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I have never met you, but I was in awe when I read your description of how you cache. My hearty congratulations to you, BruceS, on your upcoming 1000th find!!!
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I have never met you, but I was in awe when I read your description of how you cache. My hearty congratulations to you, BruceS, on your upcoming 1000th find!!!
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Does anyone know if Garmin started to ship the new version of City Select yet? Today was their updated "ship" date. Do they send an e-mail when it ships or does it just appear unannounced? I am hoping for a miracle that this will arrive before we leave for vacation, but I do not know if that is even remotely in the realm of possibility.
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i am new also, and would like to find a club close to me so i could learn more.Welcome Au Prospector!!! North Texas Geocaching Association, NTGA, is just beginning to organize, but the NTGA list on topica that Dougsbrat refers to is the place to start to get plugged into news in the local area.
There are also a couple of upcoming get-togethers in the area. Tomboy is hosting a picnic in Ennis on the 13th and Venture Forth (who is actually from Greenville) and Bobcachette are hosting a breakfast in McKinney on the 27th. You can get more information about events by clicking on "view the event calendar" about halfway down the page on the main geocaching.com page. These are great ways to meet other geocachers in the area. Please come if you can.
Happy caching!!
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You might try ExpertGPS by TopoGrafix. It is the big brother of EasyGPS. It can plot tracks and waypoints on topo maps or aerial photos (and, of course, receive waypoints from the geocaching.com website!!). I think there is a two week free evaluation period, so you should be able to determine if it will work for you or not for this cemetery mapping project. The website is http://www.topografix.com/products.asp
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My Texas geocoins arrived in today's mail. They are gorgeous!! Not only are the coins beautiful, but each one is in a hard plastic see-through case. That is a very nice, unexpected touch....very professional-looking!!
If it dries out, we will try to get a few of them placed in one or more of our caches or other caches around the area in the next few days.
Thanks, Neuman, they are stupendous. Definitely worth the wait.
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My Texas geocoins arrived in today's mail. They are gorgeous!! Not only are the coins beautiful, but each one is in a hard plastic see-through case. That is a very nice, unexpected touch....very professional-looking!!
If it dries out, we will try to get a few of them placed in one or more of our caches or other caches around the area in the next few days.
Thanks, Neuman, they are stupendous. Definitely worth the wait.
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I think, if I am not mistaken, that it is Saturday, July 27. Maybe you used a different calendar...kind of like a different datum???
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I think, if I am not mistaken, that it is Saturday, July 27. Maybe you used a different calendar...kind of like a different datum???
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Welcome to geocaching. I am sure you will love it as much as the rest of us. I am sure you will also end up loving your GPS V, as well. It has a lot of capabilities, but does take a little practice to learn all of the different things it can do.
I am sure eventually you will want to learn to download the waypoints from the site with the data cable, but let me suggest something simpler first. You can set a waypoint by holding down the enter button. It will create a waypoint with the coordinates of your current position (as described on page 48 of the manual). That is probably a good thing to start with, especially if you choose some location in your backyard or wherever that you can practice walking to in the off road mode. However, if you would like to enter the position of a cache, use the rocker button (while the "Mark Waypoint" display is still on the screen) and move the highlighted field until the coordinates are highlighted, then hit enter. A new screen will appear along side the "mark waypoint" screen. You now use the rocker button to move the highlight to what you want to enter, then hit enter. It will step across each of the characters, one by one, in the location. It is a little tedious, but works well for only a few coordinates at a time, since most of them will have coordinates similar to your present location anyway.
Hope this helps a little. Once you start playing with your gps, you will get the hang of it.
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You mean I am not supposed to sleep while driving???? I thought that was why my gps beeped...just point the car in the direction of the arrow, then the gps beeps to wake me up when I am nearing the cache!!
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Thanks for the info. We definitely plan to hit a number of caches in the Charleston area. I haven't made my way through all of the cache descriptions in the state, but for a single special cache I kind of have my eye on Hawks Beak. We have been to the Hawk's Nest area before, but never hiked any of the trails. I just don't know whether we two flatlanders are ready for the West Virginia mountains!
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We will be making the drive up from Dallas and be in the Charleston, WV area in July visiting my mother in law. She's fascinated by this new hobby that is consuming all of our time, so we are going to take her on a couple of 1/1's....that's probably the hardest terrain she could manage. We will try to leave some Texas related things and some new travel bugs, so be on the look out!!
However, we were wondering if there were any "must-do" caches....you know, knock your socks off scenery or whatever....that we should do on our own (without my mother in law) while we are there? I don't know if we will have time, but thought we would at least ask before we headed out that way.
Looking forward to getting back and seeing some of "Almost Heaven".
Thanks.(BTW, if anyone has a travel bug that would like a lift to Texas, send me an e-mail. I won't make any promises, but we might be able to help out.)
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[This message was edited by alchemist2000 on June 27, 2002 at 03:30 AM.]
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Good suggestion
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Good suggestion
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I, like you, was new to buying boots. Fortunately I took the advice of an experienced hiker and went to REI. The sales clerk was extremely knowledgable and helped me find the right boot for me....which was a lightweight boot with Gore-tex. Both my husband and I think that Gore-tex is an absolute must. Even though most of the outside looks similar to a tennis shoe (i.e. fabric), there is absolutely no problem with water. Now I tromp through water and mud without concern and my feet remain totally dry.
They were not cheap, but they did have a range of prices from which to choose. By the way, be sure and look into good socks, as well. I am always surprised at how expensive they are, but they make all the difference.
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I, like you, was new to buying boots. Fortunately I took the advice of an experienced hiker and went to REI. The sales clerk was extremely knowledgable and helped me find the right boot for me....which was a lightweight boot with Gore-tex. Both my husband and I think that Gore-tex is an absolute must. Even though most of the outside looks similar to a tennis shoe (i.e. fabric), there is absolutely no problem with water. Now I tromp through water and mud without concern and my feet remain totally dry.
They were not cheap, but they did have a range of prices from which to choose. By the way, be sure and look into good socks, as well. I am always surprised at how expensive they are, but they make all the difference.
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I only wish everyone did.
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I only wish everyone did.
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C3P2,
Welcome!! It is always great to see new geocachers in our area!!
It is interesting that you brought up the bug issue. We have been geocaching in north Texas all spring without a problem, then ran into what must have been a major infestation of chiggers last weekend. My ankles look like I have leprosy or something!! With that in mind, I picked up a couple of bottles of permithrin for our geocaching clothes when I was at REI earlier this week. Hopefully that will help solve the problem in the future.
You probably already saw it, but there is an excellent discussion of a number of bug issues at the following thread: http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3810966883&m=7210915314&p=1
It is very long and is originally directed more specifically to ticks, but there seems to be a lot of good information there.
Good luck. I hope you have as much fun as we have had. I would guess that if you are not being deterred by the bugs you may be as addicted to geocaching as we are!!
Happy caching!
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C3P2,
Welcome!! It is always great to see new geocachers in our area!!
It is interesting that you brought up the bug issue. We have been geocaching in north Texas all spring without a problem, then ran into what must have been a major infestation of chiggers last weekend. My ankles look like I have leprosy or something!! With that in mind, I picked up a couple of bottles of permithrin for our geocaching clothes when I was at REI earlier this week. Hopefully that will help solve the problem in the future.
You probably already saw it, but there is an excellent discussion of a number of bug issues at the following thread: http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3810966883&m=7210915314&p=1
It is very long and is originally directed more specifically to ticks, but there seems to be a lot of good information there.
Good luck. I hope you have as much fun as we have had. I would guess that if you are not being deterred by the bugs you may be as addicted to geocaching as we are!!
Happy caching!
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If you are feeling bummed out, try reading this thread ClayJar's Ode to Geocaching (my name, not his). Reading that makes me think about all of the good experiences I have had with geocaching over the past few months and makes me feel ready to take on the world again...or at least yearn to get out on the trail for another geocaching adventure.
Good luck. Hang in there. Don't let all the nasty people get you down.
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If you are feeling bummed out, try reading this thread ClayJar's Ode to Geocaching (my name, not his). Reading that makes me think about all of the good experiences I have had with geocaching over the past few months and makes me feel ready to take on the world again...or at least yearn to get out on the trail for another geocaching adventure.
Good luck. Hang in there. Don't let all the nasty people get you down.
Alchemist2000
West Virginia must do caches???
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Thanks to all of you for your suggestions about caches in WV. We had a great time and got to enjoy some fabulous scenery. There are some wonderful caches in the Charleston area, as well as further afield.
Happy caching!!
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