Frolickin
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These are all from the same cache:
2002
Well, only found part one, so far! Friday of the Memorial day holiday may not have been the best day to attempt this, and boy was it hot. After a couple of hours driving to get down the shore I hit part one. Didn't drive all the way to the end because I missed it by one street. Lots of traffic and a detour right there. My luck. Anyway, got part one and the coordinates for part II. Sort of can't help being seen by the fishermen, so I acted like I was checking several other spots so they would forget seeing me at the cache. Off to part II in the traffic on Rt 9. Finally at about 5pm I got to the location of the RR bed. Pretty overgrown. I think when I go back, I am taking a raft and crossing the river or paying one of those wild wave runner guys to just shuttle me across. Got to be the easiest way. So, as far as logging the time between I and II. It could be longer then one and half hours so I don't think I win! Good one. Thanks for the tour. If I go down the tracks, I will save all the ticks and send them to you! (LOL).Found part 1. There was no one around and had no problem finding cache. Took ball left tooth brush. Hid a cache while in the area then went to find cache #2. Located the entry path but it was getting late. We will go back tomorrow to make the hike.It's my first find, and I'm elated.I'm going to tackle Part II soon.
I left a new pen and took a toy train.
The train don't pass by here no more, that's
for sure. But it was great fun, and not a
difficult trek. Next time, I'll wear some
Skin So Soft.
Found part 1 no problem, though all of us, including the dog where bug food! The flies were nasty today. Will have to come back for part two. Not even Skin-so-soft could save us or the pooch!Happy Turkey Day! Two brave fishermen off to the left battling the 30-degree temperatures. The cache was in good shape and well hidden. Took nothing except the coordinates for the second part. We will go after that one tomorrow… after we finish off some leftover turkey.We got the first Part, and attempted the second Later in the day. It was very windy and cold! Thanks for the hunt!Third one of the Day. Found part #1 today will have to come back for part #2 when I get a free Day. What a Windy Day that put the chill on. There was a Fisherman out today he must of been chilled to the bone but the sun was pleasant TN Left pencil and a Snake. Thanks for the hunt to be continued.Tough one to get to. Dont try this when it is wet or the tide is high. Couldnt make it to the second part, it was to wet for us. Still had fun.2003
Fun cache...tide was too high to retreive pt. 2 but we know correct access & signed log book at pt. 1. TNLN. THANKS!Found Part 1We found part one with no problems, but are having a heck of a time on part 2. We've tried a couple of different ways, but can't get any closer than the rail bed on Rte 9, which is not do-able in our car. We also tried a couple of side streets, but then we would have the parkway to deal with. Any one out there willing to give us a hint on how to access part 2? We don't mind a hike, but with a 2 year older, over a mile in and out is just too far. Thanks!Part I anyway. We road our bikes to the part I cache and found it with little trouble. Green Flies were really bad!! Drew blood on myself and my son. We took and left nothing in the first part. We abandoned try for part II when my GPS indicated that we may have to cross some water.It all goes to show we play the game to our own rules. Some of the above logs are from cachers I cache with, know, and like. Yet, they log a find differently than I do. No biggy.
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I forgot to mention, as you will gather from reading the above, part 2 is the challenge for this cache.
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I would find the ability to group caches on a watch list in a folder valuable.
For instance, I could have a folder of caches that I am watching in a neighboring state, another for caches that I am particularly interested in seeing who logs them, another for whatever, etc.
From what I understand, some folks have a lengthy list of caches on their watch lists. Being able to group these by arbitrary criteria would permit one to put some organization to his list.
Just a thought . . .
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The main reason for having that info in the first place is to inform other cachers that the user who found it is a veteran, or didn't find it and is a veteran, so there is a good chance it is there (or isn't).
But my fourth find, even if I am considered a veteran, represents an inexperienced cacher. For that particular cache, my log does not have the weight that the log on cache #653 would have, using that reasoning.
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Haven't you seen archived caches come back from the grave?
Yes, I have. I even had one. The archive flag indicates the cache is no longer there. If it is still present, it should not be archived.
Before posting a reply, have a look at the temporary unavailable caches in your area, and see if some have been like that for extended periods of time and seem pretty obvious that they are abandonedThere are some around here. My admin is well aware that I contact him/her about these caches. Together, as a community, the admin, other cachers, and myself keep on top of these things. We have no formal group, we have no meetings, etc. But, it all works out. Communication!
Think about what else can be done to improve the systemI think this is the rub. For me, the system works. I am confident that NJ Admin will take action on the caches I notify him about in due course. No automation is needed to rid the area of disabled caches for no matter how the system would be set up, no one knows the status of these caches better than those who seek them.
And to the next person that feels like putting down an idea, let me ask you, what should be done about cache xyz that has been disabled for 6+ months and is obvious wono't be fixed...and what would you propose be done so that this doesn't happen in the future? The obvious answer to the first part is to use the "This cache should be archived" feature.It is not so obvious. There was a cache around here that was disabled for a few months. It appears the owner is AWOL. Someone went out and rehabilitated the cache. Then we contacted the admin to take the temp disabled flag off. That seems to work pretty well. The area still has a cache, it is in good shape, and it was not archived. Had it been archived automatically, it would disappear from the listing, but the trashed cache would be sitting in that park as litter. I think the system in place worked like a charm. I do not see how it could be improved under these circumstances.
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It is fixed back to how it was. The total number of logs are now listed.
The web site issue is still present.
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The web site issue seems to be for anyone who posts a web site along with the log.
StayFloopy logged his address with his log. Note each log below his has his web site attached to it.
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Along these lines . . .
on a page that is in Show All Logs mode, if I have entered in a web site with my log, each log beneath that one on the page has my web page attached to their log.
etc.
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Another solution/feature that we may want to consider implementing is the option to have a cache owner be able to unarchive their own cache...provided that their cache is not flagged as being an UNACCEPTABLE (for lack of a better word) cache. This way no admin would have to be bothered.
That ability is what the temp disabled feature is for. My understanding is that an archived flag is for a cache that is gone. Gone is gone. There is no bringing back. If it is not gone, for whatever reason, then the temp disabled is there.
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What I see:
Looking at where I sit:
Of course, when I am wireless (like now), ESPN can often be seen.
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After doing some checking it looks like the cache he is refering to was archived because it was approved in error, after the guideline had changed. Some others in the area have been archived by the owners as a result of the NWR ruling. The admin in question was reactive, not proactive. If and when the park rangers ask that the others be delisted they would be archived at that point.
Is it permissable to place a cache in a National Wildlife Refuge?
If not, then the presence of caches in a NWR listed on GC.com demonstrates that those caches have been grandfathered.
I am not aware of caches in that area that have been archived by the owners as a result of the NWR ruling. Is there one you can point to? Perhaps I missed something.
Thanks,
Fro.
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Same with caches in National Parks. I would guess very few to none of those are afforded any "grandfathered cache" protection.
It's interesting. There was a recently placed cache in a National Wildlife Refuge. It was archived almost immediately, even though absolutely no scrounging around was needed to find it. Nevertheless, it was archived for being in a National Wildlife Refuge.
There are still three (some say four, but I cannot confirm the fourth) active caches in the same National Wildlife Refuge. That would seem to support BassoonPilot's position, unless of course, they were archived.
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Why is "Lake's edge" still there?
Because no one, until you today, reported it to Groundspeak. The owner appears to be absent.
Now, your argument is that the site should have automatically archived this in September. The question remains: how does Groundspeak know it needs to be archived until you posted your SBA note today?
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Anyway, as Flask pointed out in a post, Bridge is competetive, but I doubt anybody would call it a sport.
Well, my folks are/were avid players. I do believe my father considered duplicate bridge a sport.
Considering in my youth we traveled all over to play in tournaments, built an addition to our home for 12 card tables to fit comfortably, and had four games a week in this room (not counting the lessons they taught), I am comfortable in describing bridge as a sport.
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It doesn't have to be just me either.
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Sometime in 1978 . . .
Wow! What a neat concept. Went out on my first hunt today with Ronald, the Mayor, and Hamburgler. Enjoyed the walk to the cache.
Took crappy toys, left several Where's George bills.
We enjoyed this,
Ray Kroc
P.S. We got a neat idea from this cache. The little crappy toys we took will work well in the children's meals we are developing. Thanks!
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Happy birthday, Mopar.
May you find everything you look for.
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Oh yeah, make a backup copy of the MDB file first, so when you destroy it you have something to go back to.
I've done that too many times previously. It's part of the routine!
Thanks.
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Do a search from your home coordinates without filtering your finds. Count the number of unfound caches on the first 5 pages. This will give you a number of unfound caches out of the nearest 100 to your home. List this number and the distance of the 100th cache.
I have found all 100 that are closest to me (including about 5 that I have hidden). The 100th cache is 21.1 miles away.
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I've gotten it converted. 'Twas actually easier than I expected. The thing is, I did it in Excel. Now, wouldn't it be great to get this back to Access. I am certain I will find a way to do that.
I appreciate all the help.
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I keep a database of my caching history. In it I have coordinates for all the caches I have found. I want to get these into either Mapsend or MS Streets & Trips.
Issues
The coordinates are stored in two fields as follows:
39° 44.062
075° 08.571
I have too many caches found to go back and hand-edit these to a different coordinate system, which is what I would do if I were beginning this today.
So, how do you recommend converting these?
I had hopes of exporting a list of north coordinates, west coordinates, and cache names to Excel, saving as a CSV, and then converting with GPSBabel. That is not happening without some more work being done. The conversion is where that plan broke down. Does anyone have a suggestion for mass converting the coordinates that contain the degree sign and a space?
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I think I have seen this program listed in other places previously. I was searching the DEP site and stumbled across this listing:
March 31
GEOCACHING FOR BEGINNERS
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Fee: None
Kittatinny Valley State Park
(973) 786-6445
Sponsor: Kittatinny Valley State Park
NOTE: For Adults and Children Ages 10 & up
Does anyone know who arranged this?
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NJ State Parks have some rules where activities not specifically listed as "approved uses" are by definition not approved uses.
I'll have to look into that. I was just reading the State Park Service Code (Title 17, Chapter 2, which does not seem to be online).
I spoke again with the superintendent of Parvin State Park.
No decision about geocaching has been made on the state level. He said it is on the agenda to be discussed at a future meeting of state park superintendents. The ultimate decision will be made by the director.
We had a pleasant chat. It seems to me that, at least as far as this guy is concerned, an education effort will need to be made so these folks know what they are deciding.
He mentioned that because it’s a “new” thing they would want to control it. I offered the idea of canoeing. If there is a lake, people can show up with a canoe and not register with the park. Likewise for people going on a hike. Why then would someone need to register a geocache. He seemed to understand the absurdity of that.
He kept thinking there would be droves of people plopping around parks at a time. I assured him that is not normally the case. Events, from what it sounded like, will more than likely require a special use permit. But really, that isn’t anything to be concerned about.
He finally got the idea that we don’t bury and don’t have foreign substances in the ammo boxes. The guy seemed pretty on-board with the idea.
Enhanced Stats (continued)
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Agreed. But one could certainly do it for a given area. For instance, South Jersey is nearing its 13,000 find. That can be determined without too much work.
I know there are stats sites for other areas. Perhaps those who want this feature should build their own stats databases.
For me, I do not want GC.com focusing on stats when there are other things that are more important on its plate.