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Sorry, but I figured that this thread would be as good a place as any to place the information so it would be easily accessible to Geocaching.com. I can only imagine that there would be agreement that a central base of information about acceptable or unacceptable places to hide cache is greatly needed. I personally wish that people would post banned areas here (NC State Parks do not allow caching either, by the way). If not here in this thread, where Geocachers discuss Geocaching regularly, then where? (No offense Dekaner, but I would rather see the information being compiled where cachers are regularly looking.) I support the Georgia Geocachers Association, or the GGA! [This message was edited by mtn-man on May 11, 2002 at 08:44 AM.]

I work hard to squeeze time out on buisness trips... Physical Caches in GA, OH, MA, TX, CA, LA, MD, AL, and DC. Soon to add Colorado to the list! Locationless and travelers in WA, IN, and the "9-11 Give Blood" Cache in NY. Also a virtual from New South Wales in Australia. I support the Georgia Geocachers Association, or the GGA!

Doug, good topic! Maybe Geocachers can post some of these areas here. People who approve caches are most likely spread around the country so starting a list here would be benificial. Local cachers know what is prohibited or not. Let's start posting those areas here: *Georgia State Parks have currently banned Geocaching. (GGA is working to get them back under certain conditions.) *Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs, CO is asking that caches be removed. (I saw this one while researching caches to find while there.) I support the Georgia Geocachers Association, or the GGA!

Great that your events have come off with success. I look forward to seeing your new website. Good luck on the next two meeting coming up, and hopefully someone will give us a report!!!!

Great that your events have come off with success. I look forward to seeing your new website. Good luck on the next two meeting coming up, and hopefully someone will give us a report!!!!

I see the new breed of locationless caches and just keep saying to myself "You gotta' be kidding me!". Just drive around and theres a cache. I suggested guidelines for locationless caches in another forum and will repost them here. quote:by yours truly:I wish that a locationless cache could be where the coordinates are found on the internet and you provide a photo of the thing to prove you found it(like the benchmark cache) or verified by plugging the coordinates into MapQuest or TopoZone and seeing that the object is in fact there (like the covered bridge cache). That's just me, and those are the rules I have played by so far, but that is just me. Locationless caches have gone far beyond that now and it would appear too late to reel them in. I am waiting for the "Fire Hydrant Locationless Cache". My dog the puppymonster could log that one as a find!! I do not think it is too late to reel them in really and truly, and I wish that it could be done soon.

I see the new breed of locationless caches and just keep saying to myself "You gotta' be kidding me!". Just drive around and theres a cache. I suggested guidelines for locationless caches in another forum and will repost them here. quote:by yours truly:I wish that a locationless cache could be where the coordinates are found on the internet and you provide a photo of the thing to prove you found it(like the benchmark cache) or verified by plugging the coordinates into MapQuest or TopoZone and seeing that the object is in fact there (like the covered bridge cache). That's just me, and those are the rules I have played by so far, but that is just me. Locationless caches have gone far beyond that now and it would appear too late to reel them in. I am waiting for the "Fire Hydrant Locationless Cache". My dog the puppymonster could log that one as a find!! I do not think it is too late to reel them in really and truly, and I wish that it could be done soon.

Last year on May 3 I place my 1st Anniversary Cache -- SOAP?. I went out two weekends ago and hid the 2nd Anniversary Cache. I went out this weekend and checked the coordinates and added a couple of items to the cache. I will be out of town at the end of this week, so I am going to list it in the morning. Interesting that the first one is ID=2167, and this one will be somewhere in the ID=21350 range. That is a heck of an explosion of caches in the last year. Too bad Dave went wacky. I am just glad that Jeremy and Mike have kept the ball rolling and we now have one fun hobby to play with. The enhancements to the site have been awesome. I cannot wait to see what the next 12 months bring!!! I will be in Boston at the end of this week, and I hope to hit several caches while there including the first cache in Massachusetts on May 3.

I have been looking for a yellow jeep since I heard about the cache a couple of weeks ago out of curiosity. I will not log the cache when I see one but have been surprised that I have not seen more of them now that I have been looking for them. I pass a school bus every day coming home from work parked in a schools parking lot, and that just seems to not be a cache to me. No one has suggested rules for locationless caches, so I will make a stab at it. I wish that a locationless cache could be where the coordinates are found on the internet and you provide a photo of the thing to prove you found it(like the benchmark cache) or verified by plugging the coordinates into MapQuest or TopoZone and seeing that the object is in fact there (like the covered bridge cache). That's just me, and those are the rules I have played by so far, but that is just me. Locationless caches have gone far beyond that now and it would appear too late to reel them in. I am waiting for the "Fire Hydrant Locationless Cache". My dog the puppymonster could log that one as a find!!

I have been looking for a yellow jeep since I heard about the cache a couple of weeks ago out of curiosity. I will not log the cache when I see one but have been surprised that I have not seen more of them now that I have been looking for them. I pass a school bus every day coming home from work parked in a schools parking lot, and that just seems to not be a cache to me. No one has suggested rules for locationless caches, so I will make a stab at it. I wish that a locationless cache could be where the coordinates are found on the internet and you provide a photo of the thing to prove you found it(like the benchmark cache) or verified by plugging the coordinates into MapQuest or TopoZone and seeing that the object is in fact there (like the covered bridge cache). That's just me, and those are the rules I have played by so far, but that is just me. Locationless caches have gone far beyond that now and it would appear too late to reel them in. I am waiting for the "Fire Hydrant Locationless Cache". My dog the puppymonster could log that one as a find!!

So is signing the actual log book and then signing the virtual log self promotion? Seems kind of like you are promoting the fact that you were there. I just like to have my "self promotion c***" printed out in advance so I can sign the log book faster and maybe squeeze in an extra cache!!! I also like to see the creativity of other cachers as they leave their personal touch via their cache cards. Bring em on... dang, I hope my picture of my dog below here isn't to self promotional!!!

So is signing the actual log book and then signing the virtual log self promotion? Seems kind of like you are promoting the fact that you were there. I just like to have my "self promotion c***" printed out in advance so I can sign the log book faster and maybe squeeze in an extra cache!!! I also like to see the creativity of other cachers as they leave their personal touch via their cache cards. Bring em on... dang, I hope my picture of my dog below here isn't to self promotional!!!

I have always written my web site address in the logbook when I sign a log. I got tired of writing it. I saw one of our local cachers using a card and stapling it in the logbooks. Sounded like a good idea to me so I began to do that too. I put my web address and email address on there and I also promote our local Geocaching Group, the GGA. I carry a small stapler. Now I have started printing them on sticky back printer paper and just stick them in the logbook next to my scribbling. I like using them when I travel out of state so people will know a "just visiting" cacher came by the cache! I think the proverbial broken happy meal toy is much worse than a card from a cacher.

quote:Originally posted by Alen2:Why the proof? Do you really care or feel threatened if some shallow cheat posts a find or two when he never actually visited the site? How many people actually do that and how many false finds can they post before everyone knows there full of it. The reason why you provide a question so you can get an answer to provide proof of your visit is stated clearly on the Geocaching FAQ Page. I wish people would read this before placing caches: quote:Virtual caches - A cache is actually an existing landmark, such as a tombstone or statue. You have to answer a question from the landmark and let the "cache" owner know as proof that you were there. Some of these do anywhere caches are going so far away from Geocaching that it is getting to be a little too much. I have logged a few, but do not log the ones that do not require you to go find something with GPS coordinates. Just finding something and then taking the coordinates seems unverifiable unless the person who created the cache is going to fly around the country and go to each location to verify that the coordinates are correct. The Benchmark Cache at least has posted coordinates on the web that you have to go to and find the 3" metal disk which may or may not be there. You have to go look until you find one and then photograph it to prove you found it with your GPS coordinates. That to me sounds like Geocaching. The Covered Bridge Cache is the farthest I have stretched the virtual cache for a find, but you can plug my coordinates into TopoZone and you will see that the red cross mark is on the Covered Bridge I visited (and the cache creator can verify that I went to the location without flying there and checking it themselves).

I will chime in for the Geocachers of Georgia. 1. We meet once a month generally on the second Saturday on the month with some exceptions. In May we are going to meet May 4, which is the day after the second anniversary of the first found Geocache. 2. Our turnout has ranged from around 25 on a rainy day to up to 50 or 60 people. 3. As far as classes and topics go, we have discussed things like first aid, snake identification, poisonous plant identification, State Parks and Forest Service concerns, bearing and compass applications, topographic map reading and software, hiking stick carvers, leave no trace experts, making your own Geocaching decals and creating cache containers, and so on. 4. We have had tight schedules in the past, but we now take a break in our two hour event caches so people can just chat with each other. I personally love to hear caching stories. Socializing seems to be a nice break for everyone. We are also planning a Challenge Event for mid summer. 5. We really have no sponsors per se. We have decided not to have any "dues". All you have to do to join our club is show up at an event cache -- very simple, easy and fun! We meet as an informal group and have decided not to have officers. We just have volunteer committees that take care of different business. We do have a "Steering Committee" that consist of six members that discusses issues, coordinates event caches and works as the liaison with our State Parks and the Forest Service, etc. We "pass the hat" to pay for pavillion rentals and such. We have had a CafePress site where we sell items with our logo and we raise a few bucks off of that site to help offset these cost too. http://www.cafepress.com/_GGA It has really been fun to meet the Geocachers in Georgia through the event caches that we have held. I highly recommend attending event caches or creating them in your area.

I will chime in for the Geocachers of Georgia. 1. We meet once a month generally on the second Saturday on the month with some exceptions. In May we are going to meet May 4, which is the day after the second anniversary of the first found Geocache. 2. Our turnout has ranged from around 25 on a rainy day to up to 50 or 60 people. 3. As far as classes and topics go, we have discussed things like first aid, snake identification, poisonous plant identification, State Parks and Forest Service concerns, bearing and compass applications, topographic map reading and software, hiking stick carvers, leave no trace experts, making your own Geocaching decals and creating cache containers, and so on. 4. We have had tight schedules in the past, but we now take a break in our two hour event caches so people can just chat with each other. I personally love to hear caching stories. Socializing seems to be a nice break for everyone. We are also planning a Challenge Event for mid summer. 5. We really have no sponsors per se. We have decided not to have any "dues". All you have to do to join our club is show up at an event cache -- very simple, easy and fun! We meet as an informal group and have decided not to have officers. We just have volunteer committees that take care of different business. We do have a "Steering Committee" that consist of six members that discusses issues, coordinates event caches and works as the liaison with our State Parks and the Forest Service, etc. We "pass the hat" to pay for pavillion rentals and such. We have had a CafePress site where we sell items with our logo and we raise a few bucks off of that site to help offset these cost too. http://www.cafepress.com/_GGA It has really been fun to meet the Geocachers in Georgia through the event caches that we have held. I highly recommend attending event caches or creating them in your area.

WOW! The Topic Name says it all. How long will it take to get to 30000!?! Rattlesnake Hill Geocache, ID=20000 Thanks Jeremy and Geocaching for all the fun!

WOW! The Topic Name says it all. How long will it take to get to 30000!?! Rattlesnake Hill Geocache, ID=20000 Thanks Jeremy and Geocaching for all the fun!

We love to meet each month here in Georgia around the Atlanta area. Some of the people in south Georgia have just created an event cache too. Go for an outside pavillion. Sometimes you can reserve one for free. We "pass the hat" at meetings if we have to pay for the place we meet. We have had guest there speaking on things like first aid, snake identification, State Parks concerns, bearing and compass applications, topographic map reading and software, hiking stick carvers, leave no trace experts and on and on. Some of the best part is socializing and swapping Geocaching stories! If you go to this link for our last event cache, you will see a link for all of our event caches on the page. You must be logged in to Geocaching.com to view some of them because they have been archived. If you have any questions, the GGA would love to help.

This seems more like the "Parasite Caches" that I have seen. The item in question has a log book, but it just goes from cache to cache. Some parasite caches are large enough to carry trade items in them too. It is a cache, but just a small one with a varying location.

I like it because I can promote my Geocaching buddy -- J.C. the puppymonster. I promise he is not sticking his tounge out at YOU... I promise!!

I like it because I can promote my Geocaching buddy -- J.C. the puppymonster. I promise he is not sticking his tounge out at YOU... I promise!!

Great job Moun10Bike and Seth! with your surprise presentation. Very cool! Let the GA Geocachers Assn get in line for a presentation at one of our event caches. I have been asking about it in the ClayJar chat room from time to time, and now I see that it was on a mission!!! Thanks Jeremy for constantly improving such a cool hobby/sport. Geocaching is awesome fun and allows people to be very creative.

I got into Geocaching by searching the Internet for GPS Tracking Devices for vehicles. Now as I interview potential vendors, they are surprised by my knowledge of GPSR's and their functions. I have told several of them about the Geocaching site and a few have handheld GPSR's. They are always intrigued and interested. I was also involved in a TV spot last year for a local Atlanta station with erik88l-r. The cameraman that was shooting the story has become an avid Geocacher, Sushi of the fisherKings.

I just got back from there. I did all of the caches near town. None of them have hard mountain bike rides, but the two Eisenhower caches are a good hike and some fun finds.