mizdirection

I always answer questions about my puzzle caches. Allow me to add, that my puzzles are 101 types that were placed to help new cachers start exploring the ? icons. I will not help with another CO's puzzle unless I know that they are inactive. If you were to email me about a FTF on one of my puzzles, I would simply say as soon as it is found, I will help.

I have earned or been given most of my coins, marbles, etc. They are special to me and as a newbie cacher I have already had 5-6 of them gone missing. To the old school cachers, who only like to find the REAL thing, why should I entrust something special to me to the "ignorance" of other cachers. By "ignorance", I mean cachers who see something bright and pretty and decide to keep it. Some may know what it is, others are just ignorant and that they think they can keep it. Now that I have many lost coins and trackables, I will gladly put out proxies, if you wish to discover the real thing, let me know! My special coins are now staying safely with me and can be discovered at any event I attend.

Thought I would add the tidal charts for the 29th, since some of them are tidal specific. Tides for Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay starting with December 29, 2012. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible Sa 29 High 6:51 AM 9.2 8:02 AM Set 8:31 AM 99 29 Low 12:14 PM 6.8 4:23 PM Rise 6:11 PM 29 High 4:01 PM 7.7 29 Low 11:48 PM -1.0

3-5 times a week. Over a hundred caches a month since May, 2011.

We never been approached or questioned by any muggles, but we use different techniques depending on the cache. Children are always a helpful distraction, reading a map, etc. Several months ago, I thought about this same question. "How do more experienced cachers handle muggles?" My thought was place a new cache and watch, observe, and question the cachers finding it. As we all know FTFers can be most intense. Here is what one of our great FTFers said to give you an idea: What a delightful find! Passed another couple as we walked out on the trail. Were they cachers? Can we beat them to the cache? At ground zero we are fiddling around when they pass us again. Hmm, they must not be cachers! WE found the cache, SL and headed up the trail when the same couple is coming back. We stop to chat and they ask if we walk the trails alot. Opa G replies that actually we are playing a game and we go on to tell them about geocaching. I don't know how they kept a straight face as they reveal they are the cache owners, just checking on their cache! It was great! and we chatted caching all the way back to the road! So good to meet you and your caches are super! Muggles can be anyone, treat them as you would any person you are meeting for the 1st time. Pleasant, polite and ready to explain what you are doing. If all else fails, the cache is not going anywhere come back at a later time!

The EVO will allow you to enter the coordinates with an app. I personally use c:geo and the Android app for it. Beauty of the EVO you can access the internet to get answers to some of the puzzles plus do geochecker if available on the cache.

June 27, 2010 by mizdirection (343 found) N 48° 21.980 W 122° 25.438 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=df4c8120-8758-457b-a81d-9001220ee70d&log=y&decrypt=# This was our very first find, and we had a blast! Only about 3 miles from home, but the view is very well worth the climb to the top! I highly recommend this for anyone who is visiting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in April. The view of the tulip fields will be a unique photo opportunity! As a note, a previous log mentioned a gravel road that was use to return from the site, there is now a gate across the road with a residence close by.

I wouldn't recommend it. Like the others before me, all NANOs I've found in the woods have had extreme damage to the enviroment around it. Think about being creative, maybe a plastic lizard or a frog, with the nano in it, glued to a log. The Plain As The Nose on Your Face Theory. Granted the difficulty will not be as high, but you will get great comments on the camo! MizDirection Whidbey Island GeoCaching Society

I have used c:geo, it is a free app that updates new caches very frequently. I uploaded a new cache today to geocaching.com and found it through this app within seconds of the notification. Up here in the Pacific Northwest, where any tree cover makes most handheld GPS bounce like a yoyo, I get spot on to cache using the satellite view most of the time. When I don't it is strictly cache blindness on my part.

Love the coin! Wish I had the magical powers to have dragons visit me!!!

I agree with the TFTC or TFTH is more than appropriate enough. With new cachers coming in on a daily basis the last thing you want is someone telling exactly where the cache is or gosh forbid spoilers on the harder caches. A good example, is that today (while it wasn't meant to be) was a day in 1 town that I logged 18 caches. With only about 3 cache owners that I grabbed, a cut and paste or more detailed information would be too much. I always say on at least one cache per owner something like "Out for the day and decided to grab a few, etc." I've found that the more I say the more apt I am to give a hint or spoiler. I myself just prefer logs like, "Beautiful area, never been here before" but TFTC is always welcome!!