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Nice pictures. Personally I would be mad if I went to a cache that the owner deleted previous DNF logs. I have lots of places to hike and adventures to experience. If I went on that particular hike then it would be for the cache, assuming it was there, because there were no DNF logs.

Congratulations guy!

"Amplify the 'ping' machine." You guys are hilarious!

It's probably still snowed in. Sorry.

I just hope Cybret continues to use his picture for his avatar!

Ohhh goldfishy. Do a search for kilts and you will have plenty to look at!

Well we do have some pretty PURTY male cachers around these forums. Good luck.

Hahahaha you go girl!

I've had the same user name for years and use it everywhere I go on the internet, which is a lot of places lol. Heck, half my friends in real life call me Star.

Leave no trace.

I was just going to say the same thing.

If you cook morels wrong, they can taste like Merrills! Or Sorrells.

I did a google search for "dog booties, electrical shock" and I came up with over a million hits. Guess it isn't so far fetched or a rare occurance. From the Boston Globe. More than fashionable: Owners hunt dog booties Footwear combats electrical shock By Donovan Slack, Globe Correspondent, 3/6/2004 Canine couture may never have been so hot in Boston. For decades, finicky dog owners have equipped their prized pooches with winter boots to prevent them from tracking mud indoors and lessen paw irritation from salt and snow. Often, they have color-coordinated them with doggie sweaters and hats of the season. But following the electrocution of a dog last month in Charlestown and the electric shock injury of another in Chinatown this week, rubber booties for dogs are becoming more than luxuries or fashion statements. Some dog owners are thinking of them as life-or-death commodities. The sudden alarm over electrical "hot spots" lurking in city streets has sent dog owners scurrying to pet stores like Petco in Brighton, where Paw-Tectors, one brand of rubberized boots, have been flying off the shelf. "We've had quite a few customers coming in and asking about them, saying they were scared to walk their dogs," said Angela Mariani, a manager at Petco, as she flipped through the final half-dozen pairs on the shelf. "As you can see, we're really low. They're just selling so fast." Dog owners are also buying booties online, as well as at animal hospitals and groomers, said retailers and animal care professionals. There is a seemingly endless variety to choose from: with materials of nylon, polyester, fleece, and leather and colors of basic black, safety orange, and hunter green. Most are fastened with colorful velcro straps, and some require duct tape. But not all offer protection from electric currents. Specialists said booties with rubber soles offer the best protection. Fabrics also can be effective if they are treated with waterproofing chemicals. But anything that absorbs water can conduct current, said Walter H.G. Lewin, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "With shoes or boots there is no risk, unless the shoes are soaking wet," he said. The small, skid-proof patch popular on many dog booties may not protect the dog if the rest of the boot can absorb water, he said. Four dogs in as many months suffered jolts of electricity while walking on Boston streets. One was killed. A woman in New York City died in January after she came in contact with the electrified lid of a service box. Combined, these incidents have sparked an outcry in Boston over live wires underground. NStar began checking its 30,000 manholes in the city for electrical charges this week. So far, crews have found five hot spots out of the 644 checked, NStar officials said. Four were related to city-owned equipment and one was on private land, spokeswoman Christina McKenna said. Another hot spot found on one NStar-owned manhole in Dorchester is still under investigation. The citywide sweep is scheduled to be complete in 90 days. "We want to make sure that people feel safe on the streets of Boston," McKenna said. Councilor at Large Maura Hennigan plans to hold a hearing Monday to investigate the problem and has asked representatives of NStar and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to testify. Hennigan said she wants to hold the city, utility companies, and others accountable for their electrical equipment. She said she hasn't purchased any booties for her dogs, but said they might be a short-term answer for dog owners. Penny Cherubino never walks her dog without booties, but the Back Bay resident isn't taking any chances these days, choosing to carry her pet over anything that might conduct electricity, including wet sidewalks. She only lets him walk on grassy areas. Cherubino, who founded Bostondogs, an Internet group for dog owners in the city, says the danger of electrical shock on city streets is nothing new, although people are paying more attention since the recent electric shock incidents. She lists a half-dozen dog-shocking incidents during the past decade, many on Commonwealth Avenue Mall. "Twelve years ago, when I came to the city, one of the first things I was told is never let your dog walk on metal in the city," she said. "It's always been a fact of life here that dogs can receive shocks."

Hahahaha awesome!

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...&log=y&decrypt= Mukluk News owners were certainly friendly. Of course, it's in Alaska, not Washington...

We have major spring clean up day here towards the end of May. Before that it is still too wet from melting snow. After a whole winter of trash accumulation that gets stuck in the snow, there is a lot of trash. But it is fun and the whole town gets involved. You see people out as families, organizations, city officials, all out along side the roads. Street sweepers are out in force all week. It really brings a sense of community out.

Never have been affected by it, never want to either so I avoid it if possible.

Then too, there is that whole pesky problem of geocaching not supporting private organizations. "Some" people have a real problem with BSA and would not want to see GC.com to change the rules only for that organization.

Heh, you can tell my car by the bumper stickers. One says "Doula, don't give birth without one" and the other says "Alaska Girls Kick a**".

I'd go more often but am a single parent for most of the year. I know "some" men are able to just run out of the house at any given time to get a cache and leave the kids home with mom. Even when my husband IS here (he lives in another state), I can't just dump the kids on him to go out and do my own thing. Also, I've been sick this winter so have stayed inside more.

Whine free zone? Holy crap Batman yourself. Taking someone's picture from their site and posting it on their own IS stealing. And Adrenalynn is correct. Just because something is on the internet does not make it public domain. You don't even have to put the copyright symbol on it. If someone took a picture of mine and put it on their site, I would be steaming mad. Email the person and tell them (or ask them if you are too nice) to remove your picture.

You can find out on Trip Advisor's forum. They are very informative. http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g2944...705-Russia.html Good luck. I'd be interested to hear the answer.

I'm a geoduck I see that.

Heh, I thought you were going to talk about geoducks. We had an article in our paper about them the other day and I had to read it as I had no idea what they were.

Also, safety information will be different in different places. I'm not talking about the fact that Alaskans don't need safety info about rattlesnakes but things such as safety information concerning bears will be different in Alaska then the lower 48. Bears and bear behavior are different even with the same type of bear. So if I posted the safety info about bears, being an Alaskan, and you read it and followed it, being from the lower 48, you might make a crucial mistake. Know your own location or those you cache in and the LOCAL safety concerns.