RocTheCacheBox

WOW! I mean, its geocaching. Some people went to church this weekend and got blown to bits. Lets have a little perspective as to whats truly important in life and what isn't.

So I found this buried in the last few pages of the forums. Thought it made for some fun and interesting reading. Many of you probably got numbers like that over the weekend! After almost 20 years things have changed a lot. By the same token there is STILL the same discussion about numbers, quality, quantity, maintenance, and "playing it your way". The more thing change, the more they stay the same.

While doing a cache in a cemetery this weekend I came across the grave of someone I worked with about 15 years ago. Had no idea they were there. However the strangest was a few years ago. We found a travel bug called "traveling granny" that was a sealed tube containing someones granny's ashes. The listing said she had always wanted to travel the world but never got a chance!

Use a waterproof container as your first line of defense. The one minor problem with waterproof containers if that they will also hold moisture in! So when someone comes along and opens it on a rainy day, moisture gets in. Heat makes the problem worse. Many cachers are careful to keep the cache dry. Some are new and not aware they should do their best to keep it dry. Some just don't care. Secondary containers for the log placed in the containers such as film cans, bison tubes, Ziplocks can be helpful but are also susceptible to the cacher allowing moisture to enter or get on the log while signing. Waterproof paper will help. Desiccant packs can help somewhat. The last line of defense is Needs Maintenance logs. Cachers need to use them when they find wet logs so the owner knows. Owners need to ensure replacement when notified.

I can tell you I've seen it done on this cache GCRC94. Scroll down to logs in 2015 and you will see where it was reactivated after it was archived for 8 months.

I did this exact thing last weekend with a rural cache. In 2017 a cacher had “Found it” and left a note stating “Also cache was broken on one side and don't latch all the way. Log was a little damp but I don't think it'll get too bad. Owner may want to check just in case “ That was followed by 2 “Didnt find it” logs in 2018. Then a “Found it” log on 2/23/19 that stated - “ Thanks for placing this cache and taking me here but the cache was gone. I replaced the cache in the fashion the hint explained but higher (magnetic). If the co doesn't wish for me to do this a deletion of my log is fine. I'm only try to help me, the co and others enjoy the area more". So now there is a throwdown at the cache location where the original cache may or may not be. Upon checking the CO's profile I see that the CO has been inactive for 5 years and has 3 out of their 8 hides archived after not responding to NM requests. I didnt hesitate to skip the NM because it was obvious no maintenance was being performed. The local reviewer had it disabled the same day. I agree that in most cases going directly to a NA is going overboard. I don't think that was the case here.

Found it 02/23/2019 I took a road trip today on an ---name of state--- county run trying to gather the last 7 counties needed to complete The Great ---name of state--- Challenge. Thanks for placing this cache and taking me here but the cache was gone. I replaced the cache in the fashion the hint explained but higher (magnetic). If the co doesn't wish for me to do this a deletion of my log is fine. I'm only try to help me, the co and others enjoy the area more. "I'm only try to help me," LOL

Hiking along a trial in the woods. Anywhere.

"There would be a requirement to be present on the location by identifying something that couldn't be just researched on the internet. Here is an example:" Almost anything can be researched on the internet. Found the answer in under a minute by googling "independence hall george wasington statue" - John F Kennedy would be the answer.

This thread has been "buried" for 3 years so I thought I would attempt to resurrect it. Mrs Roc and I have seen many unique and historical headstones while caching. I hope that many of you have also.Please share them with all of us. These first few were taken in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. One of the largest and most beautiful cemeteries in the the U.S. The last one is a private mausoleum for the Dexter family. Its larger than some churches I've seen.

I plan to get as close to it as I think necessary, look for a few minutes and decide it must be missing. Then I'll do the CO a big favor and throw down a film can and log my find.

Yes it does. Quite a lovely village. Unlike our American small towns that only consist of a diner and gas station and are really not that interesting to walk around.

Wow! Just, Wow. Apparently you know less about America than I know about the U.K. Well, the good news is your cache, https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7A6CD_88-steps was published the day after your original post.

30 feet up a Sycamore tree that bent out over a river (note the lack of safety equipment). At my age I probably had no business being up there (Mrs Roc was not excited about it). Got the smiley, and a sense of being a teenager again.

32. Mostly caches in old cemetery's scatted around rural southwest Ohio. I loaded a PQ in my Magellan for the surrounding area and Mrs Rock and I hopped in the convertible on a beautiful early summer morning and wander from place to place finding caches along the way. Stopped for lunch at a mom and pop in a small town. Probably our most fun and relaxing day of caching. Never had the intent of it being our biggest day because we never do go for numbers. Just happened that way. One particular little cemetery sat in a field on the Ohio/Indiana border. All the trees in it leaned to the east because of decades of the prevailing winds. Pretty neat sight.

Im 58. Last time I did a tree cache was about 3 years ago. The cache you speak of even warned you climbing a tree was required. "Can someone please tell me why do we need to risk life and limb by placing caches up in trees were there is a risk of falling" You risk life and limb getting into a car, riding a bike, etc. "i thought this was suppose to be a fun thing that we can all enjoy." It is! Most caches are pretty descriptive about what your going to get into. You don't HAVE to to do that cache. There are literally millions to chose from. Pick another one. "Not all of us have happy tree climbing kids, that will easy place them up as high as they can and say let see if anyone finds it." LOL. "Im not risking MY life and limb, Gee, if only I had a kid here." "Is that really necessary as it has a tendancy it ruins the experience if you can not complete a trail without the aid of someones child to help you" Lesson learned? Read the cache discription. "Surely common sense must prevail in these circumstances. this is suppose to be an enjoyable experience not a challenge of wits and bravery" Sorry, wrong. completely wrong. Many people love puzzle caches BECAUSE they require wits. Many people love dangerous caches BECAUSE the require bravery. I've chose not to do many caches over the years. I don't like poison ivy, thorns, guardrail caches on busy highways or caches in playgrounds because I don't want to be "that old guy hanging around the playground". So I skip what I don't want to do regardless of how much time or distance I have involved in the cache.

We cache while camping and hiking like lots of others do. We also incorporate it into genealogy research. We visit lots of cemeteries and there are caches in or near most of them.

I jumped it with a backpack on(or maybe more vaulted over it). I am 5'9" (exactly average for a North American Male). Well then, I'm sure everyone that attempts your cache will be able to jump it also. Guess I was wrong. No one will try to climb over the fence (that doesn't belong to anyone because it grew there)and no damage will come to it. Please disregard my opinion and the opinion of others concerned about the issues with your cache.

I love my Merrell's. Best hikers I've ever owned.

A 3.5 - 4 foot chain link fence that needs to "jumped"? Is this Bob Fosbury doing the caching? The fence would have to be climbed not jumped. Climbing leads to damage of the fence. Someone bought and paid for that fence even if was taxpayers. You need KNOW who (if anyone) owns the fence and if they mind people being on the land and climbing the fence.

Fortunately, I've never encountered stinging insects while skirt lifting. I did encounter crabs one time though.

I know that you believe you understand what you think they said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you read is not what they meant.

I like old golf balls, business cards, pebbles, and religious propaganda.

Ninety percent of bikers are well mannered riders most of the time, even if they ignore stop signs and such, as they usually do it safely. Then there is that 10% that rides alongside someone, instead of single file, blocking the road. Cars will back up behind them somewhere where its unsafe to pass, and the roadway speed will be suddenly reduced to 15mph for everyone. And it's never people in street clothes riding ordinary bikes, but always someone in a skintight outfit on a thousand dollar bike, looking for attention, or conflict. Boating is a enjoyable activity, but often many boaters are intoxicated. The frequency of encountering someone drunk while boating, versus a car, is often double or more, as it is a recreational activity. Its not fun padding along on kayak, only to have a larger boat of intoxicated people go by yelling and screaming, while kicking up a giant wake. Ive been climbing many times and most climbers share routes and are very safe, as well as conscientious about leaving garbage behind. Professional climbers however are a little different. On Mt Everest or K2 if they come across another climber who is injured, they often ignore them and leave them to die. Their achievement is much too great to abandon for someone else's life. Yeah, there are negatives in every sport if you look hard enough. Not to hijack the thread but I got to call you out on one line of that. The “Their achievement is much too great to abandon for someone else's life” line is a common misconception and just plain bunk. Bringing down a disabled climber from high altitude, especially above the death zone where the majority of those cases happen, if foolhardy and severely threatens the life of those that attempt to do so. Above the death zone (26,000 feet) its a struggle to move yourself let alone another person, People have been brought down (such as Beck Weathers) but those instances are few and far between. High altitude climbing is a tough adventure and those that do it know and accept the risk. It may be a negative, and hard to understand, but it isn’t a case of the achievement being of more value than human life. That being said there are way too many “tourists” on Everest and that should be halted.

What I wonderful post. Mrs Roc and I are also in our mid 50s. I can't imagine losing my caching buddy. This is the first time I've ever got tears in my eyes reading a forum post. I'm so sorry for your loss.