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    What Irks you most?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I've noticed a disturbing trend lately, and it seems to be geocachers on a "numbers" trip. I have read a few "Found" logs that say "Couldn't find the original container so we replaced it" Pardon? If you couldn't find it it is a DNF. Take the DNF and move on. Maybe the cache is missing, so be it. You did not find it. Maybe the cache is there and you just couldn't find it. Take the DNF and move on.

     

    We were out caching and found one in a series that seemed to be in the open and not in the style of the other hides. Got home to log the find and read the "found" log before ours - it was a cut and paste of a day's caching - "Found many caches today and replaced some containers that we couldn't find". Now our find doesn't seem legit. We found "a" cache, but maybe not "the" cache we were looking for. Totally annoying. End rant.

     

    An Explorer

    Numbers Or Interesting

    in Canada

    Posted

    I am more about a nice walk than the numbers (obviously if you look at my stats) We took a nice walk around a neighbourhood and managed to pick off 6 micros (there has been a rash of micro hides lately) So even though some of the micros weren't the greatest hides in less than interesting spots, the series of caches created a plesant walk, so a positive cache outing. Walking 2 km or more to get one cache, as long as the walk is interesting, is fine too.

     

    -Donna G

    Help to find cachers "CanadianMonkeys"

    in Canada

    Posted

    :unsure: Don't lose hope. I have had travel bugs stay in someones hands for over a year and then hit the road again. I have also had TBs in a cache for over a year then start moving again. Keep an eye on the cachers activity. Maybe they don't like going caching in the cold weather and are waiting for things to warm up a bit before they head out again.

     

    -Donna G

    Nova Scotia Must Dos

    in Canada

    Posted

    :D I have given my two cents a few times, so here is a "cut and paste" of previous answers:

     

    A few of my favourites: Hole in The Wall before you get to Truro, and between Truro and Cape Breton Nuttby. this will take you to the highest point in mainland NS. Any of the caches in Truro's Victoria Park and a less crowded spot to watch the tidal bore at this cache.

     

    I really enjoyed Gaspereau River Trail and Sceptred Isle is along the way. Also Duncanson Brook Reservoir - these are in the Annapolis Valley near Wolfville. Nice hikes along not well known trails.

    Maritime Geocaches

    in Canada

    Posted

    We do alot of caching on our trips to NS every summer.

     

    I really enjoyed Gaspereau River Trail and Sceptred Isle is along the way. Also Duncanson Brook Reservoir these are in the Annapolis Valley near Wolfville. Nice hikes along not well known trails.

     

    In Truro, NS's Victoria Park is A Covered Bridge in Truro. A great park will some nice trails and two waterfalls nearby. There are also 11 other caches in and around the park.

     

    Another fave is Hole in the Wall

     

    Enjoy. We go home every summer and are always amazed at how many new places we have discovered.

     

    The Gertridge Explorers

    Free Topo Maps for Garmin GPS

    in Canada

    Posted · Edited by TheGertridgeExplorers

    Looks like at least for now, the possibility of getting the Ontario roads with names on it is pretty much off the table. Ontario Government wants $100 for access to the dataset. Hopefully they'll put the thing on Geobase, but I'm not holding my breath.

     

    The $100 dollars is for more than just roads. It gets you all of the Ontario base data. Topo data at 1:10000 in Southern Ontario & 1:20000 for the more populated areas of the North. It would cover water, roads, geographic names, provincial parks, etc. And you would then be a "distributor" meaning you could sell the data to others.

     

    -Donna G

     

    p.s. Like I mentioned before, the ORN roads are already rolled up into the NRN (National Roads network) which is available on geobase

    Free Topo Maps for Garmin GPS

    in Canada

    Posted · Edited by TheGertridgeExplorers

     

    Interesting page. I hadn't seen it before. I'm not sure how useful its going to be though. I can't see a way to download *all* of Ontario. I've been trying to get the data from http://www.lio.gov.on.ca/en/ORN.htm, which I'm guessing is probably the source for the data used on the site you mentioned (based on when the updates came out).

     

    Most of my road data comes from http://www.geobase.ca, but apparently Ontario doesn't want their data put on there (they prefer to manage it themselves)

     

    If you aren't getting through using the lio email address try info-access@webmail.mnr.gov.on.ca . It looks like with geography network that you would have to specify lat longs for each tile and download them in small amounts (I tried to download the whole province & it said the file size was too big) Also, I'm not sure how up to data the geography network data is.

     

    Also, the ORN is rolled up into the Federal NRN which should be availbale through geobase

     

    Donna G

    So...what happened

    in Canada

    Posted

    Ok ....I respect and appreciate all replies.

    I'm just curious as to what happened to real trekking...or as we used to know it as,orienteering.

    I must say that driving around in a vehicle,munching on a Mac,swilling a Tim's double double and watching a GPS is not my idea of getting out into the wide open spaces but c'est la vie!

    I have two or three locations picked for caches and will be getting them set up soon...(do I have you interested now?)..that will require going on foot to find them.....the old fashioned way without any precise longs and lats listed except the ones to be reported by the first to locate them.They will be in completely safe areas but pack a lunch..you may be looking for awhile but I'll try to make the venture worth it!!

    I'll make the first one really easy to find in a semi-remote area of Lunenburg Co,it should be in place by next weekend.

     

    lvpwx

     

    If you want a trek in NS you need to find all of the geocaches on the way to the end of Cape Split. And the ones hidden in Cape Chignecto Park. Even the 4km trek up the Gaspereau River was a great hike. The caches are not easy to find even with the "exact" coordinates. There are lots of great "trekking" caches in NS. Sibley Stone also sounds like a great cache. You just need to select your caches with a 3 or higher terrain difficulty - that's what the ratings are for.

     

    Happy Caching,

     

    Donna G

    Determining Land Ownership

    in Canada

    Posted

    I've been caching for about two years now but this spring has arrived with me having a major bug to start hiding lots of caches. I've found a nice piece of forest that would be great for a cache but I'm not sure how to determine if it is crown owned or not. There is no fence or signs anywhere on the property. It parallels a railroad so I'm hopeful that maybe I can use it. Are there any resources that I can use to help get this info?

     

    http://crownlanduseatlas.mnr.gov.on.ca/index.htm

     

    did a quick search and came up with this site. takes some getting used to but has tons of infromation on it.

     

    bryan

     

    There is very little Crown land in the London area. The Crown Land Use Atlas should show Southern Ontario Crown land in the next update. It may be Conservation Authority Area. You could check this site too.

     

    Donna G

    Canadian Geopub Quiz

    in Canada

    Posted

    Woo HOO!

     

    OK - Corky and the Juice pigs (No relation) wrote songs like "the pandas must die", and "Dolphin Boy" (who gets eaten by the animals he so loves). They also wrote a song about two canadian gameshow hosts who wore beautiful down-filled coats from sears, and wanted to spend all their time in beutiful downtown (XXX)

     

    Name the city, If your pulling out your darts choose only the ones from Ontario.

     

    Since one of the members of the group is from Peterborough - I will guess Peterborough

     

    -Donna G

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