JL_HSTRE

Be aware that unless you have the latest iPhone (4G) your GPS accuracy will often be sketchy. That's a limitation of the phone not the apps. That said, many times it will still lead you within a few feet of a cache. I got started geocaching with a friend that has the official Groundspeak geocaching app on his iPhone and we both think it's a great app.

As of today, the Feedback tab on the left side of geocaching.com isn't there anymore when I view the site. I'm using Firefox (v3.6.8) but I just tried it on IE as well and not show up there either.

If I make a reasonable search and don't come up with it, I will post a DNF log. If I cannot make a search due to high muggle activity I wont DNF but I might leave a note with the day of the week & the time to alert others it may be a bad time to search. I will also make a note if there are other issues preventing me from searching for the cache such as its in a park but the park is closed temporarily. Or a recent cache that was on the opposite side of some Locks but the foot bridge across the locks from the parking was closed for a year due to construction. If I do not to make anything more than a quick search for obvious hides - due to time, heat, rain, or because don't feel like dealing with the difficulty/terrain of the cache today - I don't make any kind of log. I know a local cacher who usually makes 2-3 searches for a cache. Only then will they post a DNF. I once DNF'd a puzzle cache. I was the only DNF after I think 13 Finds. I had correctly solved the puzzle and was looking in the right area...I just hadn't gotten the "Skirt Lifter" achievement yet. A few weeks later I was enlightened and came back to make the find.

Whenever I get around to caching in Gainesville, Florida (about 3 hours drive from me) I am looking forward to hitting the 10 virtual cache historical tour of the town: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.asp...e&u=2LuknF8

Would not have guessed that. I would've thought it had to do with the chemical weapons storage/disposal or with the nuclear tests.

Generally, a micro is something small enough that it cannot hold anything except the log sheet: no swag/tradeables, no trackables/travelbugs/geocoins, and usually no pen/pencil.

This. They care about numbers, but number of active cachers.

First LPC I found was under a lamp skirt that was broken in half. So even though I found one I didn't realize they were normally liftable. Busted skirt: "GPS tried to send me in the wrong direction. Restarted and it confirmed my geosense. Took a few minutes to figure this one out." Skirt in need of lifting: "Had spent about 5 minutes looking for this about 2 weeks ago and was stumped at the time. A fellow cacher gave me a clue when I mentioned I needed to go find the Wally World caches. I felt a bit foolish for not having realized where the cache was on the first try, especially since I had found something similar recently in Jupiter."

Too bad: that's where they are.

This is a common gripe on these boards.

Due to the controversial nature of global warning, etc (as evidenced by the negative replies in this thread) I would say that the best way to support the enviroment on 10-10-10 and tie it to geocaching is a CITO event.

Creating a Bookmark list for these Historical caches is probably a good idea. As for things to put on your list: there are 4 Virtuals and 2 Earthcaches at Gettysburg that highlight aspects of the battlefield there.

How do you know they were muggles? Did they sign the physical log something to the effect of "This is Jack & Jill. We found this container by accident and had not heard of geocaching before but this seems neat!" If someone signed the physical log but not logged online they might be cachers who don't log online or they might be people who either were with the CO when placing the cache or were 'beta testers' for the cache. If it is one of those situations, they are probably waiting for someone else to log a "real" FTF online before the log it online. A cache with no Found logs will draw FTF seekers better than a cache with a Find log that explains the FTF game is still afoot for the cache. I would log it as "Found the cache. Not sure if I am FTF because [explain situation here]."

Excellent - I'm pretty sure this was what I was thinking of. Good thought, though wouldn't this only work if the area being sought has roads that reasonably corespond to what you're trying to get?

I remember a few months ago seeing mention of a way to find caches within an area drawn on a map which wasn't just a simple radius PQ. This was particularly useful for wanting to get all caches with a large but oddly shaped park. Unfortunately, I can't remember how this was done. I'm thinking GSAK was involved but I'm not certain. Sound familiar to anyone?

The rules seem reasonable: presumably they don't want too many caches and they don't want people possibly trespassing off the park onto neighboring homes/businesses (or trying to enter the park for a cache via the "shortest distance" which involves parking outside the park and entering from non-intended places). Also, a multicache of more than 6 stages might be kinda daunting for some people. If things go smoothly with your cache(s), you may be able to later persaude the park to relax some of their rules; if no problems occur they may be willing to relax their rules.

I have a Motorola Droid using the GeoHunter app (and soon the Groundspeak app for Droid) and love it. Premium membership gives you Pocket Queries (PQs) which allow you to plan ahead where you will cache. Not having to download the data in the field helps extend battery life and also means less wasted time waiting for the download in the field or chasing caches you realize you don't want to chase.

341 within 10 miles of me. The Atlantic Ocean is about 5 miles easy of me, plus the wide intracoastal waterway and a wide river through the city I live in. On the plus side, there is a state park entrance about 15 miles from me and the park contains 200+ caches. I'm at 276 and haven't cached there yet.

Should be Terrain = 2 IMO.

I'm very self-concious about muggles spotting me caching. LPCs in high muggle areas are thus troublesome because I have to retrieve them without being noticed. I worry that some muggle will call the police on my suspicious activity or perhaps worse a muggle will investiage the area I was investigating and muggle the cache. Not generally a fan of Needle In A Haystack caches though if its clear thats what it is I'm sure there are some people who really like them. And in moderation they can be amusing sometimes: the first time you open an ammon can full of 35mm film cans only 1 of which has the real log which you must sign to get the find it could be amusing. The 10th time you find such a cache it has probably gotten pretty old.

I've used WhereYouGo app for Droid and it worked fine the one time I used it.

Probably a side effect of the sheer number of caches and cachers: the more well known the hobby becomes the more likely people are to start it without knowing other geocachers and thus without guidance. Plus we now have GPS units you can buy preloaded with caches, tons of smartphones with geocaching apps, and just far more GPS units and GPS users in general.

I am working on a literary-themed puzzle cache that would require cachers to visit several local public libraries. I would love for the actual cache container to also serve as a book exchange, but I worry about finding a container that would be sufficiently watertight in Florida.

I also want to thank the original poster for their calm response to this situation. Hopefully it was all just a misunderstanding by the person who placed the cache not realizing it was private property.

I really enjoy mystery caches. I've been solving puzzles and making a list so in the future I can grab all the ones I've solved.