farrtom
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At what point are you able to say that those coordinates are yours and no one else can place a cache near it and for how long, in other words once the reviewer says the location is ok is it then that you can hold onto that location and for how long? days, weeks, months?
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Until someone else wants to publish a cache and yours is causing proximity issues. Then the reviewer will ask you if your ready to go.
They don't all ways contact you. I filled one out and was waiting a few weeks to have it placed on Chinese New Years (it was to be at a Chines / American historic site). A cache was placed that messed mine up. Not having hidden very many caches I did not understand that I could say it was all ready and send a reviewer a note not to list it until the day i wanted. The real frustrating thing is that cache that ruined mine is a small one, close to a river well below the high water mark and will be washed away or ruined come this spring. So I am waiting till it is gone and then will re-submit mine.
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I am a little disappointed in the interpretation of Guildlines.
Most of them make since from a safety and security stand point, but I disagree on this.
I suggest we change the title to Rules, or Code or Law or Commandments.
Maybe written in stone, or in blood or just engraved on a giant bronze statue of a GPS. Then they can be binding.
And to quote a famous Pirate "the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules."
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Our reviewer is usually back to us in 12 to 24 hours.
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Is the two weeks before an event "written in stone"?
We had some last minute changes in plans and we want to have a leap day event but our review said it has to be two weeks before, per the guide lines. Any way around this? I live in a fairly rural area but the are a number of cachers around who would attend seeing how leap day is a week day.
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I am sure there is all ready some posts on this topic but I couldn't find it, so here is my questions..
In the guidelines it says caches are to be long term (longer then 3 months) and that caches for events will not be published, but if a cache, or multiple caches, are hid for an event only, do you get to log the caches online and have in your statistics or is only the event itself logged?
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I get notifications for two locations. One where we used to live and visit often and the other where we currently live.
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I am interested in hosting an event in Wyoming.
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I have given Favorite Points for a great location even if the cache is just alright.
With less the 200 finds I haven't had many to give out, but I do seam to always have about 3-5 to give out.
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Not to stir the pot (well maybe just a little) but unless there is a sign with the hours of operation at the cemetery I wouldn't know what the rules are. Our local cemetery has them posted at every entrance.
I just did a quick internet search and did not find any Indiana state laws about hours of operation for cemeteries. There might be some local laws, but again unless they are posted some where how are you to know what they are.
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...the coordinates for second and third legs of the multi were off of where the actual containers were located (the first was right on). The second was WAY off but living in the area I was able to figure out its location by the puzzle clue. Third leg was about a 100 yards off...
By chance were the 2nd and 3rd stages given by bearing and distance? If so, it may be an issue of true vs. magnetic bearing. That would explain why the error gets worse with each stage.
The second, third and fourth stages were given in decimal degrees instead of degrees and minutes. At least that is how I read the note in the log.
The third stage actually had a hand drawn map with it that showed an X fairly close (or as close and a rough hand drawn map can be) to where the coordinates took me.
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I thought about asking for a hint recently for a multi / puzzle cache that has been placed for months but has not been found.
The reason I was / am going to ask for a hint is first: the coordinates for second and third legs of the multi were off of where the actual containers were located (the first was right on). The second was WAY off but living in the area I was able to figure out its location by the puzzle clue. Third leg was about a 100 yards off, but again using the clues I was able to find it. I was unable to find the fourth and final leg after looking for about an hour. Second, there is some relatively dangerous terrain around GZ and I am thinking of asking weather I need to head up the steep hill / rocks or if the container is down in the flats below the rocks.
Third, the cache is located about 3 hours from where I live.
It was a fun puzzle and I really want to hind it. I will probably try one more time before asking for a hint.
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I posted about some thing similar in the NW forum, but the Idaho State BLM has a challenge (thought they don't call it that). It is not a trail but you get prizes from visiting different caches around that state.
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I posted about some thing similar in the NW forum, but the Idaho State BLM has a challenge (thought they don't call it that) where if you find one of their caches in in each district in ID you can qualify for a prize (a BLM Idaho geocoin) and if you find four caches in one of the BLM regions you can win a prize. They have provided a fillable PDF on their web site, Geocaching on BLM Idaho public lands, and have hid 20 caches (5 in each district) around the state.
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Well since you asked what I would like to see happen...
If a cache is disabled for 91 days it should automatically become archived. No reviewer intervention needed, disabling the cache starts a clock and the server will automatically archive once the 91st day is reached. This would eliminate the need for reviewer sweeps of disabled caches. The local reviewers really do try to keep up with it, but when there are CO's that state they will fix the problems and then don't follow though those disabled caches seem to fall through the cracks and nothing ever happens to them. As an example there is a local cache that has been missing since late 2009. Cache owner has noted they will try to look into it when a reviewer has posted a note about it. Cache is still disabled. This same CO has several caches in similar states but always responds to reviewer notes with their own note but hardly ever any corrective action.
I would also like to see an automated system in place for NM logs. Again no reviewer intervention needed, just say 60 days after an uncleared NM log an email is generated with instructions on how to clear the NM flag and an automated link set up that the cache owner needs to reply to. If a reply is not received within 30 days then a flag could be raised so the cache gets a fresh look by a reviewer and/or disabled. Basically to me if a NM is not cleared within 90 days the CO is not fulfilling their duties of cache maintenance. And if a cache is not being maintained it should be disabled/archived/adopted.
I kind of like this idea, but maybe automatically disabled and not archived.
I live in an area that depending on the weather it may difficult or impossible to get to some caches in 90 days.
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I made my 100th the oldest cache in our area.
I will probably try to make some of my other mile stone cache specific / special ones, but I will not try to hard to the point that I don't go out caching for months at time to do a specific cache.
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On a similar note, can a reviewer change a multi-cache to a mystery/puzzle cache?
We have in town that is listed as a multi but you actually get information from two different memorials in town that give you the coordinates to the final cache location. There are NOT cache containers at the first two sites. In fact the cache page tells you right where they are and you don't even have to visit them in any order.
The reason I ask is by listing this as a multi they have eliminated two additional areas that could have a caches placed in them.
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Had another cache location "ruined" because of the proximity rule. I wanted to hide one today (Chinese New Year) at a local chines historic site and wanted to make sure I had all the proper permissions and facts correct.
This time I tried the place holder by starting the cache page early on but about a week later a cache turned up within 400 feet. My local reviewer did not contact me. Maybe I did the "place holder" wrong.
I wouldn't care so much about some of these caches because my area defiantly needs more, but what I don't like is trying to put some thought and effort in to a cache and then having a micro come in and mess up my plans.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. What happened the first time? You own no multi's. Was that never published? I was quite certain people were correct in telling you you could use the sign as a "virtual" leg of a multi.
Actually this is another cache. The first one that started this thread should still work with the first leg being a "virtual". I am waiting for the city to put up the sign, and they are waiting till the snow melts.
On a side note the CO of the first cache that started this topic did offer to remove his cache, but I am sure we can make them both work.
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Had another cache location "ruined" because of the proximity rule. I wanted to hide one today (Chinese New Year) at a local chines historic site and wanted to make sure I had all the proper permissions and facts correct.
This time I tried the place holder by starting the cache page early on but about a week later a cache turned up within 400 feet. My local reviewer did not contact me. Maybe I did the "place holder" wrong.
I wouldn't care so much about some of these caches because my area defiantly needs more, but what I don't like is trying to put some thought and effort in to a cache and then having a micro come in and mess up my plans.
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We did a library cache where the clue tells you to go to the help / reference desk. They then give you a book that holds the cache.
We wanted to do this in the library in our town but there is a cache located out side close by out side.
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Found my first water accessible cache (located on an island in a small lake) right before Christmas by walking across the ice! I had been waiting for the ice to come because I didn't want to rent a boat during the summer.
By the way, this is a city owned lake that they plow / maintain an area of for ice skating so it is well monitored for safety.
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Wow, what a great surprise today, my first mystery coin!
After a crummy couple of weeks this was a great pick me up.
Thank you to the sender of the NoL mystery coin.
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This might not be the correct forum to ask this BUT...
How does one make a recommendation for a blog topic at the Latitude 47 blog?
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I stumbled on to this page of the Idaho BLM web site today.
Geocaching on BLM Idaho Public Lands
What a great way to promote public lands.
I think some one "high up" at BLM Idaho must be a cacher.
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Doesn't always work. See my post above.