nmartin

Can it be made of silicon? http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm

Is it still possible to get some?

The minimun distance rule was in effect (although erratically enforced) before fivetrees (and others) started saturating Bush park. At one point bush park had so many caches in it's small area that it lead to a request to stop adding any more. Salem, OR - Bush Park is full Thanks for the heads up on the parks department and fees, they had contacted me about discussing future organized caching events for salem. Keeping their hands out of our game should be part of the deal for our support.

I was able to look up the Maglellan waypoint format and write a macro for excel to convert from LOC format to Magellan's format. Just run the macro on the loc format file in MS-Excel and save to the SD card as a comma delimited (DOS csv file, with no file extension). I did not do the checksum at the end of the Magellan format, but it does not appear to be needed. Sub SDcardconvert() Range("A1").Select Selection.End(xlDown).Select x1 = Selection.Address x2 = Len(x1) x3 = x2 - 3 x4 = Right(x1, x3) Columns("J:J").Select Selection.Replace What:="'", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:=",", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:="^", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:="#", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:="@", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:=";", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Selection.Replace What:=":", Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlPart, _ SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False, _ ReplaceFormat:=False Range("M2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Header" Range("N2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "DDMM.ddd" Range("O2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "NS" Range("P2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "DDDMM.ddd" Range("Q2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "EW" Range("R2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Altitude" Range("S2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "FM" Range("T2").Select Range("U2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Comment" Range("V2").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Icon*CS" Range("M3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "$PMGNWPL" x1 = "M3:M" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("N3").Select x1 = "N3:N" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=INT((INT(RC[-10])*100+(RC[-10]-INT(RC[-10]))*60)*1000)/1000" Selection.NumberFormat = "0.000" Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("O3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "N" x1 = "O3:O" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("P3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=INT((INT(-RC[-10])*100+(-RC[-10]-INT(-RC[-10]))*60)*1000)/1000" Selection.NumberFormat = "0.000" x1 = "P3:P" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("Q3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "W" x1 = "Q3:Q" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("R3").Select Selection.NumberFormat = "@" ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "00000" Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("R3:R6"), Type:=xlFillCopy Range("R3:R6").Select x1 = "R3:R" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("S3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "M" x1 = "S3:S" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("T3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=RC[-9]" x1 = "T3:T" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("U3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=LEFT(RC[-11],30)" x1 = "U3:U" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Range("V3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "a*" x1 = "V3:V" & x4 Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range(x1) Columns("M:V").Select Selection.Copy Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _ :=False, Transpose:=False Columns("A:L").Select Application.CutCopyMode = False Selection.Delete Shift:=xlToLeft Rows("1:2").Select Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp End Sub

"Junk" is relative without specifics. My initial GPS experience was also military (navigator on submarines) and i am very pleased with my magellan (Mergreen). 1. I get good and rapid satelite tracking compared to my etrex (yellow) or older magellan (2000). 2. Finds are generally within ~30' of posted coordinates, this is about the same for my etrex. 3. No problems with watertightness during cleaning or occasional dunks in lakes, puddles, ...this is also about the same as my etrex. 4. Very good customer service when returning for minor repairs. They always seem to send extra goodies back with the unit. I haven't tested this with the etrex. 5. I like the use of SD memory cards for maps, waypoints, routes... 6. Fairly rugged, fell off the top of my truck at ~60mph onto the highway and survived with only minor scuffs (the coffee cup that also fell did not survive).

Opps, home page in my above response is the geocaching main page

The way to get to the state map is via the home page. In the upper right corner (grayed box) select the state and click on "Go". At the top of the new page, It will say "geocaching in (state) [map}" with the [map] as a hypertext link. Click on the [map] for the state map and then use as normal.

Opps corcodile should be crocodile. Thats why engineers made spell checkers...if only i would use one

It's a corcodile with a bird sitting on it's head...but i don't think that is the interpetation i am looking for.

Bazzle: I think i understand your intentions a little better now.

So, i guess the point is that we have to follow you around from cache to cache to find one of the "remora"? Hummm...

I have to second CFM's recommendation. "Get off the couch" is a good cache and reasonable ride. Highly recommended.

heee heee heee...i think i need some pie [This message was edited by nmartin on March 23, 2003 at 02:05 AM.]

How else am i going to get double credit for one cache

Well, i tried to make this my 200th cache today. I found the port-a-potty (it not an out-"house" style...open air is more like it. Un-fortunately, no luck finding the cache (assumed near the potty or among nearby trees but could not find in either.

Have the CD's started to return? I have the coordinates via the delivery system from "Instrumental Version" and plan to hunt for it at the end of next week. At the same time, would like to get the clues (CD's) for "wild in the city" and "Portland General Eclectic" to save additional trips up from Salem

I did this one using an excel spreadsheet. (Ok, i am a engineer (spoken as geek)). Excel spreadsheet handles colors very well and i just printed out a copy of the pieces and crossed off the shapes as i used them...no cut and pasteing, no little pieces everywhere. After creating the spreadsheet it went very fast (until i had one too many red pieces and one too few purple (hint, hint)). Doing it this way is most likely not for everyone and may be a waste of your time. But if you have excel and want to, i can send you a copy to try

I like pie.

I am already looking forward to this. Nate

I have a saved copy of the zip file. it is about 1.5MB. I can either e-mail or send as a CD. Just e-mail me. Nate

These are pretty cool. I had just picked up some of these for my son "David Atomic". These fit in well with a fallout shelter sign and a coat rack made from radiacs and dosimeters.

These are pretty cool. I had just picked up some of these for my son "David Atomic". These fit in well with a fallout shelter sign and a coat rack made from radiacs and dosimeters.

Left stickers in the corvallis area yesterday. White oval geo, 'fractal' sticker, and osu beaver.

quote:Originally posted by andyb & starwader:Does anyone know of or have any vinyl G.C. stickers? We need some in the corvailis area. would even drive to eugene or salem if there are any around. I have one of fractal's stickers (http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000973683&m=7190920305) that i could part with or the GEO white sticker. Since there have been several new caches set in the last week(s) in the corvallis area, i need to get down that way. In exchange for stickers, how about you help me get my picture from the web cam cache on the OSU quad? (Beavers Don't Say Cheese they say WOOD!" by akind (GC8A44)) Nat

There is another corn maze in Salem, at the corner of Chemawa rd and Cordon rd (farm with a pumpkin patch, hay rides, corn maze...). Normally see it open just before holloween.