SherwoodForest

I think that as long as you state that you were involved with the placing, it should be okay to log the find, since you cannot currently get the credit as a hide. You're not cheating, you're not being duplicitous, and you're still getting credit for it. I mean, you did sign the log book, right? Isn't that what so many of the pundits say: If you don't find the logbook, it's not a find, if you do, it is. I'm going to find myself in a similar situation. I helped scout the location for a cache for our local park district, and will probably be along when the cache is placed. The cache is the property of the Park District, so the hide will go the parks, but I plan to log a find (and I really like that Moun10Bike went back another time and logged that find). So, until multiple users can 'own' a cache hide, there should be no problem with getting the credit as a find. Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

in compliance with the new permit system that is in place for geocaching in Cleveland MetroParks, all caches that were did not have a permit for 2003 were to be pulled around New Years. This should help to keep social trails from developing in the parks, it keeps the parks from getting overly-dense as far as cache placement, and it'll allow us diehard NEOGeos to have new caches to find once the 2003 caches get hidden. Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

and thanks to everyone who has come geocaching in the Cleveland MetroParks in 2002, and hope to see you back for 2003 Geocaching Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

I leave behind little Lego geocachers, with a number on the front indicating which number geocache found that cache is. Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

My first cache hunt (jan 2002), started off on an old road going through the metropark. The arrow pointing to the cache veered off to the left, and the old road bent right, so.... I saw that I was ONLY! .33 miles from the cache (yes, i really didn't know any better), so I in my infinite male wisdom(?) decided to bushwhack to the cache. After a grueling sixth of a mile (could it really have been only that far?) I reached the edge of the ravine. (You may ask "What ravine?" Well, unfortunately, I was asking myself that exact same question -- because I hadn't noticed that as I drove to where my car was parked from the valley parkway that I drive all the time, I had been quite steadily and significantly going uphill (about 140 feet, not much if you are a mountaineer, but not anything i was expecting)) So, I had to find a way down the ravine. Wandered along the edge, and finally found a trail that went down the ravine (and yep, it was a side trail from the main trail i'd left so long ago). That trail kept heading north (and away from the cache), so I bushwhacked up a shallower section of the opposite slope (the trail i left i found out later went up this slope not far north of where I climbed up) Find another trail at the top of the slope (which branched up the one i should have climbed up), and I follow this until it seemingly veers away from the cache at a distance of 300-some feet away. So, no wiser for any of this experience yet, I go off-trail again... After more bushwhacking, I finally get to the mystical 40-foot radius... but couldn't find the cache (was looking in branch piles, not under fallen logs). Had to give up because it was getting dark ( only 3 pm, but there was a snowstorm coming). Of course, I couldn't find my footprints from bushwhacking in, so I had to find a new bushwhack out... finally got back to the trail, and worn out from the experience, decided to follow it... saw that it went down the one hill, back up the other, and back to the main trail... Needless to say, when I went back later (Armed with a lot more knowledge about the park, its trails and topography), I had no trouble whatsoever in finding the cache... So now, I do not willingly ever leave a trail to find a cache until i am under 200 feet away from it (and in almost all cases, I never need to leave a trail at a further distance...) Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

nope, the white areas on the topo maps are nothing more nefarious than open terrain (aka not forested) Of course, white areas on most "O" (Orienteering) Maps means clear (passable on foot with very little or no undergrowth) forest. Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

Congrats on caching that early on new years day... Must admit I was asleep at midnight (first time since I was like 10 or younger). Didn't have any get-together plans, and was a bit worn after a new year's eve night hike. That and I knew I couldn't sleep in (like i'd otherwise do) since I had to meet my geocaching companions at 9 (so had to wake up about 7 -- ick...) Also have to admit that the hike last night, and the geocaching today is more fun than most new year's eve celebrations are... Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

I made the switch from Alkalines to NiMH quite early on, and the rechargeables have worked great. Maybe the alkalines last a little longer, but i've never had the batteries die out while out caching, and i keep enough spare rechargeables around that it shouldn't be a problem if they do... And now with a digicam... If I didn't have the NiMHs, I'd be going thru way too many alkalines... Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

Well, I went out on a three-cache expedition with some other local cachers (The Jester & Granny), and we got to the first cache about 9:20 am EST. And that's the earliest in the day I've ever found a cache... I'm not a morning person... The caching would have been a little nicer if it weren't for that pesky freezing rain that we've had off and on all day... we were all quite thoroughly soaked after the third cache... Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

glad to see so many people at the Cleveland MetroParks YearEnd Event, and since we said that we'd post the web-site for the local caching group here in the forums, here it is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEOGeocachers And, wanted to let everyone know that there will be an event cache on January 21st to kick-off the New Year of geocaching in North-East Ohio Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

And it should somewhat lessen the load for the approvers, since the submissions should therefore be spread out more evenly throughout the week (submit it on tuesday, approve it on wednesday, place it thursday, and activate the mad-dash on Friday). I know I'd definitely use that feature if TPTB were to implement it... Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

Having had an unsuccessful search for the cache in question, I feel I can add a bit more. While the neighbourhood is high $$$, it is still an Urban cache. One of the main reasons I called off my search the time I was there was because someone who most distinctly did not seem like a geocacher started randomly searching through the area as well. I may be offbase, but the thoughts going through my head were that he was searching for some secret drug stash tucked away in the same area So, it doesn't surprise me that the cops there might err to the side of overkill, since I know I was concerned about the cops stopping me when I was there, and I know I look even shadier than OblongFred... Hey, that could be a new discovery (aka locationless, I hate that term) cache -- Post Your MugShot. Glad to hear that the Oblong didn't end up in the pokey, though... Cache well, and see ya round the bend...

North-East Ohio Geocachers can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEOGeocachers And I ask that people be nice... every group only had two members at some point in time... For us, that was the beginning of August, and now we're up over 40... NEOGeocachers 2003 Kick-Off Meeting -- January 2003... Cache well, and see ya round the bend... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

heh heh... I bought one of those nice little Digital Voice Recorders from (a major electronics chain) to record my personal cache log notes (that way I only have to write into the cache log book, then dictate into the DVR, and use it to help with the cache notes) Although it makes it a bit harder to feel like you are getting back to nature when you're out geocaching, and you realize that you're holding the GPSr in one hand, a digicam hanging from your neck, the FRS radio clipped onto the waistband of your pants, a cell phone in one pocket, and the Digital Recorder in another...and then off course somewhere on you are your signature item and other assorted trade items... But, I'm not totally geeked up yet, since I don't have a PDA with all the hook-ups you get there... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

well, i wouldn't say that we are responsible for the good relationship, since Cleveland Metropakrs got on board with proactive Geocaching policies a year ago, and we that are now NEOGeocachers have been the primary beneficiaries of that. We're just the point people that have to help maintain the good relationship, and hopefully, we will do well... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

and, your friendly neighbourhood North-East Ohio Geocachers can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEOGeocachers Cleveland Metroparks Geocaching Get-Together -- Dec 29th. NEOGeocachers 2003 Kick-Off -- January 2003. "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

it's December 29th... For more details and to register, call or e-mail Carly at the number/address she gave above... Hope to see everybody there... Cache well, and see ya 'round the bend... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

Well, I guess I don't need to recommend the Huntington Cache to you, since I see now that you went out today and found it... I hope you enjoyed the adventure... Cache well, and see ya 'round the bend... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

well, since i don't know if runaround will toot his own horn , the cache in Huntington Reservation is a good one... haven't gotten to his cache in Bradley Rd. Park. The Metroparks one at Bradley Woods is a challenge, mainly since the trail is hard to follow, and a lot of branches at walking level. And there is a decent spread of caches in Rocky River Reservation, most easy, but some with twists... Can't comment on the Lorain County caches, since I haven't gotten out that way to do them... Now, if you were to come to the Southwest/SouthEast side... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

well, i have a markwell number of 2, because regoarrarr and I have both found the Rocky River Cache, and regoarrarr also found the Photographer X Travelling Cache, number through stationary caches? not sure if regoarrarr and markwell have found the same real cache... But on an even more depressing (?) note, my Rubbertoe seperation number is only a 1! Since the Toe and I have both found The Trolly Stops Here cache. Okay, did some more research, and it seems that my Markwell Number using stationary, non-travelling caches is also only 2. One of the caches I found while on vacation in Michigan -- As Near As It Gets was also found by the LinglerFamily. LinglerFamily also found Critters which was also found by Markwell. "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain [This message was edited by SherwoodForest on December 06, 2002 at 09:11 PM.]

I know that on a few of the caches I've gone after, that a clearer picture of where to start from would make for a more enjoyable trip. And while I do agree that route planning and finding the parking is a part of the cache hunt itself, having a(n) (optional) field for the parking coordinate would be a very nice, and useful option . I, for one, consider the hike out and back to be the 'fun' of geocaching. Puzzling out where to park, or spending more than 15-30 minutes at the location trying to find it, well, just isn't my idea of fun . Well, and spending the evening before a big cache hunt with the state atlas, county atlas, topo maps and cache page printouts spread out before me planning the day's route is kind of fun too... But, I'm weird in that I could spend hours just looking at maps "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

well, actually, I tried and just deleted the TB log where I had placed the TB into the graveyard, and once the log was gone, the miles disappeared (back down to the 120 miles it had had previous to its disappearance), so i guess it works... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

One of my travel bugs was thought(?) to have been in a plundered cache, but some fortunate soul has since found the bug at another cache. Unfortunately, in the month from when the cache was plundered until now, I had grabbed the bug, and buried him in the Infamous Travel Bug Graveyard. I'm expecting to be Markwelled to a thread here, since i tried to find it but couldn't, so here goes... Is there any way to remove the roughly 12000 miles that the bug would pick up for having travelled from NW Michigan to 0° 0°, and back again, or do I have to call upon TPTB to rectify the mileage issue? TIA "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

i'd have no problem with the imiginary geocacher if the logs were a little more elaborate (in the sense of the log being a nice creative work of fiction explaining how she(?) zoomed in with her saucer, used her matter transformer beam to materialize near the cache, etc....) something that would clearly establish to those not 'in the know' that the log is a spoof and not a real log, but something that would still be entertaining to read... I've been thinking of writing some geocaching inspired story writing, and have debated registering the user ident of the fictional character (not to post spoof logs, but to prevent any confusion by some actual geocacher ending up using the same ident as my fictional cacher) actually, the story idea i've had about this geocacher had been on a stumbling block, because the 'imaginary' cache i was going to send him to had the same name as a traditional cache in my area (and no, it wasn't based on the real cache in question), but that cache has since been archived, so maybe i can continue with the story as planned... "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain

well, normally i root for the maize and blue this weekend of the year (mainly because OSU fans (read: fanatics) can be soooooooo annoying that I like to mix it up even more... But... being from the Youngstown area originally and having really liked what Coach Tressel accomplished with YSU, I'd like to see him get the National Championship this year (prove all those nay-sayers wrong, and then I can go back to rooting for Michigan for the big game) Now, when Miami loses, do we foresee a rematch between OSU and WSU (completely negating the historical significance of that game in Pasadena?) "You will kneel before her in her altar in the trees" - Tara MacLean, Let Her Feel The Rain