DA Cachers

My vote is for "Squib" as well!

*tear*

For geocaching I use a Casio EX-Z750 with a 1 GB SD card. It takes amazing quality pictures AND video! It has a bunch of auto settings to help the amateur photographer, but it also allows complete control of all settings for people who know what they're doing. The BEST feature is the battery life. It lasts for hours and hours. I usually run out of storage space (1 GB) before I ever start to run out of battery power, which makes this camera perfect for geocaching! It's great, very small and I got it from Costco for about $200 a few years ago.

Maybe we can get Obama to provide us with globalized internet so people who can afford it will be forced to share with people who can't? That seems fair!

Nope. You are incorrect. I just read that entire thread and I don't dare post there and bring it back to life, but does anyone know how it all turned out?? Was the cache(s) ever approved? That's quite a cliff hanger!

What a fantastic idea! I like that signing the log and putting it in the container was part of the conga line and you didn't have to stop the FM to do the technical tasks. Is there a video?

I've given this some more thought and while I agree that it's a really silly idea to try and mix a geocaching event with a flash mob, I still go. Geocaching events in general don't make a whole lot of sense to me as a way to get a smiley, unless of course you have found an actual cache. I think the major flaw in these flash mob events is that so many people don't understand the concept. So I'd like to make a suggestion to the future hosts... Meet up somewhere off location from where the flash mob will take place. Explain to the group, in person, what is supposed to happen. Talk about how the group should come from all directions and then leave in all directions. Maybe even divide the group into small groups with specific instructions? Then plan to meet back "here" in the same spot AFTER the flash mob is over as a place to gather, socialize, raffle off prizes and take the group picture. In theory, this will prevent folks from gathering too early, hanging around after the FM is over and you won't have to incorporate the "normal" activities in what is supposed to be "unusual." It also gives everyone the opportunity to stay and talk, which is the best part about going to the events!

If I weren't already a geocacher and I watched that video, I would have very little desire to try it. This is certainly not something I would show a non-cacher to try and explain the concept either. I feel it is a poor representation of both the sport and the typical geocacher. It portrays a feeling of being lost and helpless, which is the opposite of what it's all about. "There's 400,000 oak trees on the side of this hill and I have to find the cache in one of these oak trees. What the hell was I thinking?" "...I can't breathe, otherwise I would. This SUCKS!" "This is what makes geocaching ::insert sarcasm:: fun. Exciting." The swearing was completely unneccsary and seemed almost unnatural. What is the point of this video?

A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. In all the geocache event flash mobs I've seen, and the two that I attended, it didn't seem to work out the way a flash mob is supposed to. At the first one I attended, the person who organized the event used a megaphone to announce that we'd be gathering, "for the flash mob in one minute!" which alerted not only all the cachers, but all the muggles as well. The second one I went to was very well organized with a great concept, but everyone gathered in the parking lot which was about 150 feet from the meeting spot 10-15 minutes before the start time. A lot of people even missed the start time because of the conversations already going on. And after it was all over, everyone stayed to talk and socialize rather than quickly dispersing. I love the idea of drawings for prizes during the events, but it seems to take away from what a flash mob is all about. When a name is called and everyone starts clapping, there is no unusual action. I've talked to muggles who have just assumed it was some sort of party or a club taking a group picture. The successful flash mobs I have seen and been a part of make people stop in their tracks and wonder what in the world is going on! I'm just wondering, have you ever been to or heard of a completely successful geocache flash mob event?

Someone just showed me a useful trick! When looking at a cache on Google Earth, you can click on the icon to open the actual cache page. Then highlight and copy the coords and paste them back into Google Earth for the exact location.

Our group of five were out caching near the family cabin, headed for "Masonic Overlook" (GC5F82). On the way up the long dirt road we passed by an American Gothic (you know, the pitchfork painting) looking couple target shooting near the Chemung Mine. We waved as we drove by, but they either didn't see us or weren't friendly. It took us about 45 minutes to park, hike up the hill, climb the rock, sign the log and enjoy the amazing view! We had just reached the base of the rocks and were started the half mile walk back to the car when the distant sound of gun shots weren't so distant anymore. We all hit the ground when the rocks around us started jumping. We stayed on the ground and quickly decided what to do.... we all started screaming, "HEY WE'RE UP HERE! STOP SHOOTING!!! HEEEEEEEYYY!!!!!" The shots stopped long enough for us to stand up and start walking again..... then they resumed. $&*%!! We stayed as low as we could while running for the car. We couldn't see them, so it's possible they didn't see us. But our voices echoed off the mountains and rocks when we yelled they had to have heard us, even wearing ear protection. We wearily drove back down the road (the only way to get out), but they were gone when we drove past where they had been before.

Sorry! Double post.

Hi! We're the DA Cacehers. We are a family of cachers who started geocaching in 2005. At first we only knew about getting the coords and playing the game, but we didn't know we were supposed to log our visits too. But we're on the right track now!! I came to the forums a few days ago looking for ideas to make my own cache containers. There are some amazing creations out there! I have been successful in finding inspiration, and I have learned so much more about the game!