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    Tiki Treasure Tag(Mission, of sorts)

    in Trackables

    Posted · Edited by KBfamily

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    Thank you, Write Shop Robert for starting this mission. We LOVED receiving the treasure chest and going through all of the goodies that were hidden inside.

    Fuzziebear3 included some wonderful things for the KBfamily - including THE MOST beautiful Cachin' Mom coin. I don't think I will ever let that one go out into the wild, wild world of geocachers. My kids had a great time digging through the box and seeing all of the fun items that folks had placed inside.

    It is time for Tiki Treasuer to move on....

    I apologize for having it for so long...it arrived during the Christmas holidays and I thought it was a gift and didn't open it for a while. Then we went to Wisconsin for two weeks to hang out with my brother and his family - EagleRiverBaileys...then I quit my job, got a new job, and then here we are today.

    What a BLAST!!

    Thanks WSR!!!

    Tiki Treasure Tag(Mission, of sorts)

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Just updating the list, so that LewisClan77 can feel the taste of being first. :D

     

    #17 LewisClan77

    #18 sheltiedogshowlover

    #19 enola05

    #20 MooseJawSpruce

    #21 the4dirtydogs

    #22 yanagi

    #23 kini_ont

    #24 usyoopers

    #25 Maine Family

    #26 Ashallond

    #27 southern_angel

    #28 RhinoInAToga

    #29 ALAUNOS

    #30 WRITE SHOP ROBERT

    #31 Team kizb

    #32 jpbarr

    #33 CCWelch

    #34 sdkonkle

    #35 Guwapo

    #36 greenstone carver

    #37 Arndtwe

    #38 Hot Pepper Crew

    #39 The Smurfinator

    #40 BryanFamily

    #41 HarlansHollowFarms

    #42 RSCAENSD

    #43 fbingha

    #44 nickelcitylove

    #45 lularib

    #46 KBfamily

    Help, I'm awful at this

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    Like some others have said, I would not use a GPS designed for Car use. I would use my smartphone or Handheld GPS

     

    My car GPS works better than the very expensive handhelds I have purchased....I have had an Oregon and a Colorado...My car Garmin gets me dead on to the coordinates....The hand helds are in the closet...My Garmin goes every where with me.

    Tiki Treasure Tag(Mission, of sorts)

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Missing? WHO has the box....come on guys, please send it on...

     

    I think the term 'Missing' might be jumping to conclusions. If you look at post #206 Sivota only received the box around the 16th July 2012.

     

    Maybe I am wrong, but even keeping it for a month seems a little, let's say, wrong....just sayin...

    Geocaching In California

    in West and Southwest

    Posted · Edited by KBfamily

    We live in England uk, and we're due to go to California in August and we will be travelling around taking in the wonderful sites like the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canon etc, but we also want to go geocaching and we're not sure what is the cheapest option to access the internet to load up our Garmin. Hopefully the Garmin will work in America, another thing we're not sure about.

    Can anyone give us some advice on what we will need or the cheapest options available to us.

    The states we're visiting is California, Arizona, Utah and Navada hence why I said we'll be travelling around!

     

    We just finished two weeks traveling in California and LOVED visiting all of the National Parks, winerys, etc. If you are in San Francisco, I loved some virtual caches called Laughing Sals and another one called Green Thumb. Both are worth the effort to go see and are not a long way from tourist areas. Another cache to get in San Francisco, that I loved, was called Parrot's Perch. It is so worth the effort to climb some 93 stairs. There are also a number of challenge caches in San Francisco that are worth doing....including riding a Cable Car.

    In Yosemite Park, I enjoyed paying a dollar for the Virtual Cache called Ranger's Fund. Another great virtual there is called Out of the Darkness, into Yosemite Valley. The views there will not be better anywhere in the park. It is a MUST virtual!

    If you want to see the Sequoia Trees, then of course go to the National Park. But if you want the BEST Sequoia experience EVER, go to The Trail of One Hundred Giants. I set a challenge up there. The National Park allows you to look at the trees, but the Trail is an interactive experience that allows you to touch, look at, climb in and on the trees. It is AMAZING. We were the only people there and had the entire place to ourselves. It is a drive through the mountains, but you will NOT be disappointed that you went there....I promise!

    We drove from Phoenix to Point Arena, went through San Francisco twice, through Napa, Yosemite, Sequoia Park and then back to Phoenix. Take a look at my profile to see the ones we did...it may help you.

    I hope this gives you an idea of things to do....dress warmly for San Fran....the fog is cold and wet but you will want to walk on the Golden Gate Bridge anyway...

    Have fun...we certainly did!!

    KBfamily (Sheri)

     

    PS - I live in Arizona. Where exactly will you be in AZ and maybe I can help you there, too?

    Arizona cacher dies doing what he loved

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by KBfamily

    I'm the cache owner of Chuck's Last First GC3PXG1. The cache was originally called Pedal on the Ocotillo Trail.

    I saw this thread a few days ago but didn't want to respond until after Chuck's Funeral.

     

    No, I do not feel guilty. Yes, I'm hurting just like the family and the 51 cachers watching the cache page.

    I have known both Chuck and his wife, Ginny for about two years and have cached with him several times including an incredible day less than a month ago.

     

    The difficulty and terrain were maybe over-rated but certainly not underrated. The Ocotillo trail is an intermediate level hike/bike trail around the base of a hill.

    I hiked from the same trailhead as Chuck, but in my log I referred to the concrete hike/bike trail just south of the cache. In fact, I placed the cache within 250 feet of the concrete path. This path is so level you could ride rollerskates to the access point. The cache could be found within seconds since there was nothing else around.

     

    Chuck made several mistakes. Everyone probably has made some of the those same mistakes. But we were given a second chance. Unfortunately, Chuck didn't get that second chance.

     

     

    Hugs to you Merlot.....

    Lake Tahoe Area

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Hello,

    I will be traveling to Lake Tahoe in the middle of June with my mother. She is unable to hike or walk long distances. But, I want to do a couple of the BEST, most unique, fun surprise type caches in Lake Tahoe....

    So, all you Tahoe cachers, what is YOUR recommendation so I can show my mom a GREAT time caching.

    Thanks so much!

    Power trails central phoenix (Arizona)

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    I have a giant "K" "B" in the desert behind the White Tank Mountains....most caches are on the trails that are driveable in a standard car or you can walk them...lots of favorite points so I think folks enjoy the caches....it will surely get you out enjoying our nature....have fun and I hope you like Phoenix!

     

    Cache number GC2WNDE is one of the caches so you can see the general area...

     

    ....there are SO many incredible cachers in the area....my favorite caches to find are from markj57. The best cache I have ever seen is GC2MRE9. It has 80 favorites...if you want to drive around and find caches, DO his...they are truly amazing...Pole Vault is my next favorite...Also, do Nailed....awesome!!

    lame ratings

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I have seen many events are being rated 5 for difficulty!These events are drive up a pizza joints etc. This is so lame and it distracts from cachers that do caches that are really 5's

     

    I sure these event host think they are being cute, I think it just stupidity.

     

    If you're broke, a pizza joint can be a 5 difficulty, for sure!

     

    If the pizza is nasty, I might earn a 5 by just eating it....

    TB won't activate

    in Trackables

    Posted

    We bought eight Travel bugs back in December 2011. We are just now taking the time to activate them. But one won't activate for nothing.

     

    The code is clear and obviously the copy has the same exact letters/numbers code. I even tried different combinations of the last digit which is a zero , but I tried it uppercase and lowercase O. I have the activation code card - tried it with and without - no luck.

     

    I can't find where in the travel bug site to ask for tech help.

     

    Error = The Travel Bug you requested does not exist in the system

     

    Can someone direct me please?

     

    Thanks!

     

    This happened to me once before...it wasn't about me putting in the wrong code. I contacted Geocaching.com, they had me send a picture of the TB, then they sent me a special code....so, it does happen that a coin or TB won't activate.

    TB won't activate

    in Trackables

    Posted

    We bought eight Travel bugs back in December 2011. We are just now taking the time to activate them. But one won't activate for nothing.

     

    The code is clear and obviously the copy has the same exact letters/numbers code. I even tried different combinations of the last digit which is a zero , but I tried it uppercase and lowercase O. I have the activation code card - tried it with and without - no luck.

     

    I can't find where in the travel bug site to ask for tech help.

     

    Error = The Travel Bug you requested does not exist in the system

     

    Can someone direct me please?

     

    Thanks!

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