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    Coeur d'Alene Cache Machine

    in Northwest

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    My biggest travel worry is Sunday afternoon. My hope is to get the seven Delorme pages in NE Washington that morning and early afternoon, but due to snow, the road wasn't even visible on the Sherman Pass WSDOT webcam today. If it's not passable in a car, I'll end up leaving page 22 uncollected, a vacant page that's a four hour roundtrip from the nearest point I have any chance of visiting in the next decade.

    Maybe a Kettle Falls Cache Machine is in order :anibad: I've been secretly hoping for one up in that area.

    Coeur d'Alene Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    Finally got a winning bid on Priceline:

     

    2 1/2 stars for $49 a night

    3 nights (Thurs-Sun)

    Red Lion in Post Falls

     

    Looking forward to another cache machine. :)

     

    Was able to *finally* get a winning bid on Priceline. Staying at the Riverbend Inn @ Post Falls (2 star on priceline) for $40 a night + tax for Fri & Sat nites. I'm kicking myself for not trying an even lower bid - so if anyone else bids on 2 star, try lower bid :)

     

    Is anything going on before, during, or after?

    • Friday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m., A pre-event dinner will be at Pizza Factory, 503 W Appleway, 47° 42.072', W 116° 47.556'. $7 adults/$5 kids for all the pizza you can eat, including soda. Adding salad bar is a little more.
    • Saturday, March 24, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., the Inland Empire chapter of the WSGA is hosting a BBQ. The location will be announced further down in this thread.
    • Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m., dinner will be at Elmers Restaurant, 300 W Neider Ave, N 47° 42.372', W 116° 47.442'. I've created an event page for this dinner event.
    • Sunday, March 25, between 8:00 a.m. and noon, meet up for a light breakfast (coffee, pastries, yogurt, fruit) at the Cache Advance Cache Cave in Spokane: N 47° 40.886' W 117° 21.497'

     

    Wow - these cache machines keep getting better & better with all the to-do's. Thanks Lisa for the breakfast addition & to the Inland Empire group for the lunch set-up. Looking forward to all of this!!!

    Coeur d'Alene Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    Hello Fellow Cachers:

     

    I was able to work a deal with a local motel for discounted rooms. Please use this link to get info on the rooms. motel link

     

    You must contact the hotel to lock your room in.

     

    We have up to 20 rooms to reserve. First come on the rooms. The room rate is $49.00 a night for Friday and Saturday.

     

    If you have any questions please email me at ggtheduke@gmail.com

     

    Thanks Antiqueman

    Thanks Antiqueman for going to bat for us for discounted rooms - but not sure I like the reviews on TripAdvisor for that place. We reserved a room at Days Inn for $51(discounted) + tax. I'm still bidding on Priceline to see if I can do better...

    Uploading Field Notes

    in Website

    Posted

    I'm having a problem uploading my field notes from 2012. Had no problems up to this point using this feature with my Colorado. I've opened the text file & it appears legit. Can someone give me some ideas on how to remedy this? I have a BUNCH of caches to log from a recent cache machine...

    Wanted: Ideas for Creating and Maintaining a List of Want-to-do caches

    in Northwest

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    Well I have my GSAK database of all my solved puzzles, then I will refresh about once a month PQs for almost all the other ones on your list. So a PQ for lookouts, PQ for history, EC's then dump them all into my POI database in GSAK. Then I filter out unfound but corrected coords from my main database and copy them to the POI database. Then I run a macro on the POI DB that spits out custom icons for each type of cache and a lot of the User data, I put the questions to EC in this field, and export the entire thing as one giant POI file. Then change the GPS to show POIs if less then a 20 mile zoom so I can see them all.

     

    A bit convoluted, that's why I only update once a month.

     

    Do you then load as a POI file to your GPSr? I've done this before. Not as easy to maintain as you noted but basically unlimited points + more info on each. Do you use a GSAK macro to create the POI? It's been a while since I did it and forgot how or if I used a macro or did it a different way. Plus the new v8 is out and not all macros work with it.

    Use Garmin's POI Loader. It's free. You point it to a folder containing the GPX file(s) you want to upload as POI and it's done. You can use it to uninstall the POI in your GPS, as well. I export three GPX files from GSAK into my POI folder - finds, hides, and waypoints. They get uploaded together, but are separate databases in the GPS, so you can search just one if you want.

     

    That said, I'm sure someone will suggest a GSAK macro that eliminates the need for POI Loader. But it works for my needs.

     

    And to your original query - I use a combination of bookmark lists and GSAK databases to organize my To Do caches for challenges, etc.

    Wow - I can't just skim thru these posts - I need to spend some time going over them & digesting all of this as I'm sure I can use a little upgrade to my process. As of now, I've been pulling caches thru filtered searches from several databases on GSAK depending on an area I am targeting & dumping them all into a separate database on GSAK & then loading to my GPS with a basic macro to tweak it a bit. I can just imagine how outdated my process is... We sure could use a "Tips & Tricks" class. I know I've barely tapped what GSAK can do for me & I've been using it for years.

    Methow Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    I have a 4-wheel drive vehicle and empty seats. Anyone want to run the route with me? Your vehicle or mine. Just let me know.

    I love making caching runs with others, but there's a sort of unwritten 'only us' rule between me & my friend Tessa - we do most of the cache machines together. We've been best friends for decades & we don't have to worry too much about offending one another with our back-handed, back seat driver comments :anibad: And she doesn't yell at me too loudly when I go the wrong way down one-way streets, or drive down trails that are NOT roads.

    Methow Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted

    I soooo want to go get China Wall, so we will be making the attempt in my Santa Fe. It's higher clearance, but not 4WD. I've taken mtn roads you probably shouldn't in it & did ok. Is the road any worse than the one going to GC23AEX? Just hoping to be in a group of vehicles in case assistance is needed. Any updates on the road will be appreciated, especially at the pre-dinner dinner.

    Methow Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    There's a few cachers camping out @ Pearrygin State Park. We're camping (trailer) there & have another cacher in a tent at our site. There may be others who would be willing to add tents to their sites - that would be a good alternative to moteling it - but you have to consider the cooler nights - Just sayin' :anibad:. I am thrilled that the start is in Winthrop!!

    ticks in washington

    in Northwest

    Posted

    In 30 years, I'd not seen a tick in Washington - even with many trips over to the east side. Then about 3 years ago, on our way to Pullman, I was caching on Steptoe Butte and had hundreds crawling up my pants legs - ewww. Haven't seen any since.

    two more murders near G'Falls

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    Newspaper report says suspected suicide/double suicide? Haven't read anything else other than the article you've linked to. So, dead bodies not necessarily a murder scene. I worked up there half a season last year @ Verlot and it's a pretty safe area around the camps & trails. Lots of gorilla camps with no problems. Not sayin' it's Disneyland though. Most definitely would not trespass private property. Lots of wary homeowners.

    Location

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Yes, we ran into a local homeowner who was not happy with the crowds searching near his back yard on the canal & stated that we were all on private property (the canal roadway). Not a comfortable cache search there. Overall, the CM was fun & loved a few of the historic ones.

    Washington State Cities And Towns Challenge

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    I love this challenge idea! I can do this! But...it's very hard for me to wrap my head around the 3 caches, alphabetical rule. I want to do this, but that part was/is hard for me to understand. Great challenge idea though - now to decide on whether to armchair some of the far-flung cities or visit all over again! I'd still like to visit ALL of the cities though :)

    Wenatchee Cache Machine II

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    Yay! Have had a room reserved (refundable) for quite a while now, but hoping you'll have a better group deal available somewhere??

    I'll keep my eyes open, but for now, I'm slowly climbing the Priceline ladder. Looks like it's probably at about $50 a night; I'm at $30, and am trying $2 more each day, so I'll probably get a room in 10 days or so.

     

    Then again, I'm seeing the Travelodge for $47 $44 with corporate code 67243, and it's getting decent reviews on TripAdvisor, so I may try that one, instead, if Priceline gets close. I've made refundable reservations there as a standby, if Priceline doesn't get me a better place for cheaper.

    Yep, I checked TripAdvisor & went with Travelodge too when I made reservations back in October, but cost for us (corporate rate) is $52 for 2 queens. I was bidding priceline 3 star (for Coast Hotel) for around $50 earlier this month but no luck. Haven't tried this week. The price should drop the closer we get to the dates, I imagine. Oh - and thanks for that link :D I've not seen that site before - very useful!

    Washington Cachers, what is the best you have seen?

    in Northwest

    Posted

    About four months ago, our team completed the Geo-Triad, which was quite gratifying as relatively new cachers. As we were driving home from the APE cache, we were trying to figure out what would be a great new challenge for our team to complete. We didn't know anything about the Delorme Challege (hadn't even heard of it) so we decided that as a challenge to ourselves, we would find a cache in every city or town in Washington state (284 in total) in 12 months. We have made a good deal of headway since starting this, but it was a cache in Warden that made me sorta wonder...what is the perfect example of a cache in the cities we haven't hit?

     

    So, please reccomend caches in your cities that are a perfect example of a good cache there. We have a good deal of Southweastern Washington (But nothing east of Tri-Cities-Pullman, etc..) and almost all sections of Northern Washington to cover (Actually, just about everything north of Lacey). We truly appreciate anything you can offer (and even maybe a place to eat, we love food) and thank you truly for your help.

     

    Now, THAT'S a challenge I could sink my teeth into. Someone needs to create that officially so I can try for it! Great idea posted - using the favorites list and the new "favorite" feature.

    Not receiving notifications on some of my own caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I was having the problem and it ended up being Gmails spam grabber. I added a filter for the email account that Groundspeak uses to send the notifications, and that fixed it. So check your spam folder and add the email address to a whitelist:)

    I can usually work my way thru most problems but this is something I apparently cannot figure out how to do and believe me I tried. I need someone to walk me thru this. Thanks for the heads up.

     

    If you are using gmail, it's as easy as adding "noreply@geocaching.com" to your contact list.

    After reading that (earlier) I added it to my contact list. Did a test log on one of my caches and still nothing. Later, I put my caches on bookmark list with instructions to notify when logged - did another test log and BINGO that worked great. I'm either missing something or ?? Either way, at least I now have a way to receive emails when my caches are logged.

    Not receiving notifications on some of my own caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I was having the problem and it ended up being Gmails spam grabber. I added a filter for the email account that Groundspeak uses to send the notifications, and that fixed it. So check your spam folder and add the email address to a whitelist:)

    I can usually work my way thru most problems but this is something I apparently cannot figure out how to do and believe me I tried. I need someone to walk me thru this. Thanks for the heads up.

    Not receiving notifications on some of my own caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I have the same problem of not receiving notifications for caches I own. I took care of this by adding all of the caches I own to their own bookmark list, and setting up that bookmark list to email me. :huh: It's more of a bandaid than a solution, but it works...

    Thanks for offering up this solution. I too have not received any email notifications since the geocaching.com's last upgrade. I NEED these notifications to manage a challenge cache I have and to maintain my others. I'm gettin NO notifications on my caches - zip - zilch - nada since mid-December. If my caches had problems, I've been completely oblivious. I don't use g-mail and have been receiving emails on watched caches, etc. just fine. Is there a fix in the works for this?!!!

    Last day to vote - WSGA members...

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lizzy

    Remember.... a non-vote IS a vote, but not necessarily your choice. Please stop by the WSGA (Washington State Geocachers Association) site & cast your vote today for the WSGA offices. Today is the last day to vote.

     

    Not a member of the WSGA? It's a great organization which has done so much to help our fun sport/hobby. Stop by & join today!

     

    WSGA site

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