Justin Of Terrytown
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I was born with a severe speech impediment. Either that person is trolling you or that person is the village idiot of whatever town he is from.
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One thing I noticed, at least in different parts of the United States, is geocaches that are located in cemeteries. In Southeast Louisiana, it is normal for geocaches to place in cemeteries as long as the cemetery is open to the public (Metairie Cemetery for example). Of course, we use common sense such as if there is a funeral/burial going on, you be respectful and keep your distance. When I was geocaching at Metairie Cemetery, I saw people going for runs, riding bicycles, photography, est.
Based on what I read in the past few years on different Geocaching Facebook groups, other geocachers from other parts of the United States find it odd that there are geocaches hidden in cemeteries. I might be wrong, but I always felt that the different views of geocaches being placed in cemeteries deals with the culture you grew up in.
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I have always ordered stamps for my hobbies (Where's George, Postcrossing, Geocaching, est.) and stamps for my mom's business from stamp-connection.com.
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Last month, I had to spend five days in the hospital due to pneumonia. I am doing better now (I still have a cough but the doctors believe I am in the recovery mode).
But was it weird that one of my concerns was "Will I make a full recovery? Will I still be able to do my hobbies such as Geocaching in the future?".
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I watch Steve Wallis's camping videos. This week, one of the things he did in his video was find a Geocache (his first one that he found).
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A few years ago, there was a CITO event at Gretna's City Park (Gretna, Louisiana). This is a picture that we took with the trash we picked up.
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One of my favorite pictures is at a Geocaching event at Greenwood Gator Farm & Tours in Gibson, Louisiana (near Houma, Louisiana) where I got to hold one of the small alligators.
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After I found a Geocache at Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego, Louisiana, I stop to eat lunch nearby (Segnette Landing). Behind the restaurant is a canal and I was able to take this picture of an alligator. Don't worry, I was a safe distance away.
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If it wasn't for Geocaching, I would have never known that there was a nudist park in the New Orleans area (Indian Hills Nudist Park in Slidell, LA). There is a new one place there (I found the old one that was there a few years ago) that I need to find.
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33 minutes ago, GeoElmo6000 said:
So are you looking for geocaches near Amtrak stations? Because once you get off the train you'll still have to get to the cache and back of course. The few GeoTours I've seen are pretty spread out. What's your plan for navigating around the destination?
I know when I was in Memphis, TN, I did take a Uber to Shelby Farms Park to do some Geocaching there (I found four in Memphis, three of them was at Shelby Farms Park). I am glad I did because I got to see some bison for the first time (they were a whole lot bigger than what I thought they would be). If it wasn't for Geocaching, I would never known that there was bison at the Shelby Farms Park.I could rent a car if I am planning on doing a Geotour. Another option is that I am willing to take Uber to an area that have a lot of Geocaches or an area that have something interesting that goes with the Geocache.
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I took my first Amtrak trip from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN. I love the Amtrak trip and enjoy Memphis. I was able to find four geocaches in Memphis.
I was wondering if there are any towns or cities that Amtrak stops in that I should consider going to for Geocaching? Either to do a Geotour, find a really cool Geocache, or because there are plenty of Geocaches in the town/city.
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I have hidden four, two are still active.
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I am planning on visiting Memphis, TN in June 2021 for five days. I will not have my car with me since I will be taking the Amtrak train from New Orleans to Memphis. I will be staying at the Best Western Plus Gen X Inn located at 1177 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN.
Any advice on what Geocaches I should try to find? And advice on how to get to the area (public transportation, taxi, est.)?
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I went for a hike (I already found the Geocaches on trail so the hike was for fun and exercise) and saw a rattlesnake on the trail. I did not get anywhere near it (closest I got was between 20 and 30 yards). I waited for it to crawl away before continue walking on the trail.
Since I know there are Geocaches in the area I was hiking, it got me to start thinking more about Geocaching in areas where snakes should be expected. What steps should I take to reduce the ricks of snakes while Geocaching?
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Heart of Louisiana Special - Exploring Our State Parks - Segment 1
There is a news documentary airing in Louisiana about Louisiana State Parks. It will air in different segments. When I watched the first segment, they did mention Geocaching.
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That is pretty cool
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I bought the Geocoin-Pathtag book and a few inlays from Space Coast Geo-Store.
Before I start putting in the book, I am wondering if you could give any advice? Do you activate the geocoins or not before putting them in the book? Most of the Geocoins I have came with a piece of paper with the activation code. Should I keep that or just throw it away? -
I am going on a cruise out of Miami, FL to go on a cruise on the MSC Seaside (April 18, 2019 to April 25, 2019). I am flying into Miami, FL on American Airlines the day before my cruise. Of course, I am wanting to bring my GPS so I can do some Geocaching in Miami and while I am in port.
Are there any rules I should know about with flying with a GPS or are GPS something that airlines usually don't care about?
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I do want to add that I bought the Geocaching Trail Cards that explains what Geocaching is.
I keep a few in my wallet. One of the reasons is that I was born with a speech impediment and if I am ever stopped by the police, I can give them a card to help me explain to them what I am doing.
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Does anybody else Geocaches with family?
And my family, my mom and I both Geocache (we have separated accounts). Sometimes we do it together and sometimes we geocache by ourselves.
Now my oldest niece and nephew have Geocache with me on occasions and have geocache with my mom on occasion. But they don't have their own accounts yet.
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26 minutes ago, kunarion said:
There’s a link where you can download the whole thing at once as a GPX file. That’s pretty cool:
https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/houma
Save the file to the Garmin/GPX folder of your GPS.
Thank you for your response. I finally got it downloaded to my GPS. I had to used another web browser. It would not work for me with Internet Explorer but it would work with Microsoft edge.
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11 minutes ago, kunarion said:
There’s a link where you can download the whole thing at once as a GPX file. That’s pretty cool:
https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/houma
Save the file to the Garmin/GPX folder of your GPS.
I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if there is something wrong with my computer/GPS. But I have tried doing that over and over again and it still doesn't work.
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I am trying to download the Geocaches from the Houma Travel GeoTour (GT53). I own a Garmin eTrek 20x.
Can somebody give my some advice or directions?
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I have two nieces and one nephew. My oldest niece and nephew (brother's two kids) are 9 years old and 8 years old (there birthdays are in a few months) and my youngest niece (half-sister's daughter) is 4 years old (her birthday is also in a few months). I do try to spend time with them doing something special with them (going to zoos, aquariums, insectariums, parks, est.).
Do you have any advice with Geocaching with kids, especially the oldest two? I live closer to my brother and his family.
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What’s the Story Behind Your Geocaching Username?
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My first name is Justin and I live in Terrytown.
The reason I picked this username for Geocaching is because it is the username I use for Where's George and Postcrossing. I started Where's George first in 2001 when I was in the tenth grade. If I was older, I would have chosen a different username.