TattorQuin

Congrats kwitt82 on 300!!

Senate Passes Discover Pass Transferability Bill. Link Here

Congrats to the Barnabirdy(s) on reaching 10,000!! Wow!!

An article on why it is $35...Wait... Is the Discover Pass Really $35? Looks like the original proposal was $40 ...which then mean it probably would have been $46 (10% plus $2)...sheesh. BUT..It was proposed to go PER PERSON...not per vehicle. The per vehicle is probably a better choice especially for those with families.

Congrats Kameharem!! I just got 100 a couple of weeks ago too (Memorial day weekend).

I like your thinking!!

Welcome to the land of Geocaching!! HAHA! I've accidentally ran into other cachers also while out "caching" (as I call it). It is really addicting and a really fun hobby. Congrats on your first find

This is all very confusing. I am assuming if I want to trail hike only (and cache) that I need a Discovery Pass and a National Forest Pass. I have been doing some research on the subject and this is what I have come up with (not that it answers a whole lot...perhaps makes things more confusing). The Washington Trails Association talks about the Discovery pass but nothing about the National Forest pass. Plus I really had to do some digging to find any information about needing passes or permits to be on trails or park at trail heads. Really should be on the home page but that's a complaint for another time. The USDA Forest Service website doesnt list the Discovery pass at all. It does mention that Washington Oregon State Parks pass. But that pass looks as if for us Washingtonians it is only good for dumping RV poo and watercraft launching (not useful for me AT ALL). This site DOES talk about the National Forest Pass and a Northwest Forest Pass (which is a National Forest annual pass good for only Washington and Oregon...NOT to be confused with the Washington and Oregon State parks pass that I mentioned before). The Discover Your Northwest website also doesnt mention the Discovery Pass but does mention the national Forest pass. The Washington state parks website mentions the Discovery Pass as well as some other passes (to confuse you further) but does not mention the National Forest Pass. Perhaps I am confused but is there National Forest land that has a Washington State park in it or Washington State maintained land in it? And $30 for a Discovery Pass and $30 for a National Forest Pass... No wonder so many people plop their butts in front of a TV and don't get out of the house more often. It's confusing to know what exactly you need to have and it's expensive. Like our fellow cacher above, you could end up buying a pass you dont even have a use for (ie: Washington Oregon State pass). ~TQ Oh, on a side note I noticed that even places that don't have trails, like Chelan Butte (a place I often go because it is in my backyard) that I'd need a Discovery pass too. I know the pass said it was good for Washington maintained land too but it just goes to show that places you go to all the time may require a pass now. I hope that Washington State is advertising or posting signs at these places instead of just assuming people will know that they need this pass after not needing it for so long. But on the other hand, do I want the money that I pay in to go into advertising instead of the maintenance the money was originally intended for? No, not really. Catch 22 and still confusing. Sorry for the length of this post

Fuzzywhip... For the Discovery Pass (Washington State Land Management areas) click on the map. and.. for the US Forest Service area (National parks and Forest land)

It could be out of the way...maybe a grab on the way home? But visiting here might be fun. It is the site of the original geocache location.

At Stinky P At Marina Beach Dog Park At Chelan River Trail-Lake Chelan Hydro Ok...I cheated a little...those are my Mutts. But the Ants are kinda cool.

Hi Everyone!! Im fairly new to Geocaching (on my 80th find) but loving it and certainly addicted. I see your names around often (Navigatorz,Ambrosia, medicrncen xy,xx,xy,xy,xy,xy, Barnabirdy(s), mmauvil, HongKongPhuey, g-people, Mr. Gadget#2...Im sure Im missing someone). Anyway, I just wanted to share some stuff I have found. If you enjoy facebook I have found that "Let's Go Geocaching" to be a fun "friend" to follow. People post there geocaching pictures to his page and I enjoy looking at them. Just recently he posted that Geocaching.com was giving away Gecko TB's (sort of like the Jeep one's that were given out in like 2006...something like that). But here is that LINK too...perhaps there are still some TB's left and you can go get your's too . Just wanted to share that stuff with you all. One last thing...hope to see you all at 2011 DTCB - Wenatchee, WA - Meet and Greet. Im looking forward to getting my first Event Cache notched into my belt and seeing some of you "legendary cacher's" there as well. Tootles!! ~TattorQuin