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People that do this do make me mad. Especially the people that log their own cache as being found everytime they post a note to the page. IMO, a good way to get your number of found caches up is to do some locationless caches. A lot of them are usually pretty easy to do.
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That was quite interesting seeing them go into the fields, etc. to try and find the GPS, almost exactly oppostite of Geocaching. And then Heather ended up getting further away from where she was supposed to, getting lost in the middle of a forest in Italy. I mean, they were using Etrexs, how hard could it have been to use them?
But, it was interesting watching them go on the 4 mile hike. Reminded me exactly of geocaching.
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That was quite interesting seeing them go into the fields, etc. to try and find the GPS, almost exactly oppostite of Geocaching. And then Heather ended up getting further away from where she was supposed to, getting lost in the middle of a forest in Italy. I mean, they were using Etrexs, how hard could it have been to use them?
But, it was interesting watching them go on the 4 mile hike. Reminded me exactly of geocaching.
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The micro-cache stash note is actually avaiable on geocaching.com. Click on the Hide & Seek page, on the right side is the stash notes for all kinds of different languages. One of the choices is for a micro-cache. Or, you can download it from http://www.geocaching.com/articles/cachedoc_micro.doc. It's in Microsoft Word format.
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I’m aware about the Minnesota DNR banning geocaches in Minnesota state parks, but I was wondering whether or not that includes other DNR lands. The last note that I saw about this on the DNR web site only mentioned caches as being illegal in state parks, but nowhere else. In particular, I would like to hide a cache in one of the DNR’s scientific & natural areas (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/index.html), but I wasn’t sure if the DNR would allow this. Does anybody know what’s allowed?
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I actually wrote this in my bio, but I first heard about geocaching from watching TechTV (one of my favorite TV channels). They did a little piece on the show called "The Screensavers" about geocaching. A few months later, they did another, bigger spot about geocaching on "Call For Help". I already had a GPS before learning about geocaching, so I decided to just check out the site and see if there were any in my area. I think that there were a couple, so I registered my name and put the site into my favorites. I didn't really begin to really get in to geocaching until earlier this summer, however, when I found out that my friend had also learned about the hobby, and was interested in finding caches as well.
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Yes, it does seem like the Grand Rapids area is lacking in the way of caches, but then again extreme SW Minnesota is too. Thanks to Syd for placing all of those new caches by Alexandria
. Anyway, I hid 2 new caches of my own by Virginia. Not exactly extremely close to Grand Rapids, but in northern MN, nonetheless. -
Yes, it does seem like the Grand Rapids area is lacking in the way of caches, but then again extreme SW Minnesota is too. Thanks to Syd for placing all of those new caches by Alexandria
. Anyway, I hid 2 new caches of my own by Virginia. Not exactly extremely close to Grand Rapids, but in northern MN, nonetheless. -
Sounds like a great idea, I couldn't get to the cache bash on Saturday, but I'd like to come to a future event. Especially since it sounds like the one on Saturday was a lot of fun!
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Yeah, that's pretty much what they're for...saying that you've been to the cache. But, in a couple of the caches that I've been to, I've seen a card that not only says the names of the people that had found the cache, but what number cache find it is for them (like geocache find #18). I thought that this was pretty creative.
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Welcome to geocaching! Like others have said, all you really have to do is read the geocaching.com FAQs (http://www.geocaching.com/faq.asp), pretty much everything is answered there. And that's about all you need to know, geoaching is pretty simple, and the neat thing is that it's always evolving.
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Hmm, I guess I've never thought of caching without a GPS. Certainly makes you have to rely more on your own skills. Sounds very interesting. I'd basically recomend using Topo maps and a compass just like you have done, and others have recomended, but you might find aerial maps helpful as well. I like going to this lostoutdoors.com site athttp://www.lostoutdoors.com/newmap.html. You just put in your coordinates for the cache site, and it gives you an aerial view of the area. Some things on the map may have changed, however, since some pictures can be up to 10 years old. But, it's still a good idea to check out.
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Ooooh, I can't wait as well. I usually go caching with jhwf4. I've been so close to a multi-cache twice, but it didn't work out. I want to go to one, so this should be really fun!! Alas, I'll be out of town this weekend, but if it is going to be really good, I'll have to go.
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Sound okay to me. In fact, a travel bug that I'd like to start is also a key to a hotel that I aquired a few years ago, before there were the key cards.
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Exactly, there's been a few times where I'm going through the logs, and somebody mentions something that is a dead giveaway to where the cache is hidden, or something that the clue mentions. I know that's the price I pay for reading the logs before I visit the cahce, but they should still be encrypted.
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Yeah, a link to your cache would be nice, but generally the pictures are located towards the bottom of your cache page, or your description. Right before where the logs would go. Also, it could be that your cache page hasn't been approved yet and your pictures might not show up. Just wait for a few hours, and they should work.
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Yes, I like to use FRS radios while going caching. That is, when I remember to bring them
. They can come in real handy if someone stays behind while you go caching, to them that you found the cache, you'll be coming back, etc. They can also come in handy even if you're 100 feet or so away from other cachers, since a lot of the caches that I go to are in very thickly wooded areas. -
Yes, I like to use FRS radios while going caching. That is, when I remember to bring them
. They can come in real handy if someone stays behind while you go caching, to them that you found the cache, you'll be coming back, etc. They can also come in handy even if you're 100 feet or so away from other cachers, since a lot of the caches that I go to are in very thickly wooded areas. -
Yeah, there are a lot of caches in Minnesota that aren't at a place that closes in the evening, but as US 5 Camp said, Minnesota's mosquitoes will attack you during the sunset hour. Going to them in the winter would be fun: I'd say that just being the winter alone would bump up the difficulty level of many caches in minnesota, but finding them during the night would be an added challange.
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Great presentation! I've been wanting to get some family members involved with geocaching, and I think that I'll refer them to your web site to help with some of the explaining.
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Great presentation! I've been wanting to get some family members involved with geocaching, and I think that I'll refer them to your web site to help with some of the explaining.
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I'll have to go with the rest of the posters here and say ammo containers. They're just great for geocaching, and a lot of them blend in well in a heavily wooded surrounding. I've also seen a lot of caches in coffee cans, which I guess isn't that bad, but a lot of the caches that were hidden in one did seem to be rusting on the bottom. Yet, I still love the ammo container idea for a cache.
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I'll have to go with the rest of the posters here and say ammo containers. They're just great for geocaching, and a lot of them blend in well in a heavily wooded surrounding. I've also seen a lot of caches in coffee cans, which I guess isn't that bad, but a lot of the caches that were hidden in one did seem to be rusting on the bottom. Yet, I still love the ammo container idea for a cache.
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It's a good thing you didn't relocate this...I'm going to be going to it tommorrow
. With the right protection, mosquitoes aren't that bad. I just went to a few caches earlier this week where the mosquitoes were really terriable. I didn't think that it made the geocaching any less enjoyable, however. It just meant that you had to make a quick log, exchange items, and try to get away from the mosquitoes quickly.
Log a find w/o finding it!
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People that do this do make me mad. Especially the people that log their own cache as being found everytime they post a note to the page. IMO, a good way to get your number of found caches up is to do some locationless caches. A lot of them are usually pretty easy to do.