Bonnie & Clyde

It’s a great idea Banshee. I've been doing it for some time now. I have lots of cemeteries to go before I get all of my family done!! I think the biggest thing is just to mark the coordinates of the cemetery itself. No matter how many times I go to some of them I still have to figure out what little county road its hiding down. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

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hehe Please be sure that my (or someone elses) purse is not in the cart before doing this! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

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Quoted from AltDotAir "It seems to me like regardless of your religious beliefs, one ought to respect these spots" As a genealogist by hobby (also religious), I find it odd that someone can be so quick to determine that we are not being respectful by visiting such an educational part of our history. I myself have a cache in a cemetery and nobody has ever complained about it. I have also found caches in cemeteries and found them to be both fun and educational. As much as I like to cache in the woods you can learn so much more from the dead. As long as you use common sense when placing a cache in these historic places there should be no reason not too. The following was taken from a couple of books: Joseph Campbell, The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology Kenneth Iserson, Death to Dust: What happens to dead bodies? "The living used churchyards as social centers where they conducted markets, played games, and, in Scotland, prepared for that massive corpse-producing activity known as war by practicing archery or other weapons drills." LATE 20'S & 30'S.... "creation of large garden cemeteries. The rise of Romanticism gave death a fashionable twist, which coupled with the necessity of protecting the public health to create garden cemeteries. The public loved the new cemeteries and they became a place for weekend walks amidst the monuments. As the need for more open space developed, landscape architects turned to the examples of these three burial sites. Frederick Law Olmstead had many chances to view Green-Wood Cemetery. When his Central Park was opened to the public view, it was an immediate success. Its enthusiastic fans commented about how it was like a cemetery without the monuments. As parks became more like garden cemeteries, some cemeteries incorporated features of parks. The late nineteen twenties brought the first Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Called a "Disneyland of the Dead", Forest Lawn sought to recapture the multiple uses that cemeteries once enjoyed. With the art galleries, wedding chapels, souvenir stands, movie theaters, and other attractions came also a certain tendency on the part of some members of the funeral industry to promote expensive funerals for all." As others have said, if you don't like them skip them. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

It is nice to know I'm not the only organized cacher out there! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

I own the software but want to buy a GPS that can take advantage of this. What GPS will get me the best use out of my software? What options do I have combining the two....can I download maps to gps? What gps won't work with this software? Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

Cemeteries are great! I personally feel cemeteries are great places for a cache. (this coming from someone who has traced their family back to the 1500’s) Cemeteries have a lot of history and can tell many stories. Cemeteries are one of the greatest places to share with family and friends! It would be an amazing thing to show your children where their great great great grandparents are buried. I would be proud to hide a cache where a relative is buried! I don’t think they would mind either. As for grieving people in the cemeteries….leave them be and come back later. I am a photographer by hobby and I have spent more time taking pictures of my dead relatives then I do of my living relatives at Christmas time. You find ways to stay clear of other people. They usually aren’t paying attention to what you’re doing anyway… Basically cemeteries are not only there for morning, they are there for remembering our loved ones. Some of the most beautiful places in the world are cemeteries. Let’s share these places! Oh, the more movies you watch the creepier they get ! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive. [This message was edited by Bonnie & Clyde on July 10, 2002 at 07:21 PM.]

Cemeteries are great! I personally feel cemeteries are great places for a cache. (this coming from someone who has traced their family back to the 1500’s) Cemeteries have a lot of history and can tell many stories. Cemeteries are one of the greatest places to share with family and friends! It would be an amazing thing to show your children where their great great great grandparents are buried. I would be proud to hide a cache where a relative is buried! I don’t think they would mind either. As for grieving people in the cemeteries….leave them be and come back later. I am a photographer by hobby and I have spent more time taking pictures of my dead relatives then I do of my living relatives at Christmas time. You find ways to stay clear of other people. They usually aren’t paying attention to what you’re doing anyway… Basically cemeteries are not only there for morning, they are there for remembering our loved ones. Some of the most beautiful places in the world are cemeteries. Let’s share these places! Oh, the more movies you watch the creepier they get ! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive. [This message was edited by Bonnie & Clyde on July 10, 2002 at 07:21 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by GeoStars: Hey, I think we saw these guys! I'm sure you did They sounded like a fun bunch of people! They had deleted their log after they found our cache, did you hapen to read his "found it" log? He still had an adventure We took them up on finding their cache in Michigan. We headed out their with Capt. Zig Zag & Echoes. It proved to be a very exciting and funny adventure, here is that cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=22103 I think he was shocked anyone even bothered with the water being so high, but we were on a mission! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote:Originally posted by GeoStars: Hey, I think we saw these guys! I'm sure you did They sounded like a fun bunch of people! They had deleted their log after they found our cache, did you hapen to read his "found it" log? He still had an adventure We took them up on finding their cache in Michigan. We headed out their with Capt. Zig Zag & Echoes. It proved to be a very exciting and funny adventure, here is that cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=22103 I think he was shocked anyone even bothered with the water being so high, but we were on a mission! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote: And you didn't log a 'not found'? Shame, shame shame... I know, I vow to never do such a thing again....really I'm just a newbie. Bummer about "Lookout", it is a great place to visit! And yes, we should have found it if it had been there. As for you latest cache, If your talking about the Ft Wayne gathering, I hope we can make it That is if you will allow newbie’s who have not purchased their own GPS yet. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote: And you didn't log a 'not found'? Shame, shame shame... I know, I vow to never do such a thing again....really I'm just a newbie. Bummer about "Lookout", it is a great place to visit! And yes, we should have found it if it had been there. As for you latest cache, If your talking about the Ft Wayne gathering, I hope we can make it That is if you will allow newbie’s who have not purchased their own GPS yet. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote:Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:By the way, we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of "Lookout." What did happen to "lookout"? We were out looking for it once but never found it. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote:Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:By the way, we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of "Lookout." What did happen to "lookout"? We were out looking for it once but never found it. Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: Wow.. it's Mike Myers.. and we have Keanu Reeves around here somewhere, too. Jamie I thought I saw him too! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: Wow.. it's Mike Myers.. and we have Keanu Reeves around here somewhere, too. Jamie I thought I saw him too! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

!!! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

!!! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

Sounds like fun! Besides, there is not much else to do here in Fort Wayne! I'm sure my Geocaching folks from Elkhart would love to join also! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

Sounds like fun! Besides, there is not much else to do here in Fort Wayne! I'm sure my Geocaching folks from Elkhart would love to join also! Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

I just wanted to say I am kinda disappointed in how this thread ended up. Oh wait, first I should mention I have only found 4 caches I hid 1 before I ever went out to find one on my own and this is only my 2nd or 3rd post, for those of you who are keeping count. Anyway, first I should say how grateful I am to be able to sit back and read some of the wonderful thoughts, opinions and tips that are left on these message boards. People like ”The GeoGadgets Team” are out here trying to keep the sport healthy and I’m sure lots of people appreciate it! Back on my off subject…. In many, many threads I read about how the find counts don’t matter and how many caches you place makes no difference, then I come hear to the first place any newbie would go and this is what they read. How can this be of any help to this hobby? It hasn’t turned me off but what about the next guy? Sorry for the rant, I’ll go back to my lurking -Bonnie Oh ya, on subject...How about a guy who takes a fuzzy cat toy and leaves a empty altoids tin? Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

I just wanted to say I am kinda disappointed in how this thread ended up. Oh wait, first I should mention I have only found 4 caches I hid 1 before I ever went out to find one on my own and this is only my 2nd or 3rd post, for those of you who are keeping count. Anyway, first I should say how grateful I am to be able to sit back and read some of the wonderful thoughts, opinions and tips that are left on these message boards. People like ”The GeoGadgets Team” are out here trying to keep the sport healthy and I’m sure lots of people appreciate it! Back on my off subject…. In many, many threads I read about how the find counts don’t matter and how many caches you place makes no difference, then I come hear to the first place any newbie would go and this is what they read. How can this be of any help to this hobby? It hasn’t turned me off but what about the next guy? Sorry for the rant, I’ll go back to my lurking -Bonnie Oh ya, on subject...How about a guy who takes a fuzzy cat toy and leaves a empty altoids tin? Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.