Team Rex

My worst nightmare happened before I started geocaching and was an archaeology major at college. My friend and I had decided to find the ghost town of Charleston for a college project. We hike in to the ledge overlooking the river and look down and see what looked like a dead body. It was a rather masculine looking woman, fully clothed laying on her back with her head bent at an odd angle. We called out to see if she would respond and she didn't move. While we were standing there quietly discussing what to do she finally woke up and sat up. We went on our way to find a place to cross the river and by the time we did she was gone and we never saw her again.

I once found a handmade needlepoint scotty dog left in a cache by the Hunting Hounds. The same cachers also paint little bone shaped peices of wood and add lettering and pictures to them. Both took a lot of time and came out beautiful. I love crafts so I favor the homemade things but the coins and cards are nice too. Chris

I once found a handmade needlepoint scotty dog left in a cache by the Hunting Hounds. The same cachers also paint little bone shaped peices of wood and add lettering and pictures to them. Both took a lot of time and came out beautiful. I love crafts so I favor the homemade things but the coins and cards are nice too. Chris

We've been getting updates from my mom about the fires. Hope none of the caches are lost. Wish we could send some of the rain here your way. Chris & Will

I can never find my dad's grave at the cemetery because I don't get to visit often so I marked a waypoint for his headstone. I also have a certain McDonald'd marked because its the only bathroom between home and a place we travel to frequently. Chris

I can never find my dad's grave at the cemetery because I don't get to visit often so I marked a waypoint for his headstone. I also have a certain McDonald'd marked because its the only bathroom between home and a place we travel to frequently. Chris

This is a great idea. I've noticed some of the caches in watershed areas here in MA mention that dogs are not welcome and we always appreciate knowing that. We have a new dog and she visited her first cache last weekend. We're going to change her from a racehound to a cachehound. Chris, Will and AJ the greyhound

Its been a long time so I don't remember all the details but there is a game played at the various Disney parks where you spot the hidden Mickey's. I heard about it on a usenet group about the parks and several web pages so you should be able to do a search and find more info. There are Mickey Mouse shapes (round head and ears) hidden in the architecture and such throughout the parks. You could probably incorporate using the GPS to log the coordinates of these.

Its been a long time so I don't remember all the details but there is a game played at the various Disney parks where you spot the hidden Mickey's. I heard about it on a usenet group about the parks and several web pages so you should be able to do a search and find more info. There are Mickey Mouse shapes (round head and ears) hidden in the architecture and such throughout the parks. You could probably incorporate using the GPS to log the coordinates of these.

Outward Hound makes doggie gear. Here's the first page with good photos I pulled up doing an internet search: http://www.kyjen.com/products/pet_travel.html#oh_elb I've never done business with this company but I have seen the products at other web sites.

Lets see I've seen some good junk to add to your list... smashed juice box rocks (nothing special about them) little peices of glass broken old fishing bobber obviously found on the ground by the pond the cache was near fuzz - a big clump of some type of fuzz that must have been from a dolls hair or something used chapstick (reminded me of the old SNL sketch) opened toothbrush If I didn't have to get back to work I'd start a list of nice things I found in caches. I really like some of the creative signature items people make and I love Rich's squirrel finders buttons. I may just have to plan a trip to CA someday to try an get one of those.

Lets see I've seen some good junk to add to your list... smashed juice box rocks (nothing special about them) little peices of glass broken old fishing bobber obviously found on the ground by the pond the cache was near fuzz - a big clump of some type of fuzz that must have been from a dolls hair or something used chapstick (reminded me of the old SNL sketch) opened toothbrush If I didn't have to get back to work I'd start a list of nice things I found in caches. I really like some of the creative signature items people make and I love Rich's squirrel finders buttons. I may just have to plan a trip to CA someday to try an get one of those.

Which type of virtual cache do you like better? We are divided on how to set ours up and would like your feedback. Thanks!

I was born in AZ and lived there for 35 years. We used to have a lot of confusion because Dad worked for the railroad and they went on daylight savings time so we had "our time" and "Dad's time". I think the reservations are on DSL too. We're looking forward to coming home (Tucson) for a visit next month and finding some caches. Chris from Team Rex

Webling is that smoke I see coming out of your ears?

quote: 1. When planning a geocaching trip to someplace you've never been before, or that you aren't completely familiar with, check map sources (real topographical maps, Topo software, local area maps) for exact locations, or plotting what streets to turn on, etc. Do the research. Nothing sucks worse than getting lost to or from a cache. Same goes for PLACING caches. What stinks even worse is lying there with two broken legs and a cell phone but not being able to give good directions to the rescue team. Another handy thing to carry is toilet tissue. (But not for the obvious reason!) If you need to leave a marker flag when bushwacking it is easy to spot and if you can't find it to pick it back up on the way out it is biodegradable where flagging tape is not.

quote: 1. When planning a geocaching trip to someplace you've never been before, or that you aren't completely familiar with, check map sources (real topographical maps, Topo software, local area maps) for exact locations, or plotting what streets to turn on, etc. Do the research. Nothing sucks worse than getting lost to or from a cache. Same goes for PLACING caches. What stinks even worse is lying there with two broken legs and a cell phone but not being able to give good directions to the rescue team. Another handy thing to carry is toilet tissue. (But not for the obvious reason!) If you need to leave a marker flag when bushwacking it is easy to spot and if you can't find it to pick it back up on the way out it is biodegradable where flagging tape is not.

The first few caches we found needed repair so we started carrying notebooks, pencils, baggies and some extra loot for the nearly empty ones. Some people thrive on competition and will always be looking at the numbers. To me the only number that matters is my own because it represents a personal victory - 30 times I was outside walking instead of parked on the couch thinking I can't do anything my knee hurts.

Thanks for all your responses. We will head down to the site I have in mind and see if it's going to be a good one or not. I appreciate the information about the lame ones. It's easy to think a place is great and forget to think about what might be bad about it. Opus - I was scouting out a potential site near my work for a traditional cache last night and got lost in a neighborhood I've never visited. I ran across a house with a huge Opus painted on the garage door. Gotta take my husband by there today one of his nicks is Bill the Cat. Chris

I went back to get a travel bug in one. Others I have visited for a second time with friends who had not found it yet. I logged it as a note when I took the travel bug and didn't log or take anything at the others but sometimes I left additional treasures.

What is the general consensus here on placing a cache in a park that charges an admission fee? The place I am thinking of is an estate that has been turned into a museum with lots of neat places to have a virtual multi cache on the grounds however they do charge and entry fee to the grounds. Is this acceptable or is it giving them free advertising and not something Jeremy would appreciate?

There is someone in my area who seems to always be first. I don't care so much that he is always first but I really wish I could be out there during the week geocaching like he is and not stuck indoors at work!

I am glad to see I am not the only one to smack myself in the eye with a tree branch. On the same hunt I slipped on the ice and fell with my leg twisted in an odd position behind me. I thought for sure I had broken it but thankfully it was only a sprain. On another cache hunt I slipped on the ice again and fell face foward and landed on both knees, re-injuring my right knee from an accident a couple of years ago. I bought ice cleats after that and for the time being I'm stuck doing level 1 and 2 terrain until my knee is better. Chris from Team Rex

We found a couple of caches in the rain last weekend. We also drove to NY to geocache one weekend in order to escape the snow in MA. We've been spoiled by warm days and a lack of snow this winter and were not about to let the storm last month stop us.

OK...I guess it did it on it's own! Last post it still just said Geocacher...ignore my question.