BaylorGrad

I'd be willing to pay $20 for a t-shirt with a Geocaching logo on one side and my username on the other! Hey Groundspeak, listen up!

Troy? TROY? I've thought you were a female all this time! oops! ME TOO. StarBrand is male!? Anyway. I think it's extremely dorky to introduce myself as my caching name, but I've noticed that I can't avoid it. So I always say, "I'm BaylorGrad, but you can call me Jason."

I won't put my hand into a place that I can't see. If I can't see it, I'm not touching there. Has this cost me a few DNFs? Probably. Has it also saved me multiple stings, bites, etc? Absolutely. I also dislike caching in other cachers' yards, as others have mentioned. And frankly, I'm not too squimish with bugs, UNTIL they buzz in my ear. Don't care if it's a bee, fly, mosquito, or whatever. If it buzzes in my ear, I take off running. And God help me if the sweat bees find me. I think that's about it.

How about this stat... Since I started caching in June of 2010, I have been in 18 states. And I've only gotten to cache in 7 of them. BLAH.

Like others have said, I'd prefer criticism over a blank log or a "TFTC" log. Besides, criticism will just make me a better hider of caches. If the criticism is constructive, use it to better your caches. If the criticism is just mean and unhelpful, ignore it.

Sounds like you had a great time, and now have a great story to tell.

Really?! Argh! Two years in graduate school in Indiana, and then the year I'm gone GW will be there! Bummer!

This thread is absolutely fascinating for anyone (like myself) who is interested in LGBT matters and how far (or how not far) our world has come into accepting these individuals. Very, very interesting. My only comment for the OP echoes what the others have said. I've never heard of a gay Geocaching group, but that doesn't mean you can't start one!

Just e-mailed this to the CO: - - - Hi HackAttack, I'm sure you're aware of the recent log on the Tombstone cache that mentioned the drugs inside the nearby tent near GZ. As a employee (albeit a very short-term employee) of the University of Texas at Arlington, I brought forth a dilemma to the Geocaching Forums, as you can freely read about here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=276762&st=0 I also recall that you mentioned wanting to perhaps relocate this cache to a more family/kid friendly location if something were to happen to it again, and I think this might be a good opportunity. I mostly just wanted to make you aware of the ongoing discussion. All the best, BaylorGrad

Thanks for your input on the situation, Deercreekth. I'm wondering what area of Terre Haute you're talking about, but you can tell me that elsewhere. I'm not sure the location of Tombstone would be considered a nice "getaway" location though. It's on the southwest corner of campus, and while it is in a patch of dense brush/woods, it's a relatively small patch. A very busy street is no more than a tenth of a mile away, and the cache itself is only about 15 yards into the woods, which makes the tent about 20 yards in.

From what I've seen, in 3 visits to Tombstone, I have seen no other trash than a t-shirt, a cigarette, and an old portable CD player. I think with all the cachers in the area, there's a lot of CITO going on!

This might be a bit controversial to say... But I hate telling people that I geocache. I only get positive feedback about 1 in 10 times, and so generally I just don't mention it at all.

Haha, you all have such interesting ideas. "Take the weed" is definitely not in my plans. Well, I suppose the next cacher that is interested knows where to find a stash.

Yes--log the cache both as "found" and as "needs maintenance." Glad you're having fun!

Ok... Let's consider for a moment that I did mention this to the UTA police. Is there any way that the cache will survive? I can see the conversation going something like this: Me: "I know of a pile of weed on this campus. And I can show you." Police: "How do you know about it?" Me: "I was Geocaching." Police: "What's that?" [10 difficult minutes later] Police: "So you were searching in the woods for a container to sign a piece of paper, and you stumbled across a pile of weed?" Me: "No, I saw a log online after I found the container that said there was a pile of weed in a nearby tent." Etc... I just don't see how I can avoid showing the police the cache--and inevitably having it removed--in this sitution. And frankly I don't want to go down as the person who ruined the oldest cache in Texas to turn in a pile of weed in a tent.

(to the strains of the Twilight Zone theme....) This is weird. I checked my Stat page again just now, and it includes an "Update My Statistics Now" button right under the statement "Statistics last generated 31 minutes ago." I clicked the button, whereupon the button disappeared. Wonder how long before the button shows up again? My theory: The Stats page is automatically updated when you navigate to the page, as long as you haven't visited the page in a while. That's why I didn't see the button when I navigated there earlier. Then after a set amount of time, when you revisit or refresh the page, the button reappears. --Larry That theory can't be quite correct either... See the picture I posted above. The button is there, and yet my stats had last been updated 21 hours ago (also on the picture). So it doesn't refresh automatically when I go on the page. So weird!

That's a little different. Its strange that they would leave it out it view, but I suppose if someone did notify the authorities, then a cacher visiting the area could be accused of it being theirs, or being part of a nearby grow operation. I suppose that we should just trust that the person is not part of that. I'm not sure what "it" you're referring to in the second sentence--either the tent or the weed, I assume. Either way, that's not correct. The tent is tucked away in some very dense brush near GZ. Coming from one direction, I didn't see the tent until I was about 3 feet away from it--scared the living daylights out of me that first time! And the weed itself--according to the posted log--is inside of the tent, which until a few days ago, had never been opened by a cacher.

See?

^ Exactly the same for me.

StarBrand, I'm not sure how you survive.

Hit the "Update My Statistics Now" button. If that doesn't work, wait 24 hours, and check again. If that doesn't work, let us know, and we'll go from there.

I think I should add a thing or two regarding the tent / weed situation: - As far as I know from the logs, no one has ever seen the occupant of the tent, nor has anyone heard noises from the tent or seen movement inside of the tent. - Honestly, the assumption of most cachers is that someone is living in the tent. From what it sounds like, this might just be where someone hides his/her weed.

Haha, I'm glad for all the differing (and amusing) opinions on the matter. I suppose letting things be is probably for the best. At the least, doing so will continue to ensure that finding Tombstone will be an adventure for many cachers...

I'm unsure. All I know is what's in the log that you can view as well. On the other hand, I'm about 1/3rd of a mile from Tombstone right now, so I guess I could answer your question within 15 minutes... But I'd rather not crawl around in dense brush when it's 98 degrees outside, haha.

Haha! Excellent (and correct) interpretation! However, I did not once encounter drugs at Baylor, nor did I have any desire to. That's also what I get for being an RA for 3 years...