Deneye

Saw this program mentioned in another thread and was wondering if anyone here uses it or has used it. I've been looking for a good mapping program to use on the Mac so I'd like to know if it's worth getting. It at least sounds interesting. MacGPS Pro

anyone know of something similar to this for any place other than the US?

that's a cool idea..i like it. Hard to believe that someone went geocaching in a skirt though!

A buddy of mine does his business cards this way. Laminates the paper first, and then sticks it to the magnets. Lasts for years. Every now and again we'll leave one stuck to a napkin dispenser in a restaurant as free advertising. Works great too.

if you're on a Mac it's shift + option + 8 ...have you pc'rs tried a shift + alt + 8?

22) He'll pause at the entrance to scan for the best route to the bar.

i wonder when we might start seeing some biocaches, floracaches and metacaches...

The choice is already given....when you stand at the front gate and your GPSr is showing 50 metres to go, dead ahead. You either choose to go in or not. Like when you stand at the shore of a lake or a river and your GPSr is telling you to go in or across...you choose if it's worth getting wet or not. and if caching is the "game" that people are claiming it to be, then it shouldn't hurt to turn around and hunt a different one.

Wahoo!!! Hey! Look! Dad fell in the creek! BWAHAHAhaahahahaaaa! (yep. i hear ya. been there done that. probably one of the reasons why my boy comes out on a hunt...just waiting to see if it'll happen again

I've always enjoyed a wander through a cemetary. Reading the names and dates and epitaphs can be quite interesting at times. As already mentioned, how can the people buried ever be remembered if no one visits them, whether you know the person or not? I don't see a problem with caching in a cemetary.

Ok, thanks.

umm...is "Gocaching" the new wave of Geocaching? :D

Heading off on a slight tangent here, does anyone know if wrong altitude readings affect the hunt? Cache coordinates are 2 dimensional (lat. & long.), and if the GPSr uses the third dimension (altitude/elevation), it will set the waypoint elevation to the unit's current elevation at the time of inputting the waypoint coords. if there is a difference of say 100 feet or more in elevation/altitude between the recording of the waypoint and the location of the cache, wouldn't this (shouldn't this?) give readings of something like "80 feet to go" even if you happen to be standing next to the cache??? I mean, wouldn't the GPSr figure that third dimension into the distance calculations...and inherently be wrong since no altitude is ever given for a cache?

If you're willing to turn this into an annual home-away-from-home event then i'd recommend a 3 week stint in each province or territory. As mentioned before, Canada is a large country (very large) and there's no way to get a feel for us in just one trip Each province or territory is unique unto its own and needs to be properly sampled for fullest effect. Either coast is a great place to start