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    MOB Caches - a new tool

    in General geocaching topics

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    16 hours ago, ecanderson said:

    Wish I'd been with you guys.  That said, how is it that it didn't get archived due to Stage 5 issues?

    Just realized I haven't seen a CEGT cache since 2017.

     

    Hey Chris,

     

    That would have been a fun boat ride with you and Sherwood. :D

     

    CEGT was primarily MemfisMafia and Barasaur.  Since the Mafia moved to Florida, CEGT hasn't launched any new caches.

     

    Stage 5 was in a small hidden park between Pratt and Bross, north of 2nd.  It is open seasonally and with certain hours.  There was a sign with a number to call and that's how we gained access.

    MOB Caches - a new tool

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by icezebra11

    This MOB cache is one of my most memorable multi-cache finds.  https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6TWAG

     

    It had seven stages and four of them were MOB, including one that was in the middle of a lake (stage 6).  Denali41 and I did this together and we had five devices between the two of us to get the MOB stages.  While there were seven Found It logs on the cache, four of them were "beta testers" that never actually worked through every stage (including one of the team cache owners), they were only present when the final was placed..  Denali41 and I were the only two true finders.

    GPSMAP 65s

    in How do I...?

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    The PQ should go in the GARMIN/GPX folder.  If the caches are not near you (<100 miles?), you'll need re-center your map in the vicinity of the caches to see them on the map.

    D/T Matrix geocaches

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    13 hours ago, fizzymagic said:

    Then do the Original Fizzy Challenge: this one.

    I've been sitting on 80 of 81 for almost five years. Still need that rare, old 5/3.5 and there are none near me.  I had hoped to qualify before I hit 1000 finds and came close.  Made the hike to The Secret Patio near Salt Lake City in May 2016 but ended up with a DNF due to there still being deep snow at GZ.  Haven't gotten back to Utah since.  I need to change that this year.

    Wireless Beacon Cache

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    16 hours ago, ecanderson said:

    Got an old 2.4GHz only WiFi router that you no longer use?  Just imagine what it would look like if the SSID was made up of N and W coordinates.  No need for a server at all.  Of course, you'll need it at your home or a friend's business or home to plug it in and keep it dry.  Too much of a power hog to run on batteries.

     

     

     

    I've been meaning to get down there and try that one but it's going to have to wait until it warms up.  At least I'll have a clue on one of the 6 stages, if I can get through the previous stages that is.  ?

    Favorite Photos Taken While Geocaching

    in General geocaching topics

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    On 2/5/2021 at 10:41 AM, Ranger Fox said:

    For kicks and giggles, I'll participate.  I usually just make photos for my own entertainment.  I don't actually do anything with them afterwords.  They just kind of exist in my photo archive and that's just about it.  Occasionally, a few find their way on cache logs or, now, to a forum post when the guilt gets to me that I'm spending time doing this and not sharing.

     

     

    535b94ef-3d43-4d2f-9cc2-c68bb31d4bd1_l.j

    40mm, 15s, f/5.6, ISO 400

    Cache log

     

    ea40c54e-e88c-475e-b115-84267e9e9dc9_l.j

    100mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 320

    Cache log

     

    24eaa6e3-2acd-4ab2-953f-f869bcfed71b_l.j

    22mm, 10s, f/9, ISO 400

    Cache log

     

    Beautiful photos!  The first one reminds me of a Terry Redlin painting.

    Question For Groundspeak About Number Of Caches Found In 2020

    in General geocaching topics

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    10 hours ago, JL_HSTRE said:

     

    1500 Finds is 125/month. If someone  can cache year-round, especially if retired and can afford to travel a lot, it's very feasible without streaking, power trails, shenanigans, or turning it into work.  (If you work full time then it becomes much more difficult or much less picky.)

     

    Even under the best of circumstances, anything above about 3000-4000 per year becomes "about the numbers". 15,000 (or higher as has happened in recent years) isn't impossible but really turns it into work, particularly crunching PnG power trails.

     

    My comment wasn't questioning whether someone can find 1500 caches in a year, that's most certainly not a rare occurrence.   I was only commenting that finding 1,500 caches in a year, for me and how I like to cache, would be "torture."

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    Geocaching 101: Latitude and Longitude

    in General geocaching topics

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    From the blog today:

     

    Example N47 38.938, W122 20.887

     

    "We’ve already established the latitude could be anywhere along the line that is 47 degrees, 38 minutes, and 938 seconds north of the equator. Now we are looking at the longitude, the second group of numbers. The longitude starts with a W, so we are moving west from the Prime Meridian 122, so twelve and 2/10 (or ⅕) lines of longitude. Then, we move a further 20 minute and 887 seconds, and we’ve arrived at our destination. Where the lines of latitude and longitude cross, that’s our location!"

     

    If you moved 938 seconds north and 887 west, you aren't in the right location!  C'mon GS, you should know coordinate systems better than that.

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