Rebel

Took Chevy, left Yugo . . .

I changed mine and the system kept all my finds and changed my geonick on all the pages where I had logs. The one exception I found was with my own caches. When created the cache log, I manually entered the information on the cache log page - including my geonick. So, I had to go back and manually edit my cache log pages to refect the change.

Easiest way is to resize it. What image/graphics program are you using?

OK, it's 4 Battle caches, but you get the idea.

Was wondering on how the mechanicis of this would work, how about . . . A total of 8 skirmish caches, 2 battle caches, and 1 victory cache. Would work like this: Each skirmish cache has a piece of the coords, as in: In Yankeeland: Skirmish cache A: Lat Hours of Battle cache Shirmish cache B: Lat Mins/Secs of Battle cache Skirmish cache C: Long Hours Battle cache Skirmish cache D: Long Mins/Secs Battle cache The same in Dixie. In Yankeeland: Battle cache A: Latitude of Victory cache Battle cache B: Longitude of Victory cache The same in Dixie. At the Victory cache: First one there wins. I would ask for a picture of the finder and GPS showing coords to claim the prize. But, what to have as a prize? Just my .02.

Was wondering on how the mechanicis of this would work, how about . . . A total of 8 skirmish caches, 2 battle caches, and 1 victory cache. Would work like this: Each skirmish cache has a piece of the coords, as in: In Yankeeland: Skirmish cache A: Lat Hours of Battle cache Shirmish cache B: Lat Mins/Secs of Battle cache Skirmish cache C: Long Hours Battle cache Skirmish cache D: Long Mins/Secs Battle cache The same in Dixie. In Yankeeland: Battle cache A: Latitude of Victory cache Battle cache B: Longitude of Victory cache The same in Dixie. At the Victory cache: First one there wins. I would ask for a picture of the finder and GPS showing coords to claim the prize. But, what to have as a prize? Just my .02.

#3 - Ten Forward

While heading up the road on a cache-hunt, I was mulling this over. How about this? Travel Bugs. The Bugs would be placed in existing caches (or new ones for that matter) in areas of historical interest. When the finder logs the Bug, then the Bug's owner emails the finder with the next location. Someone who was "watching" the bugs would only know where they were going after they were only on the way to the next step. This would require coordination and agreement of the Travel Bug owners, of course. All the Bugs would have an ultimate goal of a specific location. Just that all would get there in a roundabout way. This wouldn't require new caches (a plus), and would take a very long time to get to the end. And, of course, each person who moves a Bug on it's way getas "find" points. I'm not sure of how to deal with the Bugs arriving at the final destination. And, I've noticed that some Bugs just kinda stall. Just my .02.

While heading up the road on a cache-hunt, I was mulling this over. How about this? Travel Bugs. The Bugs would be placed in existing caches (or new ones for that matter) in areas of historical interest. When the finder logs the Bug, then the Bug's owner emails the finder with the next location. Someone who was "watching" the bugs would only know where they were going after they were only on the way to the next step. This would require coordination and agreement of the Travel Bug owners, of course. All the Bugs would have an ultimate goal of a specific location. Just that all would get there in a roundabout way. This wouldn't require new caches (a plus), and would take a very long time to get to the end. And, of course, each person who moves a Bug on it's way getas "find" points. I'm not sure of how to deal with the Bugs arriving at the final destination. And, I've noticed that some Bugs just kinda stall. Just my .02.

Sure, the Underground Railroad qualifies as a War of Northern Aggression, err, I mean Civil War, issue. Marshall would be a good place. I clipped the below from this site: http://www.marshallmi.org/about/history.html "Marshall was a station on the Underground Railroad and a strong anti-slavery town. In 1846 Kentucky slave chasers tried to capture escaped slave Adam Crosswhite and his family in Marshall. Leading citizens in turn arrested the Kentuckians and smuggled the Crosswhite family into Canada. "The rescuers were convicted of "depriving a man of his rightful property" in Detroit federal court in 1847. They paid fines which they were to consider a badge of honor. "The Crosswhite Incident is mentioned on several of the dozens of historical markers the town boasts. A few years ago the Marshall Historical Society marked Crosswhite's grave (he had returned to Marshall after the Civil War) where he rests a few hundred feet from several of his rescuers." Would give a good balance.

Ooops! You're right. Me dumb. "Just ignore that man behind the curtain . . ."

This one dated March 21st. http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/msg00806.html

I like it! Excellent idea. I'm in Georgia, just a tad south of Atlanta. I'd be happy to take part in this.

Articles? Really? Who would of guessed?

Articles? Really? Who would of guessed?

"At least one airline right now has its pilots wearing GPS wristwatches. Just in case a crash destroys their airplane's locator, the pilot will wear a spare." Uh, doesn't he usually sit in the front of the plane? The part that usually reaches the ground first?

"At least one airline right now has its pilots wearing GPS wristwatches. Just in case a crash destroys their airplane's locator, the pilot will wear a spare." Uh, doesn't he usually sit in the front of the plane? The part that usually reaches the ground first?

Perhaps a new category? The CyberCache? Just a thought . . .

I just keep it simple. Anyone who doesn't agree with me is either an idiot or has a serious case of recto-cranial inversion. Really, I don't worry about it. People feel anonymous in these settings and say things that they wouldn't have the nerve to say face to face. Me; if I say it here I'll say it to your face.

I came across one cacher who was creating his own caches then logging them for about 20 "finds" and archiving them quickly. I estimate he racked up at least 120 finds that way. Geesh!

Perhaps if Geo searchers get a trinket and a discount?

Perhaps if Geo searchers get a trinket and a discount?

I'd be interested in that too. I've a Map 330 and use ExpertGPS and Map Send Streets. I've also got Topo USA 3.0, but have been unsuccessful in down/uploading waypoints with that software. The ExpertGPS seems to work pretty good. Gives pretty good topo maps and really good satellite photos.

I recently had some time on my hands and took a blue highway trip from Georgia to Massachusetts, geocaching along the way. If you don't know the blue highways, they're the ones printed in blue on your road map. The back roads, off interstate highways. The planning for the trip was complicated, and the trip too a long time, but I saw many really neat things, and had a great time. Until I went to look for a cache in Spartanburg, SC, that is. The cache was placed in an urban park, and wasn't hard to get to. Unfortunately, I didn't find it. Taken? Hard to say, as there was a find posted after I did my search. When I returned to my car that was parked in the open, near people, and with no valuables in site, I found the antenna torn off. Grrrr! There were some "gentlemen" nearby who were kinda chuckling to themselves, but I just took off. I said all that to say this. Which is also a lot of verbage. I used to live in Arlington, VA, and drove a Jeep CJ7. Cloth doors, no locks. I had a real problem keeping a radio in the car. About every two months I would find it gone. I finally got ticked off enough and when I installed the next one, I also wired some treble-barbed fishhooks to the interior firewall and taped them to the top of the radio. The next morning, the thief was still there. After that, I never had to get a new radio again in that vehicle.

I recently had some time on my hands and took a blue highway trip from Georgia to Massachusetts, geocaching along the way. If you don't know the blue highways, they're the ones printed in blue on your road map. The back roads, off interstate highways. The planning for the trip was complicated, and the trip too a long time, but I saw many really neat things, and had a great time. Until I went to look for a cache in Spartanburg, SC, that is. The cache was placed in an urban park, and wasn't hard to get to. Unfortunately, I didn't find it. Taken? Hard to say, as there was a find posted after I did my search. When I returned to my car that was parked in the open, near people, and with no valuables in site, I found the antenna torn off. Grrrr! There were some "gentlemen" nearby who were kinda chuckling to themselves, but I just took off. I said all that to say this. Which is also a lot of verbage. I used to live in Arlington, VA, and drove a Jeep CJ7. Cloth doors, no locks. I had a real problem keeping a radio in the car. About every two months I would find it gone. I finally got ticked off enough and when I installed the next one, I also wired some treble-barbed fishhooks to the interior firewall and taped them to the top of the radio. The next morning, the thief was still there. After that, I never had to get a new radio again in that vehicle.