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Bear Paughs

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  1. I finally got around to placing my first cache. I live in an area where it is difficult to find a good spot for a cache -- either they're taken, nothing special about it, permission won't be granted, or I don't know the area exists. So finally I found the perfect spot and placed a cache that I hope will be well received by the local cachers. My 8 and 10 year old boys came up with the cache name and theme and helped with shopping for swag. We're also launching their first TBs, plus a green jeep. So for the last few days I've found myself checking the website every few hours to see if it's been published yet. I came back from the track tonight to find that it had been and I'm excited for tomorrow to come to see what happens when people start finding the cache and what their impressions are. I'm giddy like a school girl! My husband just keeps rolling his eyes and teasing me about how cheesily excited I am. Is it this way for everyone? What was it like for you when your first cache was published?
  2. It was probably the original poster who closed the thread once they got the answer they were looking for.
  3. True. From my post directly above: Seriously, although the rules state you don't need a jeep in the photo to win, I'll believe it can happen when I see it. Chances are much greater that your photo with a jeep in it will garner the votes and the attention of the judging panel. No matter though, the point is that sending them out of the contest area before the contest ends, no matter to where or to whom, is not fair to those who are eligible to play, and just plain not cool.
  4. Also reminding the readers that I stated that I myself was more than happy to send the first one out of the country AFTER THE CONTEST PERIOD ENDED. No one is trying to prevent anyone else from seeing the jeeps or getting the icon. It's only fair that those people who are able to participate in the contest get as many chances as possible. Removing the jeeps from the contest area limits that. As far as I know, there were exactly three cachers in my area to receive a jeep from Groundspeak. Based on last year's numbers, there were at least 15 individuals/teams that submitted photo entries when they had the opportunity to. Even if other jeeps make their way here, others will be moving out of the area, and with reasonable holding time up to 2 weeks to get the photo op, there are going to be a lot of cachers not able to enter with a photo that includes a jeep. We could split hairs and say that they don't need the jeep, as there is an alternate way to submit a photo for the contest, but who are we kidding? Besides, having an alternate way to enter the contest does not make it any less wrong for jeeps to purposefully be sent out of the contest area when all most of us are asking for is a little patience.
  5. And what is in the letter agreement That they will place it in a cache within 2 weeks and that they agree to the rules of the contest. The rules of the contest state that with regards to relocation of the travel bug, "(any such location must be in 48 contiguous U.S./DC)". So as you see, mailing a GJTB to a cacher out of the contest area violates the rules in more than one way. Since you asked.
  6. If I'm not mistaken, you can only use Garmin's maps with the Garmin GPSr, that is, you can only load those maps onto the actual device. It's going to depend on what kind of maps you're looking for which one to get. Are you looking for city street maps, or for topo maps?
  7. A themed multi can be great! My favorite cache was a 7 stage multi taking us to locations of some significance to a local businessman who was responsible for building so much of our area. They weren't the usual historic sites that came to mind and we learned a lot that we didn't know.
  8. If they do the same distribution system next year, they should blacklist Dosido and any others who violated the terms of the letter agreement they signed.
  9. Voting starts on the 1st of the following month, that way everyone has an equal voting window.
  10. Where you might have luck is with a hotel. Nowadays many have started putting safes in each room, but many older hotels still have safe deposit type boxes behind the front desk, usually the type that require 2 keys. If you can find a hotel with such a setup, you might be able to work with their events department to get permission to set it up. Many might see geocaching as a cool new way to promote the tourism to the area and would be happy to get involved. That way you might be able to have 24 hour access, too. You might want to talk to your local Chamber of Commerce to get their input -- they could be great allies for you and may even work with the local hotels to get permission on your behalf.
  11. I still don't understand what you're talking about.
  12. I finally got around to watching a show on the Food Network that I'd tivo'd -- Feasting on Asphalt. In it, Alton Brown and his crew ride motorcycles across the country on backroads, stopping along the way to eat at the best roadside stops. They show the coordinates on the TV show as well as on the website for all the places. I thought it was a great idea!
  13. CoyoteTrust, I don't think anyone has a problem with the situations you've discussed. It's only when a jeep is sent overseas before the contest is over (removing it from play) that is being criticized.
  14. In my opinion, the only thing the C is missing is the expandable memory of the Cx. It is great for geocaching and with the correct software is capable of autorouting. I don't need an altimeter or electronic compass. The color screen is gorgeous. I've had mine almost a year and I am so in love with it. I only just got the City Select software and started autorouting in the last few weeks, and it is amazing what it can do. It's great for everything. I'd say good deal for sure.
  15. I dream now of winning the lottery just so I can retire early, then geocache my way around the world with my family.
  16. One of my favorite caches is its own decoy. It's an empty ammo can with the words, "Keep Looking" stenciled on the bottom. I kept looking everywhere else for what seemed like a zillion trips and almost as many posted DNFs before I realized where the log book was -- under the magnetic strip that had the stenciled words on it. It was one of the first caches we attempted and as a newbie I had no idea something like that could be done. It was only after reading about magnetic stripping uses in the clever cache containers thread that I started wondering about it and finally figured it out. Then there was the one that had 7 or 8 magnetic keyholders under a lampost but only one had the log. The only other time I've encountered a decoy so far was one that was mentioned in the clue. It read something along the lines of "near what is not part one." It had a piece of paper inside saying "this is not part one." I love decoys -- they're aggravating, but in a fun, good way. They can make it exhilirating when you actually find it.
  17. Our last name is Paugh, pronounced paw. My stepsons came up with the name Bear Paughs as our team name. I have a personal travelbug that I use to record our caching stories, and that is named One Sweet Shannon, the name I've used on most message boards for years. It's a combination of the Dave Matthews Band song One Sweet World and my first name.
  18. 1. Use it's tracking number to "grab it" 2. If you choose to participate in the photo contest, take a picture of the jeep with the theme "Discovery" for the first month of the contest and then submit the photo entry. 3. Within the next 2 weeks, drop it in a cache for someone else to find and move along!
  19. I usually don't read the logs unless we're not able to find it after 10 minutes or so. Then I'll start looking for hidden clues in previous logs. I really wish I'd read the logs for this cache before attempting it. I crawled at least 100 feet through a drainage pipe running under a park today, only to DNF. When I went to log the DNF I saw that the coordinates had been changed in November but only posted as a note, never updated on the cache page. It was not a pleasant experience, and the DNF (especially because the wrong coords were in my GPSr) made it worse.
  20. When you export from GSAK to a Cachemate pdb file, you are given the option of the number of cache logs to include. It is right above the settings, near the bottom, and you have the option to include various numbers of logs, as well as the option to always include your own logs. I have mine set to No Limit. I think when you first create your GSAK db that it starts with the most recent five logs at that time - I think this is a limitation of the Pocket Query (correct me if that's not so.) But as you build up over time adding the updated PQs, the number of logs builds as well. I have some caches with 40 or more logs in my cachemate file, and I started my GSAK database at around the beginning of September last year.
  21. Not yet. Here's hoping for tomorrow!
  22. Great idea! I posted a note and confessed my sins. I feel so much better now! Is there a penance?
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