splicingdan

Manhattan definitely needs a TB hotel. The large number of tourists brings a great opportunity for the bugs to actually travel around the world. The problem as I see it is that most people don't want to make the effort to find a well placed (hence secure) cache, especially if they're on vacation. Central Park is full of nosey people who are ultra-sensitive about it. If you read the logs of the caches that exist there, most tell stories that involve a 'local' commenting on geocaching. My point is that too many people know of the caches. The parks in northern Manhattan (Inwood Hill, Fort Tryon) are just as accessable and scenic and offer more secure sites.

Oh sorry. For some reason I thought that you were being sarcastic.

Ha Ha! The easy/easier route is a trail on the east side of the park. It's super steep with fixed ropes for aid and a rotting ladder at the bottom. I can't believe you guys bushwhacked down that hill.

Spell it out Mark. What are you trying to say?

POINTLESS: No reason whatsoever for a cache to be placed there. No view, no scenery, no creativity, uninteresting route, carelessly hidden. In other words, LAME.

4 out of 5 (meaning one DNF). Out of those, I'd say 3 were pointless. BTW, I have covered 200+ miles during races in Harriman Park alone. Does every peak or viewpoint really need a cache?

Not necessarily a problem, just an observation. I think that lameness is a product of density. My post is really directed towards new cachers who have placed pointless caches. For example. I'll also add Roosevelt Park (Menlo Park, NJ) to that list. King Pellinore's "Two Springs" makes excellent use of an otherwise generic park. Then there's 4 other caches that make me wonder why. Jonboy's formula is good, but it doesn't take into consideration the actual area that is available for a cache placement. I'd guess that 60%+ of Central Park is either roadway, water, ballfield/grass, or paved path. What's left for caches? My Cheesquake reference is certainly not a knock on Marty's caches. He used the park's land features for some great caches. Later hiders should have used them as examples. Hehe. Well, downtown, generally considered below Houston St., has 8 caches (1 is a virtual that has no correct answer). 6 of the other 7 are part of my puzzle series, all placed in cache desolate areas. I'd say that's saturation. Believe me, I love Harriman and have done some caching there. But 110.......

Here a a few locations that I believe are saturated with caches: Central Park - 14 active Cheesequake Park - 14 active Queens County (eastern) - approx. 35 active Then there's the absurdity of Harriman SP - too difficult to count from the map

Trollsbane by King Pellinore. Last found April 12. And, of course....... Serpentor and Electro . They're disabled because a woman was killed nearby, but there nonetheless.

Nice work Tommy!

Let's see........Lasagna or Haggis......hmmm

What would you know about good food? You're from the UK.

I call it the 'Sissification of Geocaching'. What we need are more rules. This way only lame pointless caches can be placed.

There's certainly no shortage of good restaurants in Manhattan - can't say the same for caches though. You will have a problem trying to stay below $100, especially in Midtown. I've had good success with the reviews in the NY Press. The paper is free and can be picked-up at corner vending machines.

I'd suggest carrying the boat uninflated until you see the need to cross the water.

It most definitely can be done in 2 hours or even less. I chose the wrong coordinates twice and still made it in slightly over 2 hours. An inflatable boat would be optimal. You wouldn't need to worry about the tides.

Nice work, Dave!

It's entirely up to the owner.

My five are also among my favorites. 1. Aircrash 4: Killer hike (solo, with crampons, snowshoes, and full pack) in winter conditions. Then had my log deleted because I couldn't find the log book. Aaargh! 2. Aircrash 2: Sub-zero temps, deep snow. Then there's nothing to see because the plane is almost totally buried. 3. Spooky Island Cache: Lots of prep work for a short paddle. Difficult put-in. Best cache in NYC! 4. Two Springs: Lots of time and miles for 1 find. 5. Let's Play Dominos: For some reason the satellite reception is horrible in this area. The stages are so close together that it's impossible to target the area to search. Very fustrating! As Avroair states, Blood And Guts, was done as a team but was still a very difficult puzzle to solve. As was Five Star New York.

When are you going for "My Monkey"? Haha

Not only is The Spot the oldest cache in New York State and east if the Mississippi River but..... it is among the oldest active caches anywhere in the world. I can't figure out an efficient search method using the PQ's (if someone knows how, I'd be interested to know), but by entering waypoints manually I'd guess that it's in the top 10.

Sounds like Geocaching is turning into Adventure Racing (which isn't a bad thing). Here's a link to a race, who's course went through the 5 boros last year: The Wild Onion And my club - NYARA Maybe you can get some ideas from them.

Yes it is. Please stay away.

Impressive dedication! I'd like to know the answer to that too. And what does PS CHEAH mean???????????

Good job! Maybe now you can buy a vowel.