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    "View in Google Earth" Not Working?

    in Trackables

    Posted

    I've tried on a couple of different computers now and gotten the same result. When clicking on the "View In Google Earth" link on a TB's page I get the following message:

    "Open of file "C:\Users\Todd\AppData\Local\Temp\4b621c8f-35a4-49bc-b223-053a17330594-1.kml" failed: Parse error at line 10, column 236:

     

    not well-formed (invalid token)"

     

    Any thoughts or suggestions?

    Coping with Muggling

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by AKStafford

    A new cache of mine was recently muggled. First, it was just cleaned out of all contents and the container was left in place. The next time i went to check it, the whole container was gone.

     

    I feel angry, disappointed, and other negative emotions right now. Browsed the forums to see if there was a thread for cache owners who have had to deal with muggling before, but didn't find one. If this thread is a first, share your experiences about your caches getting muggled, in a sort of support group manner. It's a frustrating experience, but I think that if there is discussion on it, it might make us feel better.

    Unfortunately it happens. There are steps that can be taken to avoid it. I took my caches to Premium Member Only and that cut down on a lot of it. I also had one placed with permission at a park. But the neighbor across the street didn't like people actually using the park. So when he figured out why people where going there, he stole 3 caches in a row before I got smart and moved the hide. I've also got an ammo can chained to a tree to keep it in place. A lot of my hides are not in spots where a muggle is going to stumble upon them.

    How did you learn about Geocaching?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    In June 2005 we had a special guest speaker at our church's young adult service. Before service we were playing around on the computer. Google had recently launched it's satellite view and we were geeking out over it. The guest speaker started telling us about the "game" he'd just learned about and had us go to Geocaching.com . We saw there was some caches in our area and he suggested afterwards we go find one.

    So we did service and everyone hung out for awhile. By now it's almost 11pm. We go to take the guest speaker to his lodging and he reminds us about finding a cache. It's late, but its summer in Alaska, so it's still light out. So off we go. A half mile walk into the woods and we bag our first cache; a well hid ammo can.

    The next day I was responsible for keeping him entertained, so we headed off to find some more caches. He had a Garmin GPS and we bagged three more finds.

    A few nights later we were at the store and they had a Magellan GPS on sale. So we bought it and did a few more finds. The next weekend was the 4th of July weekend. We hadn't been loving the Magellan, so we swung by and got a Garmin. We used them both side by side and returned the Magellan.

    Now, 11 years later we have almost 1,100 finds. We go in spurts on caching activity. But we love it. For the wife it gets her mind off of work, family, etc.

    Geocache In A Mall?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Could I hide a Geocache in a public mall. Not in a store or anything. I was just thinking like in the food court or under one of the benches or at one of the charging stations or on one of the payphones? Or would it be "against the rules"?

    Can I ask: why would you want to bring me to a mall? Geocaches should bring you some place interesting or scenic or along a great hike or walk. Seems like these days only about 30% of the caches being hid meet this description.

    Newbie Question: Why Mark a Cache as Premium Only?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Usually the PMO people at least try to pretend it's not about excluding others, but refreshing to hear an honest point of view.

     

    The whole point of PMO is to exclude people. The unwashed masses so to speak. :P

     

    I know if I put out an expensive cache I would not want it available on the "Intro" app. As there are too many young children and teenagers that run amuck and will destroy it. That's the nature of children. They're just not very careful with things that are not theirs. Some grownups as well...lol.

     

    If people are REALLY invested in the hobby, they will pay up the money to get access to the premium caches. So it's a win for everyone but the owners of the Intro app geocaches that get destroyed.

    Ditto

    Premium membership

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I'm a cache owner and awhile back my caches starting disappearing. I changed them all to "Premium Members Only" and the thefts stopped. My caches are ammo cans or pelican cases, my log books are "Rite in the Rain" notepads and I launch them with swag in them. So I've got at least $20 into each cache. I got tired of spending $20 each time some newbie decided to walk away with my cache.

    Cruise to Alaska

    in Northwest

    Posted

     

    Yes it's cruisetour.

    I'll be going to Denali by train for 3 nights then by bus to Fairbanks. In Anchorage I will be staying at Westmark and have a day when I arrive.

     

    The Westmark is in downtown Anchorage. There's several caches around. Actually, looking at the list, there's quite a few I haven't done yet... Looks like I need to plan some caching the next time I get into town...

    In Denali, I'm guessing you'll be staying in Glitter Gulch. There's a couple of caches there along the walking path. There's several earthcaches in the park entrance area.

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