. One of the rules in geocaching is to try to be discreet while on the hunt. Screeching the decoded hint clear across a lake to a scratched and bloodied man who has finally emerged onto a rock is not considered discreet.
...and perhaps the most important hint of all...
10. If you are manually putting coordinates into your GPS unit, rather than downloading from the Web site, HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR NUMBERS. The possibility exists, however remote, that you have transposed digits.
This has got to be the funniest and most accurate post I've read in oh-quite-some-time in these forums!
Thanks
Bluespreacher
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Bill Calvert does appear to be real and goes after hunters as well as geocachers
Googled This Article I did a quick Google on 'Bill Calvert', and I think I've got him!
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Just ran across this on the Star's web page. Thought it was a nice article:
http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/088633-9919-127.html
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Dru Morgan:Go http://www.keenpeople.com/index.php?option=com_cachestat&Itemid=87 and tell me if you can spot the problem.
If I can do that, then this site is completely useless.
Since the stats have gone from here, I have changed my style completely. They just don't matter to me as much in my daily caching anymore.
Ever notice how anyone that caches more than you do is a maniac, while anyone that caches less than you do is an idiot? -http://www.theheavenlyhost.com/geocache
Problem? I perused the Keenpeople site and thought, "Oh, that's nice". The way they make other links to software that uses GC's info and stuff. There really is a lot of nice stuff there, but then you get to the rant part. It seems to be set up to be a place where Anonomous people can rip TPTB on this site. Like we don't have enough here already!
I don't know, if someone wants to have a site that adds to Geocaching, that's great, I just don't have any interest in some bitter person ranting about *this* site that has really done a great job of establishing and nurturing Geocaching.
I feel better already!
Keep on caching,
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Criminal:I want to send my long distance support over to Jersey and let BrianSnat know he has my support and sympathy. It's so F'd up that someone has that weak a character that they would mess with someone's property like this.
I hope Seattle is doing something about this.
Brian, sorry to hear bro, let me know if I can help.
Not too sure of the scope of the problem, but I'm so sorry to hear that Brian Snat is having to archive his caches. Will this need to be permanant? I hope not.
I only know Brian Snat from his posts, but he can always be counted on for a knowlegable and reasoned take when he contributes to the discussion. I can only assume that his caches are well-planned and well worth seeking.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Criminal. More details would be nice.
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Jomarac5:quote:
Are you trying to stir something up here? What about the feelings of all the animal lovers? Have you no conscience at all? Where's your humanity, man?
StarshipTrooper wrote:The way I figure it, if I'm seeing one that close, it needs killin'.
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ZoomZoom, glad to hear that that your ordeal wasn't more exciting than it was -- for you or the cat.
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[This message was edited by Jomarac5 on September 08, 2003 at 03:25 PM.]
Don't you mean 'Felininity'? Maybe not, then Starshiptrooper would have to tackle it by the neck!
Sad to say, some *do* need killin'. The smarter we humans can be, the less that might be necessary.
Keep on caching,
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by ZoomZoom:That's only to get your interest going till I finish writing my adventure. Hopefully I will be able to include a photo also.
Pictures are now available. Go to bottom of my next post.
"Every cache has it's rightful place."
[This message was edited by ZoomZoom on September 07, 2003 at 08:41 AM.]
I've really enjoyed reading this thread. I dug up some stats on lion attacks in N. America. California has it's own list. It's really scarry to think about, but lion attacks are very rare (unless you're one of the unlucky ones). Of course, I live in Indiana and can only wish I lived nearer lion habitat!
http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/lion_attacks_nonca.html
Keep on caching (carefully)
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by M15a4spr:quote:
Originally posted by Bluespreacher:quote:
Originally posted by Woodbutcher68:Needs more than a knife! A knife will only make the cat more upset. A .357 would be much better!
I'm not a gun owner, but that might have me reconsidering! Only problem is a scared gun owner (and who wouldn't be!) might have killed the cat and not really needed too.
Maybe that's the problem. Every year here in Kalifornia, we have several people killed by big cats because we aren't allowed to carry the type of "Insureance" Mr. Tahosa is refering to.
Call me crazy, but people who think it's better to have a dead human than a dead cat have got thier head screwed on wrong.
I don't think that Mr. Tahosa's insurance would be much help in a close encounter with a cat unless he used it as a club! Something with a much shorter barrel might help.
You mention that several people each year are killed by cats in California. I don't live in your state, but that seems quite high. My understanding is that human-cat encounters are rare.
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Woodbutcher68:Needs more than a knife! A knife will only make the cat more upset. A .357 would be much better!
Maps?!? I don't need no stinking maps! I got coordinates!
There's a fine line between Geocaching and mental illness, Im just not sure which side of the line I'm on!
I'm not a gun owner, but that might have me reconsidering! Only problem is a scared gun owner (and who wouldn't be!) might have killed the cat and not really needed too.
Any way, great story, glad it got to be told. Oh, and I, too, want to see pics!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by MOCKBA:quote:
Originally posted by yumitori:the Sierra Club...
Perhaps you've missed http://www.sierraclub.org/e-files/geocaching.asp.
I think it is Sierra Club which missed something here. Cacheing can *not* be equated with gizmo-enhanced hiking.
Around here, overwhelming majority of caches requires ATVing / jeeping (although it may also involve a small hike on top of this). And although responsible use of ATVs and jeeps is about just fine for the environment, it is those irresposible users who leave very visible damage and who give a very bad face to the ORVing community at large, and, by extention, to the geocaching at large.
Wouldn't that make them a "5" for terrain? Surely 4WD is 'special equipment'
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:Since when were geocaches banned from federally designate wilderness areas? The last I heard, wilderness areas were managed by the USFS, whose policies have generally been favorable toward geocaching. I did read where the management of several _individual_ wilderness areas found geocaches to be inappropriate and banned them, but I thought it was on a case by case basis. I was not aware of a blanket ban and was wondering when it was announced.
_"You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm_
My understanding is the same as yours. There was some discusion of this some time ago and there were quotes of the law about Wilderness Areas. These quotes led me to believe that it was OK to cache in at least some of these areas.
Here in Indiana there is only one Federal Wilderness Area. It is managed by the USFS. Hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and hiking are permitted. Nothing mechanical is allowed. There are a few remote caches in the area.
FWIW,
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Shadow's:So here it is.
Can a Virtual cache also be used as a link in a multi cache?
What I wish to do is use a very well known Item here to make a jump to another multi but it is being used as a virtual cache, so it would not be another virtual just a clue for the second multi.
Thanks
Rick
Do I understand right that this is an already existing virtual? Yours? Somebody else's? I don't see a problem with it. I'd probably include a reference to it on my cache page so any seekers could log it,too, while they're at it.
Keep on caching!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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I've been lead astray. I tried not to
read the posts, but I am weak. I read it all, except for part of page three.
Please make it go away!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by SombreHippie & Puppy Dawg:So, last night we were out for a drive, randomly realizing we didn't know where one of the larger roads in our neighborhood actually went, so we followed it.
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Sitting at a campfire on the beach on the river under a full moon near a very bright Mars at the height of a meteor shower with good people, it turned out the night wasn't just a waste of gas. We had an awesome time.
After spending a few hours there, sitting, talking, and enjoying the fire, we wandered back to the car. In the discussion on the way back home, it ended up that we'd both found our mental happy places last night. Fire, beach, clear night, full moon, shooting stars, good, welcoming, generous people, drink, cheer, merriment and a GPS.
My favourite DNF yet!
But didn't not finding the cache ruin your evening?
Sounds like a great time. That is a big part of why I like geocaching. You just never know what interesting thing or event you will come across.
Keep on Caching,
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Mark 42:You guys really didn't recognize it was a joke?
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I read your post and wrote my reply before my coffee kicked in this morning. Later I realized that I had been had.
It just takes a while for my sense of humor to kick in. Sorry 'bout that.Problem is, I've read some posts taking a similar viewpoint that seemed serious. I guess I was primed!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Mark 42:Just look the ranger right in the eye, and say "do YOU own this land?"
Whne he says "No", just respond with "Then get the hell out of my way, because I DO!"
(And, I pay your salary, on top of it).
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http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/this-land.shtml _
Not actually. "You" don't own the land. "We" do. And we have hired him to maintain and regulate it. Sure, some Rangers are full of it and all, but most of them do a great job for very little of "your" money. Then they have to deal with people like "you".
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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I voted "no". It's just gonna be grief, or maybe jail time, who knows?
I made the mistake once of posting a question to the pro-gun thread on these forums. My question was, "why". I think your experience answers it.
No, seriously. You know her better than I do. Your picture of her is fairly bleak, but, she did keep trying (sort of). Is it possible she could learn to cope with bugs and dirt? I don't know about you, but I have a very low tolerance for screamers. Good luck!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:quote:
I believe that was actually Criminals avatar you posted.Criminal and Jeremy are the same person you knucklehead!
_"Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry_
I think I get it. Criminal is Jeremy's evil twin!
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:The deer around here are so numerous that they've browsed the entire understory of many wooded areas. There is no next generation of trees to take over.
Relatively speaking, a few people prancing through the woods with a GPS is quite harmless.
_"Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry_
It's all in the quantity. We had a similar deer situation here in Indiana at Brown County State Park. The deer had eaten everything in the place (or very nearly). They had become, because of their sheer numbers, an enviromental disaster. Since then, the park, and others, has been opened to hunting pressure. Several hundred deer have been killed in that one park alone. We can't do that with people, though, so when the use gets too high in an area, certain regulations and practices become neccessary.
I've seen popular caches near population centers where seekers have made a real mess. Too many people. On the other hand there are caches in more remote locations that only get a dozen finds in a year. I don't think there's a lot a seeker could do (short of starting a fire) that would be noticable to the next cacher. There just isn't that much traffic.
As far as the poll goes, I had a hard time picking between the last two. But I know Criminal to be a stand-up guy, so I went with sleep-deprived.
Keep on caching,but remember to wake up before you leave the house,
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by Jolly B Good:Two movies....
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD -- the items Boo Radley hids in the trees and and kids who collect them in a cigar box. I can't watch the opening credits of that movie without thinking of geocaching and trade items.
the other movie??
FANDANGO with Keven Costner. When they go on the three day journey to the desert to find "DOM".
Jolly R. Blackburn
"Never declare war on a man who buys his ink by the gallon."
This is scary! YOu picked two of my favorites. I especially like the line from 'Fandango' -- "Better to go like this than some senseless tragedy". A great Geocaching motto!
Gotta watch them both again, TNX
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:You may need to register with the site to see this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/magazine/22SAVANT.html?pagewanted=all
I'm sure someone can think of a way to apply this to geocaching!
_"Au pays des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois"_
Could this magnify a cacher's sensitivity to the 'Force'?
Bluespreacher
"We've got the hardware and the software, the plans and the maps ..." -- Citizen Wayne Kramer
Googled 
Auto-archiving?
in General geocaching topics
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I just got this email from a 'no reply' address:
Log Date: 7/26/2004
Greetings from Geocaching.com
""It looks like your cache has been under the weather for some time.
While we feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and
block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a
reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace
this cache, or let it remain archived, so that someone else can place a
cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this
location. Also, if you haven't done so already, please pick up any
remaining cache bits as soon as possible. ""
This Cache (Gorley Hill GC4467) has been out for a while and some have found it while others have had trouble. When I checked the cache page, I found it had been archived! I haven't checked it since December, but I have no reason to think that it has been damaged or scattered into 'remaining bits'.
Anyway, what's going on? I've not been as active as I once was, but this was news to me. I have five other hard to get to, seldom visited caches, will these all be archived? Why would anyone from Geocaching.com send me an email from a 'no reply address?
Any insight on this would be a help,
Bluespreacher