Prairie Raiders

We like creative ones and hate micros placed in the forest especially spruce trees known as a MIST(micro in spruce tree) in central alberta. We recently threw a rope over a tree branch and pulled an ammo box up into the tree. It amazed us how hard this one has been to find. No one ever looks up. Everyone has found it by happening upon the rope tied to a nearby tree. We even called it Chicken Little to help the searchers. A few other ideas are: 1. Fake rubber spider with nano glued into it placed in a hole in a tree. Tie the spider to the tree with a string in case it falls out of its hole. 2. Large Xmas ornament with nano placed inside. Hang in a spruce tree. 3. Hollow pipe or PVC with drain hole in bottom. Place nano inside. Pour water into pvc pipe to float nano to top of pipe. Drain hole in bottom of pipe keeps pipe from filling with rain. This one is in BC and a couple of places in central alberta. 4. Love the fake birdhouses out there. Can place them in plain sight and muggles stay away. Make sure you seal the hole with a black piece of wood. We don't want birds to be actually in it. 5. Fake bird nests with nano eggs are also fun. Some good advice told to me early on was to remember that the cache is not for you but those finding it. If you make the people hike miles into the woods then hide a nano so that the majority of them go home empty handed than you really have crushed all of the fun out of the game.

You can't add to the notes in the iPod while in the field. At least I haven't been able to figure out how to do it. I just remember which ones we did and when we get home we update online. I do not know of a Windows application that will do it but I bet there is one out there.

I came upon this idea when using the MacCaching program(free program for Macs) combined with my Etrex Legend HCx. Step 1. You can download the coordinates, cache title, descriptions, size, etc. and first 5 logs using the Premium member Pocket Query. Load the zip file into MacCaching then download the title and coordinates from MacCaching into the Legend. On the Legend you will only have the name in the notes section. Step 2. There is an option in MacCaching to then download the information into your iPod. It places all of the information available on Geocaching.com including the most recent 5 logs into the notes file on your iPod. You can organize the iPod notes into file folders for different cities or areas on your computer prior to placing then in the iPod. The screen on the iPod 60 is large enough to read the notes easily. The new iPod touches would be even better with their larger screens. We are now paperless, however we do have two devices to carry. I do not know the answer to this but I bet you could do it on a Windows computer using one of the other available Geocaching programs out there.