geospyder

What are the odds? After missing for 13 months I use the duplicate tag, attach a completely different item and reincarnate the TB. I did this two days ago. What do I find in my email today? Someone literally on the other side of the USA (I'm in NV and he is in MA) grabs the TB. It has to be the original since the dupe is still on my desk.

That's what I thought also. So I reincarnated it with a different personality and goal.

I have a TB that has not been logged in over a year. It was last retrieved on 07/27/2005. The person has not responded to any emails and has not logged a cache since July of 2005. Think it's OK to consider this TB lost, grab it back and send out a replacement using the duplicate tag?

Exactly what I was hoping for. I have Mapsource. Just tried it and it worked great. Thanks for the response.

Probably out there somewhere but I haven't been able to find it. When I use Google Earth to create a KML file from City A to City B, GE doesn't always choose the route that I would take. Is there a way you can tell GE to use the roads you want when going from City A to City B? Secondary question - are KML files proprietary to Google Earth or can you create them from some other mapping software?

Flamingo Judy TB has met two of her goals. To meet geospyder in Sparks, NV and hubnpepp in Wichita Falls, TX. Her third goal is to reach marti43 in Naples, FL. Is there anyone that can help her reach her third goal in the next three weeks? The reason for the three weeks is that marti43 and geospyder are leaving for Germany over the Labor Day weekend. Dan and Judy (marti43) would like to take Flamingo Judy on the trip to drop her off in Germany. If you can help, please contact hubnpepp, in Wichita Falls, TX, via their profile email.

You can usually tell by checking the bug's page whether it was left by someone on a trip. Last week it was in Texas and the person who retrieved it hasn't logged any caches in the last week and you found the bug in Nevada. I then wait a few days before logging the bug. I know when I travel I don't always have access to a PC to log the TB's I've taken or placed. Another thing I do when there is no real trail to determine who the last person was - I grab the bug from the last location it was logged in, log it into the cache I actually found it and then retrieve it from that cache. I do this to give the bug credit for the mileage for being in that cache.

Yesterday a group of us snagged a cache named Fine Feather Pines. The name referred to the pine trees along the Feather river. But because of a phantom animal encounter, the Fine Feather could be changed to Find Feather(ed). I say phantom because no one ever saw or heard the bird. Here is my log...

You're right about the geocoin but it didn't fit under Toot Toot - it was more of a Clang Clang

Best Memories: The friends I've met in the last 18 months since I started caching. Watching my kids and their kids get hooked on geocaching. Memorable caches: Most memorable: Number 100 in the Netherlands called Deja Vu. Only rated 1/1.5 stars. Because of the weather, language and a few others things, it took me two days. It was definitely an interesting cache. Had 21 waypoints and over 10 km of walking. We even lost the car on the last day. Hard to find an unfamiliar rental in an unfamiliar village when you forget to waypoint it. Scariest: One called The Eagle Has Landed here in Nevada. I wasn't sure if a parachute was needed or not. Most fun: Leap of Faith - very ingenious - definitely made you think out of the box. I'd say that what I've enjoyed the most about caching is that it gets me out to places I would never have gone to prior to caching.

Number 1000 yesterday was Crow's Nest down the road from you in Elk Grove. I cached until I hit the number. It was too hot to be choosey. I'm glad that it wasn't a micro. I did leave a cool pocket watch in the cache so you'd better hurry out to grab it

Just tooting my own horn. I reached 1000 yesterday in the triple digit heat.

Just as a side note - I attended a caching event in my home state of Nevada this weekend and who should show up? A couple of cachers from Germany!

tobsas - thanks for the recommendations. While looking at my query for the area I noticed I forgot to include multis. That made a big difference!

We have another couple coming with us. Their only visit to Europe was Spain many years ago. This will be their first time in Northern Europe. They are in for a treat with the big breakfasts the B&B's provide - especially when all the rolls like brotchen are fresh from the oven. We're also staying another ten days in the Netherlands. Holland is another country with great breakfasts.

For those that mentioned Bable Fish - thanks. I can now compare two different translations. DcCow - looking at your list I was surprised to see there was one I snagged last year - GeoWolf 8: A Visit to Vianden. Vree - I know what you mean about the multis. I did a 1/1.5 star in the Netherlands. It ended up having 21 waypoints and almost 10 km of walking. I learned the village of Blaricum inside out. That one was my 100th. Wow that was only one year ago and now I'm a little over 800. It must be an obsession. When I finalize my list I'll make sure the two you mentioned are on it - thanks.

uber_bike_geek, you definitely have an interesting outlook on travel. When visiting another country I always learn the basics - hello, goodbye, thanks, please, you're welcome, where is the bathroom and the most important - another beer please. Aside from English, I can normally get by with my Dutch but I'm barely passable with my French and German. I'm not fluent enough with my Dutch, French and German to read much more than signs and menus. A full description on a cache page is a great challenge for me - as I think it would be for most Americans. That's why I thought the Google Translate web site was great. BTW - my avatar was taken on a goat trail in Luxembourg last year after finding the Stairway to Heaven cache. The nice thing about being retired is that you can travel without having to ask for time off. We just got back last month from Australia. We didn't have too much a problem communicating there. In September we'll be spending some time in the Rhine and Mosel Valleys of Germany. While the main focus of the trip is visiting the wineries and sightseeing, we hope to snag a few caches. We'll have a car and hiking boots. Any one has any recommendations for that area?

May be old hat to a number of you but it is new to me and I thought I'd share. I stumbled across a Google translate page that translates entire web sites from a number of different languages into English. This could come in handy when on vacation and the local caches are only in non-English. The site is Google Translate and I've used it tonight to translate a couple German caches. It makes for some interesting reading but is close enough that it allows you to hunt for a cache that you may not have been able to before the translation.

The queries I requested the last two days have not appeared. I did what others have suggested. I made copies. They came straight across. Long story short - make a copy to get your queries until what ever is broke gets fixed.

Snake is one of the attributes.. I've only placed two caches but both have snake warnings. The last person to find my Mini Blow Hole caches actually ran into a rattler.

If you spot a rattler you just have to be fast... This rattler was actually the cache. Rubber snake with a micro inserted in it's belly. You can see the lair where it was placed. I did poke it a few times with my hiking stick before reaching in

I can't take credit for the flyer. I found them on Geocacher-U . Based on your avatar and comment - I think you and Bret, the owner of Geocacher-U, have something in common.

I sure hope you meant $42 not $420

I always have a couple of these brochures on me when I'm caching. I'd suggest that everyone print off a couple. They save a lot of explaining.

We arrive Cairns Wednesday, May 17. We'll be staying at the Worldmark Resort in Cairns for eleven days. We'll have a car and will be venturing out. With so much to do in the area I'm not sure how much caching we'll be doing. I'm with my wife and another couple so while caching would be my priority, it is not theirs In Sydney there are 34 caches within a five kilometer radius of our hotel. There is even one within a block of the hotel so I know I'm going to get at least one The closest regular cache to the hotel is Williams Park Cache (GCPP9X). I have to snag that one because I'm bringing over a couple TBs and a geocoin to drop off.