david&diana
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We enjoyed the Art Loeb Trail Cache in western NC. The cache on a bald with fantastic views in every direction.
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The US government, thanks to the America taxpayer, launched the satellites that make Geocaching possible. If anyone is subsidizing our hobby, it’s those US taxpayers who don’t even own a GPSr.
Sophisticated mapping software is available at a reasonable cost in North America because the US government gathered the raw data and put it in the public domain. In countries were the raw data is not available for free, it is very expensive to produce detailed computerized maps. Once the software becomes available, there must be a large number of people willing and able to buy it to keep down the cost. If only a few people purchase the software, the development expense must be recovered from a small group.
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Diana gave me an El Diablo Geo Hiking Stick for my birthday. I love it. The workmanship is great and it’s extremely sturdy and lightweight. You can see my staff on El Diablo’s website by clicking on Examples 2.
David
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Early in January sounds good to us. We're planning an event for Feb. 1, 2003 to celebrate two years of Geocaching.
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The 2/1/2001 story on CNN is what got us started. We found our first cache on 2/4/2001.
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I believe the cache you're looking for is Front Door To The FASTLANE (GC50A4).
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I believe the cache you're looking for is Front Door To The FASTLANE (GC50A4).
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Before SA was turned off, my GPS III would typically report an EPE of 45-60 feet. With no changes to the GPSr, it now typically reports an EPE of 15-25 feet.
Also before SA was turned off, I remember reading a notice somewhere, probably the U.S. Coast Guard web site, of a military test that would cause any GPSr within a defined area off the coase of North Carolina, to report an incorrect position. This notice said that the test would affect ships and aircraft. I assume this was a test of Selective Deniability.
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We like the idea of everyone meeting in Salisbury and holding the competition in that general area.
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We like the idea of everyone meeting in Salisbury and holding the competition in that general area.
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Saturday, Oct. 26 works for us but we have tickets to the Panthers game on Sunday.
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Saturday, Oct. 26 works for us but we have tickets to the Panthers game on Sunday.
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Hawkeye,
I'm keeping David straight by Geocaching in all our spare time.
Diana
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Hawkeye,
I'm keeping David straight by Geocaching in all our spare time.
Diana
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We'll be there.
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We'll be there.
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We found this cache before it was archived and thought it was a great cache. There was no religious agenda and the contents were no different than many other caches we've found. The only thing religious about the cache is that you answer Bible trivia questions to find the coordinates and that's obvious to anyone reading the cache description.
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Glad to hear you're out of the hospital. We're interested. What have you got in mind?
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Last year, I asked Garmin about NiMH batteries in my GPS-III. Here's their reply.
Thank you for contacting GARMIN. Yes, you can use NiMH batteries in your unit. However, even selecting NiCAD will not give an accurate reading of the power consumption of the batteries. You will have to change the batteries based on when you think they are getting low.
Thank you and best regards,
Garry Marshall
Customer Service Representative
GARMIN International
1-800-800-1020
913-397-0836 (fax)
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Originally posted by mtn-man:I will go ahead and explain why I do not think it should be approved...
At one time, and two story adobe hut could have been the tallest building around. A cache that is for THE tallest building might be novel, but this one does nothing for me. ...
IF that two story adobe hut still exists, AND it is documented in a reputable source (newspaper, magazine, book, plaque on the site, etc.) that it was once the tallest building in the state, then yes, it would be a valid find. It would also be one heck of an historic find as well.
We never intended this to just be a 'find a tall building and log it' cache.
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We would prefer Sunday because we have to go to a wedding on Saturday.
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Originally posted by Gloom:Seems like it has historical significance to me. Maybe if you changed to be the CURRENT tallest building in the state/province? ...
Our reason for this cache was to find out about buildings that were the Empire State Building or the Sears Tower of their day. If we limit it to the current tallest building, there are only 51 in the USA including DC. The real jewels we're trying to learn about are ones built in the late 19th and early 20th century that are fading into the past even though they were once the pride of their state.
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We posted the following cache:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=23336
and it was disapproved with a reference to the new locationless cache requirements saying it wasn't "special enough". Before posting the cache, we had already read the new requirements and thought that this cache met the requirements. We've thought about it for a while and still think it meets the requirements, so we decided to ask here.
You can't just log any skyscraper, it must be a building that was once the tallest building in the state. We think that any building meeting this criteria is of special historical interest and there are certainly coffee table books on skyscrapers.
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You plan your honeymoon around Geocaching. We did!
All States Logged?
in General geocaching topics
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NC, VA, SC, NH, MA, VT, CO, FL, and PA.
Hey, Lyra. We visited Martinsville recently and found several of your caches. Come on over to NC and double your state count. There are a couple of event caches coming up soon that aren't too far from you, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=46619 and http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=46790.
Our roots are in Carolina Red Clay.