sbukosky
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Yes, WAAS with delay locks but I do find that test coordinates made with WAAS and averaging will be more accure days later when searched for with WAAS enabled.
Haveing the unit off or off without batteries will delay a lock also. The more recent it has been used, the faster it will lock.
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I think the best rating of a cache are the comments in the logs. Let the local organizations tend to the "cache of the month" and such things.
Steve Bukosky-treasurer and director
Wisconsin Geocaching Association
wi-geocaching.com
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I believe the idea is to filter out caches that one has no intention of ever doing. This has been requested in the past. I've never seen a response to the requests so can only assume it will not be done. It would be nice to know if the site doesn't want to do this or it is technically difficult to do.
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In case anyone is interested, I had surgery on one heel on May 19th. The achilles tendon was cut off of the heel and shortened. The heel bone was shaved back to solid bone and the tendon was reattached using a gadget similar to a wall anchor. Two months in a cast and another few weeks in a Cam-walker. The worst part of it all is the confinement of the cast.
I'm still having physical therapy each week but have good range of motion and have done a few caches and have walked a mile at a time. Today I climbed a somewhat steep kame to get to a cache and felt pretty good about it. I have good days and bad days. Last Sunday I had the worst pain since the surgery. Now a few days later, very little pain, but I do ice the heel after a workout.
Some say it is a year before you recover completely. I see light at the end of the tunnel. My other heel should have the same surgery, but I've been making an effort to prevent that. Namely, loose some weight.
The message that I want to get out is if you are experiencing foot or heel pain after a day or weekend of hiking or geocaching. See your podiatrist. If surgery is needed, recovery will go better if the problem is taken care of sooner rather than later.
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I use my GPS V and GPSMAP 60c for business travel in the midwest and decided not to spend the $75 to upgrade. Only problem I encounter is the relocation of Hwy 10 and Hwy 45 across central Wisconsin but otherwise the old one suits me well. When I have the money and no bills to put it towards, I'll buy it for myself as a present.
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Been asking for that for years now. Hasn't happened, probably never will. Just get used to a bunch of icons taunting you (me) that we have no intention of doing.
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You've got my support and I messaged all members of Wisconsin Geocaching Association to check it out and consider using it. While I don't expect all caches to be easy access, those that are fitting for people with limit mobility is a noble cause. Sometimes a * for terain is very misleading, so further identification of caches we can attempt is great! I recently had major foot surgery and my hiking is severely limited, as in one block at a time! Doctor's orders. Any half star caches out there??
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I use mine for business. It is great for determining ETA's while taking a trip so I know if I have time for a break, how long I can spend on gas stops and so on.
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Fortunately none have been reported found in Wisconsin, that I am aware of. It has been a concern of mine however. I think this is one of beneficial aspects of geocaching in that the increased foot traffic will discourage such activities.
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Hmm. I wasnt' aware you could do that. I've often wished that I could blank out certain types of waypoint icons. I have a lot of work related waypoints in my 60C and sometimes would like to hide the geocaches in order to clarify the map.
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It was my first and I found a lot of caches with it. However, once I bought a Garmin V and then a 60C, the eMap doesn't get any use. I'd say the only drawback is having the arrow point to the coordinates rather than a compass rose like the V and 60C has. Of course, not having known that initially, I didn't miss it. But that aside, it does the job well. Also got me from Atlanta GA to Panama City FL one rainey night when my flight connection took off without me and I had to rent a car. It was the only map I had and it did it well.
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Press the MARK button or whatever it is named, just above the cancel button. That will make a waypoint where your are at. If you want to use that to enter a cache coordinate, you can edit the coordinate to whatever you want it to be. If you want to change the icon to a geocache, rocker up to that and a wide selection of icons should become available.
I hope that is clear enough. I'm working from memory.
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Well I think that I ''get it''. Here in Wisconsin, the undisputed fishing capital of the entire universe, I have a favorite lake that I give coordinates to work a general area. However, my sacred honey hole is some structure that I found when the lake was drawn down and it cost me a propeller. There is a gravel bar near the middle of the lake and the map doesn't show it! Until GPS, I had to line up certain shoreline features and crisscross until my sonar found it. So, go fishing with me and not only will you have to leave your GPS on shore, you'll have to fish blindfolded!
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If the pain goes away after a day or two, you probably had a good exercise. If the pain doesn't go away in the feet, don't believe the no pain no gain crap. See a podiatrist.
For routine aches, my first choice is asprin, but I'd usually take three or four to get releif and eventually it gets rough on the stomach. Then I would switch to ibuprofin. While some say it can be hard on the stomach too, I've been taking 2,400 MG a day for a couple months with no problem. Thats 12 of the over-the-counter size. This is in preparation for heel surgery next week caused by---hiking.
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Uninterrupted vibration can cause other problems (as witness a recent news story about a new treatment for nerve damage experienced by jack-hammer operators).
I know what you mean. The first long trip that I took with my 650 Yamaha motorcycle was a little more than 1,000 miles in a few days. The vibration from the handlebar grips caused my index, ring and small fingers to be numb and tingley for 3 MONTHS! The next year I installed cushioned grips and wore thicker gloves. The ultimate solution was to buy the Gold Wing.
When I began geocaching a few years ago, I began to neglect the motorcycling. Guess it might be time to spend a bit more time in the saddle. Maybe I have to alternate. One week geocaching. One week riding and so on. And then there is sitting in the boat and fish. I haven't done that for a few years. I could have a ball using the GPS on the lake. Guess I'm lucky to have alternative pass times.
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So how does one go about selecting a qualified podiatrist, and avoid the certified-but-not-qualified ones?
My suggestion is first a referal from your general practicioner. Otherwise, word of mouth recommendation, if available, and then get a second opinion if not satified with the treatment or if surgery is recommended.
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I won't bore anyone with the details, but something else to look into if you have heel pain is Haglund's Deformity. I was told that I have this by an Army podiatrist after repeatedly being treated for bursitis.
Before I began seeing my podiatrist, I did some searching on the internet and came up with the same self diagnosis. I saw a picture showing Haglund's deformity and immediate said to my wife, "that is exactly where it hurts!"
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What really drives me insane: if I should accidently tap the back of my heel against something hard (particularly when barefoot), I feel like someone has just attacked my heel with a sledge hammer.
Any ideas/sound faimilair, particularly with the back of my heel?
I'm not saying that you have what I have, but my pain is on the back of the heel also. It hurts tremendously to use a shoe horn to slide into dress shoes. I'm betting that when you pull your foot up, it hurts also. It sounds like there may be inflamation. My suggestion is to get on it now and see a podiatrist or sport medicine specialist. It might just take some anti-inflamatories and minimal walking for a while but one doesn't know until you make the visit. Good luck!
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My advice to you is be very careful about taking advice from a doctor! Get other opinions. I would be better off today if I had not allowed the surgeon to just go in and start cutting away.
Wow! Lots of experience in your post. It is interesting that you mention possible vascular issue. I've got some healing issues which make me want to avoid surgery. You certainly have given me more to think about. My hat is off to you for your determination to get out and do some caching!
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Have you looked into taking Vioxx or Celebrex instead of Ibuprofen? I think those work better. I had a friend who felt custom orthotics really helped with heel spurs.
Are you able to bike? That might get you to some caches on trails.
I just spoke to my podiatrist today and asked about "The Good Feet" inserts. He said that he could make better ones for me but they would not help my problem and would be a waste of money. One always hopes for a simple cure.
Using my bike on some of the caches is a possibility. I envisioned geocaching with a Segway. Kinda pathetic really.
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At the end of Feb, a few of us went on a 15km hike and ever since then I have had a sharp pain in the bottom of my left heel. It seems worse in the morning, especially those first few steps when you get out of bed. I went to the Doctor, who sent me for xrays, but it showed nothing.
Any ideas?
When the heel pain is worse in the morning, that is one indication of a bone spur. If an xray did not show a spur, perhaps a gel pad might help on the hikes.
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Hiking is good for you, right? It helps you get in shape, right? What about when your feet hurt so much that it limits or even eliminates your caching activities?
I'm starting this thread hoping to share things to improve on foot and heel pain which limits our geocaching activites. Me, I have both achillies tendons pulling bone from the heal. One is so bad that surgery is likely which will stop me from hiking for months. Maybe forever.
Never mind that working for a living will be compromised too.I'm currently under treatment from a podiatrist and he has me doing tendon stretches ten times a day for fifteen seconds each, which seems to help. Also taking high doses of ibuprofen to reduce the inflamation. He has made some heel inserts which are intended to raise the heel while walking. I'm considering the inserts advertised by the "Good Feet Store". Expensive but I'm willing to try about anything to prevent surgery. I realize my days of five mile hikes on the ice age trail are done.
After doing hundreds of finds, this really bums me out. Those easy, short caches that some call lame are looking pretty good to me now.
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My USB connector broke and pulled away from whatever it is mounted to. Got an RMA# from Garmin and FEDEX it back via ground transportation. Got a whole new unit back two weeks later. BEWARE and BE WARNED! If you were a GPS V Deluxe owner and used the 2nd license of City Select for your 60, you can't load it on your "repaired" unit without getting a new unlock code from Garmin! As a result, I had to use my V on a trip and ran out of road detail. Garmin was quick to correct the problem when I emailed them about it.
The new unit and cord seem to be tight too so I'm very much concerned that this is a problem and am concerned about how Garmin will treat those of us with it once warranty is expired. I, for one, think we deserve an extended warranty for such troubles or at the least, a reduction in repair/replacement cost.
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I'm not a wolf but I play one on TV..... My owner only has three GPS's. Woo Woo.
Kanuck
Geocaching Doublestandard?
in General geocaching topics
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Today I had two police officers do a pat down on me!
First off, I'm a good sized, fifty something guy. No tattos or hardware hanging from my face. I wore blue jeans, hiking boots, a plaid button down shirt and a camo cap with a Wisconsin Geocaching Association button on it. The area was rural and I was exiting the back of a large county park.
To make the story short, I was on a two mile multi that had one waypoint in what must have been an old chicken coop or something. The waypoint (important) was an AOL CD mailer and inside of it was a small while envelope with the next waypoint and a device that was a piece of wire, a metal washer and rubber band. As I'm standing in the doorway handling this stuff, I guy walks by with three boys and asks me what I'm doing. I said "I'm Geocaching" The guy seems to have a frown but I didn't think anything of it other than the guy needs to mind his own business.
This was the beginning of the two mile hike. Apparently during this time the guy calls the police that some guy is shooting drugs in an old abandoned building!! When I come down the old road to where I parked my car, two squad cars were waiting for me. After being told to keep my hands out of my pockets, show ID, empty my pockets and submit to a pat down, I was asked what I was doing back there. Once they explain what the complaint was, it all fell into place!
Quickly, the officers understood the situation and we parted our ways. This is the second time in 600 caches that I've had a run in with the law. The first was nothing compared to this! I'm sure if I was not hunting solo, this would not have happened. And before you ask, I am not aware of such problems happening in this park. It is close to home.