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Mysterion604

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  1. You've set a tough task for yourself. I think just finding 50 (well, more than 50) good cache sites, and getting good averaged GPS coords might be a good star, then doing coordinates check submissions for each of them. This is a lot of work, so I do not know how those "geoart" makers manage to do such large ones.
  2. That A-10 TB would be awesome to see.
  3. I'm getting the same sort of message (on my desktop PC), when from web pages of my trackables, specifically links on the trackable's log that lead to the cache it is supposedly located in. (Clicking on the "recently spotted" link does not have this problem.) Another general trend I have noticed is that if I click on a link from my notification emails which leads to either a cache4 or a trackable, it opens the next page as if I am not logged in to the geocaching website, even though I am. I end up having to hit "refresh" and then it acknowledges that I am logged in and the full page features open up.
  4. Yes, golf. A much more disappointing thing than gold.
  5. Apologies if this should be in the Geocaching.com discussion area. I guess it depends if the problem is on my end. Move the thread if needed.
  6. I set a cache of mine on "Disabled" for a while, because I had to repair/replace something, and the "your cache needs attention" notice stayed up until I took the cache off Disabled status.
  7. I have heard of some locals buying golf ball water trap retrieval net-poles from outdoors / sports stores, and modifying them.
  8. I have experienced problems getting new cache notifications, and logs for my owned caches, and I am not sure the cause, much less how to fix it. I have sometimes experienced this problem with lag time before, and I always thought it was due to my phone only triggering email notifications when I am logged into WiFi (not via data, out in the field). Then it seemed to change so that my phone needs to have activity on it before it would "collect" my new emails (on Gmail) and give a notification. Recently, I am only receiving the notification emails the day after they actually happen. I have missed a couple of local FTFs as a result of not getting new cache emails, including where I was just steps away from the new cache, an hour after the thing was published. The problem seems to have escalated, top include even receiving no notifications when I am at home, connected to wifi, and phone is fully active. I woke up today to see not only a bunch of new cache publications from yesterday (including the missed FTF), but also a bunch of Found logs for some of my owned caches from yesterday did not appear until this morning. Even weirder, the appearance of the new logs on the cache webpages did not appear until some time after the notification emails arrived. Question 1: Do Geocaching notification problems originate with the Geocaching.com system? Or is the problem my email service (gmail account: boith linked to my phone and on desktop)? Question 2: IS there a way to reset things so I am able to receive notifications properly? (Promptly, and also while in the field, not reliant on WiFi access.)
  9. Since my last post I saw one cache listed where the CO said (in the cache description) they were unable to use the usual Geomessage system so please email them the answers.
  10. I did Basic membership for the first 3/4 year or so, but then went to Premium, primarily to be able to access the full spectrum of available caches. It made quite a difference.
  11. It's happening to me quite a bit lately. I did not used to do challenges when I first started, but after a year I started and gradually tackled more "serious" challenges. I doubt I will ever complete the grid of 81 because I am very limited in my ability to go to T5 places (what few T5's I have done were more like T5 for technical reasons). However, I am chipping away at some 365ers: Mysteries (a long way off, and boy do I wish I had been more careful with my logging of those types early on), traditionals (just completed), and small-sized caches. Juggling those is proving tricky at times, and add to that my effort to not duplicate the days when I log multis (not for a current challenge, but in case of a future one). Another toughie has been filling in a 365er of "hidden on" dates, and the full alphabet of cache owner names. I am not 100% going after those, just being opportunistic. I have never cached outside of BC, so I won't even come close to qualifying for any cross-Canada, 50 states, or multi-country / continent challenges. However, this is by far the most mountainous province in Canada, so even as an urban dweller, I have qualified for some minor altitude-based and terrain-based challenges. I have only been caching since August 2020, so I have never encountered the Feb. 29th leap day yet. You can be certain that I plan to get one of every type (including an event) I can on that day next year, if only so I don't have to wait another 4 years to qualify for some of these 366ers. I may even hide a cache that day (official hide date), if I can manage it.
  12. While I would never hide a cache at a school (too much potential for it to go missing), I even encountered problems when putting the posted (no cache actually there) location outside a school, or even having a path for a multi which was likely to take the person through school grounds between clues. Strangers hanging around school grounds raises too many suspicions. Although I must say that it is not always consistently applied. One cache I know is literally right behind the field of my old junior high school / middle school, yet just putting fake posted coordinates for a puzzle cache outside my old senior high school was not allowed. Did sidewalk by entrance versus playing field make the difference? I do not know. I think as a general rule, one city block away should be safe for a hide.
  13. I've found this an issue with some virtuals and earthcaches as well. Some people write "email me the answers" in the cache description, and what they really mean is "use the Geocaching message system". Other people write "email me the answers" in the cache description, and what they really mean is "email the answers to an actual email address". I do not like doing the latter too much, but I have only seen a couple of instances where it explicitly said "do not use the Geo messaging system" and I guess that is their clear preference. Perhaps this is a holdover from the earlier days?
  14. I can't imagine any of my local reviewers (here in Canada) allowing it; too unsafe to access and probably illegal to boot. Sure, people should use common sense, but it just takes one person who has none of that and causes a car accident to give the whole hobby a black eye. Mind you there are lots of caches near major highways around here, just not positioned like that. Highway rest stop / chain-up areas are common, as are places where the highway is divided off from the cache hiding area by some sort of retaining wall or fence. There also has to be a way (in theory) to approach the cache on foot; it cannot depend on only being able to drive to the exact spot and stop there; this is why some grassy medians might work, and other not work (freeways divided by a grass & tree median may look tempting, but if a pedestrian stands zero chance of reaching it without crossing fast-moving traffic, I'd say that rules it out).
  15. I've never run out of FP's to give out, so it's not been a problem. I guess I am too miserly with the awards? Either that or my recent Adventure Lab activities are racking up FP's at a much higher rate.
  16. I use a smartphone with the main app, the Adventure Lab app, and one of the unofficial apps called [censored, Can't Give it's namE On here], and one of those free trail apps. (I learned that Google maps is nearly useless in some wilderness situations.) I have never owned or used a dedicated GPS device like a Garmin (they are not cheap, and I'm not outdoorsy enough to need it for any other activities like hunting or fishing).
  17. It also may be that they are not someone who logs in very often. If you are stuck for an answer, then ask the owner of the trackable to see what they want done. (There are even duplicates of TBs floating around, so what you have or the other cacher has could be a proxy / replacement TB.)
  18. Water is is unfortunately a pernicious enemy. Add a scrap of paper if you must, but it is the cache owner's responsibility to maintain the condition of the cache's log sheets. If you do not want to go as far as putting a "Need Maintenance" notice up, at least mention in your "Found It" log that the log sheet was soaked & unsignable. I mean, the CO should be reading the logs whenever people find/do not find their cache anyway.
  19. Well, I know one case where a cacher has personalized cards, probably bought from official Geocaching sources. But I know of at least one other where the person's just putting in some kind of homemade chits with their name (even if that's just a paper scrap), rather than signing. If the CO checks, sure the person's name is there, so on that level, it is conformation of the find.
  20. Indeed. Good question. I hid a cache recently in an area where cel-coverage definitely cuts out, so I slapped the "no phones" attribute on it as an extra warning about that. Most people people probably have some way of dealing with that, but offline functionality is an issue generally for caching in the wild areas (with a phone; I'm sure dedicated GPS devices work fine). I shut off the wifi and cellular data functions to save power in areas like that - save as much as I can for caching / navigation apps, otherwise the phone will just keep trying to search for signals that are just not there. As for Adventure Labs, I imagine that would prevent the app from working, though I have never tried. I find the AL app eats power like a [bad word] on my phone, so I would not want to even risk opening it if I was going into an area where I need to save power / work offline for a long period of time.
  21. I think my multi projects tend to be on the long side (my first was 8 stages over ~ 3 km.), but now I see how high the bar has truly been set. I will definitely feel more immune to the "why is it so long & complicated" criticism after reading these !
  22. Wow. I have to wonder how that compares to all those "Gold Country" ones. (Those are not challenges though.)
  23. I'm just going to throw this out there as possible factors: Travel is getting harder & more expensive. Inflation is up globally, and disposable income is dropping for many. Even if Geocaching is relatively cheap as hobbies go, it still costs. If life is getting harder, the first thing people usually sacrifice is recreational activity.
  24. There are also those who leave a small mass-produced nametag or card with their name on it, inside the cache, rather than sign or stamp it. An odd form of self-promotion? But then again, I find it weird when old log sheets are left inside caches by the CO's, rather than remove them (and take them home & check the names?) when they have to replace the log sheet.
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