Zzzoey & illDRIVEuNav

Assuming you are coming from Portland you may want to grab some caches along the way so it's time for the shameless Madras area plug (97741). The area just north of Redmond including Smith Rock and the Nat'l Grasslands is also quite the caching mecca. As for disabled caches, no comment. We've been archiving our older caches as they turn up missing just to try to make things more maintainable. We have one disabled cache that I know of, Bread & Butter in Redmond, that is disabled until we can ascertain whether it is gone or not. Hope your trip is enjoyable and you grab lots of caches. If you're true Oregonians you will attempt to find Navdog's Picnic at Hanging Rock or Moondog3's Legend of Skull Hollow. They are both deserving of all the accolades they've received, plus some. Have fun! WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Three caches we found in the Eugene area were hidden in pretty nasty patches: Little Man by Stampin' Granny, and Wetland Wilds and Geo-Ogre's 100th by Fresh Meat. They were all great caches and the poisonous outcome could've been avoided by studying the gpsr a little less and our surroundings a little more. We saw it, but not until we were into it... WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

I was gonna Markwell here but am just shaking my head.. what's the point? Virtuals are not popular with some, they are ABOVE that. Live with it, like we were told to. *heavy sarcasm here* WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Oxygen Tank? Wow thanks Logscaler but I don't have a torch setup. Must be a Logscaler thing. I don't even have an air compressor, much less a gas-wielding device. I will ask at work though, one of those guys has GOT to know where I can get a pure jet of oxygen, other than say an Oxygen Bar in LA. The best thing I have found so far is straight up benadryl pills every 4 hours to the point of brain-death. I don't know what it is.. but it is the only thing that gets me to think about other things than scratching my skin.... hehe WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Any ideas on what to do once it has taken over your epidermis? I tried: Lye Soap, Oatmeal, alcohol, bleach, TecNu, Benadryl, Hydrocortizone cream, Neosporin, Zit cream. It's a wonder I have any skin on my arm left. illDRIVE went to the doc today and got some steroid pills. They wouldn't let me go in with him, even though we have the same thing, got it in the same place (Eugene area) and live in the same house. So.. my appt is tomorrow and I think I want the Cortizone shot. Anyone ever had one? Any OTHER remedies, even just to relieve the insane urge to rub my arms and legs with a stiff bristle brush? WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Never heard that one. Just don't make a tick decoupage on your hide! I have heard of touching it with a qtip soaked in kerosene, or alcohol, but to me this goes against human nature, to have the wherewithall to locate these items while KNOWING you have a bloodsucking thing imbedded in your skin. I have also heard you can light a match then touch it to them and they will back out. Just hope no matter what you do, that the darn thing doesn't spew his dinner back into your bloodstream. WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

chub, That happened to me after a cache binge up in Hood River. illDRIVE got so excited he just dismembered the thing with the tweezers. The head (i think) was still in my back.. like under my shoulder blade on one side. Make your husband inspect it daily. If he sees something trying to work its way out.. get the tweezers out again.. You don't want dead tick flesh in your flesh. And remember the target area.. Lyme is very treatable if caught early. Ticks are evil beasts WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

We must've followed you through Eugene Bazzle. I saw several of them but didn't take them. WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

I don't even OWN rubber boots, not since I moved out of the Wetside. However, when we try to do more caches on the Wetside (having exhausted a good portion of them over here) we tend to go completely unprepared. Last weekend, Eugene caching binge. This week, poison oak. *sigh* I keep trying to tell myself "leaves of three let them be" but dang some of these caches seem to be smack dab in the middle of the poison oak! Is this a cruel joke? I think I would rather deal with rattlesnakes and black widow spiders. WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

I opened up the "Peek a Boo" cache page to see if I could get the geocaching logo.. and my big mistake.. my volume was turned up. OK, I need to go change my clothing now. WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Another thing If you happen to get bit by a tick, try to check the bite mark every day for like a week. If you notice what looks like a target, or a ring of red outside and separate from the red bite mark, get yourself to a doctor pronto. You have the beginning stages of lyme disease. If caught early, it is very treatable. And yet another thing. If you follow all the advice and use tweezers or your fingers to pull the tick out, do not just toss it on the floor or fling it out the door. They are tremendously hardy little beasties. What we do is put a little rubbing alcohol in a shallow dish or paper cup and drop the offending critter into that. This gives you the opportunity to watch it die up close. I have heard (but no way to confirm this) that they can survive pinching, twisting, light burning, flushing, just about anything we do to them. The guys at my work claim you have to hit them with a hammer to kill them. Alcohol seems to work fine for us. When lacking rubbing alcohol, whiskey works pretty darn good too Also, they like soft warm skin, so they will seek out the warmest areas of your body. Do a thorough check of your thighs, behind your knees, your back, your sides, under your arms. WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

We had a great time as well, although we didn't quite make it to TrackTown for the get together, we did stay at the Days Inn a block or so away The drive over the mountain was just far too distracting, we had hoped to make a surprise visit to the get together but we didn't get into town until after 5pm. We really enjoyed finding a pile of caches in the Eugene area and our logs will be popping up soon. Spring days like those make us wonder why we moved away from the Valley, with all that green going on, but then we remind ourselves that this weekend was the first time the sun had come out for a couple of weeks over there. There were a few caches where we were following close behind LazyBoy, and one further north where we trailed Fresh Meat and the FoF crew. We had pretty good luck for the most part, although we'll be posting a few no finds in due course (That darn Mrs. Schmenkman... And what's up with that Ruff tree Theicide?) As we traveled the streets of Eugene we were stricken by the way this place matches our state of mind both politically and socially. It's a bit of a shock compared to our Madras lifestyle. So, like LazyBoy, you can count on us returning to fill in the gaps we missed and soak up some more of that culture. illDRIVE WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

So I take it no one is interested in the new pamphlets I made up for this? WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

I am more convinced than ever that the most common characteristic of humans it to whine. I am guilty of it as well. Some people stink. Some folks don't. Some people wear tons of makeup or cologne, some don't. Some folks have perpetual gaseous emissions , some not so much. Some folks have amazingly bad breath, some folks don't. Just put it all in perspective. Try living near a dairy. Or a paper plant. I lived downwind from a commercial mushroom plant once. Talk about smelling like rotting corpses. We would warn anyone before they came to visit us, that if the wind wasn't favorable.. well.... I have been on both sides of the smoking/non-smoking fence. It is indeed a disgusting vice, but it is a vice. Being mean to someone because they smoke isn't going to make them quit, and it says more about you than it does them, in my opinion. The best thing you can do is be supportive if and when they decide to quit. You can't make someone quit, they have to do that on their own. If you have never had the habit, you can't possibly understand it. Let the whining continue... WARNING: I cannot be responsible for the above, as apparently my cats have learned how to type.

Coming soon to a military surplus store near you~ I suppose they will have to dust them for traces of WMD's first..but hot diggity dog!

Well to kick the dead horse one more time... Yes, it is silly, childish, stupid, petty and perhaps even moronic... to complain about not having this virtual cache approved in Arizona. Yes we have plenty of "real" caches that people have enjoyed finding and we enjoyed placing. Our problem was with the inconsistency of the approval process. Oh and why do (or did) we even care about a virtual in AZ? I would have to say it was this:

Paulina.. I just heard on NPR something about an upcoming (important) anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition. I think it was some story about tourism in Oregon and how we should be promoting that we have mild summers whilst others across America melt. Well, obviously he doesn't get over to Central Oregon much! One of these days we will get that home A/C!

Why did we form a local group (COGEO)? Because MrSnazz has no life. Honestly, I think it is important because there is always going to be local issues that everyone else isn't super interested in. Plus, you can plan get togethers and such, if people are interested, they can go.

Funny, I just made one of those stencils today. Card stock... be sure and use the Stencil font. Xacto knife. Super cheap. Can be used over and over.

One of our multi-caches which is btw in a very cool spot, happens to end near where a dead dog corpse is. Mind you, it wasn't bad when we were there, and is approx 30 feet away and behind some sagebrush, but sure enough, our first finder wasn't happy. Well, hoping that the high desert climate will dispose of the poor pooch, we are leaving it there. No complaints since. I think he is either all or mostly gone by now. Disgusting? Yes.. unusual? not around here. People sometimes think that public land is a great place to get rid of things they don't want to bury. Sad but true. Not sorry we placed the cache.

What are the odds? I post a poll about letterboxing, THEN see your post. The website for letterboxing is http://www.letterboxing.org/

Just wondering. We have found a couple in passing and wondered what geocachers thought of them. It appears to be a form of GPS-less caching that has been done for centuries. For the record, we'd have to answer #3. I make enough of a mess having a felt pen in my cache pack. Sorry if your choice isn't listed, with only 5 options these polls can be rather exclusive.

I would like to take this opportunity to disagree with you Lazyboy. Why? I have no clue. Just wanted to post somethin' When you gonna come get our caches?

quote:Originally posted by martmann: The lids pop right off, if you are looking into the box from the latch side, push the lid to the left, simple. Goes back on just as easy. Silly me, when I go ammo box shopping, I try my darnedest to find the ones that the lid isn't loose. Whenever one falls off the hinges, I freak and struggle to get it back on. Didn't realize they were SUPPOSED to do that. <--I like the frogface

I can see it now. RIP Jim - a truly great cacher but dadgum him...Selfish for not archiving his caches before keeling over Stuff happens. Whether you are *local* to your cache or not.