Seattle Seekers

quote:. I'm wondering how long it will be before my wife confiscates mine and I'm forced to upgrade. Mixter, dont you mean. Your hoping she will hurry up and take yours so that you'll have an excuse to upgrade?

After all, according to the first post in this thread you are off at training and couldnt rehide it right now if you wanted to. However, a simple email letting the hider know you have good intentions would be a big step.

According to the description, there IS an actual cache. Therefore, (in my opinion anyway) the logs should have been "DNF's" and should be deleted. The owner should make sure the cache is still there and if not it needs to be replaced or archived.

Hi all. I'm gonna be coming out for another visit this summer to your area and would like to get a chance to meet some other geocachers while I'm there. My schedule's pretty booked allready, but I think it would be fun to get together for Pizza one night. I know it's away's in the future but thought I'd throw it out there and see if anybody's interested. It would have to be the evening of the 24th, 25th, or 26th of June.

So far, I'd have to say my favorite is: Maud Lake Viewpoint: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=44799

quote:As for new things... geocaching coins would be nice. It is a shame there isn't an easy (and inexpensive) way to have coins minted with the geocaching logo on one side, and some sort of saying on the other - with each member being able to have their own username printed on the coin as well. If it were cheap enough, that could be a big thing with collectors - trying to get a coin from each of the "regular" cachers in the area, etc. To be honest - that could already be offered here... I haven't checked the GS store in a long time. I like this idea. It would be fun to collect a coin or wooden nickle from different geocachers around the world.

Moun10Bike, It sounds to me like you've got too much time on your hands! How do you manage to do so much caching, work a full time job and still have enough time to work out these stats?

Id have to say the Sacramento area for 2 reasons. First is that it's just more exciting for me to geocache in an unfamiliar area. I like to get down there once a year or so to see family and I alway's set aside a few days for nothing but caching. The second reason is that it's much more adventuresome hunting for a cache when your also having to keep your eye out for Snakes and Poison Oak. Not to mention having to battle the blazing heat. I had a case of heat exhaustion the first day I went out last year. Add an element of risk and the excitement factor goes way up. Also, (I know I only said two reasons so sue me) there arent alot of the cache and dash's in that area. Even the ones which are listed as 1/1's still required a bit of a hike. And there are massive amounts of cache's to find without having to travel more than 10 miles in any direction.

Pepper, were glad your here. The more the merrier. email your way.

1) I'm gonna archive some of my older or more tired geocache's and then bring in a few new ones in much more scenic locations. I've allready started doing this. 2) Start remembering to bring my signiture trading items when I go geocaching. I alway's seem to forget them in the car. 3) Leave better clues when creating cache description pages. 4) Update my personal geocaching webpage. I've been neglecting it lately. 5th) And most important! I need to get off my lazy butt and replace a couple of log books which have been reported as full.

I have placed three cache's which are alongside I-5. I Hate I-5 - Cow Creek: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24668 I Hate I-5 - Mt. Shasta: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24669 Seekers Dog Walk: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=15939

Been home a week and I'm still pulling pokey dry grass out of my shoes. DOH!!

Been home a week and I'm still pulling pokey dry grass out of my shoes. DOH!!

I had lots of fun while on my trip. If you include the I hate I-5 caches during the driving back and forth, then I logged 12 caches. I planned on doing much more but this Seattleite can't handle the heat. I managed to hide a few cache's in the area as well. Thanks in Advance to McIrish who has volunteered to babysit them for me. I managed to avoid the poison oak and the snakes (I did see a dead rattlesnake though) while I was here. I'd have to say that my favorite cache was Little Cache. I loved the location and the pond with the baby ducks. It was a very nice walk. Also, while there, I introduced my cousin, Tony, to the sport. He seemed to really like it. I'll be posting pictures of my trip, on my website as soon as I get a chance. It is at: http://www.geocities.com/geocaching96 Thanks for the fun ~Seattle Seekers~

I am planning a trip to see my mom in Sacramento. I plan on hiding a cache while there but have allready found a cacher in that area who has volunteered to babysit my cache for me. I go down there once per year or so and will check it on those occasions. In the meantime, if it needs work he will do it for me. I think that if people plan on hiding cache's while traveling they should be responsible enough to pre-plan like this.

MRE's can be really good. Depends on which one it is. Most of them are great. If I found one in a cache I'd take it so long as there werent any cuts or holes in the outer package. Also, If you had one of the larger ammo cans then you could fit 3 or 4 mre's in it. ~Seattle Seekers~

These are all excellent idea's. However, to avoid conflict and to respect cache owners, I think it would be a good idea to reverse steps #3 and #3a. The owner should be contacted first (before the cache is retrieved) Send him an email and give him a week or two to respond. If he does not respond after a given period of time then retrieve the cache. There could be several reasons why he hasnt been maintaining his cache. If his cache is snatched without giving him/her a chance to do the right thing, then it could and probably would make him feel ganged up on, and would probably sour them to our sport. I've seen this happen alot.

These are all excellent idea's. However, to avoid conflict and to respect cache owners, I think it would be a good idea to reverse steps #3 and #3a. The owner should be contacted first (before the cache is retrieved) Send him an email and give him a week or two to respond. If he does not respond after a given period of time then retrieve the cache. There could be several reasons why he hasnt been maintaining his cache. If his cache is snatched without giving him/her a chance to do the right thing, then it could and probably would make him feel ganged up on, and would probably sour them to our sport. I've seen this happen alot.

The other day my son and I were out looking for one which was supposed to be flush with the blacktop. We were looking at a telephone pole which was supposed to have a spike in it for reference and we found a disc in the pole. It seemed to be made of tin or aluminum. We ended up finding the real station about 10 minutes later, flush with the blacktop just as described, but covered with dirt so you couldnt see it.

I am a female cacher from the Seattle area and am going to be taking a trip to Rocklin at the end of this month. I am looking for a female cacher to go caching with. I am hoping to hit cache's and benchmarks anywhere between Sacramento and Rocklin I am hoping to cache for one or two day's while there. My trip will be from May 26 - June 3. It has to be on weekday's because I will be spending the weekend days with my mom who has no interest in caching. ~Seattle Seekers~ http://www.geocities.com/geocaching96 [This message was edited by Seattle Seekers on May 23, 2002 at 12:35 AM.]

Sorry, I had planned on going but I just cant fit it into our budget. I look forward to hearing all the stories about it when its done though.

I have been racking my brain recently over trying to come up with an inexpensive signature item. I finally came across a huge lot of small metal (Pewter or lead?) coins with an angel on one side and flat on the other. I bought the entire lot for a steal. I can engrave Seattle Seekers and a unique number on the back of each one. It is not as fancy as Moun10Bike's coins but it'll do the trick. And they will be fairly nice to keep in your pocket. I'll start putting them in caches soon. It's too bad I get off work so early in the morning (6am), or I could just drop one off at the Grounspeak office on my way home from work. I work in Redmond and live in Kent. It would be right on the way home. Oh well, I'll try to get one in the mail. In fact, I'll send you my first one with #1 engraved on the back. ~Seattle Seekers~

Seth, Pre-Roundup 1 was archived because it was looted. I will replace it when I get a chance but it will be in a different location nearby. ~Seattle Seekers~

Okay, I've spent the last couple of hours reading descriptions of various caches withing 15 miles of Rocklin. Here is a list of ones which seem interesting. Please let me know if any of these are too difficult to find or too long of a hike for marathon caching day's, so I can weed them out. I'll probably have 2 day's to work with. Also, if somebody could put these in a good order in which to find them in the least amount of time I would appreciate it. I want to start in Rocklin and work my way out. Dick's Garage Hers His Twin Oaks Greenbelt Racoons Revenge Ferns of Secret Ravine Tool Time Movie Magic Magic Lake Hills Treasure Cove Lending Library King of the Hill Rock Piles Horsin Around Cats Meow Pheasant in the Trees Funny Bone Marvins Mistake Deep Dark Secret Jack Rabbit Junction Junction Tree Avery's Pond Brandies Booty Acorn Grinder Granite Beek Road Trip Red, White & Blue Suburban Secret Little Cache ~Seattle Seekers~

I am going to visit my mom in Rocklin in Late May and am planning on committing one or two day's to nothing but caching. I need advice on which caches are fairly close and fairly easy to get to. (ie. not too long of a hike or too hard to find) I'd like to get as many as possible and will have my 12 year old son with me who gets bored easily if they are too hard to find. I also have an aunt in the Orangevale area and am fairly familiar with that area so caches in that area are fine as well. I would be grateful if somebody could give me a list of caches that fit this criteria and could list the caches in the order that I should hunt for them in order to make the best time. I also would like to hide a few caches in the Rocklin area and am wondering if somebody would like to volunteer to check on them for me from time to time to make sure they are in good condition etc. I am from Seattle so it would be pretty hard to maintain them. ~Seattle Seekers~ [This message was edited by Seattle Seekers on April 25, 2002 at 11:59 PM.] [This message was edited by Seattle Seekers on April 26, 2002 at 03:11 AM.]